Gangplank is the office where Byron works at Forty agency--a Web development company. It also houses at least two other companies and is open to any techie who wants to come and work. It's an amazing atmosphere with great people. There's more to Gangplank than simply an open office--especially on Wednesdays.
In the afternoon, around lunchtime, there is "Gangplank Academy." Someone gives a presentation on a particular topic and begins a dialogue. It's various people on a wide range of topics. For example, on September 17th Phoenix photographer, Tyson Crosbie, gave the presentation: "What is Art?" To show how wide the range is, today's topic is "How to evaluate a product idea" from pragmatic idealist, Derek Neighbors.
Also on Wednesdays is what's called "Hacknight." It starts around 5:30/6, when people are finished with work, and goes until very late depending on the crowd. Hacknight is dedicated to hacker's (i.e. programmers, developers, designers, etc.) side projects or projects they may need collaboration on. There's always pizza and gaming and plenty of planning and conversations. There's even a podcast that happens every week! It's an exciting place to be.
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