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Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech & Live Events Podcast

 Tony Knopp

The Three Things I've Learned in sports, tech and live events is the podcast for entrepreneurs in software as a service, technology, sports business and sponsorships professionals.

My name is Tony Knopp and I've been working in Saas, tech, sports and live events for just over 20 years now where I've been surrounded by super impressive people who have taught us quite a bit and invested in us as we make mistakes and iterate in tech, sports and live events.

Each week, we share what we learned either this week or from our twenty years at the Dodgers, LA Kings, AEG, StubHub's very early days and here at TicketManager where we've exited multiple businesses.

We hope you enjoy our insights and those of our guests!

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Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
4 minutes
Episodes
156
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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The FTC is finally going after mega brokers: The Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech, & Live Events

The FTC is finally going after mega brokers: The Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech, & Live Events

The three things I learned this week in SaaS, Sports, Tech, and Live Events. 

1. The FTC is finally going after mega brokers.  

2. The brand names of the 10's are hurting executive job seekers  

3. Impo…

00:05:26  |   Fri 22 Aug 2025
Volatility, the truth, and working in sports

Volatility, the truth, and working in sports

You can say whatever you want when it’s the truth. This week, a staffer was deposed in a case. It was his first experience with a process we’ve, unfortunately, gotten to know too well over the past …
00:04:19  |   Fri 02 May 2025
From Nobody Applies to Everyone Applies: And Everything In-Between

From Nobody Applies to Everyone Applies: And Everything In-Between

We're 17 years into TicketManager. As of this writing, we have approximately 175 people, including full-time employees and contractors. But we weren't always here. And business, when it's your busin…
00:03:53  |   Sat 19 Apr 2025
Tariffs, The Slow Death of The Marketplaces, and The Strength of The Masters (and StubHub breaks orders)

Tariffs, The Slow Death of The Marketplaces, and The Strength of The Masters (and StubHub breaks orders)

There’s always turmoil - tariff volatility is just today's I’ve been doing this at TicketManager for going on 18 years. I can’t remember a period longer than 30 days when there wasn’t some crazy tu…
00:05:33  |   Fri 11 Apr 2025
The Abyss: The 2001 LAX Marriott Career Fair - Desperation, tears, and the callous reality of the working world

The Abyss: The 2001 LAX Marriott Career Fair - Desperation, tears, and the callous reality of the working world

The Abyss: The day I was introduced to the real-world of work. Desperation, tears, callousness, and a harsh reality that I am not special.
00:06:50  |   Fri 04 Apr 2025
A Cruel Summer, Confidence Men, & The Ethos of the Warriors Dynasty As a GM

A Cruel Summer, Confidence Men, & The Ethos of the Warriors Dynasty As a GM

This week we talk about the upcoming Cruel Summer for ticket re-sellers, how confidence men try to make themselves the victim - as shown this week by Ticket Junky - and Bob Myer's mantra as the GM of…
00:04:02  |   Fri 21 Mar 2025
On Confidence: Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech, & Live Events

On Confidence: Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech, & Live Events

This week we explore confidence. I am "arrogant, condescending, think I’m better than everyone and an asshole." I am also "authentic, can be trusted when it matters, loyal, and a leader who is put…
00:04:35  |   Fri 21 Feb 2025
Super Bowl Week: Three Things I Learned from a wild week in NOLA

Super Bowl Week: Three Things I Learned from a wild week in NOLA

Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech, & Live Events 

 

A wall-to-wall week in New Orleans and what I learned: 

 

1) Sometimes an event outgrows it's home. The Super Bowl has outgrown traditional …

00:04:13  |   Fri 14 Feb 2025
Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech, and Live Events - 12.20.24

Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech, and Live Events - 12.20.24

The final Three Things of 2024! This week we discuss: 1. How 2024 was the first "return to normal" for B2B businesses since the Covid "Pandemic" 2. The New Orleans Super Bowl is setting up to be …
00:05:19  |   Fri 20 Dec 2024
Three Things: An all-too-common end of year sales mistake and the choice we all make in our careers

Three Things: An all-too-common end of year sales mistake and the choice we all make in our careers

This week I discuss a very common mistake sales people make at the end of the year, why we all have a choice between "scary" and "boring" in our careers, and how an HR person set me on course as an e…
00:03:40  |   Fri 06 Dec 2024
A Rough Time To Be A Marketplace: Three Things 11/8/24

A Rough Time To Be A Marketplace: Three Things 11/8/24

A rough time to be a ticket marketplace. The local social costs of running a successful business "Winning is the best way to go viral"
00:03:56  |   Sat 09 Nov 2024
The Money Eventually Wins: Three Things

The Money Eventually Wins: Three Things

Three Things I Learned in SaaS, Sports, Tech, and Live Events

 

The 2024 World Series and this coming Tuesday, Election Day. 

00:04:44  |   Fri 01 Nov 2024
$10k for the rest of your life?

$10k for the rest of your life?

A few hiring and career thoughts while espousing advice to others this week in sports tech. 1. $10k for the rest of your life? 2. Soulless jobs pay more. Why are we surprised? 3. The positive "ne…
00:04:55  |   Fri 25 Oct 2024
The Collapse of Lyte: Three Things on the collapse of (another) ticketing vendor

The Collapse of Lyte: Three Things on the collapse of (another) ticketing vendor

As quickly as Lyte exploded on the scene... it imploded and left customers holding the bag. What I've learned about vendors and cheats in my 17 years at TicketManager, where we've been stolen from …
00:04:48  |   Fri 04 Oct 2024
The Origin Story: Three Things I Learned From The Earliest Days

The Origin Story: Three Things I Learned From The Earliest Days

The Origin Story - Part 1 17 years into our business, the question I get asked the most is: What led to the beginning of TicketManager. It is a simple story. Part one:
00:05:15  |   Fri 27 Sep 2024
Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech, & Live Events - What I Learned At The US Open in 2024

Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech, & Live Events - What I Learned At The US Open in 2024

This week: What I learned at the US Open about corporate hospitality, careers in the sports world, and sponsorship Valhalla.
00:03:49  |   Fri 13 Sep 2024
Sports Hospitality in 2024

Sports Hospitality in 2024

Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech, and Live Events The "Hospitality" Conundrum The ticketing market has come a long way since I started at the LA Dodgers in 2001. Back then, tickets w…
00:06:41  |   Fri 23 Aug 2024
Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech, & Live Events

Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech, & Live Events

This week:  

 

1. They're stealing from you. All of them. Be guarded about your tech, business model, and customers. We share examples and names of those who did it to us  

 

2. "I don't give b--w jobs b…

00:04:36  |   Fri 19 Jul 2024
The Unmitigated Disaster That Was The 2004 AEG Olympics

The Unmitigated Disaster That Was The 2004 AEG Olympics

The unmitigated disaster that was the 2004 AEG Olympics. Sometimes great people have terrible ideas. In 2004, I worked at AEG as a sales person. AEG had just finished building the Home Depot Cent…
00:05:11  |   Fri 28 Jun 2024
What I Learned About The Truth From The Most Stressful Month Of My Life

What I Learned About The Truth From The Most Stressful Month Of My Life

Three Things I Learned in SaaS, Sports, Tech, & Live Events I mentioned back in April that we had to take a hiatus until after Memorial Day "for reasons I'll share then." Well, we were in court. …
00:04:45  |   Fri 07 Jun 2024
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