OpenCoffee Coming to Boston next week

This morning Bijan pinged me about the OpenCoffee sweeping the scene (in just a couple weeks it has popped up in Palo Alto, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Sacramento, and Zagreb). I think the idea of an informal event - no nametags, no presentations - that's just about having an open, informal place for investors and entrepreneurs to work is a great idea.

Brad Feld of the Foundry Group nails the quote, 

“the key is a regular place and a regular time - it's not important who comes along, some days it might be no one - just that people know if they want to meet, this is the time and this is the place.”

This also, from Saul Klein of Index Ventures, on the second London meet-up,

"What really stood out for me this week was the feeling of people clustering into short meetings and really getting work done. OpenCoffee is deliberately during the day to encourage real professional networking rather than social networking - so the vibe of people getting things done and making connections is really excellent."

So Bijan and I decided to kickstart things here in Boston. Come on by and grab a cup of coffee. We'll be at the Andora Coffee House in Central Square (easy on the Red Line, free WiFi) at 10am on Thursday's, starting March 22nd.

More at HLG: http://www.heyletsgo.com/opencoffee

Comments

[Saul Klein]

Great stuff guys - see http://localglobe.blogspot.com/2007/03/opencoffee-club-structure-vs-free-form.html for what's worked well

Wiki to follownext week to link folks together
enjoy Boston OC :)
Best
saul

[Brian Balfour]

I'll see you there.

[Brian Balfour]

Nabeel,

I noticed that in your post you said starting May 22nd, but on HLG you had March 22nd. I figure you mean March, but you might want to fix that.

[Nabeel Hyatt]

May! That's equivalent to 2 years in entrepreneur-time.. who knows that the hell is going on in May.

So yes, it is March, I've corrected the post.