#startups on Freenode. I use IRC for collaborating with my colleagues (we're a distributed company). EFNet. shameless plug: Check out jIRCii. http://jircii.da

#startups on Freenode. I use IRC for collaborating with my colleagues (we're a distributed company). EFNet. shameless plug: Check out jIRCii. http://jircii.dashnine.org http://jircii.dashnine.org. It runs on OS X, Windows, and Linux. It's (in my opinion) the perfect blend of mIRC and BitchX. It's scriptable too with over 70 scripts contributed.