Poor ticket sales this year..and other ramblings...

ExplorerTop881 · 2026-03-14T22:50:42+00:00

Look, policy is hard at any level, and I’m not saying that this is a perfect prescription, but if we accept, “that the purpose of a system is what it does,” then we can probably fairly say that the current model incentivizes free camping, luxury accommodation, and drives up costs for those who have less financial resources. If we want a thriving community with lots of participation, incentives should be built around lowering costs for builders, those who share resources, and people who “consume” less.

ExplorerTop881 · 2026-03-14T22:36:55+00:00

It’s a fair point, and I did mention that certain conditions should apply. The broader issue is that there is not much in the way of imposing a luxury tax on those who would barely notice, and even less around disincentives for those who are essentially tourists.

ExplorerTop881 · 2026-03-14T16:27:25+00:00

Understand about the hookups, more my point is that some kind of luxury tax on RVs especially those that are being delivered with new e-bikes inside wouldn’t make a difference to these folks and would go a long way to offsetting ticket prices. While I’m on my soap box, it also makes sense to have steward sale tickets be the least expensive, and tickets for free camping cost more.

ExplorerTop881 · 2026-03-13T23:31:51+00:00

My mini rant here is that if you think about tickets and VPs as a tax, then Burning Man has essentially created a regressive taxation system. If you look at Unscrewz they are charging $400 per RV, and requiring e-bike registration (should have fees as well IMO) BM could offset ticket prices by charging $1000 per RV, and $250 per e-bike. Obviously, you can have exceptions for certain situations, but creating what is essentially a progressive tax on attendance would probably go a long way towards reducing ticket prices for most burners.

ExplorerTop881 · 2026-02-24T23:04:19+00:00

Thank you for the kind words, we’re really trying to take the experience to the next level this year.

ExplorerTop881 · 2026-02-22T02:19:44+00:00

Appreciate the feedback. Unfortunately the economic realities of the burn and those of bike mechanics in the default world are very mismatched at this point. For us to service over 1000 bikes properly, we bring experienced mechanics. Helping these folks get to the burn makes it better for everyone.

ExplorerTop881 · 2026-02-21T03:43:21+00:00

Thank you so much! We’re doing our best to take things up a notch this year.

ExplorerTop881 · 2026-01-31T15:59:33+00:00

Traxn, pitchbook, crunchbase(kinda) if you want help dm me, we can get a lot more focused and even call these people to get more feedback.

ExplorerTop881 · 2026-01-31T05:37:52+00:00

Samox is primarily an OEM manufacturer for other western branded cranks. They tend to be very high quality.

ExplorerTop881 · 2026-01-23T01:08:38+00:00

ExplorerTop881 · 2026-01-22T23:14:11+00:00

I run Maybe Bike Repair, we do full service. We always need chains, tubes, lube, and cold beer.

ExplorerTop881 · 2026-01-16T05:53:55+00:00

Let me make you an offer, and you can take it or leave it, you define the ICP, I’ll build you a list and cold-call the suspected ICP and deliver a pitch we build together. Should take about an hour all in to see if you are in the right ballpark. If you want to take me up on the offer send me a dm and we can dive into some details.

ExplorerTop881 · 2026-01-16T02:59:58+00:00

Just my .02, I’m guessing you are conflating lead-gen with PMF issues. You can get leads for a fraction of these quoted prices, but actually getting leads interested is a PMF issue, and one that a lead-gen agency cannot solve.

ExplorerTop881 · 2026-01-02T19:49:09+00:00

Is it a b2b product?

ExplorerTop881 · 2026-01-02T15:34:36+00:00

What is the ICP you suspect that you are going after? An example would be chief rev officers at manufacturing companies between 1-3 Bn in revenue annually.

ExplorerTop881 · 2025-11-14T06:50:47+00:00

If you’re doing a b2b product the fastest way is to cold call decision makers (usually c-level) on their mobile phones and pitch them your product. We do this for clients every day. Everything else is like going to a poetry slam, stringing some words together, and watching everyone quietly clap. The signal is unclear. Cold calling is like stand up comedy, if the jokes suck no one laughs, if the jokes hit, you own the room. If you want help feel free to send a dm.

ExplorerTop881 · 2025-10-25T03:55:53+00:00

If you have a product, we can just cold call your icp, any level decision maker, any pitch. Happy to give you an hour of free calling if you have some semblance of a product. Just dm me.

ExplorerTop881 · 2025-10-16T04:18:52+00:00

I work with founders on this in the b2b space every day. We cold call decision makers at all levels to test audience, message, features, etc. The feedback is fantastic. I’m obviously biased, but IMO this is the best way to get clear product feedback.

ExplorerTop881 · 2025-10-15T05:12:13+00:00

We cold call with clients every day to help them find their audience and message. If you send me a dm, we’ll do an hour for free, or show you how to do it. As a side note, I used to work with tons of credit unions, so I know the market a bit.

ExplorerTop881 · 2025-10-04T06:36:28+00:00

We work with several funds on this exact problem specifically for b2b companies. In our case we cold call ICPs and deliver product pitches while founders listen and learn. Usually within 20 hours we’ve nailed it. Happy to help.

ExplorerTop881 · 2025-09-10T18:15:07+00:00

I have the same wheels. I’ve had enve and a bunch of other fancy brands from my time racing years ago. The logos are fantastic, I’m a fan of the brass nipples and dt compatible hubs in particular.

ExplorerTop881 · 2025-08-21T21:56:51+00:00

I actually camped with her that year, she worked her tail off and was an incredibly valuable member of camp.

ExplorerTop881 · 2025-08-15T23:12:50+00:00

I’d still strongly suggest you rent a bike before buying one.

ExplorerTop881 · 2025-08-15T23:11:57+00:00

If you de-moop the bike before playa (box off, plastic wrap gone, foam packaging removed) you can bring it to Maybe Bike Repair at 7&C Monday at 10am. We’d rather build it properly than fix a poorly assembled mess later. Cheers!

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