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Halfway through the sprint. Rough cuts this week.
The founders who've talked to the most customers are going to have the easiest edit. That's not a video skill.
Most rounds are priced in US dollars. Converted, Ottawa's $1.75B is about US$1.2B. Worth remembering every time the headline number gets quoted.
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A YC application is a good forcing function even if you never send it. One sentence on what you do. One number that backs it up.
$75M for pre-seed and seed out of Ottawa's $1.75B. Welcome. Also not enough, and 12 to 18 months away.
The first cheques still have to come from people here.
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Pre-seed in Waterloo: finding founders isn't the hard part. Being early enough to matter to them is.
Barn Sprint F26 is underway at Builders Club. Two weeks, a YC Winter 2027 video at the end.
We'll be at Demo Day on Nov 2.
One week until Barn Sprint F26. The ticket is $113 and $100 of it comes back if you show up Nov 2 with your YC video done.
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Sunday at 165 King. Members have the building 24/7, so the hard thing doesn't have to wait for Monday.
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Doing the YC video and light on traction? This thread from @kseniam0s is worth a look.
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Barn Sprint F26 starts Oct 19. Two weeks, about 25 builders, and a one-minute YC video at the end. Show up on Nov 2 with it done and your deposit comes back.
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Pancake Social this morning, 9am, 165 King St W. Come hungry.
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Pancakes tomorrow at 9 at Builders Club. Monthly thing. Griddle's on early.
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What Barn Sprint F26 actually looks like: a morning read, a public standup, a 7-8pm build block every weekday, live check-ins Tuesdays and Thursdays, mentor office hours, and a Demo Day screening on Nov 2.
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Non-Technical Wednesday at noon. Bring the part that isn't code: the pitch, the pricing page, the email you keep rewriting.
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The students who built Waterloo Tech Week didn't wait for anyone.
Builders Club hosted twelve events that week. Next September we want more. If you're thinking about running one, start planning now.
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KWLUG turns 25 today with an anniversary panel at the University of Waterloo.
A quarter century of a user group in this region. Worth showing up for.
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The Barn newsletter: every tech and startup event in Waterloo Region for the week, in one email.
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Next week in Waterloo: KWLUG's 25th anniversary panel Monday at UW, Revenue Tuesdays at noon, Wednesday at noon at Builders Club.
Full calendar:
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Saturday reading: DevHouse Waterloo, and the things people are building before anyone is watching.
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OpenAI's after hours was the biggest Tech Week event at 514 registered. The Velocity student panel had 236 and a waitlist. Waterloo Venture Group filled 194 seats at Communitech.
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