Chapter

The Pressure to Sell Fyre Festival Tickets
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45:48 - 52:09 (06:21)

The pressure was on to sell non-existent, high-end ticket packages like boats, yachts, and villas, and whether or not they succeeded would determine the fate of the entire festival. The high-pressure situation consumed all aspects of life, causing a loss of interest in personal relationships that were not transactional.

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The organizer of Fyre Festival describes the daily pressure of coming up with millions of dollars to fund the event and how they managed to survive like this for almost 60 days.
45:48 - 47:23 (01:34)
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Fyre Festival
Summary

The organizer of Fyre Festival describes the daily pressure of coming up with millions of dollars to fund the event and how they managed to survive like this for almost 60 days.

Chapter
The Pressure to Sell Fyre Festival Tickets
Episode
E202: (EXCLUSIVE) Billy McFarland: The Man Behind The Infamous Fyre Festival Disaster
Podcast
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The start-up founder confesses to keeping investors in the dark about their precarious financial situation to avoid sounding desperate for more funding.
47:23 - 49:19 (01:56)
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Start-ups
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The start-up founder confesses to keeping investors in the dark about their precarious financial situation to avoid sounding desperate for more funding.

Chapter
The Pressure to Sell Fyre Festival Tickets
Episode
E202: (EXCLUSIVE) Billy McFarland: The Man Behind The Infamous Fyre Festival Disaster
Podcast
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The speaker and their team were attempting to sell high-end ticket packages that did not exist, including yachts and villas, in order to make an extra profit.
49:19 - 50:30 (01:11)
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Ticket Sales
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The speaker and their team were attempting to sell high-end ticket packages that did not exist, including yachts and villas, in order to make an extra profit. They partnered with a yacht brokerage company on the day to sell a couple boats in that price range.

Chapter
The Pressure to Sell Fyre Festival Tickets
Episode
E202: (EXCLUSIVE) Billy McFarland: The Man Behind The Infamous Fyre Festival Disaster
Podcast
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The pressure of running a bank is all-consuming and can lead to a loss of interest in personal relationships and a constant state of anxiety.
50:30 - 52:09 (01:38)
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Finance
Summary

The pressure of running a bank is all-consuming and can lead to a loss of interest in personal relationships and a constant state of anxiety.

Chapter
The Pressure to Sell Fyre Festival Tickets
Episode
E202: (EXCLUSIVE) Billy McFarland: The Man Behind The Infamous Fyre Festival Disaster
Podcast
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett