Ask HN: Getting back into networking and attending events

Posted by eaglehead on Monday January 29, 2024 @03:35PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have been trying to get back into attending in person networking events and conferences. I am finding it challenging to motivate myself to attend them. For reference, I am trying to attend a few in SF and just the thought of driving of taking Caltrain from San Jose puts me off.

I know that I need to get back in the game to launch my startup but its like I am dragging my soul.

Any tips?

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Re:Ask HN: Getting back into networking and attending events by codegeek on Monday January 29, 2024 @04:54PM (#39183237)

Find someone else to go with. It becomes much easier to commit and actually do it.

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Re:Ask HN: Getting back into networking and attending events by lakotasapa on Monday January 29, 2024 @07:53PM (#39184955)

I'm the same boat as I was skimming through meetups. I'm in the S.bay and aint interested in trekking to SF with no promise of anything meaningful.

ping me if you're interested in a chat over coffee. My boss is with his 4yr peers at preschool so free-ish.

I think my info popups on my username.

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Re:Ask HN: Getting back into networking and attending events by atomicnature on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @12:42PM (#39193135)

Start with your prototype first. Have something to show, something to get feedback on, and potential allies and customers.

Make "launch my startup" not an event, but a process spanning a few months at least. Ease into it.

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Re:Ask HN: Getting back into networking and attending events by djellybeans on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @05:35PM (#39196866)

Question for everyone else- how have tech related meetups recovered in your city?

In Chicago I find they're still sparse, still nowhere near the level they used to be since the lockdowns threw everything off.

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Re:Ask HN: Getting back into networking and attending events by faizan-ali on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @01:28PM (#39207440)

Stay in San Jose! There are some pretty awesome events happening in the South Bay - albeit not as much as SF proper:

I built http://fogcity.events/ to help me find tech events around the Bay, hope it's useful to you too.

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