I'm on a blitz trip in London these days and, to my pleasant surprise, this trip overlapped with a Steemit meetup in the city of Thames. So, when one of the organizers (who's also a very dear friend of mine), @teodora, told me about it, I was game.

The location was a bit unusual, the Queen of Hoxton, a combination of a London high-profile club with a hippie venue, with large drinking places on a few floors but a totally surprising hippie and colorful teepee area on the terrace (where they were also selling some food). It was still early for a Friday evening in London when we gathered, around 6 PM, so,for a couple of hours we could actually hear each other.

In the picture below: @teodora, @immarojas, @gillianpearce, @bristena94 and a lot of other fine Steemians that I don't know about:

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Thank you @redrica for taking the photo (and for being such a nice host).

I have to tell you that I'm impressed by the quality of these meetups and by what Steemit became in such a short time. It's not about the money (but it does matter and it's a constant topic in the conversations we're having at these events) but it's a lot more about people discovery and meaningful interactions.

I want to stress that I have a lot of experience in organizing and hosting events. For more than 4 years, I've been organizing and hosting more than 250 events under the name of Open Connect, where more than 5,000 people attended over time. So I have "an eye" for an event and I can tell you if at least it has some momentum behind it, if not if it will really take off.

And I must tell you that these meetups - at least the one in London - has a lot of potential.

Oh, and that moment when, in order to explain to some potential new members the benefits of the platform, a veteran Steemian opens not the Steemit.com website in his browser, but steem.supply.

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I have to tell you that I've been really touched by all the people who not only knew about my project, but also told me they're using it on a regular basis.

Thanks again to all the wonderful people that I met, Loyd, the refreshing guy from Portugal who came to London when he was 9, @nanzo-scoop (nice meeting you, man) and all the other people that I talked to, but can't remember their names.

Steem on!

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I'm a serial entrepreneur, blogger and ultrarunner. You can find me mainly on my blog at Dragos Roua where I write about productivity, business, relationships and running. Here on Steemit you may stay updated by following me @dragosroua.

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