Archives for Josh Cragun

Supporting Live Shows, Wherever They Happen

  • Supporting Live Shows, Wherever They Happen

    Alternative venues are here, and we’re here for them. If you’re in touch with the live entertainment scene, you know there’s a lot happening beyond the traditional clubs, concert halls, and independent venues. Artists are breaking free from the confines of mainstream venues, and we are absolutely here for it. Gobo was built from the…

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  • Why We Don’t Pass Fees on to Patrons

    Unlike a lot of ticketing companies, we don’t pass fees on to fans and patrons. Instead, we strive to keep fees low for everyone — comparable to credit card processing fees you may already see when taking other forms of digital payment. We want fees to be so low they don’t need to be passed…

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  • Our Pilot, By the Numbers

    When we flipped from pilot mode to soft launch this summer, we had already sold 7500 tickets totaling $125k in total revenue for our clients. Fast forward to October 2023, and we’ve now sold over 13,000 tickets for $200k in revenue.

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  • Powering a Performance Revolution

    Monica Bryne’s article in the Washington Post, “Why theater (in its current form) does not deserve to be saved” is lighting up the socials this week, especially among people like us with a passion for independent live performance. It’s a compelling think piece about a change that’s already happening in the theater world, fueled by…

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  • Goodbye, passcode. Hello, soft launch!

    [cue champagne cork sound] It’s finally time for us to drop the passcode barrier and open up Gobo to the general public. If you’ve been part of our pilot program, you know we required passcodes as a way to stay in close touch with our earliest users and provide “white glove” service to help handle…

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  • Artists and Venues Told Us What They Wanted. We Delivered.

    At the end of last year, we sent a survey out to artists and venue in our area, asking them what challenges they were facing, how they worked, and what they needed from a ticket sales platform. When asked what features they want most in a ticketing platform, analytics and sliding-scale fees tied for top…

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