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Architecture Kata at Zopa Bank
We're delighted to announce an exciting LSCC event on Wednesday 13th May, in partnership with our friends at Zopa Bank!
Join us at the Zopa Canary Wharf office in London for this session and get the chance to flex your architectural design muscles!
"So how are we supposed to get great architects, if they only get the chance to architect fewer than a half-dozen times in their career?" — Ted Neward.
This quote highlights the need for practice, which is what our LSCC architecture katas provide: a safe, repeatable way to hone your software architecture design skills by simulating architectural challenges.
**What's the format?**
You'll be split into groups and have a business problem to solve. You'll be tasked with designing a technical architecture to meet that problem context. As with real-life you'll have to manage various trade-offs in your design and interact with a Product Owner to clarify your questions.
At the end of the task each team will showcase their architecture and technology choices back to the wider group as part of a group discussion.
Whether you're a seasoned coder, software architect or new to the scene, you're invited to share insights, discuss best practices, and learn from fellow participants. No prior session attendance or architecture knowledge is required – just bring your enthusiasm. No laptop is required for this session, we'll provide each group with paper, pens and sticky notes to support the activity.
Thank you to the Codurance team that will run the event at Zopa Bank's office. Find out more at https://www.codurance.com/
Food and drinks will be provided with vegetarian, vegan and non-alcoholic options available - thanks to Zopa Bank for sponsoring refreshments and hosting in their great office.
**About Zopa**
Founded in 2020 with a full banking licence and backed by some of Silicon Valley’s most iconic investors, digital bank Zopa is building the Home of Money. This is a place where financial products deliver good value and managing money is made effortless; deep and long-lasting relationships mean customers are left confident about their choices. One of the UK’s highest rated and most celebrated financial brands, Zopa has been recognised with over 10 British Bank Awards, holds a Trustpilot rating of 4.6/5, and has one of the highest customer satisfaction scores in the industry. Zopa Bank Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. https://www.zopa.com/
We look forward to seeing you soon!
LSE Lecture: Why populists are winning and how to beat them
After Thursday's election results, I have to go to this talk. I don't know anything about MP Liam Byrne but the LSE put on interesting talks. Looking forward to this one.
Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute
The LSE offer lectures that are open to the public (£3 attendance fee applies) on a variety of subjects. Let's meet outside Holborn tube station, just opposite the main entrance on Kingsway, next to the hat stall. We will walk down together at 6.10pm on the dot. Please be on time, the venue can be at capacity at 6.15pm!
Please register for your free entrance ticket/QR code (Meetup attendance fee applies), they are asking a couple of questions:
[https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/populists](https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/populists)
Unreal Engine Workshop: FREE Game Design Meetup | GameCamp
***Enter the live meeting room here: [https://discord.gg/5wgxtr4c2u](https://discord.gg/5wgxtr4c2u)***
***Download the engine here: [https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/download](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/download)***
Welcome to the **Unreal Engine Workshop!** In each session we'll tackle essential game design discussions, then transition into hands-on project creation. Participants will build and expand their skills continuously as we explore every aspect of game development. From basic blueprints and interactive mechanics, to advanced rigging, animation, environment design, and lighting, we'll work our way up to creating small complete games. We encourage experimentation and peer teaching, so whether you're a beginner or experienced developer looking to deepen your expertise, our sessions provide a supportive environment to learn, create, and innovate together in Unreal Engine 5.
Learn to Meditate - Wednesdays in Putney @ 6.00pm - Free Sahaja Yoga Class
Hello there! - We'd like to welcome you to Free weekly meetings hosted by Max, Vaishali & team which take place at:
Putney Library, 5-7 Disraeli Rd, Putney, SW15 2DR
on Wednesday evenings from 6.00pm until 7.00pm
No need to Book - just pop along - More info: 07766 600 803
With Sahaja Yoga Meditation we normally sit on chairs to achieve yoga, effortlessly & spontaneously. So there is no need for mats and no special clothing required.
All across the globe, many are seeking new sources of energy. Meanwhile, the most transformative energy of all is hiding in plain sight, within us. It's natural, sustainable, and infinitely renewable.
It's called inner kundalini energy. And everyone already has it — everyone!. It is often likened to an inner feminine or motherly energy which automatically knows about us and what is needed to help us restore balance and harmony within our subtle being. It works spontaneously, effortlessly, organically and cannot be paid for.
Sahaja Yoga Meditation is a simple time-honoured technique that lets you tap into that energy and harness its power to become better balanced and better connected to yourself — emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually.
If you're having trouble juggling the challenges in your life, Sahaja Yoga Meditation might well help you manage stress, master your emotions and find solutions to your problems. You may enjoy better health, better focus, and a deeper understanding of the universe and your place in it.
Meditation is not just for mystics and monks.
Sahaja Yoga meditation is for everyone. Anyone can do it. It's that easy. But with the Sahaja Yoga experience, you'll quickly realise, it isn't your typical Meditations 'R Us type class. It's much more than just feeling peaceful and relaxed. Sahaja Yoga Meditation has many layers, varied and deep. Explore at your own pace, in your own way. Our volunteer experts are always available to help.
Ready to plug into your inner energy? A Sahaja Yoga Meditation class is a great way to start. A few minutes of your life may be all it takes to connect to your inner energy and light the path to lifelong transformation. Sahaja Yoga is more than a temporary solution or quick relief — it is a journey, rather than a destination. It's all about energy — guaranteed pure and carbon neutral. You can never have too much of it.
The best part? All classes are free. No strings, no catch.
Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend, bring your self — all are welcome.
We have a web site here in London too which you can visit for more info about weekly meetings: www.sahajayogalondon.co.uk (http://www.sahajayogalondon.co.uk/)
Join us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/London.Free.Meditation)
The first experience of Sahaja Yoga meditation is called Self Realisation. With Sahaja Yoga Meditation we generally sit on chairs to achieve Yoga, effortlessly & spontaneously. As such no Asanas (exercises) are required, no mat or special clothing
## What is Meditation?
Meditation is a state of mental silence or rest, where our attention is aware, but not engrossed in thinking. It is known as ‘thoughtless awareness’. It is achieved when the indwelling Kundalini energy awakens and carries the individual attention beyond the level of the 6th chakra, into the seventh chakra, known as Sahasrara.
## Yoga!
It is here we achieve Yoga! As the mind finds rest and silence, we become able to feel our inner Self (Spirit). This can be tangibly felt, it actually manifests, as a cool wind, breath or breeze, often experienced on the palms of the hands or at the top (crown) of the head. It is a spontaneous, effortless natural happening.
Each week many people experience this actualisation at one of the many free meditation classes on offer
## How to get into balance?
The secret of the Sahaja Yoga method resides within us, at the base of the spinal chord, in a triangular bone called the “sacrum bone”. Since our birth in our sacrum bone dwells an inner energy called in Sanskrit Kundalini; it is characterised as a feminine energy and once activated, this energy rises along our spine until it reaches the top of the head and finally connects with the universal energy. This union is called “yoga” in Sanskrit.
## Kundalini
As our indwelling Kundalini rises through the central channel, this benevolent feminine energy activates the chakras, removing all the impurities from them and nourishing the entire inner system. It is through this happening that we are elevated into ‘thoughtless awareness’, the mental silence of true meditation
www.sahajayogalondon.co.uk
Free Meditation & Yoga Classes in London
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INTRO TO WOODWORK – MAKE A CUPBOARD
**Bookable via our website ➡️** https://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/events/intro-to-woodwork-make-a-cupboard-13/
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If you hanker after a really useful item to take home with you, this versatile cabinet is an amazing piece of joinery to learn how to make. Made from seasoned pine, this classic project will teach you how to make an accurate wood frame, with a hinged, panelled door. The completed cabinet is 435mmH x 300mmW x 140mmD.
You will have the opportunity of learning classic joints, such as a mortice and tenon and dovetails, insert a shelf and hang a door, as you build your skills week by week. You will use measuring and marking tools, and hand tools, including chisels, smoothing, plough and rebate planes.
Over 12 weeks, we will cover many aspects of traditional joinery tuition. This content-rich class will suit everybody who wants to learn a lot in a short time.
Len Conway, a very experienced craftsperson and tutor will explain each part of the process and instill lifelong good habits as well as tips for improving accuracy if you have some woodwork experience.
About Len
Len Conway has over forty years of experience in further education. He has taught carpentry, Joinery and multi-skills to a high level. His interests include music, architecture, art, mountain walking and boating.
French GCSE Course ( Higher Tier ) 10 per hr
French GCSE Course ( Higher Tier )
The French GCSE course aims to equip students with the skills needed to understand and use French in real-life situations. Students study a range of topics relevant to young people and everyday life, such as identity, family, school, leisure, holidays, work, and global issues.
The course develops competence across the four key language skills:
• Listening – understanding spoken French in different contexts
• Speaking – taking part in conversations and giving presentations
• Reading – understanding texts of varying length and complexity
• Writing – producing clear and accurate written French
Students also learn essential grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation, and gain insight into French and Francophone culture. Assessment is based on examinations in the four skills at Foundation or Higher level.
🚀 AI for the Rest of Us: Automate Your Life & Work (No Tech Skills Needed)
**Ever thought:**
“*I know AI could save me time… but I have no idea how to actually use it?*”
This workshop fixes that - fast.
👉 In 2 hours, you’ll use AI (like ChatGPT) to automate something in your work or life.
💡 **Bring a problem. Leave with a working solution.**
🎟️ **Book now from just £5 (limited spots)**
🧠 **What you’ll actually get:**
• Save hours on emails, admin or repetitive work
• Build something real — a tool, system or workflow you can keep using
• Get hands-on help with *your* exact situation (not generic advice)
🔥 **Real things people built in our last session:**
• A tool to speed up insurance quoting
• A personalised teaching assistant for school lessons
• An automated QA/security checker
*(No idea what to build? We’ll give you simple “life hack” templates to follow)*
👥 **How it works:**
• Small group (max 20 people)
• Interactive, relaxed, beginner-friendly
• No technical skills needed
• Just bring a laptop
📸 See highlights from the last session:
[https://www.instagram.com/p/DWoM1L1jfhC/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DWoM1L1jfhC/)
🎟️ **Tickets (strictly limited to 20 spots)**
• First 5 spots: £5 (Early Bird)
• Standard: £10
• Last 48 hours: £15
• On the door: £20 (if any spots remain)
💸 **Refunds**
Refunds available up to 24 hours before the event
(minus payment processing/platform fees)
If you’ve been meaning to “**figure out AI**” but didn’t know where to start - this is the easiest, most practical way to do it.
No jargon. No pressure. Just real progress.
See you there.
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AI Coding Agents: More than a code generator
AI has changed how we write code.
Now the bigger question is: how does it change engineering itself?
At [Sahaj Software](https://www.linkedin.com/company/sahajsoftware/)'s upcoming Devday in London, [Jyoti Singh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jyotisingh7/) and [Ash Shakrani](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ash-shakrani/) will explore how AI assistants are being used across the software delivery lifecycle, from story refinement and solution design to implementation and code reviews.
The session will also unpack:
🎯 Where should engineers rely on AI?
🎯 Where should they slow down?
🎯 And how do teams avoid handing over too much?
🗓️ **Save the Date:** 14th May, 2026
📍 **Location:** Sahaj Software, 1 Quality Court, London, WC2A 1HR
🕕 **Time:** 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (BST)
🔗 [https://lnkd.in/ggWCTuKn](https://lnkd.in/ggWCTuKn)
Curious about Intelligent Engineering? The 5 iE principles explained in under 3 minutes: Watch here- [https://lnkd.in/gPfyagri](https://lnkd.in/gPfyagri))
DevDay is a tech community event hosted to foster tech conversations, idea exchanges, and deep-dives in cutting-edge tech.
The evening will feature:
🎤 **One engaging talk** with Q&A
🤝 **Plenty of time for networking** over free pizza and non-alcoholic drinks
Don’t miss this chance to learn, connect, and share with fellow tech enthusiasts.
👉 Please click the link below to register.
https://sahaj.ai/events/ai-coding-agents-more-than-a-code-generator/
LATIN KRAZY SALSA AND BACHATA LESSONS DOWNSTAIRS @ SWAY BAR + PARTY ,
WELCOME TO LATIN KRAZY
Dance class MEETUP GROUP
NOW DOWNSTAIRS AT SWAY BAR
GREAT HAPPY HOURS 4PM - 8PM
WITH UP TO 50% OFF DRINKS
SALSA , AND BACHATA CLASSES
7.30pm – 8.30pm
Salsa = Beginners 1/ Improver 1 and
for Intermediate (Main Room)
Bachata = Beginner / Improver (2nd Room)
8.30pm – 9.30pm
Salsa = Beginners 2 / Improver 2 /Advanced Cali Cross( Main Room)
Bachata = Beginner /Intermediate ( 2nd room )
Come and buy your ticket on the night,
no need for a partner,
no need to have danced before.
MEETUP MEMBERS £7.00 1 HOUR / £10.00 x 2 HOURS
others £8 for 1 hour or £12.00 for the 2 hours,
£7.00 / £10.00 students and NHS workers
( must show I.D)
CLUB NIGHT INCLUDED !
(6.00pm -7.30pm Private Salsa Dance Classes Available,
Corporate and private classes available at this time , for single persons, couples and groups , just call for an estimate and to book.
Dining packages also available..
KARIN ; 07801305059)
Happy Hour 5pm -8pm with Half Price Drinks .
Free Entry before 9pm £5.00 after open until 3.am
OVER 18'2 ONLY PLEASE BRING ID
DRESS CODE , SMART CASUAL,
NO SPORTS WEAR, BASEBALL CAPS !
Club night to follow, hosted by MISS LATIN K and TOP UK
DJ KEVIN GATO AND DJ MAURO EL - CANGRI playing all the best in Salsa , Bachata, Merengue, Reggaeton, Chichoky and More
It's a party night every week.. Latin Krazy the hottest night in the UK.
more info http://www.latinkrazy.com
Meetup #16 Reimagining Software Development With AI
Shaping our future with AI. Creating opportunity through AI fluency, connection and community.
No jargon. No hype. No confusing terminology.
NOTE: This event will be focussed on the changing shape of software development. Everyone is welcome to attend but the content will be somewhat technical.
**Join us for our next in-person meetup in London on Thursday May 14th.**
Our theme for this meetup is **Reimagining Software Development with AI.** We're going to take a step back and think about the role we, the humans, play in the software development process now that coding agents have arrived.
This event provides a small glimpse of the future, from the innovators who are challenging everything and rebuilding the process of software development from the ground up, with humans at the centre!
**Where and When?**
* Thursday, May 14th
* Doors open at 18:00
* Talks start at 19:00
* AutogenAI, 123 Pentonville Rd, London N1 9LG
**Talk 1: The Validation Gap: We Need A Better Way To Review AI Generated Code** (Robert Werner, Co-Founder & CTO Leapter)
AI coding is fast. We're generating more code than ever. But more code means more code to verify, and agentic workflows are scaling that gap faster than review processes can keep up.
The bottleneck didn't disappear. It moved from writing code to verifying logic.
For most generated code, you can ship, test, and iterate. But what if we need to be sure? What about the code that runs our financial systems or decides if you qualify for a loan? It has to be right.
Hope is not a strategy, we need to better ways to review code. In this talk Robert will share his recent innovations, experiments and insights with you.
**About Robert:**
Robert Werner is the CTO of an AI startup dedicated to shaping the future of AI-native software development. He has over 20 years experience focussed on Software Engineering, Developer Experience and Transformational Platform Engineering, across Fortune 500 companies and FinTechs.
**Talk 2: Narrative Engineering: What Cognitive Science Actually Tells Us About Building with LLMs** (Sal Kimmich, Security Architect at Gadfly AI)
We keep treating LLMs like search engines that hallucinate. That is the wrong category, and it produces the wrong engineering.
LLMs are narrative generators. They do not retrieve facts or execute logic. They complete stories. That distinction is not philosophical. It determines what kind of system you can build with them and what kind you cannot. Neuroscience has been studying probabilistic, distributed, narrative-generating systems for decades. Most of the LLM engineering field is ignoring that work.
This talk walks through cyberneutics, an open source methodology and repository built on the premise that we need a new engineering discipline for narrative computing the way software engineering emerged from symbolic computing. The theoretical foundations come from second-order cybernetics, distributed cognition, and Minsky's Society of Mind. The empirical validation comes from 2025 mechanistic interpretability research showing that reasoning models internally simulate multi-agent dialogue to reason better. The practical techniques come from iterative practice: adversarial committees, pipeline algebra with formal quality propagation, observer-aware interaction design.
Three real lessons for practitioners building agentic systems: reliability is a property of the pipeline, not the prompt; repetition is latent space exploration, not failure; and if you want auditable AI reasoning, you need to externalise the dialogue structure, because the transcript is the explainability artifact.
The discipline does not exist yet. This is what building it looks like.
**About Sal:** Sal is a developer advocate for open source and passionate about helping engineers, ethical hackers and digital enthusiasts understand the complexity of modern software development. With over a decade of experience as building cloud-native machine learning pipelines in the healthcare and tech for good sectors, their work is now focused on filling the cracks in the open source software supply chain to build a better digital future for all of us.
**Thanks!**
We'd like to thank our sponsors [Leapter ](http://leapter.com/)and AutogenAI for making this event possible.
**Code of Conduct**
This event has a code of conduct that you can [review here.](https://aifortherestofus.live/code-of-conduct) By joining the community and registering for this event you agree to abide by our code of conduct.
**Providing Your Name and Email**
To register for this event you'll be asked to provide your email address. After the event you will be automatically subscribed to the newsletters from *AI for the rest of us* and Leapter GmbH. You can unsubscribe at any time (But why would you? They are really very good!)
Learn to Meditate - Free 10 Week Sahaja Yoga Course - 7.30pm Thursdays
10 Week On-going Free Sahaja Yoga Mediation Course - Join any week -
Hello there! - We'd like to welcome you to Free weekly meetings hosted by Manohar, Sat , Cristina, Tim, Larissa, Matthew -
Learn to Meditate - Join us for weekly meditation sessions in Wanstead Community Hall on Thursday evenings from 7.30pm until 9.00pm -
Wanstead Community Hall, 21 The Green, Wanstead, London, E11 2NT
With Sahaja Yoga Meditation we normally sit on chairs to achieve yoga, effortlessly & spontaneously. So there is no need for mats and no special clothing required. Yoga is a sanskrit term which means union.
All across the globe, many are seeking new sources of energy. Meanwhile, the most transformative energy of all is hiding in plain sight, within us. It's natural, sustainable, and infinitely renewable. It's called inner Kundalini energy. And everyone already has it — everyone!. It is often likened to an inner feminine or motherly energy which automatically knows about us and what is needed to help us restore balance and harmony within our subtle being. It works spontaneously, effortlessly, organically and cannot be paid for.
Sahaja Yoga Meditation is a simple time-honoured technique that lets you tap into that energy and harness its power to become better balanced and better connected to yourself — emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually and will take you into higher awerness.
It was started back in 1970's by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, who was the greatest living saint of out times. Now Sahaja Yoga is practised in more than 100 countries.
If you're having trouble juggling the challenges in your life, Sahaja Yoga Meditation might well help you manage stress, master your emotions and find solutions to your problems. You may enjoy better health, better focus, and a deeper understanding of the universe and your place in it.
Meditation is not just for mystics and monks. Sahaja Yoga meditation is for everyone. Anyone can do it. It's that easy. But with the Sahaja Yoga experience, you'll quickly realise, it isn't your typical Meditations 'R Us type class. It's much more than just feeling peaceful and relaxed. Sahaja Yoga Meditation has many layers, varied and deep. Explore at your own pace, in your own way. Our volunteer experts are always available to help.
Ready to plug into your inner energy? A Sahaja Yoga Meditation class is a great way to start. A few minutes of your life may be all it takes to connect to your inner energy and light the path to lifelong transformation. Sahaja Yoga is more than a temporary solution or quick relief — it is a journey, rather than a destination. It's all about energy — guaranteed pure and carbon neutral. You can never have too much of it.
The best part? All classes are free. No strings, no catch.
Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend, bring your self — all are welcome.
We have a web site here in London too which you can visit for more info about weekly meetings: www.sahajayogalondon.co.uk (http://www.sahajayogalondon.co.uk/)
Join us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/London.Free.Meditation) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/SahajL)
AI Web Design Course in London for Beginners | Start Your Own Agency
Learn how to build websites using AI and start your own web design business - no experience needed.
Includes training, tools, and a 12-month opportunity.
Official partner: Tide Bank \| Powered by Brand Backie and a custom AI website builder\.
**This isn't just a course. It's a business opportunity.**
We'll show you how to:
* Build websites using AI tools
* Start and grow your own web design business
* Find and sign up paying clients
* Get your entire business system set up for FREE for 12 months (conditions apply)
***
**PLEASE READ EVERYTHING BEFORE BOOKING**
***
**WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT**
This course was created by the people who actually built the tools you'll be using:
* **Brand Backie** — an AI marketing tool that helps you promote your services and find clients
* **Custom AI Builder** — a brand new AI website building platform that lets you create websites without writing any code
We also work with **Tide**, a business banking platform that gives you the proper banking setup to run your business legally from day one.
We didn't just study this stuff — we built it, we use it, and we'll show you exactly how it works.
***
**WHO IS THIS FOR?**
This is perfect for you if you:
* Have no background in web design or tech
* Want to earn money online
* Are thinking about going freelance or starting a small agency
* Want to learn AI tools and "vibe coding" (building with AI instead of writing code)
***
**WHAT YOU'LL LEARN**
* How to find businesses that need a website
* How to reach out to potential clients and get them interested
* How to build a professional website using AI — fast
* How to deliver your work in a clean, professional way
* How to set up and run your own agency
***
**WHAT YOU GET**
* Hands-on training with AI website building tools
* Access to a custom AI builder with built-in lead generation features
* A step-by-step plan to launch your agency
* A chance to qualify for up to 12 months of free access to the full system
***
**THE OPPORTUNITY**
By the end of the session, you'll know exactly how this business model works and whether it's the right fit for you.
If you decide to move forward, you'll be guided to open a Tide business bank account. This is the banking layer you need to legally operate your agency. You'll deposit a small amount (usually around £100) into your own account to get things up and running — this is your money, not a fee.
Once that's done, you'll get:
* Up to 12 months of free access to the full AI agency system (conditions apply)
* Ongoing support as you get started
* Full access to the website building and lead generation tools
* A clear action plan to land your first clients
***
**WHY COME?**
* Start a real online business from scratch
* Learn a skill that can generate income
* Build websites in minutes, not days
* Get clarity on how to find and sign your first clients
* Leave with tools and a plan you can act on immediately
***
**FORMAT**
In-person, practical workshop
***
**SCHEDULE**
* 4:00 – 4:20 PM: Welcome and overview
* 4:20 – 4:50 PM: How to get clients (beginner-friendly system)
* 4:50 – 5:30 PM: Live AI website building demo
* 5:30 – 6:00 PM: Q&A and next steps
***
**ARRIVAL - Be on Time!**
This is a structured session - everyone starts together. Please arrive on time. If you're more than 15 minutes late, you won't be able to join, as it's disruptive to the other attendees.
***
**LOCATION**
Sierra Quebec Bravo, Canary Wharf, London. Ask reception when you arrive and they'll point you to the right room.
***
**WHAT TO BRING**
* A laptop (recommended)
* A willingness to learn and take action
***
**IMPORTANT**
The 12-month free system access is offered to eligible participants based on their commitment and suitability.
***
**BOOK YOUR SPOT**
If you've been thinking about starting something for yourself, this is a great place to begin. Spaces are limited — register now.
Follow us to hear about future workshops.
eCommerce and Marketing Course in London | Build Your Online Store Free
**eCommerce & marketing course in London. Build your online store free.** By Getshop Today, Tide Bank & Temu. In-person expert training.
This isn't just a course. It's a launchpad and Opportunity. Learn how to build and market an online business, and if you decide to move forward, we'll set everything up for you - at no cost.
**Who's Teaching This?**
The people behind this course actually built the tools you'll use:
* **Getshop Today** \- a UK\-based eCommerce platform that builds your independent online store
* **Brand Backie** \- an AI marketing tool that helps you promote your products
We're not just instructors. We built the technology.
**In official partnership with:**
* **Tide Bank** \- providing smart banking solutions tailored for new eCommerce businesses\.
* **Temu** \- unlocking complimentary Temu shop access for 12–18 months to accelerate your launch\.
**Two Afternoons. Real Results.**
**Day 1 \- Saturday\, 4\-7 PM \| Intro Training** Learn the foundations: how online stores work, dropshipping vs. selling your own products, multi-platform selling, and how to market effectively. Includes live demos. At the end, you choose whether to take up the **Opportunity**.
**Day 2 \- Sunday\, 4\-7 PM \| Implementation Masterclass** For those who join the **Opportunity** only. We go deeper - advanced setup, marketing strategy, and a step-by-step launch plan. We start building your store live.
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**The Opportunity**
By the end of Day 1, you’ll decide whether to take the leap. If you’re in, we’ll help you open a Tide business account right then and there - equipping you with the legal and financial foundation to launch and run your store immediately.
As part of this, you’ll deposit a small initial amount (typically around £100) into your own account to get your business operational (this is not a fee and remains your money).
**This unlocks 2 Options for you:**
**Option 1 - Sell Your Own Products**
We build your independent store, set up your Temu seller account, and train you to manage and market everything using Brand Backie.
✅ 12 months free independent online store
✅ 18 months free Temu shop
✅ Full marketing training
**Option 2 - Dropshipping**
We build your store and integrate it with eBay and TikTok Shop, then train you to market and scale across platforms.
✅ 12 months free independent online store
✅ 12 months free Temu shop (no dropshipping here)
✅ eBay & TikTok Shop integration
✅ Full marketing training
***
**What You Get**
Proprietary UK-built technology, 12–18 months of tools for free, multi-platform setup, and direct access to the founders. A real business, built from day one - not theory.
**Bring your laptop. Basic computer skills needed. Arrive on time** \- sessions are step\-by\-step and build on each other\.
**Spaces are limited. Register now!**
Agentic A.I Hack Night London Hackathon + Drinks + Food
All levels welcomed! Come and use Agentic A.I Skills to build an agent!
Drinks / Food provided, and we're heading to the pub after the Hackathon.
You MUST apply on Luma here:
https://luma.com/hack-night-tessl-may13-2026?utm_source=meetup
## DO NOT RSVP here, you MUST RSVP on Luma,
## What's Hack Night?
Five hours. One room full of builders. Zero fluff. As many demos as we can.
Hack Night at Tessl is a London evening for people who would rather build than posture. You show up with an idea, find a team if you want one, spend a few focused hours shipping with a DJ in the background, and demo what you made before the night ends. Then we head to the pub.
**When**: May 13\, 2026 \| 4:00 PM \- 8:45 PM BST **Where**: Tessl office, London
**Who**: Hosted by : Adam Chan ([https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsajchan/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsajchan/?utm_source=luma)), Sam Hooti ([https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-h-b79850387](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-h-b79850387?utm_source=luma)) and HackerSquad with Tessl
The Judges: Four people who've actually built things worth shipping. They'll see your demo and give you real feedback.
**James Pimentel-Pinto** — First European iPhone developer and inventor of the hybrid app model. Built the first mobile banking, eCommerce, and sports apps in the world, with over 27 App Store #1s. Expect feedback on craft, originality, and whether what you shipped could actually live in users' hands.
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamespp/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamespp/?utm_source=luma)
**Vy Alechnavicius** — Design and product leader, startup advisor. Has worked in human-centric AI, product craft, and developer experience. Expect feedback on product sense and whether what you built actually respects the person using it.
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaexperience/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaexperience/?utm_source=luma)
**Lachlan Chavasse** — Former founder of useDaily (personal AI), now launching Frontier Tower in London. Expect feedback on what's actually novel, where the real leverage is, and whether your idea holds up outside the demo.
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/lchavasse/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lchavasse/?utm_source=luma)
**Pedro Proença** —Engineering leader who scaled a marketplace startup from 50 to 5,000 people, building the search and personalization that connected buyers and sellers across 40 countries. Then at big tech, helping tens of thousands of engineers ship safely to billions of users. Now at a scale-up working on AI adoption. Expect feedback on what pain you're actually solving, and whether people would keep using what you built.
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-proenca](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-proenca?utm_source=luma)
## Here's How It Works
**4:00 PM - Doors Open**Check in, grab food, meet other builders, form groups, (or solo hack if you want) and decide what you're making.
**4:30 PM - Opening Context**Quick welcome from the host and venue partner so everyone knows the flow for the night.
**5:00 PM - Short Technical Remarks**If there are host or sponsor remarks, they stay short. The point is to get useful context, then get people building.
**5:30 PM - Build Time**Heads down. Music on. Ship something. Use the time to test an idea, explore a tool, or finally build the thing you've been sitting on.
**7:30 PM - Demo Time**Show what you made. Get feedback. See what everyone else shipped.
**8:45 PM - Wrap Up**Final demos, shout-outs, and a clean finish to the night. And of course, Pub! We're heading to a pub nearby for a pint and a proper debrief. Come if you want to keep the conversation going.
## What You Need to Bring
* Your laptop
* An idea, or the willingness to find one there
* A bias toward shipping
Food will be handled. The space is handled. You just need to show up ready to build.
## Who Should Come?
This is for developers, founders, technical operators, and AI-native product people who like building in the same room as other ambitious people. All skill levels are welcome as long as you're ready to participate.
## Why It's Worth It
Hack Nights create the kind of pressure that helps you actually finish something. You leave with a working prototype, a new collaborator, or at minimum a stronger idea than the one you arrived with.
## Ready to Build?
Register below once the page goes live. Space will be limited to the room capacity at Tessl.
## A big thanks to our sponsors for making this happen:
## Tessl
Tessl helps you find, install, version, and evaluate the skills and context your coding agents rely on, so they behave consistently across tools and projects.
[https://tessl.io/](https://tessl.io/?utm_source=luma)
## Neo4j
Transform Your Data Into Knowledge for Deep, Contextual Understanding
Connect and organize your data with a knowledge graph to see the bigger picture. Capture all the relationships with their context for deeper understanding. Unify silos to improve model accuracy and make better predictions
[https://neo4j.com/](https://neo4j.com/?utm_source=luma)
## Hubble
At Hubble, you can book 1:1 calls with experienced founders, operators, and investors who’ve actually done the thing. So you can learn faster, make better decisions, and keep moving forward.
Real help from people who’ve been there.
[https://www.hubble.social/](https://www.hubble.social/?utm_source=luma)
## Codex (OpenAI)
Built to drive real engineering work
From routine pull requests to your hardest problems, Codex reliably completes tasks end to end, like building features, complex refactors, migrations, and more, powered by OpenAI’s frontier coding models.
[https://openai.com/codex/](https://openai.com/codex/?utm_source=luma)
See you soon!
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[https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebuilderscollective/](https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebuilderscollective/?utm_source=luma)
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