January 2011
13 posts
How to Have a 20 Minute Meeting
ohours:
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I start by reminding people that we don’t have to cover everything in the 20 short minutes we have together. I make it clear that I’m available for follow-up emails and Skype on any of the points we cover in the Ohours session, and that today is about getting to know one another and diving in on a few of the topics they really want to cover.
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BRYCE DOT VC: BRYCE DOT VC Office Hours at OATV HQ →
brycedotvc:
When I moved to San Francisco six months back I did so, in part, to be more accessible. Being in in the city only a few days a week often meant back to back meetings late into the night on the days I was in town. It also meant pushing meetings out months into the future.
Now I’m trying to be a…
Yay! Bryce is hosting Ohours in a few weeks. If you’ve never met him, take...
“Watson is not your run-of-the-mill computer. The system is powered by 10 racks...”
– WIRED on Watson, the IBM computer that will play Jeopardy in mid-February (yeah, yeah yeah… but does it “check-in”?)
Go Meet Someone New (in CA): Issue #2
ohours:
After over 100 Ohours in NYC, our friend out in CA are starting to catch on and are hosting Ohours themselves.
If you’re out in either the SF area or Irvine, think about getting out of your office, hopping in your car, and going to meet one of these people!
Eric Busby, CTO-turned-entrepreneur from Irvine, CA, is meeting up with people Monday at 10AM PST, at a Starbucks in Irvine.
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Watchfimoculous:
VYou did the NY Tech Meetup tonight and WE KILLED IT.
Nice job, Steve.
You guys did great. Thanks for participating!
The Gong Show: Office Hours →
thegongshow:
Nate Westheimer is building a web service to host office hours. I think it’s great, and I love to see Nate hacking away at code!
I’m hosting office hours at Spark next week in order to give it a spin. The date and time is Jan 12th at 2pm. Sign up for these office hours here.
One caveat:…
*Blush*
Seriously, though, I hope Andrew gets to meet some folks he wouldn’t...
Go Meet Someone New: Issue #1
ohours:
Ohours is all about getting people face to face, meeting people they wouldn’t ordinarily get to meet in their busy lives. Here are a few folks hosting Ohours this week and next. Head to this link for a list of everyone hosting Office Hours.
New York City:
Adam Schwartz, startup Business Development up-and-comer and NY Tech Meetup’s sponsorship chief, is hosting Ohours tomorrow, January...
“Find a problem that personally pisses you off and solve it, and you’ll be a good...”
– Martin Tobias
Kyle Bragger: From concept to launch in 24 hours... →
kylewritescode:
I launched Facto yesterday. It’s a project I’ve been wanting to build for a while, and I finally got around to making it a reality over the past 24 hours or so. While building, I had a bit of a “whoa” moment thinking about what it really takes to launch a project these days, and why there’s no…
Fact: This is awesome.