Can social connection be a business model? How does one navigate scalability and profitability? On this episode we explore the economic vs. moral incentives behind pursuing increasing social connection. Our guest is Richard Lucas, a serial entrepreneur and community organizer.

Links for the show notes:

https://www.meetup.com/open-coffee-lisbon/https://www.meetup.com/lisboncommunityconnectionsgrouphttps://www.meetup.com/opencoffekrakow/https://www.meetup.com/krakownewcomerswelcomeclub/
https://www.meetup.com/open-coffee-tirana
https://www.meetup.com/opencoffeewwa/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-coffee-sydney
https://luma.com/calendar/cal-jGAqpKJErdKArb2
Open Coffee Cambridge https://luma.com/9ic93jzj
https://lisboncommunityevents.substack.com/
https://www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/group/camentrepreneurs
https://www.sundayassembly.org/http://ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event
Making an event buzz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vruIDwpiQtI&t=1s
Events before events https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxPGLuS74Y4&t=1s
Richard Lucas links 
My podcast https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/special-series/entrepreneurship-and-leadership
TED profile  https://www.ted.com/profiles/54403
https://richardlucas.com/about
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardhlucas/Quora https://www.quora.com/profile/Richard-Lucas-3
Opportunity Readiness TEDxTarnow https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_lucas_to_change_the_world_start_with_yourself
Showing up Very Early | Richard Lucas | TEDxShenkarCollege  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QXqQMtrRU8
How to start a movement https://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement