Things fall through the cracks. It happens. We’re a busy people.
Nevertheless, I have to admit that I was pissed off when I read the speakers list for April 7th’s Ignite Wilmington. The “voting” conceit effectively tapped into the competitive portion of my brain. This miniature “Ted Talk” concept is right in my wheel house, and like any red blooded American capitalist, I wanted to win the prize.
It sucks to lose, so imagine thinking that you won the game by 20 points and then a referee says, “That scoreboard doesn’t count. I’m keeping score in my head and you lost.” That really sucks, right?
Anyway, long story short, the score is being kept in the Archer Group’s head and they are perfectly entitled to do that. It is marketing for them and there is some risk to them if the event sucks, so they decided to keep score in their heads. They have apologized for leaving a web site up that included an outdated voting feature related to a past Ignite Wilmington event, and I accept that apology.
As I said, it happens.
The cool thing is that Ignite Wilmington is a great event. I’m a huge fan of the concept and I’m sure that The Archer Group has put together a fantastic group of dynamic speakers. I’m looking forward to enjoying it as an audience member.