We’re thinking about hosting an event here at ThreeFortyNine and wanted to get your 2 cents. As members here, we certainly support each other, and our projects, as best we can but we’re always looking for workable ways to collaborate on projects together. Enough preamble…to the idea…

We want to host an event that’s like speed dating for staffing your project. By project think more hack than formal company. The target audience is people with fun side projects they’re working on and people looking to get involved in projects. If you’ve been to a DemoCampGuelph, this is like taking the announcement portion and making an event around it.

These details are fictional just to illustrate what we’re thinking….

We’ll have 5 spots for people to pitch their project. You can either pitch your project or pitch your skills that are looking for a project. You are not pitching in order to get feedback, you’re pitching to find co-conspirators. Each pitch spot is 3 minutes. The goal of the event is to ‘staff’ these cool projects by connecting people together who will help make it happen.

Some made up pitch examples…

“I want to make an app that hooks in the google map api and freshbooks api to allow you to steal money from people based on the location you’re at. I have a working prototype but can’t figure out the google api. I’m looking for someone to write that code. I’m working on this Wed nights for 3 hours at this point. Ideally someone can work with me for those 3 hours each week until we get through the prototype.”

“I don’t have a project but I want to help with one. I’m a graphic designer primarily but I can write a bit of content as well. I’ve dabbled with html and some php.”

After the ‘pitches’, the rest of the night is social. Hopefully the person or project you’re looking for is in the room or someone in the room can connect you what you need. What do you think?? An event we need here in Guelph? Would you be interested?