I went to another WebInno event this evening in Kendall Square. I just moved back to the Boston area, and it’s fun to connect with other people here starting businesses on the web.
Dave Beisel organizes WebInno, and he does a great job. The meetings have the same demo & schmooze format as the Tech Meetups I went to when I lived in NYC, although I’m amused by the differences. They kinda correspond to differences I see between the two cities. For example:
In Boston, both sessions were at The Royal Sonesta; in NYC, the Tech Meetups I joined were in an NYU classroom and a cramped Meetup.com conference room.
In Boston, just about everybody (including me) was wearing khakis and a buttondown; in NYC, it was jeans and hoodies.
In Boston, at least half the crowd was from a VC shop; in NYC I remember bumping into one or two.
In Boston, Dave ran efficient, orderly demos; in NYC the crowd jumped in with questions whenever they wanted — it was demo if you dare.
How’s that for a list of generalizations?
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