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, 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, and at Droplabs' 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 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
651 Clover St.
Los Angeles, CA 90031
Droplabs is in the Mission Junction neighborhood of Los Angeles at Big Art Labs, 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, 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. stop on the the Metro Local 76 bus line. This is also the Lincoln Heights / Chinatown DASH stop.
Comments
Today's open office hours are
Today's open office hours are in just a couple hours.
Last chance to sign up! There have been 3 signups so far over at Meetup.com which means there's one open slot left.
Thanks to everyone who came
Thanks to everyone who came out this month's open office hours!
If you'd like to post a quick review of your experience or any followup questions, please go ahead and leave a comment here: https://groups.drupal.org/node/423578#comment-form
We'll be having another open office hours event next month. One possible date is June 13th, which is also Droplabs' next free coworking day.
My experience
I am a chef/writer and I want to help people eat healthier. I am currently at the early stages of what I know will be a large ambitious and technologically demanding project. Over the past few days I have had the pleasure of having several conversations with Christefano. We sat down yesterday, and in the space of less than one hour, he gave me more hope and better and deeper potential solutions to problems that I had been experiencing than the combined total of all those who went before him. He cared enough about my project to give me a homework assignment that moves forward the process. Not only that, but that he would be answering my homework questions on his own time!
I found Christefano to be kind, able to talk tech without getting lost in the forest, so I felt that our technical discussions empowered me to think through solutions to issues I didn't even know were issues. The depth and breadth of his technical mastery of so many complex programs and processes is a little breathtaking, to be sure. I have a much deeper and more grounded faith in my project doing what it is intended to do, and to the possibility of helping so many others as the app/program launches. I am looking forward to working at Droplabs and using their wealth of technical knowhow. From the moment I walked into the facility I was made to feel comfortable.
Thank you so much!!
If you simply rocked, that would be enough, but the magnitude at which you rock is truly momentous!
Scott Sayre
Open Office
I am amazed at Christefano's generosity in sharing his expertise and facilitating learning Drupal. Due to traffic delays I met instead with Joseph Del Rivo who was very thorough in answering my questions and helping me take the next step in advancing my knowledge and benefiting my clients. Thank you for making this possible.