There's something about sharing a beer over conversations about Steemit & crypto with others in your community that's just plain...dare I say it? Magical. Yes, the Harry Potter kind.
A.) You don't feel crazy, or get the usual blank, skeptical stares when you say the word "cryptocurrency", and
B.) these people just GET it. They see the big picture & the value that Steemit is already bringing to people all over the world. It's honestly like having your own mini-Steemfest in your own backyard.
But, I digress :)
We had a total of 12 people attend our 2nd Austin Steemit Meetup & about half of the attendees were brand new to Steemit. I loved the energy & excitement that everyone brought to the meeting - I could hardly sleep afterwards from all the ideas & inspiration I gained from all of the awesome people that came to the meetup.
Our first meeting was really more of a meet & greet, so we wanted this second meeting to be more focused on giving a high level overview of Steemit & a crash course in basic crypto-trading.
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(@richardcrill & @pushing.truth dropping some crypto-trading knowledge bombs)
We were SO lucky to have some awesome fellow Steemians present their Steemit knowledge & experience to the group. Huge thanks to @xtrodinarypilot, @pushing.truth, and @instructor2121 (who came all the way from ALABAMA with his son @shirothezero on a roadtrip) for sharing your wealth of knowledge. Thank you, thank you, thank you - we seriously couldn't do this without you guys!!
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(@instructor2121 giving a crash course in Steemit)
We stayed at our meetup location until they closed at 10. We weren't ready to say bye just yet, so we walked to one of our favorite coffee/beer spots in Austin, Brew & Brew, & stayed until they closed. Actually, we all kept talking outside the bar for another hour, ha! Lots of good conversations were had, & lots of beer....for some of us ;) @richardcrill
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Thank you to everyone who came out to the meetup & made it such an awesome, memorable time! @instructor2121, @shirothezero, @xtrodinarypilot, @pushing.truth, @kittenlaw, @richardcrill & all the new Steemians that'll have their Steemit usernames soon! Can't wait to see them on this platform!
I'm already looking forward to the next meetup! I hope to see some new & familiar faces! One of the things we talked about changing for the next meetup is just calling it a Texas Steemit Meetup in Austin. I know we're a big state, but if you're ever in Texas you're always welcome to come to the meetups!