First partner auction completed ($30k from a group of 150 people)
I had a bunch of coffee dates earlier this month with possible auction partners. The first auction resulting from those coffee dates just wrapped up this past Thursday. It was a quiet and small affair: A group of 150 people, and not a lot of chatter outside of a handful of people putting down their bids. The result was $15k from the winning bidder, and another $15k tapped in from a second high bidder. @Chris Dyson was doing the tapping and getting the truth out on the table like nobody's business, while I was trying to keep the room chirpy. Chris and I did some analysis afterwards. We concluded that with a slight tweak to the positioning of the offer, we could have gotten way more people interested in this auction... and possibly gotten a way higher winning bid. A lesson for next time. As it is, the auction well exceeded the partner's original expectations... Chris and I made some nice money for a day's work... and I've finally lost my partner virginity (inappropriate?) for an auction or really any kind of a Ronin deal. Definitely a win!