Point taken on being a place where people want to drink beer. In that case, I would definitely try to validate the idea that people will be more interested in a brewery that cares about digital privacy:
- How many people in your area care about digital privacy?
- How many of them drink craft beer?
- How many of them would consider a brewery's digital tools when deciding on a place to drink?
My hunch is that the number at the end of that funnel is going be very close to zero. Putting money into a nerdy trivia night would have 100x the impact with 1% of the headaches.
Putting money into a nerdy trivia night would have 100x the impact with 1% of the headaches.
I agree - we'll do a fair amount of that stuff. From trivia night to the knitting club, I'd like to be a 'Third Place' for people to have fun.
I just wonder, if I host the monthly Python meetup, will anyone care besides me? I personally don't shop or eat at places that don't accept cash, require an app, or only allow online takeout orders - but that's not everybody by a long shot.
I'd assume the average person, even one who cares about data privacy, would never expect a brewery to also be mindful of this stuff. I do wonder (hope, irrationally?) that some of the local (NC Triangle area) tech community will at least find it to be of some note.
> we'll do a fair amount of that stuff. From trivia night to the knitting club, I'd like to be a 'Third Place' for people to have fun.
Sounds like a lot of fun!
> will anyone care besides me? I personally don't shop or eat at places that don't accept cash, require an app, or only allow online takeout orders - but that's not everybody by a long shot.
FWIW, I've been a dev for 10 years and have met many tech people -- I don't think I've met anyone IRL who would take that stance. Lots of people who notice that kind of stuff and wish it were better, but not to the level of buy/not buy.
- How many people in your area care about digital privacy?
- How many of them drink craft beer?
- How many of them would consider a brewery's digital tools when deciding on a place to drink?
My hunch is that the number at the end of that funnel is going be very close to zero. Putting money into a nerdy trivia night would have 100x the impact with 1% of the headaches.