How to use this calculator
Enter expected attendees, the percentage you expect to have at least one high-quality conversation, and an estimated value per conversation (partnership, hire, deal stage). Compare against ticket, venue, and software cost.
Defaults are conservative. Adjust assumptions to match your program (accelerator demo day vs alumni mixer).
- Quality conversations
- 28
- Estimated conversation value
- $14,000
- Total event cost
- $1,299
- Cost per quality conversation
- $46
- Net value (after costs)
- $12,701
- ROI vs total spend
- 978%
Illustrative only. Adjust value per conversation to match your program (hire, partnership, pipeline stage).