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Founder Fridays: The AI Collective x Unstuck Labs

SEP18
13:30

About this event

You asked, and we delivered: Founder Fridays are now starting in the afternoon!

We often see only the success: the polished deck, the perfect pitch, and the final product. But behind every success are hundreds of mistakes, failed experiments, and lessons learned the hard way. We believe in being honest about what went wrong, sharing what it taught us, and helping one another grow through the failures we rarely talk about.
Mistakes Hour 🙃
The centerpiece of the day: a session where founders share the things that went wrong. The bug that ate a week. The launch that flopped. The pivot that didn't pivot. What you learned, what you'd do differently, and what you're still figuring out. No polished pitches, just honesty.
Workshop 🛠️
In the afternoon, share the problems you're working on and learn how Unstuck Labs can help you get unstuck!
What to expect
Conversations with builders, researchers, founders, and the AI-curious across DC
A chance to meet your local AI Collective community
The DMV founder community deserves a consistent place to show up—not just once a quarter at a conference. 😎As always, food and drink, engaging conversation, and incredible company will all be provided!
Please be advised: Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously and we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon!

The AI Collective is a global non-profit building the human layer for the AI era. We unite 200,000+ leaders, builders, and stakeholders across 100+ forums worldwide to democratize the frontier, build trust, and coordinate how society navigates the rapid acceleration of technological progress.
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