I hosted a Blockchain Meetup… And it went well! Here is what happened

Yesterday I hosted the first blockchain meetup for a local network I run. Both newcomers and old-timers came to debate various topics. It was exciting to see anyone at all show up, let alone people who were genuinely interested in networking in the blockchain space.

[Not the meetup, but I booked part of a cafe]

Around 10 attendees besides myself showed up at the space on the first floor of a café, I had booked. It is a totally new network, and I have only just begun reaching out to people, so I am quite happy with the turnout, especially since I feared less than half of that would show.

I started out by introducing the network, and how I would love to host talks and seminars in the future, once I have the right people along, and then I gave a few ideas for topics to discuss. Everyone started out looking at me, so I told all to tell their interests in blockchain to the one by their side, and instantly they talking started.

Organically we ended out with a sort of Q&A where I started answering general questions on various projects. One of the experienced guests chimed in with his knowledge on the topics and it made for a good back and forth between all the quests one at a time. We discussed ICO's, Civic verification systems, Steemit and a bunch of other things.

Before ending the day, I took requests for topics that people would like to hear more about and discuss, and I agreed to do talks on these topics. In the future, I will be looking for smarter minds than me to do talks or seminars on blockchain subjects.

Finally, I thanked everyone for coming. Attendees told me, that they were happy with the initiative and it seemed like everybody wanted to attend another meetup. The event was scheduled to last a maximum of three hours but four attendees stayed in the café 'till later.

I am glad, I did this. It is great to see support for this crypto-world from my local community and it honestly feels good to be part of a small new beginning.