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Third places and neighborhood entrepreneurship (2024)

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118 points WasimBhai | 1 comments | 25 Jun 25 12:10 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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anovikov ◴[25 Jun 25 12:32 UTC] No.44376551[source]▶
I really can't imagine how it could probably ever work. So one goes into Starbucks and start bugging other random people sitting there (with whatever topic, not just pushing their "elevator pitch" onto them)? If that happened people will start avoiding them just like they avoid places frequented by bums or beggars. No one wants that. People won't go where it is possible.
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dghlsakjg ◴[25 Jun 25 14:31 UTC] No.44377790[source]▶
The entrepreneurial people I know are incredibly social. They don't mind having, or striking up a conversation they weren't anticipating, or learning about strangers. It frequently isn't about business, but leads to networking regardless.

It isn't like they are bugging people, its more like they overhear a conversation or see something of interest and find a way to jump in, in a way that isn't intrusive. "I can't help having overheard, but are you planning to open a Taco truck on 5th?" That kind of thing.

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1. hinkley ◴[25 Jun 25 15:57 UTC] No.44378737[source]▶
I have manned a booth at a trade show twice in my younger days. When you’re a little fish at a trade show, you get people chatting with you not because they’re interested in your product, but to gather more data about where the industry is and where it is going. We actually tried not to engage them too much because it distracts from other people who might actually be interested.