Maybe we should start with dinner

Alex, Zack, and I were in a meeting about what we could do next at Trio. We were looking at other websites, sharing ideas, and talking about ways to help people hire.

There were plenty of things we could build. A new tool. A different service. A page to explain it. I could help put a page together quickly. But we still needed to know what people wanted help with.

So I asked Zack what problems he thought people were facing. He brought up the work of sorting through job applications. Someone trying to hire could have a pile of names and still need help finding the right person.

Then the conversation turned to relationships. Zack talked about getting to know people and being introduced by someone they trust. I agreed. I was near Miami, where I could meet people in person.

Alex suggested hosting a dinner and seeing who would come. I said I needed to do it.

He made a point I agreed with: talking with people could help us learn what their real problems were. Looking at websites gave us ideas. A conversation could give us something else to work with.

That also brought me back to the beginning of Trio. Getting out and meeting people was part of how we started. In this meeting, I reminded Alex of that. We had done it before.

I wanted us to move fast. I also felt that a time full of change could bring new chances, if we could figure out what people needed next.

The dinner was still an idea in that meeting. We hadn’t held it or learned anything from it yet. It was a next step I could take: get in a room with people and ask about their work.

I can help build a page. First, I want a better idea of what belongs on it.