Noonhat and TeachStreet are two peas in a pod!

Gnomedex and Ignite Seattle presenter Brian Dorsey (Founder of NoonHat) today told us about his vision to make the world a better place by getting people together over lunch — the idea, while simple, is so grand — to connect us with people outside of our normal social, work, and hobby circles. The way it works is that you go to Noonhat, pick the area where you’d like to meet someone for lunch (maybe the 5 block area around where you work), and the day you’d like to do so. It then sends you an email that morning with a list of other people who have the same goal. You then set up a time and place to meet, chat for an hour (about anything and everything!), and then go your separate ways.

The idea is it’s easy nowadays to filter down to match on particular interests. Brian wants to help all of us open up a bit and have good conversations with a wide variety of people. Now, that’s an idea that TeachStreet can get excited about!