Please help SuperHappyDevHouse!
Jeff Lindsay
First, thank you to those that have responded with tangible value
stories for DevHouse. However, after 4 years of events and over 5,000
attendances, I'm quite displeased at the INSANELY TINY volume of
responses. Please don't *disprove* that DevHouse provides tangible
value to our community.
I understand it's hard to remember these things, so here's a link to
our Event Archive. Hopefully going through it will help you recall
some achievements DevHouse helped you with. The photos in particular
helped me, but also the list of other people and what they were
working on.
http://superhappydevhouse.org/EventArchive
Again, here are some (revised) prompts:
* Made PROGRESS on a project
* INFLUENCED somebody
* Met a BUSINESS PARTNER
* Got a JOB
* Found an EMPLOYEE
* Solved a major PROBLEM
* Received FUNDING
* Got notable INSPIRATION
* Learned or found a TECHNOLOGY
* Met a SIGNIFICANT OTHER
* Found your PEOPLE
It doesn't have to be long. You can just list or quickly reply to an
item in the above list. But if you think of something notable or
memorable outside these prompts, feel free to share them as well.
Here, I'll set an example. I've been to every event, so it's all sort
of a blur, but I think I've got something to say for all the suggested
prompts:
* Made PROGRESS on a project
-Hookah, progress
-Scriptlets, started
-Notify.io, progress
-TimeAPI, progress
-Get Achievements, progress
-TIGSource, progress
-SHDH Signin, progress
-JellyBB (defunct), finished
-DevjaVu (defunct), progress
-SHDH itself, progress :)
-other minor projects, I'm sure
* INFLUENCED somebody
-Sold a lot of people on webhooks
-Got people thinking about how the dinosaurs really died
-Gave lots of feedback on people's ideas/projects
-Got people using some of my tools
* Met a BUSINESS PARTNER
-Yes
* Got a JOB
-Last 5 jobs made possible by DevHouse
* Found an EMPLOYEE
-No, but found people to work on Hookah, Notify.io, Get
Achievements, others
* Solved a major PROBLEM
-ALMOST got Twitter to implement webhooks
* Received FUNDING
-Met several DevjaVu investors through DevHouse
* Got notable INSPIRATION
-For me, by far, the biggest thing. Countless.
* Learned or found a TECHNOLOGY
-Learned mostly tips and tricks, but introduced to countless great
tools, libraries, projects, etc.
* Met a SIGNIFICANT OTHER
-Not at DevHouse, but through DevHouse
* Found your PEOPLE
-Most of my close friends came from or are somehow involved with
the SuperHappyDevHouse community. But *everybody* I meet there is
quite amazing to me.
I admit, that took a while. But again, I've been to every event. I
appreciate *any* time you spend on this.
Thank you and happy holidays.
Jeff Lindsay
Co-creator of SuperHappyDevHouse