One night around 10:30 PM, I went to the only shop in HSR that's open till midnight to grab some snacks. A random person struck up a conversation with me, and it turned out he was a performance marketer at an agency. We ended up talking about Meta, Google Ads, content, and more, losing track of time until it was 12:30 AM.
From that day, we started meeting often. Whenever either of us was free, we’d text and go for long walks in HSR, sharing ideas, challenges, and solutions. Even today, we help each other out whenever we face work challenges or need to discuss ideas.
I thought what if we could replicate and design similar friendly connections in our neighborhood through a Local Area Network.
Networking shouldn’t feel like a burden. It should be led with flexibility, deeper connections, proximity, and the comfort of informal settings. With LAN, we aim to create chances for people to meet and build genuine connections.
Imagine this: one day, we decide to drive to Rasta Café on the Mysore-Bangalore Highway or Kapoor’s Chaat on Sarjapur road. We talk, share work challenges, and build bonds that feel homely. Or maybe we meet at someone’s house or Chaayos on 14th Main for 2-3 hours to explore common points. Even a simple chai poll saying “Who’s up for chai at High Street in Sector-6?” could spark a meaningful conversation between two members, even if the LAN admins ain't there.enuine connections.
The goal is simple: make learning and connecting fun while offering career help, emotional support, and a reliable local system. There’s no “founder” of LAN—I’m just the first member. This is your community, and together, we shape it.
Our core focus will always be on offline meetups. Online connections ain't useless. But the value of offline connections could be much higher.
A person with a mindset of only value extraction isn't for LAN. Sooner or Later, we'd all know who's in here for the long term.
Too serious is boring + building connections can not happen only with the work talks.
E.g., if debates get heated, step away. We all are here to support each other.
If you think it adds value t members, DM the admin.
only on the Job Board. Or attend meetups to build meaningful connections and get ahead in career.
Post openly. Those interested should react; the poster's responsibility to DM.
Some niche discussions can be irrelevant to others. Move it to personal chat. Let's keep the group chat clean.
83% in 48 Hours | 90% in 7 Days ie. 90% are active at least one time in 7 days
With no explicit push
Just 1% members have left the community since inception
Most members are middle managers - Either decision makers or decision influencers
Most members are middle managers - Either decision makers or decision influencers
- Upstox & Ajio Partnered for an Outdoor campaign through LAN
- 3 Hirings Closed is what we could track
- 85% of the queries raised in the community are answered by someone or other
- A & B (Total Strangers) were discussing something on the group & decided to come on G-meet, C read that & texted A that they wanna join, and A, B & C got on a call
- mentors get mentees, mentees get mentors & more!
- People bump into each other in super markets
People get
- freelancers within 15 minutes
- Projects
- Get other people to collaborate on projects with
- friends
- to meet outside of the meetups