Open Office Hours

Open Office Hours at Droplabs matches experts in startup mentorship, software development and business model generation, with local area programmers, entrepreneurs and small business owners.

This unique event combines one-on-one mentorship with a networking event and provides a fun, high energy experience for everyone. Best of all, participation is free!

Depending on the level of attendance, our Open Office Hours have used time slots for a show-and-tell presentation format or a one-on-one consultation "speed dating" model that ensures that all participants have equal access to all our expert mentors.

Mentors at this Open Office Hours

Christefano Reyes will be the mentor at this event. He is a managing partner at Solar Ignition (http://www.solarignition.com), a venture capital fund and accelerator program for early-stage startups. Solar Ignition backs entrepreneurs working on big ideas and values-based businesses using open source principles.

He also works at the design and engineering firm, Exaltation of Larks (http://www.larks.la), and at Droplabs (http://www.droplabs.net)' network of coworking spaces. He's a public speaker on open source software, high performance websites and internet security, and is a startup mentor and Drupal community organizer.

How to Sign Up

This event is between 5-7pm on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Post a comment below and we'll schedule some time for you. It's that easy.

Droplabs is working on automating this process but right now we're using a simple calendar system. When your time is confirmed, you'll receive an event invitation by email.

Calling All Mentors!

Are you a mentor who's ready to make new connections and expand your network? We need you! Please Contact Droplabs (http://droplabs.net/contact) and let us know your area of expertise and where you're located.

Parking & Directions

There is free parking in our parking lot. You can also park for free on N. Main St. and Clover St.

After parking, follow the yellow signs that point to Droplabs.

Droplabs (http://droplabs.net)
651 Clover St.
Los Angeles, CA 90031

Droplabs is in the Mission Junction neighborhood of Los Angeles at Big Art Labs (http://www.bigartlabs.com/), just 1 mile down Main St. from Union Station and Philippes (the first-ever venue for Drupal meetups in Southern California!). We're one block west of The Brewery (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/The_brewery_art_colony), the largest live-and-work artists' colony in the world.

Free parking in our large parking lot is first-come, first-served. After parking in the lot, follow the yellow signs that point to Droplabs. (If our lot is full, you can park for free on Clover St.)

Droplabs is a brief walk from the Main St. / Lamar St. (http://maps.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x80c2c66414593f27:0x60b5a3405ed20d76&q=type:transit_station:%22Main+/+Lamar%22&hl=en&ved=0CBMQgQVIAA&sa=X&ei=1TcVT7zDEoewoQSt8NnIAg) stop on the the Metro Local 76 bus line. This is also the Lincoln Heights / Chinatown DASH stop.