I’m not aware of any events that successfully capture what HN is. If you want to make contacts, go to YC startup events and meet people. The smartest and most talented people aren’t usually wasting their time with general catch-all tech events. They’re on a mission and aim to meet people who can genuinely help them accomplish it.
I’m not spitting at hackathon type events, but let’s be real — they target recent grads.
I’d love to be proven wrong on this, because I’d promptly attend the events that I don’t believe exist.
I’d suggest looking into rationalist/effective altruism meetups. As far as professional interests and demographics, its hard to imagine another niche group with more overlap - naturally both seem born out of SF
I’m not spitting at hackathon type events, but let’s be real — they target recent grads.
I’d love to be proven wrong on this, because I’d promptly attend the events that I don’t believe exist.