full of great ideas worth spreading and this weekend be local innovative thinkers will surprise tapeddees at the ted x rally 2016. joining us to tell bus the event is the curator, kevin snyder. good to have you with us. >> thank you. good to be here. >> i wish we could offer tickets though-to-this thing but the tickets were gone in record time. >> tickets sold out in minute and we had to live treatment to an alternate location. they sold out fast but we'll be what do you talk about? how much time do you get what you do talk? >> many people are familiar with ted talks. ted x raleigh is an independent version of ted talks. ted talks, most people probably watch those online on youtube. last year, they finally hit a pinnacle bin. mark of one billion views of ted talks. it is quite a phenomenon. most people know ted talks but there are independently run events around the world and ted x raleigh is one of those. >> so if you have a great idea, something really innovative, you get up in front of the people and you have 18 minutes to give your spiel and then you go from there. what usually happen