So my last attempt at Open Coffee Around My Schedule was pretty successful. At the Emory event I had four people come out and at the Perimeter event I had a whopping 10-12 people there (I lost count). Given that I only gave folks a few days notice before the events, I’d say that was awesome. Also, given that a lot of folks initially came to meet up with me, it seemed like there was a lot of good discussion between folks that I wasn’t a part of. Which is perfect! The goal here is not, necessarily, to talk to me but to meet folks who are coming to hang out. I will say I didn’t get a lick of work done for the whole two hours at Emory or three hours at Perimeter.
So I’m announcing two more Open Coffee’s with a little more notice this time. The location on the first is thanks to Rob Kischuk - so all praise/blame should go to him. Here they are:
- April 16, 2008 - 2pm to 5pm - Cafe Intermezzo at 1845 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30309
- April 17, 2008 - 2pm to 5pm - Panera Bread at 1545 North Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30307 (by Emory)
Cafe Intermezzo has free Wi-Fi which is why it made the cut. If you’ve got a favorite place that offers free Wi-Fi at which you want to do an Open Coffee, leave a comment and I’ll try to work it into the schedule. If you’re going to show up for either one of these, also leave a comment. Not required but then I know to look out for you.
Octane might be a good option, though I don’t know how crowded they get during the day. Free wifi plus very good coffee AND beer. Right near Georgia Tech:
http://www.octanecoffee.com/
Joe - the problem I find with Octane is the parking. Perhaps I didn’t see the right area the last time I went but it appears that there are only a handful of spots out front. Happy to do one there if there is enough demand but it isn’t high on my personal list.
Nah, that’s a good point, the parking is pretty bad. I have to park along the road or behind it usually.
I’ll definitely try to make the Intermezzo one. Another idea is Fado, which I believe has free wifi and is good for groups - although is that really open coffee? Perhaps it could be an Open Stout event, or maybe Open Tap. Open Bar would be nice, but I don’t see that happening =)
Jeremy - cool. BTW, if you want to sponsor an Open Bar event, I’ll definitely publicize it and attend (don’t worry, I won’t run up the tab much - I’m not a big drinker). Just make sure you bring your Black AMEX to the event cause I think other attendees might be big drinkers. ;-)
I will be out of town on both of those dates, but definitely let me know about any upcoming events. I am a big fan of meeting in midtown for an upcoming event.
I’d love to join you, maybe on an evening or weekend sometime. I’m “raising startup capital” at a 9-5 until the end of the summer. Octane is a great place, but yeah, parking is a problem. As of a year or so they had bottomless cups of regular coffee and a great grilled cheese with pesto.
I’ll be there on Thursday