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Ask HN: What do I do with a weekend in SF?

#1
I just graduated with a degree in Augmented Reality from a school far too far away from the valley. If I have one weekend in paradise, how should I go about meeting fellow hackers? Where should I go? What would you do?

Looking to talk to people about a brain-game startup, complain about Zynga and get a feel for the place in general. Greener than green over here.

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Re: Ask HN: What do I do with a weekend in SF?

#5
SF is a unique and amazing town. Keep in mind one thing that's little-understood outside of California: San Francisco is not the same thing as the Bay Area. And when you say "San Francisco" you probably really mean the Bay Area. "The valley", proper, is around San Jose and the lower peninsula, for instance.

You should explore SF first, though. It's more condensed, and easier to understand on a short trip.

Re: Ask HN: What do I do with a weekend in SF?

#8
If you are trying to get a feel for the startup scene here visit some of the hackerspaces/co-working spaces, set up meetings with founders/employees of the companes you want to meet beforehand, visit Stanford and Berkely, and sign up for www.thestartupdigest.com

Re: Ask HN: What do I do with a weekend in SF?

#9
Same thing here :). I finally decided to do a road trip I've been meaning to do for a few years. A friend and I are going to drive to Los Angeles, stop at a bar called Naja's place (which is awesome), then slowly make our way up the coast the next morning.

We plan on camping around the Bay Area for about a week...any thoughts on must do geek things while there (that aren't specific to the startup community)?

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