feat(web): Wave 4 — prose layouts + /policies on Tailwind typography
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/bar-operations-at-raves/index.md b/content/posts/2026/bar-operations-at-raves/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dd30530 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2026/bar-operations-at-raves/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +--- +title: "Bar operations at raves" +pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:09.000Z +updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:09.000Z +draft: false +excerpt: "Bar revenue is the number that determines whether a venue invites you back. Not ticket sales, not Instagram impressions, not how good the music was. The bar minimum is the … Read more" +categories: + - Guides +tags: + - financial + - format-how-to + - tone-instructional + - venues +featured: + src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/bar-operations-at-raves/cover.png + alt: "Abstract dark bar shelf with red ambient light" +legacy_wp_id: 16024 +--- +Bar revenue is the number that determines whether a venue invites you back. Not ticket sales, not Instagram impressions, not how good the music was. The bar minimum is the floor, and every decision you make about programming, crowd curation, and timing directly impacts whether you clear it. + +After running bars at warehouses, managing bar minimums from $2,100 to $7,500, and watching one event run completely out of drinks at peak attendance, here’s the operational playbook. + +## The BPM-to-revenue thesis +Diff truncated (72 lines total). View full commit on GitHub →