When I got back from my Japan business trip, I knew I needed a different type of content. I wanted a platform where I could showcase more of Cebu and technology. I was just there to meet up with Joy of The Company Cebu when she told me to attend this cool event. Named “Community + Government 2”, the event aims to gather people from the tech and startup communities and government representatives for a conversation on various topics.
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This one focused on how we can feature the tech communities while providing budding startup founders and entrepreneurs an avenue to learn a lot about the industry. Since it hasn’t been announced yet, I won’t be spilling any beans here.
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The discussion even went on a weird tangent where we discussed the realities of starting a startup. The conversation would go full startup and it worried some people. They were only there for showcasing their community and would want to partner with the government for their events. I love that we could talk about a lot of things when the tech community meets government. It goes crazy and funny and all sorts of weird. Good thing that we finished discussing what we needed to discuss.
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After the whole shebang, there was a full-on mixer going on! It felt impromptu but also felt right. I love how people just naturally wanna talk to other people. The fact that I get to peek into the minds of different kinds of people including the government reps here was awesome! I hope the tech community meets government more often to help bring the Cebu tech and startup scenes into overdrive!
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Until the next one! Loved everyone I met there!