People come to Fosterly’s Study Halls to learn — from each other.
On Tuesday, about 40 entrepreneurs convened in a cozy room at Silver Spring-based Discovery Communications to discuss their ongoing projects, work together and chit-chat.
There was an ethically-sourced gourmet coffee purveyor; a scientist making VR technology for astronauts; and the youthful founder of a startup to simplify the buying of cigarettes.
They were all there to trade advice and skills.
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“My first objective was to find someone who is familiar with AngularJS,” said Drew Smith, the cofounder of natural resorts review site Wanderus.
Soon enough, he found one — another wildlife enthusiast who was willing to lend a hand — and had time to spare to discuss the ideas of others.
“Everyone’s here just to help out other people,” said Smith.
Organizer Adam Zuckerman purposefully culled the number of participants — he had to reject about 25 from a 75-person applicant pool, he said — to facilitate more meaningful interactions.
“We want everybody to be able to talk to everybody,” he said. “This isn’t about networking. This is about building relationships.”