The support we have received over the past few weeks has been overwhelming, and most of the core volunteers have been completely swamped. We sincerely appreciate all of the support we have received, and we are very excited to have so many new people involved in PSL.
We’ve received a ton of feedback lately and had to make some difficult decisions on the future of the organization. There were a lot of conflicting opinions, and so we hope most will agree these changes are for the best and in line with what the founding team put in the manifesto.
The following is a list of resolutions and future directions for PSL:
- Mailing List: The current PSL mailing list is now a completely public forum. Anybody can subscribe and participate.
- Circles: We plan to make it easier for Circles to start, grow, and thrive within PSL and so we’re going to dabble in a combination of the right people and technology to make this possible. We started beta testing our first Circle a couple weeks ago, and expect this will grow into something spectacular (this one is private for now).
- Membership: We’re redefining what it means to be a member, and wiping the current membership list clean. We’re still finalizing the details, but membership will likely pertain to Circles only, and not PSL at-large. Stay tuned.
- Happy Hours: Our next happy hour will be after the Founder Factory on November 17th. Then we plan to suspend the monthly happy hours until further notice. We recommend that startup enthusiasts attend the Philly Tech Meetup if you’re looking for your monthly fix of mingling with startup people.
- Big Events: We will continue to hold our large-scale events that the public has come to know and love over the years. This includes the Founder Factory (next month!), Entrepreneur Expo, and the Summer BBQ.
This is just the first step in the evolution of the new PSL. These pave the way for a better organization that addresses the needs that exist today rather than those that existed 4 years ago. Over the years we’ve been proud to call ourselves the largest and most active community of startup entrepreneurs, but we’re all questioning whether that is actually a good thing. It’s clear that the Philly community already has plenty of breadth, and so we’re going to focus on supplying depth.
Please let us know your feedback. More to come.
