Ask HN: A weekend in Silicon Valley

#1

Post by horyd » Thu, Oct 17, 2013, 12:09 AM UTC

I left my job in investment banking to start doing some freelance development and maybe start something up. As part of leaving I get to go to our USA office (in Detroit. I live and work in Sydney) and while I'm there I really want to visit Silicon Valley, most likely on the Oct 26th weekend.

As something that I read so much about, how can I get the most out of a weekend there? I'm most interested in just meeting like-minded people and hanging out, but unfortunately I don't know anyone living there.

Any tips? Cheers guys

Re: Ask HN: A weekend in Silicon Valley

#2

Post by mchannon » Thu, Oct 17, 2013, 3:02 AM UTC

You're probably too late to get space in one, but a Chez JJ or similar airbnb where you sleep 6 to a room of like-minded individuals can be interesting (and a pretty cheap deal versus a hotel).

Visit Hacker Dojo, Google's campus, and Computer History Museum, all in Mountain View.

Try meetup.com to fill in time gaps.

Re: Ask HN: A weekend in Silicon Valley

#3

Post by horyd » Thu, Oct 17, 2013, 4:22 AM UTC

mchannon wrote: post #2

You're probably too late to get space in one, but a Chez JJ or similar airbnb where you sleep 6 to a room of like-minded individuals can be interesting (and a pretty cheap deal versus a hotel). Visit Hacker Dojo, Google's campus, and Computer History Museum, all in Mountain View. Try meetup.com to fill in time gaps.

Thanks for the tips! Just got a spare bed in Chez JJ :)

Just looked up Hacker Dojo, I think I will definitely visit there, they have a ton of events going on.