Do you know what 2 years of speaking and panels and appearances has got me? 

2 keep cups, a water bottle and a pair of socks. 

Pay your speakers, I’m done 👏

I write about tech + humans + philosophy. Farcaster OG. FID 3305 founder of /theindex 

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/

Interesting perspective. I’ve never been paid either in dozens of panels and speaking engagements I’ve done. But I also wouldn’t expect to. I seek out those engagements because they give me a platform to build brand equity and personal credibility, network with the audience, and get consulting contracts that way.

Aviator, diver, Etherean, nexialist, PhD in aviation ∩ climate science | Host of /diving /ethfinance /eth-staker /geopolitics /science /singapore /thomas

Just different industries and models, I guess.

That makes sense! You’d also be bringing a lot of IP to the stage, so I see where you’re coming from.

For me, my main product is just my writing - so unless the audience is going to convert into paying readers, I’m better off being paid for the talk