You could offer some service, like promise to provide the best video coverage of startup school ever, or really good transcripts, or something like that.
That's a great idea! I could do that -- extensive notes & summaries for sure, and it's possible I could beg or borrow a camera. Not sure if they allow filming or how the sound would be, but it's worth a try. Good call.
Tell you what. If you'll agree to write up useful notes from the event that I can post to OnStartups.com as one or more blog articles, I'll pick up the $300 that you have left to raise.
I would be more than happy to do that; I had every intention of taking detailed notes already, this would just be further incentive. Found you on Facebook, I'll be sending you an email shortly.
Beats my plan of using this month's rent money that's due today to buy a plane ticket and then riding my luck from there. Doesn't carry the same sense of adventure. Pro: Does reduce probability of having to resort to cage fighting for food.
Yeah, I think my wife would kill me if I used some of the the mortgage to buy a plane ticket....
Actually, I was hesitant to even post this, as I really don't like the idea of panhandling my way around the internet. But I haven't done this sort of thing, and don't see any reason I'll have to do so again... so I figured it's worth a shot to see if I can still make the event. Here's hoping. Wish me luck.
Congrats on going to Startup School! And, it's cool that Dharmesh picked up the tab for ya.
I was planning on contributing, but I've been working all weekend at my "day" job. Anyhoo, schedule your trip to stop by our Meetup the night before: http://entrepreneur.meetup.com/1737/
