Ask HN: First visit to the Bay Area – How do I make the most of it?

Re:Ask HN: First visit to the Bay Area – How do I make the m... by alex_mil on Wednesday March 04, 2015 @04:56PM (#9147629)

Enter a bunch of startup competitions like VC Task Force and have some write down what the judges critique, we won second place at a big one and got a TON of comps, + even if you lose you get to know EXACTLY what VC people will ask you at the big meetings (Big wigs)!

Meeting other founders will lead to you going to "tech mixers" a bunch of people begging for money or talking your ear off about stuff no one cares about, and newsflash, startups are typically broke as shit, so you're gonna have a hard time finding customers by going to startup stuff

My best days have just been working from coffeeshops

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Re:Ask HN: First visit to the Bay Area – How do I make the m... by MichaelEHowe on Wednesday March 04, 2015 @05:34PM (#9147870)

Thanks for your suggestions - I'll definitely check out VC Task Force and look for some other's (any others that you would suggest are worth it?)

Yeah, "Tech Mixers" are probably something I want to avoid if they are just people hustling for their first investment. Where do the funded guys hang out?

Any key areas / coffee shops I should hit up?

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Re:Ask HN: First visit to the Bay Area – How do I make the m... by rgovind on Wednesday March 04, 2015 @06:24PM (#9148152)

+1 for VC task force. They bring in quality VCs for you to practice on.

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