The 17 People you will meet @ Prosper

Confident they will have passive income in next 3 months.

"I can't tell you my niche but I can tell it's going to be big" (it's garlic presses).

Trying to decide which panel discussion to go to.

Jungle Scout, Payability, AIA Assets, Forceget Supply Chain Logistics, OMG Commerce, Payability, Teikametrics, Linnworks, Ad Advance, ConnectBooks, VAA Philippines

If taking notes that would never get looked at again were an olympic sport, they'd be taking home gold.

Always uses the word "Brand" referring to their product (it's definitely not a brand)

"Have you seen Temu's growth chart?"

Stopping short of revealing the category they sell in but there is a 95% chance it's home and kitchen

SmartScout, ConnectBooks, Adbrew, Brex, SellerCloud, Goldstein Patent Law, Perpetua, Ad Advance, buffaBRAND Marketing, Teikametrics, DBG

Will meet just enough interesting people to justify coming back next year

There will be more agencies at prosper than showgirls on the strip. Signed up for the show as a seller.

“It's not suitcasing if you don't bring a suitcase” or “Your network is your networth”

"I'm not here to find clients".... as they backpedal out of the convo as fast as possible.

Helium 10, Sellico, Cabilly & Co., Workman Nydegger, Mayan, Forceget Supply Chain Logistics, Threecolts, Zoho, ShipGlobal.us

After swapping business cards with every other agency that is suitcasing, they will set up expectations for partnerships that will never get fulfilled.

The reason you know what EBITDA means.

"Were different from other Aggregators we don't buy winners. We Build them... by first buying them."

Telling a naive brand that 3X multiples are more than fair.

Carbon6, Cabilly & Co., Workman Nydegger, Deltologic, VideoFresh, VAA Philippines, Brex, ShipGlobal.us, Smartscout, AutoMato AI

After surviving the purge they party like it's 2021 and hope for better days.

If shots aren't one of your KPI's they'd say you are doing business wrong. Going to events to get a break from the family.

“If networking isn't shots I don't want it.”

At the Blackjack table. Could be an early start or a late finish, you'll never know

Whoever is hosting a party

Will do anything legal and some illegal to make it to whatever prosper party seems the coolest

The most anti-amazon individual who relies on Amazon for income. They are either a masochist or Amazon isn't as bad as they say because they ain't leaving

"Do you know how much of a mess seller support is?"

Complaining about Amazon like a bad marriage. They are in too deep, there's kids to think about and no promise of alimony.

Nocnoc, Veluca, Atom11, Eva Commerce, Million Dollar Sellers,  Ad Advance, Workman Nydegger, Smartscout, Seller Interactive

Telling everyone what a joke the show is this year, 99% chance they will be back next year.

Has had their after Prosper LinkedIn post drafted for weeks

"Have you seen Sora?"

Touting Loud and proud that they are an AI early adopter. (By early meaning back when Gemini was called Bard)

Threecolts, Channable, Threecolts, AutoMato AI, Amazon Ads, DBG, Xhipment

"If you don't pay you don't pay attention"

"Oh I was too busy to apply to speak this year"

Swapping war stories in the expo hall, the exit story gets a little bigger every year.

SmartScout, ShipGlobal.us, IPSecure, SHEIN Marketplace, CapForge Bookkeeping and Tax, Teikametrics, ZonPrep, Seller Interactive, Maverickx

Show floor socialite, will spend the show on the floor talking to a crowd swapping fish stories and will have a semi contagious laugh that can be heard four booths away.

The guy prosper uses as an example to sell booths to exhibitors

"Well I'm gonna be 8 figures next year"

At the lunch table, Laptop out whipping those VA's into shape while avoiding all the agencies

Eva Commerce, Perpetua, Forceget Supply Chain Logistics, Feedvisor, Xhipment, ProductPinion

Came to hand out business cards and meet up with old friends and they didn't bring any business cards

Will either be the best dressed or the worse dressed at prosper. There is no in between

"If you include me, my partners and my community we are 9 figures."

Talking strategy in the hall way. 50% chance they never even make it to the registration desk to get their badge.

Feedvisor, Bullseye Sellers, Adbrew, Pacvue, Seller Interactive, Appeals Doctor, Atom11, Qbatch,  House of AMZ, Revstep,

Will have a cohort of well wishers and hangers on that would make a rookie NBA player jealous

The Sexy New "AI" Tool, The founder has AI tattooed on his forehead

"Proprietary Queries"

Explaining how they are better then chat GPT. "Normally you would have to add "For Amazon" to a query in chat GPT but not in our tool"

Data Dive, Teikametrics, AZ Seller Kit, Adbrew, Ad Advance, Smartscout, Adbrew, CapForge Bookkeeping, ProductPinion

For unknown reasons, their tool has limited functionality outside of Indian and Filipino working hours

Owns an outfit that only gets worn once a year at prosper parties.

"Have you thought about spending more on PPC than your revenue?"

Taking a selfie with the prosper sign.

Carbon6, Perpetua, Adbrew,  Amazon Ads, Teikametrics, Trellis, AutoMato AI, North American Brands, Intero Digital, Kapoq

Worried about recognizing them? Don't worry they'll tell you.

They are either at the wrong show or underqualified. You can tell which they are by how often they adjust their speaker badge

"What time is it? Sorry I speak in 5 hours and I have to be there for a mic check"

Getting asked to speak on "the pod" by anyone who owns a mini mic

Ad Advance, Adbrew, Smartscout, Eva Commerce, Carbon6, Seller Basics, Walmart Marketplace, Xhipment

Will be chasing the high of Prosper stardom the rest of their life (maybe a week or so)

The only person who refers to the different rooms by their real names.

"Prosper isn't about prospects it's about partnerships."

Comparing the show floor to the previous year.

Teikametrics, Amazon Sustainable Packaging, Perpetua, Threecolts, Seller Interactive, Xhipment, Appeals Doctor, Perpetua, Micromercial

As the Prosper historian, will spend Prosper telling stories about the good old days (previous Prospers)

Will spend the entire show saying "Gotta get you on the Pod" unironically

"Can we record this conversation for my youtube? It helps bring people to my funnel... I mean my community"

Doing everything possible to get in front of a Camera

Jungle Scout, Ad Advance, Linnworks, Adbrew, ecommerceChris

The one day a year they go from being an nobody to a celebrity. They accept it with exactly as much grace as you would expect

Brand manager who bought into the conference marketing material.

"People from agencies are so nice to me!"

Looking for the exit doors.

SmartScout, Forceget Supply Chain Logistics,  OMG Commerce, Payability, Cabilly & Co., Teikametrics, Linnworks, Ad Advance

Spends the conference listening to lectures on brand building and traction from smaller brands with less traction.

Got hit with an Instagram ad and decided to roll the dice in Vegas. Regretting every minute of it.

"Am I at the wrong show? I do $20m on Amazon, but I'm at the wrong show."

Debating the finer points of logistics at a 3PL booth. Likely to come to blows.

SmartScout, Payability, Amazon Sustainable Packaging, Ad Advance, Pacvue, Xhipment, ProductPinion, Selling Pilot, This Way Up, Intellivy

Will spend the show being told that now is a great time to transition into private label by people who transition out of private label years ago