SHDH 36: Steal This Conference

How To Throw a DevHouse

a.k.a Steal This Conference

Awesome Things Start Small

• The first DevHouse was a dozen people in my living room.

• Get people together to talk, think, build.

• Building a community = mailing list + wiki

• Take this spirit home.

What Do You Need?

• Chairs (or carpet)• Tables• Power strips• Wireless access points (~$50/ea)• A reasonable Internet connection

(Comcast = OK, cheap ADSL = not OK)• A few friends• Red Bull (> Beer)

Let Us Know!

• We want to help your DevHouse succeed.

• We want a world full of DevHouses.Not just a Mexico full of them ;)

• Successful DevHouse communities turn into permanent Hacker Dojo establishments.

new@superhappydevhouse.org

Core Principles

• Always experiment.

• Always run a post-mortem.

• Joy comes from:– Productivity– Connecting People

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