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Episode 50 - AGDQ 2023

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Yeah that's um I honestly didn't know that epilogue was there until I noticed it in the achievements

Chris says he's running out of ways to introduce the show, and Beck gives him the same dry pushback that makes the opening feel like two people settling in instead of performing. The discussion stays in AGDQ mode pretty much from the start. Before they get there, Beck talks about hanging out, playing board games, showing off the weird ones he owns, and drinking craft beers. Chris leans into the fact that they own a lot more games than they actually play. The conversation then moves to donor fatigue, which they treat as real and ordinary. In a week-long marathon, people can give early and then run out of money or energy before the week is over. That is why Chris says he would rather see bigger incentives earlier in the week and smaller ones later, so the pressure does not all pile up at the end. He also gets why AGDQ does it the way it does, since some of the biggest showstopper incentives land toward the end of the week and into the weekend when the energy is highest. Even so, they spend time on the frustration of seeing incentives miss by a little after a lot of money has already come in. The money still helps, but the specific goal can feel close without quite landing. Chris circles back to the old model of lots of smaller asks instead of a few giant numbers that make the last days feel like a wall. They also mention the old save-the-animals style incentive and races as examples of things that used to work reliably. The whole discussion keeps coming back to the same question: what makes a marathon feel doable instead of draining? Near the end, Chris says he wants to record one of his runs and put it on speedrun.com, and Beck points out that there are already runs on the board slower than his, which makes the idea feel less intimidating. The discussion closes lightly, with thanks, a wish that listeners enjoy the rest of AGDQ and the rest of the week, and the usual reminder to do your dailies and your weeklies.

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A relaxed AGDQ conversation about donor fatigue, incentive timing, and why fundraising pressure builds over the week.

Chris and Beck keep this AGDQ stop loose and readable, then let it settle into donor fatigue, incentive timing, and the way bigger asks can be harder to clear as the week goes on.

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