You'll get invited to our Meetups as soon as they're scheduled!
“ If you're trying to get something up and running, just being in a space with people in the same situation is great. Various individuals have different knowledge and experience to share. Even though I only spoke a couple of people, together with the presentations, I came away with more of an understanding of what I need to do next. ”
— Alison on Jun 6, 2008.
“ Make your business known by sharing your great enthusiasm about & passion for the purpose and benefits of your business. ”
— Bruno Babic on Nov 25, 2009.
“ Increadible op 4 anyone to get chatting about IT solutions to others in the field, great way to deepen understanding and widen horizons... ”
— Paola Pagliarin on Oct 31, 2009.
“ Simply the best non corporate(suits) group on the internet in London if not Europe. There are some very intellegent and skilled individuals who will give you very forthright informed comments on your idea/concept. Everytime I attend I learn something from other attendees and share my skills with attendees. So get out of your comfort zone and let your peers rough your ideas up. ”
— Ian Dowson on Oct 30, 2009.
“ It interesting to know all those people from different firlds ”
— natichan on Sep 27, 2009.
“ It's a good place to meet other people who work in the entrepreneurial end of the web development community. ”
— Mark Stringer on Sep 26, 2009.
“ Lots to learn and great networking opp. Everyone very chatty and friendly. ”
— Lucy Dickinson on Aug 3, 2009.
“ Great place to network and to learn what's going on in the industry. ”
— Amy Thibodeau on Aug 3, 2009.
“ Hear about interesting things going on in London, good networking opportunity. ”
— Richard on Jun 1, 2009.
“ It's a great place to meet and learn from the wonderful world of web productivity! ”
— Tony on Jun 1, 2009.
“ It's a nice way to spend your Friday evening as you can meet interesting people and learn a lot too! ”
— Giulia Piu on May 8, 2009.
“ 3) The guy who talked about Amazon web services should never have presented. If you allow this crap presentation to happen ever again then people will not come no matter how attractive the subject ”
— Alain on Apr 25, 2009.
“ If you're an entrepreneur looking to meet other entrepreneurs, come along! Don't come with an agenda though - just come to meet people. ”
— Daniel Tenner on Apr 25, 2009.
“ Interesting, cutting-edge presentations, and a clever, congenial crowd. ”
— Evan Stein on Apr 24, 2009.
“ Good place and opportunity to join like minded people! ”
— Peter Krawczyk on Mar 27, 2009.
“ A good way to learn what other great ideas are about and how it can inspire you. Meet new people in your field and some you may know already. Help others too if you can and share what you know. ”
— Kerry Malone on Feb 3, 2009.
“ See how people are making money from web apps. It doesn't have to be an original idea, just one you package, sell well, and people need. Inspires you to think about different ways of sellling/developing your own products. ”
— Kate Mayfield on Feb 2, 2009.
“ Great place to meet and mingle with talented and creative people. Excellent presentations showcasing hot information that every web technology entrepreneur and/or enthusiast should know. ”
— Max Irwin on Feb 1, 2009.
“ If you are looking to start a web based project, or have a project in its early days, this meet up is an essential place to share and learn of other people experience and knowledge. You can't put a value on meeting other people going through the same challenges as yourself. Startups are testing, and simply knowing others are facing the same difficulties is useful and encouraging. We can't all be wrong! ”
— Marc De'ath on Jan 31, 2009.
“ To meet internet professionals in london ”
— A former member on Nov 30, 2008.
“ It was a great opportunity to meet other people with an interest in web technology. The subject of the presentations are always interesting. ”
— Ross Tweedie on Jun 29, 2008.
“ they shouldn't. ”
— A former member on Jun 1, 2008.
“ It is a good opportunity to meet people and give an elevator pitch. Keep it short, keep it tidy! ”
— Peter MacRobert on May 31, 2008.
“ To engage with a range of intelligent, driven and creative people who are passionate about their area of work. As a consultant to government being able to mix with this group was very refreshing. ”
— Michelle Lyons on Apr 28, 2008.
“ Its a great opportunity to get out of the office, look above the parapet and see what else is going on in this exciting space and who's dong it. Good to chat and network with others. ”
— Sharmita Saha on Apr 28, 2008.
“ very good opportunity to get people to talk about their passion. ”
— Andy Levis on Apr 28, 2008.
“ good to have a sense of London being very exciting internet wise ”
— A former member on Mar 29, 2008.
“ It's a great place to showcase your tech startup and get to know interesting people. ”
— Fabio De Bernardi on Mar 28, 2008.
“ Many startups comprise only a few people, by networking at minibar you get some great connections, inspiration and the opportunity to bounce larval ideas around with people likely to "get it." ”
— Steve Ganly on Mar 6, 2008.
“ See above - I liked the MiniBar concept and only the music made the goal difficult. Might be good to get more mixing of people - have some way of finding wants/haves and let people set up mini-meetings. ”
— John on Feb 23, 2008.
“ Useful, interesting, friendly - and the free drinks are a nice touch. ”
— Peter on Oct 19, 2007.
“ Generally interesting and good for meeting people. Occasional presentation that's interesting and thought provoking. ”
— James Andrews on Sep 30, 2007.
“ 3 minutes to present made it challenging but not really enough, 5 mins sounds about right, 10 is too much for the MiniBar format. ”
— Alex Craxton on May 27, 2007.
“ Interesting bunch of people. I felt it took a while to warm up, but people were otherwise very friendly. ”
— Simon Thompson on Apr 25, 2007.
“ Great idea. Eclectic mix of people. Someone should do an analysis of the strange spectrum that are attracted by this beacon in the mist. ”
— dan mquillan on Apr 22, 2007.
“ Interesting and I'll come again ”
— A former member on Mar 2, 2007.
“ thank you for organising it - looking forward to the next one :) ”
— A former member on Nov 18, 2006.
“ There's a good buzz about the meetings with a good mix of people and lively conversations. ”
— Keith Errington on Oct 31, 2009.
“ If you like drinking and being in a noisy, secluded and unwelcoming bar this is the place for you! ”
— Sanchez on Sep 26, 2008.
“ good, maybe a more structured and slightly longer presentation stage, 3 mins per project is a bit mean. I wanted / I offer was good ”
— Barry Pretsell on Jan 27, 2007.
“ Great group not living up to its full potential but plenty of scope to do so. ”
—A former member on Mar 4, 2007.
“ I don't think they should unless they are looking to get people onboard to talk about their ideas ”
— Sarah Blow on Apr 28, 2008.
“ Sound was good, but need to shut the door once the presentations start, it was pretty cold outside and its going to get colder! ”
— Josef on Dec 11, 2006.
“ A change of venue would be good - not ideal for networking. Take a leaf out of second chance tuesday - well lit, wide venue devoid of background noise. ”
—A former member on Jan 26, 2007.
“ First attendance, I admit, but... it did seem to be over flowing with pretentious "I am an IT /entrepreneur/", therefore what ever sh*te I (i.e. them) listen to OR people listen to from me is worthwhile. Maybe this is the wrong group for me, as I am interested in technical talks and or something socially practical and helpful. I am not interested in seeing how I can take advantage of others, less experienced or youthful people OR the Open Source community for ideas. ”
—A former member on May 26, 2007.
“ Good idea, but could be done better. Also, 18:00 start is pretty early if you're coming straight from work. ”
— Steven Morgan on Feb 23, 2008.
“ Suggestions - Lights slightly up more so people can really see each other. Allow people to set up and demo wherever they can grab a space to encourage discussion and mingle. Gives the opportunity to share more . ”
— Olivia Webster on Feb 25, 2008.
“ Great place to network and share geeky ideas : ). ”
—A former member on Mar 29, 2008.
“ Anyone interested in starting an Internet company would benefit for contacts and ideas ”
— Eddie George on Jul 28, 2008.