Comments on: Are You Ready To Bar Camp? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:30:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Web .01 user http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1554596 Web .01 user Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:05:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1554596 aahh yes, I remeber it well.. 2005 the beginning of all the web craziness. I had just moved into a sweet new place of my own. I made a deal with my mom that if I cleaned up all the boxes, I could have the entire basement to myself. It was awesome. Internet explorer 7 was in its infancy, and there were only 3 or 400 firefox plugins. I remember it like it was last year. aahh yes, I remeber it well.. 2005 the beginning of all the web craziness.

I had just moved into a sweet new place of my own. I made a deal with my mom that if I cleaned up all the boxes, I could have the entire basement to myself. It was awesome. Internet explorer 7 was in its infancy, and there were only 3 or 400 firefox plugins. I remember it like it was last year.

]]> By: Franz Patzig http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1553331 Franz Patzig Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:47:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1553331 Same here in Germany. BarCampCologne2 (which will happen the upcoming weekend) was completely booked out 9 hours after we had announced it in our blogs. There are still about 100 people on the waiting list. Same here in Germany. BarCampCologne2 (which will happen the upcoming weekend) was completely booked out 9 hours after we had announced it in our blogs. There are still about 100 people on the waiting list.

]]> By: Russell Heimlich http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1552845 Russell Heimlich Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:15:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1552845 Washington D.C. just had its first BarCamp yesterday, Aug. 11th. There were so many people wanting to participate that we had to turn people away. It was a ton of fun and if there is one in your area, I highly reccomend re-arranging your schedule so you can go. Check out BarCampdc.org for more details about our event. Washington D.C. just had its first BarCamp yesterday, Aug. 11th. There were so many people wanting to participate that we had to turn people away. It was a ton of fun and if there is one in your area, I highly reccomend re-arranging your schedule so you can go.

Check out BarCampdc.org for more details about our event.

]]> By: Mellow Morning http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1552570 Mellow Morning Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:31:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1552570 <strong>BarCamp events...</strong> I had never heard of BarCamp. According to a recent Techcrunch article it seems to be a pretty fun event though. We should have one of these in Holland as well. ...... BarCamp events…

I had never heard of BarCamp.
According to a recent Techcrunch article it seems to be a pretty fun event though.
We should have one of these in Holland as well.
……

]]> By: Some Guy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1552057 Some Guy Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:42:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1552057 2005 was "just before all the craziness happened with the web"? Are you kidding? 2005 was “just before all the craziness happened with the web”? Are you kidding?

]]> By: Jessica Mah http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1551469 Jessica Mah Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:22:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1551469 Ah Noes! I really want to go to barcamp but I'm going to be visiting my friends and family back in New York that weekend :( Oh well, I blogged about it anyway. Ah Noes! I really want to go to barcamp but I’m going to be visiting my friends and family back in New York that weekend :(

Oh well, I blogged about it anyway.

]]> By: Tara Hunt http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1551350 Tara Hunt Sat, 11 Aug 2007 19:33:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1551350 Wow...thanks for the plug, Mike! As you probably know, it had the powerful effect of sending A GAZILLION PEOPLE over to sign up. LOL. Yikes. A self-fulfilling prophecy, perhaps? ;) And thanks to TechCrunch for being a sponsor! All of the companies who donate money are supporting an awesome grassroots effort that is open and accessible to anyone. For @Moopy above, participation includes being part of a discussion, yes! It's all about involving everyone and making sure that the sessions are discussions rather than lectures is a very inclusive thing. Thanks again and I look forward to seeing how this turns out! As always, BarCamp is an ongoing experiment. I've never been to one that wasn't interesting, though. Wow…thanks for the plug, Mike! As you probably know, it had the powerful effect of sending A GAZILLION PEOPLE over to sign up. LOL. Yikes. A self-fulfilling prophecy, perhaps? ;)

And thanks to TechCrunch for being a sponsor! All of the companies who donate money are supporting an awesome grassroots effort that is open and accessible to anyone. For @Moopy above, participation includes being part of a discussion, yes! It’s all about involving everyone and making sure that the sessions are discussions rather than lectures is a very inclusive thing.

Thanks again and I look forward to seeing how this turns out! As always, BarCamp is an ongoing experiment. I’ve never been to one that wasn’t interesting, though.

]]> By: Chris Heuer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1551229 Chris Heuer Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:18:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1551229 As Mike said - the people were doing it out of their passions. Yes, people were trying to start the next great thing, but their primary motivations were not driven by money first and foremost. It was driven about the desire to do something great, because they loved it, because they could. Several of the people I see at parties and events these days are coming to this market opportunity because it looks like big money - not because it looks like the thing they are the most passionate about. That is the difference. As Guy Kawasaki said here at Gnomedex yesterday [paraphrasing] "People driven by only money and flipping businesses tend to attract the wrong sort of people" Of course, none of this is true across the board - there are always exceptions, but generally speaking, I agree with Mike's statement. It was truly a magical time in the valley, one that defines the spirit and purpose of the work for a lot of people I am fortunate to call my friend. As Mike said - the people were doing it out of their passions. Yes, people were trying to start the next great thing, but their primary motivations were not driven by money first and foremost. It was driven about the desire to do something great, because they loved it, because they could.

Several of the people I see at parties and events these days are coming to this market opportunity because it looks like big money - not because it looks like the thing they are the most passionate about. That is the difference. As Guy Kawasaki said here at Gnomedex yesterday [paraphrasing] “People driven by only money and flipping businesses tend to attract the wrong sort of people”

Of course, none of this is true across the board - there are always exceptions, but generally speaking, I agree with Mike’s statement. It was truly a magical time in the valley, one that defines the spirit and purpose of the work for a lot of people I am fortunate to call my friend.

]]> By: HighFivez.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1551176 HighFivez.com Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:39:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1551176 Wish we could go, but not enough notice. Sounds fun. Wish we could go, but not enough notice. Sounds fun.

]]> By: Blake Burris http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1551030 Blake Burris Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:00:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1551030 Definitely go if you're local or you can travel there for your first or tenth Barcamp. The first Texas Barcamp was in Dallas in Jan. 06 and I too met many new friends who have expanded Barcamp around Texas (including Austin / SXSW and others have traveled around the world to other *camps. Now we're putting on a derivative of the recent iPhoneDevCamp expanded in scope to "MobileDevCamp" Aug. 24th in Dallas - where Nokia, Ericsson, Nortel, Samsung, Cisco and others have N. American HQ or outposts. Let this be an inspiration to start something of your own. http://barcamp.pbwiki.com/MobileDevCamp Definitely go if you’re local or you can travel there for your first or tenth Barcamp. The first Texas Barcamp was in Dallas in Jan. 06 and I too met many new friends who have expanded Barcamp around Texas (including Austin / SXSW and others have traveled around the world to other *camps.

Now we’re putting on a derivative of the recent iPhoneDevCamp expanded in scope to “MobileDevCamp” Aug. 24th in Dallas - where Nokia, Ericsson, Nortel, Samsung, Cisco and others have N. American HQ or outposts.

Let this be an inspiration to start something of your own.

http://barcamp.pbwiki.com/MobileDevCamp

]]> By: dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1550909 dave Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:23:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1550909 you said, "..it was held just before all the craziness happened with the web" huh? did you just turn 19? weren't you around in 97,98, 99? you said, “..it was held just before all the craziness happened with the web”

huh? did you just turn 19? weren’t you around in 97,98, 99?

]]> By: Moopy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1550703 Moopy Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:09:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1550703 Ok, a question for you previous Barcamp organizers/attendees--if I'm not giving a presentation, does avidly contributing to the discussions fulfill the "at least help out with one" criteria? I have lots to contribute to discussions, but nothing to present. Please advise. Ok, a question for you previous Barcamp organizers/attendees–if I’m not giving a presentation, does avidly contributing to the discussions fulfill the “at least help out with one” criteria? I have lots to contribute to discussions, but nothing to present. Please advise.

]]> By: R Pooran Prasad http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1550601 R Pooran Prasad Sat, 11 Aug 2007 08:44:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1550601 May be very few people know and acknowledge this... Bangalore hosted 4 barcamps so far. Bangalore Barcamp 4 saw the biggest crowd turnout ever :) more details at www.barcampbangalore.org May be very few people know and acknowledge this… Bangalore hosted 4 barcamps so far. Bangalore Barcamp 4 saw the biggest crowd turnout ever :) more details at http://www.barcampbangalore.org

]]> By: David http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1550114 David Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:57:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1550114 Barcamp ROCKS!!! I've loved the two we've had in Chicago, which btw, I've heard is the thrid largest Barcamp community after the Valley and Austin!!! Barcamp ROCKS!!!

I’ve loved the two we’ve had in Chicago, which btw, I’ve heard is the thrid largest Barcamp community after the Valley and Austin!!!

]]> By: crazy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1550047 crazy Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:05:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1550047 I'll be attending this one...any advice from past participants. I’ll be attending this one…any advice from past participants.

]]> By: Peterson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1550033 Peterson Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:55:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1550033 You know some people end up meeting famous founders in TC post. Some mockers here got jeolous. They couldn't start their own startup, because lack of ideas and lack of access to VCS. I'm like to visit some great startup website. I don't like visit website that got VC funding. It's waste of time. You know some people end up meeting famous founders in TC post.

Some mockers here got jeolous. They couldn’t start their own startup, because lack of ideas and lack of access to VCS. I’m like to visit some great startup website.

I don’t like visit website that got VC funding. It’s waste of time.

]]> By: Roy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1550011 Roy Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:36:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1550011 Interesting. Some friends and I were talking about doing a smaller version of the same kind of deal for just hobby-projects in our area. It's a college town, so a lot of young programmers, and tons of enthusiasm. Looks like the professional, big league version would be fascinating. And don't worry, the literate readers are still out here. Interesting. Some friends and I were talking about doing a smaller version of the same kind of deal for just hobby-projects in our area. It’s a college town, so a lot of young programmers, and tons of enthusiasm. Looks like the professional, big league version would be fascinating.

And don’t worry, the literate readers are still out here.

]]> By: Jon A. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1550006 Jon A. Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:31:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1550006 Last year, when BarCamp was held in downtown SF, I ran across the street to buy bottled water and ran into James Carville. Jim was trying to avoid eye contact with anyone and everyone- and not surprisingly I couldn't convince him to join us. Lesson- go to BarCamp. You might run into someone famous. Last year, when BarCamp was held in downtown SF, I ran across the street to buy bottled water and ran into James Carville. Jim was trying to avoid eye contact with anyone and everyone- and not surprisingly I couldn’t convince him to join us.

Lesson- go to BarCamp. You might run into someone famous.

]]> By: sean percival http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1549977 sean percival Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:08:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1549977 Sounds great I've been to few here in socal and they rank among some of my favorite events. Sounds great

I’ve been to few here in socal and they rank among some of my favorite events.

]]> By: August http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1549935 August Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:40:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1549935 Ask Mike or Duncan... First, people compaint Duncan's poor grammar, spelling, etc. I duno. I'm huge fan of Duncan. People want to fire Duncan. :( Sadly, he's on vacation. I miss his blog... I don't want to start the fight. I don't want get involve TC confortation. Ask Mike or Duncan… First, people compaint Duncan’s poor grammar, spelling, etc. I duno.

I’m huge fan of Duncan. People want to fire Duncan. :( Sadly, he’s on vacation. I miss his blog…

I don’t want to start the fight.
I don’t want get involve TC confortation.

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1549918 David Mackey Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:23:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1549918 Just wanted to comment on the last post - the one you closed the comments on. Not sure what all the hurrah was about, or why the commenters had such poor grammar. Nick disclosed in the post...seemed reasonable to me. Just wanted to comment on the last post - the one you closed the comments on. Not sure what all the hurrah was about, or why the commenters had such poor grammar. Nick disclosed in the post…seemed reasonable to me.

]]> By: Apple http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1549891 Apple Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:11:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/10/are-you-ready-to-bar-camp/#comment-1549891 I've tried...It's good...No comment. I’ve tried…It’s good…No comment.

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