Hi HN'ers, I'm visiting SF for 3 days from May 15th to May 17th. What meetups/cafes/events can I go to to network with VC's, founders, tech people, other awesome companies, etc?
Ask HN: I'm visiting SF for 3 days, what do I do?
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#2Networking is a two-way street: if you want people to offer to meet with you, it helps to give some indication of what you have to offer them :)
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#3Visit Noisebridge:
I stopped in on my last visit to SF and it was amazing... So much activity and fun hackerish things going on. You'll love it I'm sure!
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#4Thursday night drinks at the Rosewood on Sand Hill Rd.
Google it before you go, though.
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#5Please go visit some redwoods or beaches or wineries or dim sum or taquerias, too. Our fair city is more than just a tech hub.
I think the Maker Faire is that weekend, about 20 minutes south of SF in San Mateo, if that kind of hacking is your thing.
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#6Attend a Haskell mini-conference! http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/BayHac2014
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#7There's not a listings/event site that aggregates all of this stuff?
(He says with mild surprise from London)
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#8Check out http://www.sfwat2do.com - always intersting stuff there.
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#9Checkout Steve Blank's guide:
http://steveblank.com/visitors-guide/Re: Ask HN: I'm visiting SF for 3 days, what do I do?
#10Forget all of that. The most interesting people in tech are largely not in San Francisco (and the ones who you find are loud, while the ones who are interesting you won't find).
Instead: SF is a stellar place to unwind. Do that.
Catch a Giants game. Drink fantastic coffee (Sightglass, Blue Bottle, Epicenter, Four Barrel, Ritual, etc.) Get a Chocolate Shot at Tcho, Ice Cream at Humphry Slocombe, a burrito in the Mission, and Shabu Shabu. Drink a cocktail at Alembic or Comstock. Spend an afternoon peoplewatching in Dolores Park. Shop at the ferry plaza. Walk across the Golden Gate. Take a few days of the best weather that you're going to see for the next 4 months and enjoy it outside.
If you're interested in learning, drop in on some things at Stanford and Berkeley - find interesting talks from people who are doing legit change-the-world research that you can sit in on.