Ask HN: Moving to Chicago
I'm moving to Chicago (19th November) and I am pretty sure there might be many of you guys hanging out there. I always attend to a lot of meetings whenever I go somewhere new so I wanted to know a little bit more about the tech and startup scene in Chicago. I subscribed to some Meetup groups but haven't decided yet!
Do you recommend any events/places/meetings in particular?
Thanks.
There's a sporadic HN meetup on Meetup.com, and the people behind it are nice, but it's going on hiatus for at least a couple months and I'm working on replacing it with something more akin to ChiSec:
I'd like to pick a bar and a "third Thursday of every month" kind of schedule and just have people show up without the RSVP dance; in particular, appreciative though I am of the generosity of sponsors, I'm not wild about meetups that happen in other people's offices.
If you're interested, you can comment here or shoot me an email.
Welcome to Chicago. This is a great city.
I used to frequent a few of the meetups. People in this city are very friendly. I've gone to a few R users group meetings, some mobile developer meetings, and some informal bar get togethers and I can't remember a time where I didn't learn something new or pick something up from very friendly people.
Just try lots of things. Some groups last and some don't, but it's generally worthwhile to give things a shot.
1871 is a kind of digital startup incubator community thing:
Welcome to Chicago! There's a ton of events always happening, meetups, etc. Lots of co working spaces full of entrepreneur communities.
Definitely subscribe to the Startup Digest. Feel free to shoot me any email with any questions. Tim at matchist dot com
I'm at work right now but shoot me an email at loganfrederick@gmail.com and I can send you a better follow up tonight with some Chicago info. Welcome to the city!
Welcome to Chicago. It's a great city. Shoot me an email if you have an questions or need any help.
zohar.[michael jackson's last name]@gmail.com