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How a matchmaking event that works gets built.
8 articles in Software and operations.
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Internet down in the middle of your matchmaking event? How to keep it running
The event only stops if it depends on the network. What goes down with the Wi-Fi, a paper plan B, a venue tech checklist and how to back up the event.
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No-shows and late arrivals on event day: what to do
Every matchmaking event has no-shows and latecomers. Confirm attendance, keep a waitlist, set a cutoff and rebuild tables without undoing the past.
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Repeat meetings at a matchmaking event: why they happen and how to prevent them
A repeat meeting starts before the event: a format promised unchecked, sign-ups treated as attendees, tables built by hand. Here is what you control.
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Spreadsheet or software? What changes as the event grows
A spreadsheet handles a small event. Beyond a certain size the problem stops being one of organization, and the cost does not show up the night before: it shows up...
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Automate your business matchmaking event and focus on the relationships
How to automate the repetitive parts of a business matchmaking event without losing the human side, so the operation runs efficiently and the partnerships still...
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Business matchmaking trends for the next five years
The main trends in business matchmaking between 2025 and 2030, including digitalization, ESG and segmentation by niche, and how companies can prepare for them.
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Planning a matchmaking event with a calendar and a task board
A calendar and a task board handle the project up to the event. What they do not do is build the tables and run the day. Where one ends and the other begins.
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What business matchmaking software does for you, before, during and after the event
Organizing a matchmaking event has a strategic layer, which stays with you, and an operational layer, which the software handles. Here is what it does for you at...
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The playbook for running a matchmaking event
The decisions that shape your event, what to ask on the registration form, and what to put in front of the sponsor afterward. It is what we would tell you on a call if you asked where to start.
- The decisions that shape your event, in the right order
- The checklist for the day before and the day itself
- The mistakes that cost the most, and how to dodge them