OpenCoffee coming to Hamburg! I'm starting it!
So, Saul started off with this idea and I simply think it's cool. So, I'm going to copy him (I asked, don't worry)! Hence, starting next week, April 25th, there's an OpenCoffee happening in Hamburg at the newly opened Starbucks located on the Alster. The exact location is Neuer Jungfernstieg 5, right off the Jungernstieg. The place just opened and is really nice, spanning two floors. Most Starbucks get really dingy after a couple of years and this here is not the case. There isn't a website link yet which I could find outside of some reviews already on Qype (sorry, it's in German).
You can find it on the map here: Starbucks on the Alster
I'll be there Wednesdays at 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. (as often as my schedule allows). I'll most likely be upstairs somewhere so feel free to come on by and chat. Here's what Saul sees as the purpose of this so I thought I'd simply cut & paste instead of trying to rewrite his reasons as my own:
Who's invited?
Anyone. This is not about meeting me (or anyone else in particular), hopefully it's about giving people focussed times and places where they can hang out and connect with others -- not locked inside an office or at a private members club.
Why?
Well, one of the things I've heard repeatedly over the last few weeks is:
- investors are inaccessible
- entrepreneurs need regular physical space to meet, not just each other but also also network with investors and corporates
I totally agree with point 1-- we all get an enormous amount from informal contact.
What I don't agree with is the idea that the space should be permanent, owned or closed (private office or members club) -- I should be able to go to cities all over the world and know which places (and at what times) I'm most likely to meet other entrepreneurs.
I might be there alone but let's see if it works. Hope to see you there. Otherwise, I'll just be drinking a lot of coffee and reading my e-mail. There's nothing wrong with that.
