Video summary
Travis Dockter opens his closing remarks by acknowledging Andrew as the true architect of the event's final message, expressing full agreement with everything said during the preceding talk which served as an inspiring call to action for all attendees. He emphasizes that while he has little additional content to add beyond what was already shared, it is crucial for everyone to leave the conference energized and equipped with new ideas or plans to sustain their momentum upon returning home. This sentiment of inspiration sets a positive tone for his subsequent gratitude toward specific companies whose financial support made the event possible on such an exceptional level.
A significant portion of Dockter's speech focuses on thanking these sponsoring organizations, which covered travel expenses for speakers from their respective companies—a gesture he admits was financially questionable but felt morally right to execute. He explains that while most conferences cannot afford to pay for speaker accommodations and flights due to budget constraints, his desire to make the experience as easy as possible led him to rely entirely on this corporate support to alleviate the financial burden placed on presenters who dedicate immense effort to their talks. By highlighting how these companies enabled speakers to focus purely on delivering value rather than worrying about logistics or costs, he underscores a core philosophy that elevates the role of speakers above mere participants in any conference setting.
As the event draws to a close, Dockter encourages attendees still present for tomorrow's sessions to utilize social planning tools like Slack to organize group activities and explore local attractions such as the highly recommended tram ride with its scenic views at the top or dining options nearby. He notes that while there are alternative venues available later in the evening, finding tables can be challenging on a busy Friday night, so forming groups beforehand is essential for maximizing enjoyment regardless of where people choose to gather. Furthermore, he expresses strong confidence that this conference will happen again next year, noting his tendency to refine ideas after each iteration and believing that repeating an event twice helps determine whether its success was merely a fluke or a replicable achievement.
In his final moments, Dockter reflects on the overall success of the gathering with genuine enthusiasm while playfully vowing not to cry during this emotional goodbye despite feeling deeply moved by the experience. He reminds everyone that they have approximately forty-five minutes remaining before needing to depart around 5:30 PM due to venue flexibility limits and reiterates his hope that both he and the audience enjoyed their time together as much as possible. With a heartfelt thank you for making this significant event happen, he concludes by shutting off the microphone after delivering these final words of gratitude and encouragement to keep the community spirit alive beyond the conference walls.
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5 4 3 2 1 We have liftoff.
That's it.
I would Anybody have some talks I could
throw together for tomorrow? I was just
starting to have fun.
Um
yeah. Uh, honestly,
Andrew's talk was the closing that I
could never give. So, um, I just have
to, yeah, uh, agree with everything that
that he just said. And that that was a
great call to action, um, for everybody
in the room. And I I hope you leave with
some inspiration and some energy and
maybe some ideas and some plans
uh for when you leave here to to keep
this going. Um whatever you got here. Um
yeah, and uh
yeah, I don't really have a whole lot to
add beyond that. That was uh
that was
everything that I wanted to say um uh
but done really amazingly by Andrew. So
um I do want to call out uh these
companies because uh they paid for the
travel of uh the speakers from those
companies uh that are here. So please
give a round of applause to them.
So this was a this was especially
important because uh I did something uh
that was financially questionable but um
felt right uh which was to pay for the
entire hotel and flight for speakers and
not a lot of conferences do that but I
really wanted to do that um because
speakers put so much into conferences
and they are the conference essentially
like I just get up here for two minutes
in between each one and like they're who
you're looking at on the website and
think oh I want to see that talk and
they're who you're talking about
afterwards like they are the conference
and and we don't pay them uh because we
can't uh but um yeah I I really wanted
to make it as easy as possible for uh
speakers to get here um and uh I cannot
give them back time. Um, but uh
sometimes we can we can ease the
financial burden and uh the only reason
I was able to even come close to doing
that was uh because these companies
helped out with that and paid for their
uh the employees, their speakers that
came here. Um so big thank you to them.
Um don't forget about that feedback uh
form on the website. I've gotten a
couple already which is awesome. So, uh,
today, tomorrow, if you think of
something, I'm probably going to leave
it up for a couple days, uh, maybe a
week or so. Um, so if you think of
something, throw it in there, and then
if it's, uh, gone by the time you think
of something, uh, just send me an email.
Um, and, uh, keep the conference going.
If you're staying uh, tonight, if you're
sticking around tomorrow, make some
social plans in the Slack. Um, figure
out uh, yeah, figure out what you want
to do. I know that uh I think Ephot
posted about going uh to the tram
tonight, which uh is highly recommended.
Um there's a there's a restaurant at the
top. Uh I I've never eaten there, so I
can't vouch for the for the food, but
the view is what you're paying for
there. So, um yeah. Anyway, and it's
it's uh incredible. A little cooler up
there than down here if you uh have been
sweating a lot as as all of us probably
have. Um, so yeah, and and uh figure out
what you're doing tomorrow and invite
people uh to go do it with you. Um,
yeah. Uh, and let's probably do this
again next year.
I'm like 95%
uh yeah, I'm going to do it next year
because I keep thinking of things that
I'm like, "Oh, okay. I'm I'm going to do
that different uh next year." And uh I
also say that you
don't really uh you can't really draw
conclusions from doing anything once. Uh
so you kind of got to do it twice to see
if the first time was a fluke. Uh, so
yeah, let's do it twice and and see if
this one was a fluke. Um, because I
don't say this
almost ever, but this went really well.
Uh, I feel like so
yeah,
I I really really enjoyed it and uh I
hope I hope you all did as well. So
that's it. Uh, that is the conference.
Um, I'm gonna shut off this this mic and
we have another half hour in this room.
They said they're a little bit more
flexible about that five o'clock time to
be out. Um, so but uh definitely no
longer than like 5:15, 5:30. Um, there
is another uh I put on the schedule
another night at um Sawmill. I know that
last night it was like a little
difficult because there's so many people
there. Uh, and it's probably going to be
just as crazy tonight because it's
Friday night. Um, it's really nice
because you have all those choices, but
it is hard to find a a table and I was
racking my brains this afternoon and I
did not come up with a good alternative.
So, um, yeah, if we want to go back
there, we can, but if uh people have
other plans, like it would be really
cool to take a group up to the tram. Um
maybe some people uh want to stay here
and and go to um Sawmill, whatever it
is, but make some plans, get in a group
and uh we'll we'll make the the best of
it that way. So yeah, another another
half hour, 45 minutes and we got to be
out of here. But um keep it going and uh
yeah, one more time. Thank you so much.
I'm gonna do this without crying.
Thank you so much for being here. Um,
yeah, it just uh it's a big deal that
this happened. So, yeah, I'm going to
stop there.