For the organiser, or the city lead
Founder meetup: everyone leaves with everyone's number
The moment
The end of the evening. Thirty founders have just heard what each other is building, and the two who should talk again have no way to.
Today
Business cards nobody keeps, a WhatsApp group someone has to run, or a page to open later. The people who walked in without registering are missed every time.
How it works here
Open a room before the introductions, named with your group in it — “Pune founders, October” — so every contact carries the name.
Put the code on the screen. Anyone who wants in sends one email, their number in the subject.
Close it at the end. Everyone who joined gets everyone who joined, and a search for your group's name in Contacts brings the whole evening back.
Say this
“Before we break: if you want everyone's details, and for them to have yours, send one email to this address. Number in the subject, or attach your contact card. In a few minutes you'll all get one file with the room, and then it's deleted. Later, search our name in your contacts to find everyone who was here.”
- Timer
- Twenty minutes, from the introductions to the close. Add two minutes if the conversation runs on.
- What's kept
- Nothing. 15 minutes after the file is sent, the room's details are deleted.