Jackson West has a killer post about Wifi coffee shops being the new VC incubator and I like the term “Going Bedouin” which has me thinking.
Let’s organize a San Francisco Wifi Bedouin Flash Mob. With our collective dollars we can prove we’re serious about giving a ton of cash to the coffee shop that does what we want. Free wifi, decent up-sell services, and power.
I think we’d need to pay for this but it would be hella fun. I’m sure I’m not the only startup guy with a virtual organization working out of coffee shops in San Francisco.
The major problem is where to host it? We’d need a place which can handle the traffic. Most of the places I’m thinking of couldn’t handle 20 people showing up at once.
If you guys can make a suggestion about a coffee shop that has free wifi and space then I can pick a time and post it to upcoming.org. There’s a place right down the street from Ritual that actually has a back room with space. Anyone know the name? Niall?
Coffee to the People might have the space but they’re often busy.
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Trackback on Mar 3rd, 2006 at 7:47 pm
“We Were Well-Paid, Latte-Drinking Vassals”
Versai’s Greg Olsen hits another one out of the park: Software’s Glorious Revolution A couple weeks back, GregO coined the term “Going Bedouin” that got a bit of buzz going with Om Malik and Jackson West, Stowe Boyd, Kevin Burton,












February 22, 2006 at 10:41 pm
Mission Creek Cafe is the place you are thinking of with the back room.
February 23, 2006 at 1:58 pm
Papa Toby’s on 22nd between Valencia and Mission also has free wifi, and they’re kind of half outdoors so there’s plenty of space to spill over. Of course, that means outdoor computing which has its own difficulties.
February 24, 2006 at 4:58 pm
Join us in the east bay back waters:
Beenery Cafe Park St. @ Buena Vista ave., Alameda (Bart to Fruitvale AC transit 50 bus)
Regards
Steve