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The concept

A recurring community meetup

Not a lecture. Not a workshop. A consistent space to work on your idea.

Present ideas

Share your progress and ideas with a supportive audience.

Ask for feedback

Get honest, constructive critique to sharpen your approach.

Discuss challenges

Technical blockers, business hurdles and go-to-market questions.

Make it real together

Work together on real projects. Focus on doing, not just talking.

Season 2026–27 · every third Thursday · 19:00 · Campus Hertogstraat, Leuven
  1. Thu17.09
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  3. Thu17.12
  4. Thu21.01
Next editionEdition 15.10
DateThursday, 15 October 2026
From19:00 · usually room F203
LocationCampus Hertogstraat (UCLL) · Leuven

Bring your laptop, your idea and your questions. Not a lecture, but an evening of working, giving feedback and helping each other move forward. We post the exact room in Slack each edition.

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The format

A typical session

A structured yet flexible 2–3 hour session designed to move your project forward.

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15–20 min

Founder updates

Brief round-table. What did you do, what's blocking you, and did you hit last edition's commitment?

Accountability
02
45–60 min

Deep dives

2–3 participants present a specific challenge for group feedback.

Focused critique
03
60–90 min

Work session

Heads-down co-working. Work on your project and unblock each other.

Real work
04
5–10 min

Next-step commitment

Everyone states what they'll have done by the next edition. We circle back to it during founder updates, so you make real progress.

Accountability
05
Open end

Networking

Informal conversations. Connect, collaborate, plan next steps.

Community
Where & when

Location & frequency

Every third Thursday of the month at Campus Hertogstraat in Leuven. A space designed for working, not passive listening.

The space
  • Campus Hertogstraat (UCLL), Leuven
  • Laptop-ready tables & power outlets
  • Collaborative community vibe
Every third Thursday
  • Regular cadence · 19:00–21:00
  • Consistent momentum for projects
  • Recurring accountability loops
Ecosystem

Shared technical infrastructure

For those who build: common tools and libraries to accelerate everyone. Optional and community-led.

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Auth frameworks

Standardized login/signup flows.

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SaaS boilerplates

Starter kits with payments, databases and UI ready.

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API templates

Reusable patterns for front- and backend.

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Deployment configs

CI/CD and Docker: from localhost to production.

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Backend components

Shared services for email, storage, notifications.

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Open contribution

Anyone improves the tools via pull requests.