So Long, and Thanks For All The Pizza
On a cold Wisconsin day in December 2014, my good friend Jonathan Kupcho and I patiently waited next to 2 large Dominos pizzas, and a case of warm Diet Coke. We had 11 RSVPs. Some of them would show up... right? Had we given clear enough directions, and parking instructions? Did people deem it too cold to journey out that night? Our fears subsided as the first attendees started to trickle in. I don't remember the exact number of attendees, but the exact number is not important. People came! That night was the first event ever for the Greater Milwaukee Java Meetup . As the organizer of this meetup, I planned, emailed, called, coordinated, ordered pizza, ran to the grocery store, and even had time to do a bit of open sourcing! Now, over 50 events later, I am stepping down to let others run the group. Before I fade into obscurity, I want to share the lessons I learned while running this meetup. Hopefully you...