Re: Bitcoin Begins: The Dawn of Digital Currencies (09/26/2013)

Good work! What was the agenda like?

3 guest speakers. Each spoke 15 minutes on where Bitcoin is today, how it functions, and why we need it. With rounds of Q&A and quizzes where people can win shirts.

Afterwards, we had a random draw. One lucky person won $50CAD worth of BTC.

People then filled out surveys about their experience, then everyone went off to network and eat!

All that in the span of 2 hours.

That sounds sweet man, wish I were there! Did a lot of people in the audience know about Bitcoin already or did it start from a 'what the hell is a Bitcoin' stage? Any entrepreneurs in the audience/speakers? Seems like a good promising start though. Hope others take a cue

Most people in the audience have only heard about Bitcoin in passing. They knew very little about it.

Yes, all 3 guest speakers could be considered entrepreneurs (one of them co-founded Free Geek). About 1/3 of the audience were entrepreneurs (we had the founder of CarSurfing in attendance).

I hope there will be more events like this throughout different cities in the world. It's social events like these that makes Bitcoin really pop.