#Laracon day 1 was an absolute blast! Super looking forward to day 2!!
I’ve been to many conferences before as a speaker, but this is my first go-round as a vendor. It's funny, I didn't realize the hardest part would be trying to convince people we're not selling anything!
I don't know if it's the attention economy or what, but we've gotten so used to being the thing consumed that people seem genuinely surprised when we say, “No, no, we're just here to find people to hire!”
I love that so many vendors at #PHP conferences (among them the fantastic PHP consultancies Tighten and Vehikl) show up to celebrate the community and give something to those in attendance - good vibes and swag - without the heavy sales pitch. They just let their cool products and amazing services do the talking for them.