Are you thinking the marketplace app would integrate with TT’s attendee list (even if not not affiliated with the event)? … it makes sense to tap into that community since it is both old and new tech in DC.

1) I think Twin Tech should always be a light-touch big happy hour. It a necessary component of a thriving technology community to have something with that kind of lack of structure and lack of ‘desired outcomes’. Maybe it will evolve but who knows.

2) I really hear you on the need to better match people with affinity for specific things as well as those that want/need specific things. I’m basically alluding to the need for a dating site for geeks + a marketplace for their talent. I could probably build that a number of ways…what do you think?

That being said, now might be a good opportunity to consider ways to innovate on the concept. While exciting, a happy hour with 2,000 attendees creates challenges beyond finding a space big enough. A few other members of the DC tech community and I were talking about this: while going to Twin Tech inevitably leads to great conversation with some really interesting people, we were disappointed to find our interests were almost always unrelated to those we introduced ourselves to. While it is definitely healthy to enjoy listening and talking with people without any networking designs on them, there also must a way to help people find conversations with new people that nevertheless correspond to their interests.

Looking at the application Zvi put together gets one thinking about what could be possible. Any ideas?

Thanks for helping putting this event together and connecting all of us together.