The Secret to Hosting Events People Actually Remember
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The best thing I can offer at a cocktail party isn’t the drinks. It’s removing the pressure. Let’s be honest….
Eric Melchor
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The One Icebreaker Question That Turns Strangers Into Friends
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Everyone walks in guarded. But this one question breaks that in minutes. Last week I hosted a 3rd Space Bucharest…
What Olympic Sport Would You Choose? A Night of Unexpected Answers in Bucharest
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If you could compete in an Olympic sport… what would it be? Some answers last night: And yes, a few…
My Pre-party Preparations
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Before my cocktail parties start, I have a list of pre-party preparations. For example, if the party is at my…
Who Walks Into the Room: Meet 5 Guests at the Next 3rd Space Bucharest Cocktail Party
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One of the most interesting parts of hosting a cocktail gathering is seeing who walks into the room. Not their…
Why I Started 3rd Space Bucharest: Building Real Connections in a Digital World
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Building in person connections in the digital age is hard. Think about it. The average person spends 153 minutes a…
Bucharest Cocktail Party Stories: What Was Your First Car?
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“What was your first car?” That was one of the icebreakers at our 3rd Space Bucharest cocktail party last night….
I’m My Daughter’s First Example of a Man
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To help my daughter become the woman I know she can be, I have to become a better man. Not…
What Happens When You Remove Networking, Dating, and Pitching From a Social Event
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What happens when you remove networking, dating, and pitching from a social event? You get something surprisingly rare. I just…
What I Learned Hosting My First Paid Event
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I just hosted my first paid event. I had no idea anyone would actually show up. They did, and that…
3rd Space Bucharest Official Launch: How We Got People to Actually Connect
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I’ve hosted a lot of cocktail parties. But this was the first time I tried this format at this scale….
Sixty Days With My Closest Friends. That’s All I Have Left.
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This chart messed me up. If I live another 30 years and I see my closest friends about 2 days…
3rd Space Bucharest: A New Kind of Social Club for Real Human Connection
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I’m running a small experiment. I’m hosting cocktail-style gatherings in Bucharest designed for one thing: making it easy for people…
Fulfill Your Potential
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“Fulfill your potential.” That’s a dangerous goal. Not because it’s too ambitious, but because it feels so big that most…
Connections with Eric EP 13: From Twitter to Bumble, My Detox from Digital Addiction
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Welcome back to Connections with Eric! In this thirteenth episode, I share how I went from Twitter to LinkedIn to…
Connections with Eric EP 12: You’re Not Qualified? Perfect, Do It Anyway
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Welcome back to Connections with Eric! In this twelfth episode, I share how a crazy idea I had in 2007…
Connections with Eric EP 11: Dinner With Strangers? What’s this Timeleft thing?
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Welcome back to Connections with Eric! In this eleventh episode, I share my experience with Timeleft, where I paid 25…
Connections with Eric EP 10: The Secret Weapon That Makes Parties Instantly Better
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Welcome back to Connections with Eric! In this tenth episode, I break down why icebreakers get a bad rap and…