{"id":312,"date":"2011-05-17T14:32:54","date_gmt":"2011-05-17T06:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gergely.imreh.net\/blog\/?p=312"},"modified":"2011-05-17T14:32:54","modified_gmt":"2011-05-17T06:32:54","slug":"igniting-taipei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gergely.imreh.net\/blog\/2011\/05\/igniting-taipei\/","title":{"rendered":"Igniting Taipei"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few weeks ago with a couple of friends we started to organize the first Ignite Taipei<\/a>. There’s still 5 weeks and a bit to go, but it has already been a fun experience. In many ways, starting a\u00a0community<\/a> feels very similar to how doing a startup would feel (I imagine). No surprise there, the startups I would want to create would want to have a great community. :)<\/p>\n

So far it is mostly about choosing the place, the time, starting to invite people, keeping in touch with them, building involvement by others and keeping those “fans”. It’s shaping up nicely, but there’s a lot more to go, we are not ready yet.<\/p>\n

Another connection I found with doing an business: the best way to build up one’s own enthusiasm is to be as closely involved as possible. I keep watching Ignite videos on YouTube<\/a> and sharing them. Writing a blog<\/a> about what’s going on. Talking to people about it and see what they are interested in. Since at the actual event I think I will be managing the technical issues, there’s one thing I haven’t thought about before: what kind of talk would I<\/em> give? How would I use my 5 minutes \/ 20 slides to have an impact? Unless I know that, I cannot really\u00a0recruit\u00a0speakers well, cannot help them effectively and would miss out on the core of the things. Also, it does help to exercise my idea muscles<\/a> [1].<\/p>\n

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What _else_ to talk about?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s the copy of the brainstorming I had today while I was waiting for my lunch:<\/p>\n