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Local meetups, global network
Chapters in several countries, one community. Hover to explore, then RSVP.
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Weekly
Build Fridays
Founders building side by side
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Monthly Hangout
Advanced builders. Real talk.
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Cursor Meetups
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Power users. Deep dives.
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AI Hackathon
Annual
AI Hackathon
Germany's biggest AI hackathon
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OpenClaw
Sponsored by OpenAI & MiniMax
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The Team
10 Dam Keepers · 7 countries · hover to meet them
There are too many places to talk about AI. We wanted a place to actually build it - with people who care.
Show up. Fail fast. Laugh loud. Believe it's possible. That energy started in Hamburg and now runs through 7 countries.
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