[duck]

Great to read things like this and gives us a reminder that there is a person behind everyone of these "Show HN" posts and every comment written (at least besides the few bots and spammers on HN). Love the advice on how if you "actually finish your side projects", you'll be well ahead of the pack - very true.

[ecaron]

Another good take-away, though not directly mentioned in the post, is befriend HN users both in the real world and online.

[knz]

Following this advice... If any other Minneapolis/St Paul based HN users are lurking out there and are interested in meeting up (or know of any similar events) then please reply here or email.

[johns]

Between me, you, aaronbrethorst and azylman that's a pretty good MN expat in CA contingency already represented in this thread.

[knz]

I wish! I meant people IN the Twin Cities.

[bennesvig]

I'm in Minneapolis and would love to meet up.

[crgt]

I'm in Mpls and would love to meet up.

[knz]

One user emailed - so there is at least 3 of us out there. If you're still interested, whats the best way to get in contact and organize a meetup?

[eric_bullington]

Ditto to HNers in South Carolina, particularly the Midlands. I'd love to have an HN meetup in Columbia, but would make the trek to Greenville or Charleston for one.

[joshmlewis]

I'm from Greenville, there's a huge tech crowd here. I'm in an accelerator and we have a huge office space I'm sure we could use.

[samstave]

We need an HNers meetup.

Anyone in SF who may be interested in the next month or so?