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If you’re a founder looking to plug into some London events, here’s the link: linktr.ee/plugged.founders
what japanese swordfighting taught me about community design
most networking events suck because only the polished version of you is welcome.
the rest gets left outside.
if everyone's only half in the room, real connection becomes impossible.
that mosaic of spaces is how real belonging scales, not by forcing conformity, but by offering multiple ways to plug in.
the result? deep, life-defining relationships. roommates. partners. best friends. 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨.
your events suck and here's why...
at their core, communities exist to solve the problem of belonging.
but we skip straight to trying to create that sense of belonging without asking the deeper question:
𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮?
we contain 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬.
you at 8am ≠ you at 10pm ≠ you at 4am
but most spaces only welcome:
→the polished self
→the productive self
→the composed self
people shrink to fit. everything else stays outside.
no one is truly present = connection becomes impossible.
your startup failing isn't the risk. failing alone is.
the lone genius myth is everywhere in startup land, but anyone who's actually built something knows that's bullshit.
behind every "solo" founder is a network of people who became functional infrastructure.
this is why community isn't soft stuff.
it's a force multiplier.
when connection runs deep:
- talent circulates faster
- collabs compound
- people build bolder, quicker
velocity increases where real community exists.
but you gotta choose wisely.
DM me "CHECKLIST" and I'll send you the 12 things to look for before joining any startup community.
full breakdown here: lnkd.in/e35_v-uG
𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 at our Founders Retreat…
𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 NOW
What began as the perfect week of deep work, wild adventures, and late-night bonding, with our good friends at @SuperteamUK , turned into pure chaos.
Janine didn’t choose the founder life, the founder life chose her
humans of foundertown ep8
during foundertown, our annual retreat, we turned on the cameras and let our community speak from the heart.
in collab with @superteamuk
produced with love by @silas of @poduca
what does it take to succeed as a solo founder?
humans of foundertown ep7
during foundertown, our annual retreat, we turned on the cameras and let our community speak from the heart.
Finlay Doyle shares his, secret to getting things done!