Into the second half of the experiment. Today’s coffee companion works to connect big corporates to start-ups.
We talked about:
- the logistical challenges of meeting in person (I had to shift from in-person to remote for this one because of various diary challenges)
- how hybrid work has changed how we organise our work/not work lives
- the origins of the #100Coffees experiment
- how serendipity is such a crucial element of finding work
- how expected work can disappear and the unexpected stuff miraculously takes its place (hopefully)
- the pejorative way in which many view networking
- how the art of conversation is so different from the transactional networking of LinkedIn
- the 2 beer rule – if you’re not enjoying a “networking event” after two drinks, leave
- discovering communities of music lovers on Facebook
- Ultravox (and the Rage in Eden album)
- Talk Talk and Spirit of Eden
- The Associates
- The World Cup of the Most 1980s Number One Single of the 1980s (Winner: Don’t you want me by The Human League)
- How only men could come up with something as geeky as The World Cup of the Most 1980s Number One Single of the 1980s
- 51 for 50
- creating a “desert island disks” playlist and then narrating the significance of each song
It was glorious.
You can sign up to be part of this crazy experiment here.
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