A static archive of Markus Tacker's tweets. Follow me on Mastodon: @[email protected].
If you click on "Visit Event Page" of "Node.js Global Summit" on
https://geekle.us/ you get taken to https://node.geekle.us/, which is
"Node.JS Case Study Festival" ... buggy. And this page top navigation does not
work. And it's full of Geekle team photos, not event photos.
So another red flag for me.
What they should do is to set up a panel of community experts, that are in
charge of finding speakers and pay them for it. Then use a blind CfP review
process by the community and other speakers.
Building trustworthy relationships does not start with a "Hey, how about you
speak at our event!" on LinkedIn but through building meaningful relationships
from within existing communities and through peer connections.