I left my job in investment banking to start doing some freelance development and maybe start something up. As part of leaving I get to go to our USA office (in Detroit. I live and work in Sydney) and while I'm there I really want to visit Silicon Valley, most likely on the Oct 26th weekend.<p>As something that I read so much about, how can I get the most out of a weekend there? I'm most interested in just meeting like-minded people and hanging out, but unfortunately I don't know anyone living there.<p>Any tips? Cheers guys
You're probably too late to get space in one, but a Chez JJ or similar airbnb where you sleep 6 to a room of like-minded individuals can be interesting (and a pretty cheap deal versus a hotel).<p>Visit Hacker Dojo, Google's campus, and Computer History Museum, all in Mountain View.<p>Try meetup.com to fill in time gaps.