It seems to me the real value in places like OpenCoffee (atleast in London) is in meeting the early adopters/investors and people who are interested in building

It seems to me the real value in places like OpenCoffee (atleast in London) is in meeting the early adopters/investors and people who are interested in building things (potential co-founders/employees). Unfortunately, as it has started to get more media coverage, the event seems to attract (random) people who are not so interested/committed. These people generally go just because the event was in the paper. This seems to dilute things. Things don’t seem to happen as fast now. I know of several startups/groups that formed in a few meetings in the early days but now it seems more people are just interested in talking/observing than doing, and startups/groups do not form as easily/quickly. Perhaps this due to the (required?) increase in cross communication and signal to noise now present. This is based on anecdotal evidence and my own experience, but I would be surprised if it is too far from the truth.