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I feel like I have a similar problem here in the DC area particularly as an engineer. All the meet ups and activities around here I find not fulfilling enough, and have a disconnect with actually wanting to pull through.

Is this coming to my area? Or could you possibly show me how this works with a small demo or something so I can maybe help do something similar around here?

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Since you are in the DC area I can plug the DC Code & Coffee[0] and their sister meetup NoVA Code & Coffee[1]. Both are great, active biweekly meetups with around 40-60 attendees each time. Its not just for software engineers, we get data science, devops, security, etc. people coming in. Even people not in tech but looking to make a switch. Its a lot of fun actually.

[0] https://www.meetup.com/dc-code-coffee/

[1] https://www.meetup.com/NoVA-Code-Coffee/

As someone who grew up in/around DC and works almost entirely with recent transplants (mostly Southerners, for some reason), I think that Seattle Freeze article definitely applies here, too. Lots of my coworkers seem to have had (or are still having) issues making friends. Not stated explicitly, but I think some of them have quit or will quit as a result. They've had better luck meeting people when traveling. It's kinda sad.

It is a full on startup. Mobile apps on iOS and Android paired with a backend service for reservations and group matching.

Thawd is launching first in Seattle, then it'll go city by city.

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