I am not saying, that your perspective is wrong - I certainly feel that you have made a good point there.
But maybe we (You & I) just aren't in their target audience and while it does not seem a good idea to us, it is an insanely awesome idea for their market? Who knows...
That right there:
"One thing that programmers forget is that, at some point, you weren't good at programming, but over time, you learned and now you are pretty good."
That's just an enormous revelation. I can't even tell you how good it was to talk to Dave Rodenbaugh and he basically said: "See, you are now good in giving talks. Do you remember the first time?" and I was like: "Yeah, I remember: I nearly cried afterwards"
I think, that it is a marketing thing as well. You just don't want to put out the videos shortly after the conference, because of all the people who paid $700+ to attend.
They might feel betrayed and appreciate having a bit of a head start.
Hey Erica. Thanks for sharing the link and for the incredible talk you delivered. I learned a lot from your talk and from listening in on you guys talking at the buffet.
Wish you all the best with your rebranding efforts from WooshTrafic to Marketvibe!
Have a good flight back home, Patrick. It has been a pleasure to meet you in real life.
Thanks for all the information you shared and for entertaining us at the buffet. Those stories were gold :-)