Coffee meetups beat happy hours for real connections here in Detroit

I went to maybe 10 happy hour networking events this year. Every time it was loud, people showed up late, and by 8pm everyone was too gone to remember who you were. Then I tried a morning coffee meetup at Chazzano in Ferndale last month. We had 20 people show up on time, talked for 90 minutes without any rambling, and I got three solid leads from it. The quiet atmosphere made it way easier to actually listen and follow up the same day instead of Monday morning. Has anyone else found a morning or lunchtime group that works better than evening events around here?

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andrew8545d ago

Totally feel you on this one. I've had the same experience where evening events turn into a blur and you don't get anything useful from them. The quiet setup for coffee meetups makes such a difference for actually remembering people's names and what they do.

noah_chen174d ago

Haha right? The only blur I want at night is my Netflix queue, not a room full of strangers I'll forget by breakfast.