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