Coders of Fortune Seriously, I think that the more you bring together people, from organizing a monthly get-together to a full-blown BarCamp, the more impact y

Coders of Fortune Seriously, I think that the more you bring together people, from organizing a monthly get-together to a full-blown BarCamp, the more impact you have. Blogging and contributing to open source is one way to get your name known but nothing beats organizing a large or small regular event that is big enough to require more than one person to organize. There are three powerful C's: 1) Continuity - How likely is it you will see someone again. A random bar ranks low while a monthly tech meetup rates higher 2) Conversation friendly - Is it a nightclub or a post-meeting drink at a local watering hole 3) Context - How connected are you to the other people at the event. Random sports bar low, tech meetup higher, conference in Iceland on the mating habits of Emperor penguins very very high My point in rambling on here is if you choose your collaborations and meetings according to the 3 C's (better if you help organize an event that tries to score high on all of them) - the better connected and more "luck" you will encounter - and better prepared to leap from nine to five MTWTF to 9 to 9 SMTWTFS - but responsible for yourself, freelance or consulting or partner