The new dotcom boom

It seems to me the real value in places like OpenCoffee (atleast in London) is in meeting the early adopters/investors and people who are interested in building things (potential co-founders/employees).

Unfortunately, as it has started to get more media coverage, the event seems to attract (random) people who are not so interested/committed. These people generally go just because the event was in the paper. This seems to dilute things. Things don’t seem to happen as fast now. I know of several startups/groups that formed in a few meetings in the early days but now it seems more people are just interested in talking/observing than doing, and startups/groups do not form as easily/quickly.

Perhaps this due to the (required?) increase in cross communication and signal to noise now present.

This is based on anecdotal evidence and my own experience, but I would be surprised if it is too far from the truth.

The article mentions Damien and Max, founders of New Bamboo! They do very tasteful design and they're extremely keen about Ruby On Rails. Indeed, they were early adopters and I first heard about Ruby On Rails from them.

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