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So… why the Hell r u Doing This? BE SELFISH! Fame? Fortune?  Education Networking Community and… Love  
How to Make Your Shit Rock. Get Help! (1+ partner in crime) Brainstorm 3 F’n  Awesome  Events great topics and/or great speakers Focus on Core  Theme & Keywords Social Media (usually) makes it Better Slides, Video, Twitter (#HashTag), etc Dare to be  D I F F E R E N T !
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  • 1. Running Geek Events: I ♥ Nerdz! srsly… who has time for this crap? by Dave McClure (@DaveMcClure)
  • 2. So… why the Hell r u Doing This? BE SELFISH! Fame? Fortune? Education Networking Community and… Love 
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