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Press for champagne.

The parties are where the ecosystem actually happens - the deals, the introductions, the dares. Everything else is just follow-up.

THE PARTIES - TGIFs · LATE NIGHT ARTS · NEXT STEVES · STARTUP CRASH TEST · NO BADGES · NO PANELS · NO SWAG · PRESS FOR CHAMPAGNE · INSPIRE, EDUCATE, CONNECT THE PARTIES - TGIFs · LATE NIGHT ARTS · NEXT STEVES · STARTUP CRASH TEST · NO BADGES · NO PANELS · NO SWAG · PRESS FOR CHAMPAGNE · INSPIRE, EDUCATE, CONNECT

Four ways the door opens.

Formats · 01-04
Fridays
TGIFs
Historical Friday afternoon cocktails & an opportunity for our community to reflect, relax and reconnect!
After hours
Late Night Arts
Music concerts, квартирники, art galleries, artisan markets, yoga classes, dance workshops, poetry readings, wine tastings, coffee brewings & more! Startups aren’t just about zeros & ones … we’re about creativity & soul!
Co-founders
Next Steves
Speed dating for co-founders (usually tech <> business) … as Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak found each other & built Apple.
Pitches
Startup Crash Test
Startups test their pitches & receive no-holds-barred honest feedback directly from the audience.

When the door opens next.

Dates live on the calendar
Thursday mornings for coffee, Friday afternoons for cocktails, and the rest when it happens. The calendar has the lot. Open the calendar →
§ House rules

No badges. No panels. No swag.

IYou talk to people, not at them.
IIWhat is said at the table stays at the table.
IIIBring one person worth meeting.
IVWhen the button is pressed, the night turns.
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● The guest list

Get on the list before it closes.

The next demo day, the next party, the next late night behind the Yellow Door. Pull the chain on the home page, tell the door who you are, and we'll make sure you're on the list. Events and parties only. No spam, ever.

Pull the chain → ← Read the history

Let's stay in touch.

The dispatch
A letter, occasionally.

Cohort openings, party invitations, the odd confession. Once a fortnight at most, and never boring - we'd be too embarrassed.

The channels
Hear it first.

The Telegram channel gets everything first - dates, photos, the odd rumour. Everyone else is fashionably late.

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The envelope
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