tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306850072012-01-08T12:50:30.101-08:00Community of people that connect at StarbucksSteve Harpernoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30685007.post-1152108626576376362006-07-05T06:37:00.000-07:002006-09-07T14:09:59.816-07:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Consider this.....</span><br /><br />"There is no other place that you or I can connect with a multi-millionaire, your next business partner, your next employer or employee or heck your next friend more so than standing in line at your local <span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.starbucks.com">Starbucks</a></span>."<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Steve Harper<br />Author<br />The Ripple Effect<br /><a href="http://www.therippleeffectbook.com">www.therippleeffectbook.com</a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />So you likely have landed on this page because you recently met someone participating in our Starbucks experiment. Let me be amongst the first to....<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Welcome You!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">What is the goal of our experiment?</span><br /><br />We want to help people find a unique and fun way to connect with the "perfect stranger."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">What's a perfect stranger?</span><br /><br />A perfect stranger is a friend (or important contact) that you haven't met yet!<br /><br />Think about the quote above. How many "potentially valuable connections" are you possibly missing each day? No matter what you are looking for whether it be that next business deal, that partnership alliance or simple friendship, Starbucks offers the perfect format to discover, connect and meet the people you are looking for.<br /><br />Imagine meeting the next <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dell">Michael Dell </a>or <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/default.asp">Bill Gates</a>? Would you stop long enough to at least say 'hello' if the impact it could make on your life would be guaranteed to be the most important 'hello' you ever said?<br /><br />Bottom line, we all miss too many opportunities because we fail to recognize them when they are right in front of us! Our goal is to change the way people perceive connecting out there in the world.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">What's next?</span><br /><br />Join our growing community of people that want utilize their local Starbucks as the community it is designed to be. Sign up to be added to our community list and let's the Ripples of connection begin. Sign up to be added to our distribution list on the far right side of this BLOG and become a part of what we believe will be the largest social phenomenon ever!<br /><br />More to come so stay tuned!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30685007-115210862657637636?l=connectatstarbucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Harpernoreply@blogger.com1