Lunch 2.0 changes name to TechCafe, partners with nPost
One of the most popular networking events for startups in town is getting a new name — along with a couple of new partners. Seattle Lunch 2.0 — created by Josh Maher four years ago — has changed its name to TechCafe. As part of the change, Maher also has formed deeper strategic partnerships with Seattle tech blog and job site nPost and the Eastside networking event TechFoam.
“While a lot of the partnership is about hosting, cross-promotion and sponsorship, there will definitely be some joint events in the near future using a combination of our resources,” Maher tells us.
Maher has been chatting about a possible name change for some time now, in part because of some of the confusion created by the Seattle Lunch 2.0 moniker. Many of the Lunch 2.0 events take place later in the afternoon, which led some guests to mistakenly show up at the event location during the lunch hour. When the events were held over the lunch hour, some guests showed up later in the afternoon.
“I know that Microsoft gets away with branding like this, but they have been outpaced by Apple now as well,” writes Maher in a blog post.
In addition to the new name, Maher said he’s looking forward to the partnership with TechFoam and nPost. And he said that it was simply time to supercharge the effort amongst the three organizations.
Nathan Kaiser, founder of nPost, agreed. By combining forces, Kaiser said they hope to “bring even more energy to the Seattle startup community.”
TechFoam and TechCafe said they still plan to hold their regular events, which bring entrepreneurs together to talk shop. Here’s our coverage from the Seattle Lunch 2.0 events from last month, as well as our podcast interview with Maher.
