Have everyone make a profile with their "open hours" where they're free to have lunch or meet up with someone who wants to discuss things of interest with. Don't make it formal, just make it so that people can see what times you're free that week, and shoot an email if they want to talk about stuff. Leave it vague and general because you never know what utility this could serve - hell people might just want some companionship, not startup advice.
Yeah, but I'm talking about something more general and less hacker nature. More like a dating/social thing than an expertise request. HNOfficehours seems more very rigid. Some people just want to meet new people, and make a potential friend. Hard to do that when the theme of the site is getting feedback from an expert about a specific topic. I'm talking about a site where you can list the times/days you're free and got nothing to do, and are open to doing something with someone - could be catching a ballgame, playing ping pong, practicing martial arts, etc... A Cross between Meetup + HNOfficeHours.
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Office/Lunch Hours
Have everyone make a profile with their "open hours" where they're free to have lunch or meet up with someone who wants to discuss things of interest with. Don't make it formal, just make it so that people can see what times you're free that week, and shoot an email if they want to talk about stuff. Leave it vague and general because you never know what utility this could serve - hell people might just want some companionship, not startup advice.
i thought this already existed. [googles...] here it is: http://hnofficehours.com/
Yeah, but I'm talking about something more general and less hacker nature. More like a dating/social thing than an expertise request. HNOfficehours seems more very rigid. Some people just want to meet new people, and make a potential friend. Hard to do that when the theme of the site is getting feedback from an expert about a specific topic. I'm talking about a site where you can list the times/days you're free and got nothing to do, and are open to doing something with someone - could be catching a ballgame, playing ping pong, practicing martial arts, etc... A Cross between Meetup + HNOfficeHours.