I got off the train at Union Square because I was running a little early, maybe a lot early. That gave me more walking distance. I take joy in walking. Right by Union Square on the sidewalk I got randomly stopped by an Ethiopian woman with a Masters from New York University who worked for a children's organization. It was a nice talk. I sent her a Facebook email the following day.
There was another event next door, which is where I ended up at first.
"Please remind me how we know each other," a guy shook my hand and asked me.
"We don't know each other," I said. "You are here for the Facebook event, right?"
Nope.
I went next door to the right address, same street address. The event had a penthouse venue. I was one of the early people to show up. I said hello to the first four people who had showed up.
I went inside to where the event was to be. Ends up one of my friends was an organizer. When I stepped out, I spotted Audrey Buchanan who I first met at an Al Wenger event. I had no idea this was the building she worked in.
I stepped out on to the roof. There I met David Kirkpatrick himself. He had visited my blog post where I had talked about him, he said. (To Make Sense Of The Facebook Movie) That was sweet to know.
Kyle Cameron I have gotten to know from going to many events. Got to sit next to Rebecca Narayana. We promised to become Facebook friends. She is married to an Indian.
Talk about mind meld, David Kirkpatrick and I both blogged about solar panels the day of this event. Fred Wilson calls it mind meld. His post. Mine.
The final person I got to know was Gary Sharma. The Bay Area birthed Craig's List. New York City birthed Gary's Guide.
His events mailing list is the best thing Charlie O'Donnell ever did, I think. This video below is from when Charlie was young. Word is he was pretty awesome back in the days.
So today I open up my email from being on Charlie's list, and one event pops out more than any other.
Wednesday, October 13th
6:30PM Girls in Tech NYC presents a Live Interview with David Kirkpatrick, Author of The Facebook Effect
Like with all of the best events on Charlie's list, this one was full too. So I wrote to the organizer. Felicia Moeis wrote back. I got to sign up. I get to show up.
This was my pitch to her.
Would really like to come to your event Wednesday. Promise to blog about it. http://technbiz.blogspot.com/ You will get exposure.
