Hackersmart - Revision history

Tslagle at 20:56, 4 April 2012

2012-04-04T20:56:34Z

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	* Get someone familiar with each item to price it. If there's something unique about an otherwise mundane-looking item, that familiar person should write it down so that, if they're not available when a customer wants to haggle, those who ''are'' available don't unknowingly let it go too cheap.		* Get someone familiar with each item to price it. If there's something unique about an otherwise mundane-looking item, that familiar person should write it down so that, if they're not available when a customer wants to haggle, those who ''are'' available don't unknowingly let it go too cheap.
	* Giving things away can sometimes be much more profitable than selling them. Handing someone a pair of two-cent LEDs and saying "don't worry about it" usually got a few quarters or sometimes a whole dollar thrown in the tipjar.		* Giving things away can sometimes be much more profitable than selling them. Handing someone a pair of two-cent LEDs and saying "don't worry about it" usually got a few quarters or sometimes a whole dollar thrown in the tipjar.

			[[Category:Materiel]]

Katie: /* Preparation */

2008-08-20T19:15:28Z

Preparation

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	=== Preparation ===		=== Preparation ===

	* Make sure everyone knows how to operate the cash register.		* Make sure everyone knows how to operate the [[cash register]].
	* When members are scheduling their travel to and from the event, have them take into account the time it will take to set up and tear down the Hackersmart, including hauling and loading boxes.		* When members are scheduling their travel to and from the event, have them take into account the time it will take to set up and tear down the Hackersmart, including hauling and loading boxes.
	* Bring only labeled boxes. Keep things sorted as much as possible throughout the event. Confusion leads to lost sales.		* Bring only labeled boxes. Keep things sorted as much as possible throughout the event. Confusion leads to lost sales.
	* New customers are like razor-toothed gree worms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back.		* New customers are like razor-toothed gree worms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back.

	=== Inventory ===		=== Inventory ===

Myself: Deep down, everyone's a Ferengi.

2008-07-30T05:41:04Z

Deep down, everyone's a Ferengi.

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 * Make sure everyone knows how to operate the cash register.
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+* Bring only labeled boxes. Keep things sorted as much as possible throughout the event. Confusion leads to lost sales.

Katie: /* Preparation */

2008-07-30T03:30:17Z

Preparation

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	* Make sure everyone knows how to operate the cash register.		* Make sure everyone knows how to operate the cash register.
			* When members are scheduling their travel to and from the event, have them take into account the time it will take to set up and tear down the Hackersmart, including hauling and loading boxes.
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Katie: seeding the list of lessons learned

2008-07-30T03:22:35Z

seeding the list of lessons learned

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	== Hackersmart Lessons Learned ==		== Hackersmart Lessons Learned ==

			=== Preparation ===

			* Make sure everyone knows how to operate the cash register.
			*

Katie: moved con list to Conferences

2008-07-30T03:18:47Z

moved con list to Conferences

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	HacDC ran [http://wiki.hope.net/index.php/HackersMart HackersMart, The Hackers Convenience Store], during The Last HOPE. Designed to be a "one stop shop" for things attendees might need and might not be readily available (especially at night), it's a way to raise money for HacDC and provide a service to conference goers. In the future, Hackersmart will be traveling to other [[Conferences]]:		HacDC ran [http://wiki.hope.net/index.php/HackersMart HackersMart, The Hackers Convenience Store], during The Last HOPE. Designed to be a "one stop shop" for things attendees might need and might not be readily available (especially at night), it's a way to raise money for HacDC and provide a service to conference goers. In the future, Hackersmart will be traveling to other [[Conferences]].

	== ~~Upcoming Cons where HackersMart will be~~ ==		== Hackersmart Lessons Learned ==
	* [http://www.toorcon.org/ ToorCon] (Late September 2008)

	~~== Upcoming Cons that could be a good venue for a HackersMart ==~~
	* [http://makerfaire.com/austin/2008/ MakerFaire Austin] (October 18th and 19th, 2008 Travis County Event Center and Fairground)
	* [http://www.animeusa.org/ AnimeUSA] (October 10-12, Arlington VA)

Katie at 02:52, 30 July 2008

2008-07-30T02:52:08Z

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	HacDC ran [http://wiki.hope.net/index.php/HackersMart HackersMart, The Hackers Convenience Store], during The Last HOPE. Designed to be a "one stop shop" for things attendees might need and might not be readily available (especially at night), it's a way to raise money for HacDC and provide a service to conference goers. In the future, Hackersmart will be traveling to other ~~Cons~~:		HacDC ran [http://wiki.hope.net/index.php/HackersMart HackersMart, The Hackers Convenience Store], during The Last HOPE. Designed to be a "one stop shop" for things attendees might need and might not be readily available (especially at night), it's a way to raise money for HacDC and provide a service to conference goers. In the future, Hackersmart will be traveling to other [[Conferences]]:

	== Upcoming Cons where HackersMart will be ==		== Upcoming Cons where HackersMart will be ==

Katie at 02:51, 30 July 2008

2008-07-30T02:51:12Z

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	HacDC ran HackersMart, The Hackers Convenience Store, during The Last ~~Hope~~. Designed to be a "one stop shop" for things attendees might need and might not be readily available (especially at night), it's a way to raise money for HacDC and provide a service to conference goers. In the future, Hackersmart will be traveling to other Cons		HacDC ran [http://wiki.hope.net/index.php/HackersMart HackersMart, The Hackers Convenience Store], during The Last HOPE. Designed to be a "one stop shop" for things attendees might need and might not be readily available (especially at night), it's a way to raise money for HacDC and provide a service to conference goers. In the future, Hackersmart will be traveling to other Cons:

	== Upcoming Cons where HackersMart will be ==		== Upcoming Cons where HackersMart will be ==

Katie: /* Upcoming Cons that could be a good venue for a HackersMart */

2008-07-23T22:02:28Z

Upcoming Cons that could be a good venue for a HackersMart

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	== Upcoming Cons that could be a good venue for a HackersMart ==		== Upcoming Cons that could be a good venue for a HackersMart ==
	* MakerFaire Austin (October 18th and 19th, 2008 Travis County Event Center and Fairground)		* [http://makerfaire.com/austin/2008/ MakerFaire Austin] (October 18th and 19th, 2008 Travis County Event Center and Fairground)
	* AnimeUSA (October 10-12, Arlington VA)		* [http://www.animeusa.org/ AnimeUSA] (October 10-12, Arlington VA)

Katie: /* Upcoming Cons where HackersMart will be */

2008-07-23T22:01:13Z

Upcoming Cons where HackersMart will be

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	== Upcoming Cons where HackersMart will be ==		== Upcoming Cons where HackersMart will be ==
	* ToorCon (Late September 2008)		* [http://www.toorcon.org/ ToorCon] (Late September 2008)

	== Upcoming Cons that could be a good venue for a HackersMart ==		== Upcoming Cons that could be a good venue for a HackersMart ==
	* MakerFaire Austin (October 18th and 19th, 2008 Travis County Event Center and Fairground)		* MakerFaire Austin (October 18th and 19th, 2008 Travis County Event Center and Fairground)
	* AnimeUSA (October 10-12, Arlington VA)		* AnimeUSA (October 10-12, Arlington VA)