70+ Developers, Entrepeneurs and Investors at the first Palermo Valley Nights

I’m simply amazed by what has happened last Thursday. According to Mariano Amartino, the meme Palermo Valley got so powerful that it has provoked a slashdot effect on the bar where all the geeks of Buenos Aires met: They ran out of beers! 

When I jokingly began pushing this meme, I never expected this thing to become so big, so fast. It certainly has prooved to me the power behind Twitter: when it’s correctly used, it can communicate simple good ideas to large groups beyond your reach. 

Truth is that anyone owns the word Palermo Valley, and that’s the reason why it got so big. Everyone felt identified with this idea and we just gained consciousness as a group.

Here are some pictures of the event:

Very soon the place got full of geeks. We were very happy for our new neighbourhood. 

Me and Vanesa gave a short speech about the 3 rules of Palermo Valley and how happy we were: it’s the beginning of something big. 

And here is the proof of the slashdot effect: There were no more beers available (looks like I’m having the last one) and no more physical space inside the bar.

We are organizing a new Palermo Valley soon. If you can read spanish, check the blog, we are cooking up some fun ideas for the future.

 *Written by Santi Siri (founder of Popego)