SLIST SLIST

← Back to post

Revision history

  1. Simon5926b78

    feat(web): Wave 4 — prose layouts + /policies on Tailwind typography

    diff --git a/content/posts/2026/how-to-negotiate-a-venue-deal/index.md b/content/posts/2026/how-to-negotiate-a-venue-deal/index.md
    new file mode 100644
    index 0000000..464165a
    --- /dev/null
    +++ b/content/posts/2026/how-to-negotiate-a-venue-deal/index.md
    @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
    +---
    +title: "How to negotiate a venue deal"
    +pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:04:46.000Z
    +updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:04:46.000Z
    +draft: false
    +excerpt: "Every venue deal I’ve signed started from a position of weakness. No track record, no guarantee, no leverage. The venues that said yes did so because I made the math … Read more"
    +categories:
    +  - Guides
    +tags:
    +  - financial
    +  - format-how-to
    +  - partnerships
    +  - tone-instructional
    +  - venues
    +featured:
    +  src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/how-to-negotiate-a-venue-deal/cover.png
    +  alt: "Abstract dark venue doorway with red light"
    +legacy_wp_id: 16016
    +---
    +Every venue deal I’ve signed started from a position of weakness. No track record, no guarantee, no leverage. The venues that said yes did so because I made the math work for them before I asked them to take a risk on me.
    +
    +After negotiating deals at Silo, Eris, Brooklyn Monarch, H0l0, Jolene, and a dozen smaller rooms, here’s what actually moves the needle.
    +
    +## Understand what the venue actually wants

    Diff truncated (71 lines total). View full commit on GitHub →

Sign in to SLIST

Pick how you want to enter.

You'll be taken to a secure sign-in page, then sent back here.