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In India for two weeks

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I took two weeks off from work and came to India. Im spending my mornings for exploration and sightseeing, then allocating the rest of my day to programming. Its worked out pretty well today.

Im in Mumbai until tomorrow. I did a lot of walking around in the Bandra and South Mumbai area. Im going to Delhi tomorrow and will do the rounds (Taj Mahal, Fort Agra, etc). Im going to find a way to see the Himalayas with my own eyes. Them Im going to a UNESCO sight called Hampi. While Im here, the Diwali holiday is being celebrated.

When I travel, I do a lot of instagramming. Taking pictures and such here: http://instagram.com/rememberlenny

Comparing audiences

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Im using Reddit to vet audiences. Over the last three days, I tried sharing a link to graffpass.com. Unconciously, I chose the largest group first and moved my way to the smaller audiences: /r/graffiti (~55,000), /r/streetart (~24,000), /r/blackbookgraffiti (~7000). The smallest audience ended up being the most engaged. Each subreddit focuses on sharing graffiti pictures, but the aesthetic is different. /r/graffiti is the most main stream, /r/streetart is a bit further away, and /r/blackbookgraffiti is primarily artists themselves.

I noticed a significant higher level of engagement on the /r/blackbookgraffiti. I received much higher traffic, more upvotes, and comments. This could be because the link was visible for longer, but I think it’s because the product appeals to this audience. For the past few weeks, I have been pursuing the graffiti-consuming (not graffiti-creating) community. I may have been misled, because the /r/blackbookgraffiti community is definitely a graffiti-creating group.

Email intro

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Last month, I started looking asking friends to introduce me to hardware hackers and artists who do digital installations. A few Twitter contacts replied back with suggested people to take a look at. I got an email introduction to one engineer who recently moved to New York. Without realizing it in the moment, I had seen his blog posts and github account months before.

We got breakfast together two weeks ago and have since been exchanging links via a google doc. Through the broad but topically specific request to my network, I have been able to meet a collaborator.