It does make me wonder though... what does the "typical" startup person do to network in SF? It seems like a lot of people locate there (and accept the high cost of living) in order to cross-pollinate ideas and meet other cool people.
But how do you find those people? Are there popular hangouts or events? If so, how do the organizers stop them from sliding into the usual pool of desperate wannabe's pestering the popular people [pretend I insert a dating anecdote here]
My guess is that you hit up hackathons, [linux|ruby|whatever] User Groups, or meetup groups for whatever interests you (with the hope that you'll find others with the same vienn overlaps as you with one of the circles being "tehnology|startup|programming|business")
* How much advance notice do you need tg3? There's a good chance I'll be passing through SFO tomorrow (Wed Nov 6) or maybe Thu. I'd love to reciprocate coffees with you if you are located within reasonable distance to the airport (I'll need a cab or transit) and it fits your schedule. :)
Will post to your form when I finalize my plans.
There are a massive ton of events, pretty much if you wanted to, you can find one almost every day/night, any time of the year. There are TONS of meetups, conferences, hackathons, panels, private or smaller group events, and the list goes on and on. Additionally its a bit hard not to run into someone doing a startup, especially if you're in startup centric districts like SOMA in SF or University Ave in Palo Alto and the various other areas up and down the entire Bay.
On top of that, you have various things people engage in to meet other people (dinners, stuff like LetsLunch, etc...). The problem isn't really meeting people, its actually avoiding wasting time and going out too much that leads to non-quality eventful meetings.
It does make me wonder though... what does the "typical" startup person do to network in SF? It seems like a lot of people locate there (and accept the high cost of living) in order to cross-pollinate ideas and meet other cool people.
But how do you find those people? Are there popular hangouts or events? If so, how do the organizers stop them from sliding into the usual pool of desperate wannabe's pestering the popular people [pretend I insert a dating anecdote here]
My guess is that you hit up hackathons, [linux|ruby|whatever] User Groups, or meetup groups for whatever interests you (with the hope that you'll find others with the same vienn overlaps as you with one of the circles being "tehnology|startup|programming|business")
* How much advance notice do you need tg3? There's a good chance I'll be passing through SFO tomorrow (Wed Nov 6) or maybe Thu. I'd love to reciprocate coffees with you if you are located within reasonable distance to the airport (I'll need a cab or transit) and it fits your schedule. :) Will post to your form when I finalize my plans.