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Ask YC: Been going to BarCamps? (BarCampBoston3 is May 17th & 18th!)

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Re: Ask YC: Been going to BarCamps? (BarCampBoston3 is May 17th & 18th!)

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Post by jamesbritt »

There have been two in Phoenix, AZ; I organized the last one.

They are great, and will likely look to roll another one at the end of this year, but I was a little frustrated in getting more people to stand up and show off.

Perhaps Phoenix is just not happening enough place for this, or I need to get some marketing smarts.

Re: Ask YC: Been going to BarCamps? (BarCampBoston3 is May 17th & 18th!)

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Post by hendler »

I was in the last Bar Camp Miami, great time.

If you go with an open mind and less of a mission, it's great. The camps attract curious, ambitious, and savvy folk - not just for Bar Hoppers!

I'm moving back to Boston just in time for this one! Thanks for posting!

Re: Ask YC: Been going to BarCamps? (BarCampBoston3 is May 17th & 18th!)

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Post by damon »

thingsilearned wrote: post #4

Yup. They're awesome. Minnebar (Minnesota) may 10th. http://barcamp.org/MinneBar

I'll be @ minnebar May 10th also. I've heard estimates of 400 attendees planned! If you're interested in iPhone development, lets meet up. I'm doing a 5-min lightning round talk on native iPhone objc development.

Re: Ask YC: Been going to BarCamps? (BarCampBoston3 is May 17th & 18th!)

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Post by jon_dahl »

thingsilearned wrote: post #4

Yup. They're awesome. Minnebar (Minnesota) may 10th. http://barcamp.org/MinneBar

Agreed. In the Twin Cities, Minnebar is by far the best tech/startup event of the year. We've met clients, business partners, and even our attorneys there.

Re: Ask YC: Been going to BarCamps? (BarCampBoston3 is May 17th & 18th!)

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Post by ericb »

ericb wrote: post #10
pk wrote: post #5

I went to last year's Boston BarCamp and it was a great event overall. Some workshops were a little "eh", but others were really good. I'm thinking about doing a session on "Graphic Design for Coders" - anybody here have any thoughts on whether that would be a good topic? A neat thing I saw at last year's BarCamp was an early demo of Dropbox by Drew Huston who went on to be part of YC Summer '07. I think Reddit demoe…

I would kill for a graphic design for coders workshop. If you do a workshop, I promise not to kill you. It would be someone else of your choosing. ;-)

Any thoughts on whether this would be saturday or sunday if you do do it? I'm moving that saturday, sadly.

Re: Ask YC: Been going to BarCamps? (BarCampBoston3 is May 17th & 18th!)

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Post by pk »

ericb wrote: post #16
ericb wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would kill for a graphic design for coders workshop. If you do a workshop, I promise not to kill you. It would be someone else of your choosing. ;-)

Any thoughts on whether this would be saturday or sunday if you do do it? I'm moving that saturday, sadly.

It would definitely be on Sunday - I'm going to a friend's graduation at Worcester Polytechnic Institute that Saturday.
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