I have a meeting in town later, after which I think I’m going to mosey over to an event  called ‘Geektails‘. Yes, Geektails. It’s described by the organisers as…

“After-work drinks in central London each month, for those who love Internet Start-ups to meet and share ideas socially. Open to internet entrepreneurs, CEOs, developers, VCs, angel investors… and just general geeks!”

Hmmm. The event itself sounds interesting enough - but the name? I’m not entirely convinced. For a start, it’s not just for geeks. I wonder how many entrepreneurs, CEOs, VCs, angels and the rest will be put off going, assuming they’ll need a pocket protector to get in?

Surely a name more in line with Open Coffee and Second Chance Tuesday would be more appropriate. Non-threatening, non-exclusive but still with a clear nod to the industry they’re targetting. 

But, then again, as anyone who has read The Book will know, what I know about naming things could be written on the back of a Friday Matchbook.

The one unarguably good thing about the name though is the scope it provides for puns. I spent an enjoyable five seconds last night, when I first heard about the event, trying to come up with ideas for what cocktails I’d serve at such an event. I got as far as…

White Sergey
Perfect ManRedHatten
C Breeze++
Tequila Sun Microsystems
Between The Style Sheets
Mai Space
Singapore Slingbox 

Better suggestions to the usual address please, or on the back of a Twittercard to @paulcarr. And don’t feel limited to just cocktails. Kevin Rosé is a winner too.

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