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Most professional relationships today start with a LinkedIn request and die in a DM. Meanwhile, AI-generated content is flooding every channel — making it harder to tell who's real, who's credible, and who's worth your time. Trust is becoming the scarcest currency in professional life. And you can't build it through a screen alone. Together with the Prague Founders & Digital Professionals community, we're hosting a small facilitated networking/mastermind evening at Spaces Smíchov. This is **not** a social mixer. Regardless of which language group is the majority, everyone speaks strictly in English so that everyone feels comfortable. **The Topic of the Evening:** AI is making everything easier to fake — credentials, content, even relationships. So how do you build a reputation that actually holds up? How do you know who to trust — and how do others decide whether to trust you? We'll get into it. Will share my tools & systems and would discuss your perspectives and protocols. **This session creates a space for that.** Together with the **Prague Founders & Digital Professionals** community, we’re hosting a small facilitated networking / mastermind evening at **Spaces Smíchov**. This is not a typical social mixer. It is a structured session designed for those who value depth over a stack of business cards. **The Topic of the Evening:** As AI tools automate content and work, how do professionals build real trust and maintain high-quality relationships today? We’ll discuss how reputation, credibility, and professional connections are evolving in 2026. **What to Expect:** * **30 min Group Discussion:** Insights on developing and maintaining trusted relationships in an AI-driven environment. We’ll cover specific frameworks and tools for staying "human" while scaling. * **60 min Facilitated Networking:** No small talk. Structured table rotations designed so you have real conversations with most people in the room. * **The Vibe:** No pitches. No panels. No "let me tell you about my startup." etc. **Who usually comes:** Founders, consultants, product people, designers, and remote professionals who work globally and are tired of shallow networking. **Agenda:** * 17:30 – 17:45: Welcome & Snacks. * 17:45 – 18:15: Shared Discussion: The New Rules of Trust * 18:15 – 19:15: Facilitated Networking (Table Rotations) * 19:15 – 19:30: Wrapping up **About the Facilitator:** The session is led by **[Alexander Benkendorf](https://www.linkedin.com/in/benkendorf/)**, a branding strategist for international tech companies (Benkendorf Group). Alex has 20 years of experience in human experience design and product development. **Practical details:** * **📍 Where:** Spaces Smíchov, Prague (Business Club / Lounge) * **📅 When:** Tuesday\, March 10 \| 17:30 – 19:30 * **🌍 Language:** Strictly English * **👥 Limit:** \~25 people to keep discussions comfortable * 🎟 **Cost:** Free to attend, as a community event (RSVP is required to secure your spot). **Spaces are limited to ensure quality of conversation. Please RSVP to secure your spot.**

Join us for a fun craft event where you get to know new people and practice czech! We are more than excited to try out our newest concept: Czech Craft Club! This is not a Czech course but we will provide plenty of opportunities to pick up on new craft and related vocabulary. Low pressure, social and creative language exposure. Come listen to some czech and maybe even speaking some with your fellow crafters. This time we will be making paper animals with moving limbs. All levels welcome! The event is hosted by expat organisation something new and local Czech artist Alžběta Procházkova. A match made in heaven 💘 Curious? Sign up! Ticket: 300kc - (All inclusive, craft materials and prints provided) Reservations: [https://connect.boomevents.org/en/somethingnew-uqvwe/craft-while-learning-czech](https://connect.boomevents.org/en/somethingnew-uqvwe/craft-while-learning-czech-valentine-cards-lefnw)

🎤Velvet Tuesdays at Czech Inn Bar are back! 🎤 Stand-up Show in English. Join us for the great night of laughs at the first weekly comedy show in Prague! 🍺 Czech Inn Bar, Francouzská 76, Prague. (🚋 stop Krymská). 🚪 Doors opens at 7 pm, show starts at 8 pm ⏰ 🎫 200,- CZK with Welcome shot of rum included! https://goout.net/en/velvet-tuesday-comedy-show/ezkbaic/ 😊 Every week great line-up of comedians, traveling comedians and surprising guest welcomed.

\~FREE EVENT\~ Meet Locals & internationals People Every Tuesday & Make New Friends🙂 For introverts and shy people (we all are sometimes), we have ice-breaking games and more... so feel free to come by. Everyone is invited to enjoy amazing Cocktails in 135kc only🍸 Beer in 49 kc 🥂🍻 It is organized after our Biggest Event in Central Europe with 234 people in a single event. 🙂 📍LOCATION TEQUILA TALES BAR & MUSIC CLUB Újezd 409/19, 118 00 Malá Strana, 118 00 Prague, Czech Republic (Nearest tram stop- Hellichova & Ujezd) ❓Questions❓ Follow & write to https://www.instagram.com/tequilatales_prg/ *** \~AKCE ZDARMA\~ Každé úterý se seznamte s místními a mezinárodními lidmi a najděte si nové přátele🙂 Pro introverty a stydlivé lidi (všichni jsme někdy) máme hry na lámání ledu a další... tak neváhejte a přijďte. Všichni jsou zváni k vychutnání úžasných koktejlů jen za 135 kč🍸 Pivo za 49 kč 🥂🍻 Je pořádána po naší největší akci ve střední Evropě s 234 lidmi na jediné akci. 🙂 📍 POLOHA TEQUILA TALES BAR & MUSIC CLUB Újezd 409/19, 118 00 Malá Strana, 118 00 Praha, Česká republika (nejbližší tramvajová zastávka- Hellichova & Újezd) ❓Otázky❓ Sledujte a pište https://www.instagram.com/tequilatales_prg/

Podařilo se nám na poslední chvíli sehnat výjimečného hosta – a bylo by škoda to nevyužít! Martin Urza, anarchokapitalista, youtuber a autor první české knihy o anarchokapitalismu, přijede osobně představit svou novou knihu **Anarchoagorismus**. Anarchoagorismus není jen teorie. Je to praktická cesta ke svobodě pomocí prostředků dostupných každému z nás, tady a teď. Urza nám vysvětlí, co za tímto pojmem stojí, proč ho považuje za logický vývoj svého myšlení a jak tyhle myšlenky aplikovat v každodenním životě – bez čekání na revoluci. Počítejte s živou diskusí, protože tohle téma málokdy nechává lidi lhostejnými. A samozřejmě – večer zakončíme kvalitním pokecem u piva a v atmosféře bublajících dýmek. Kapacita je omezená, takže neváhejte – kdo přijde, nezklame se!

Hello Python enthusiasts and models both large and small, The 34th PyData meetup will take place at **Similarweb offices** (Dock in Five, reception A, 5th floor). As usual, the talks will start at 18:30 but we encourage you to come as soon as **18:00** to enjoy the opportunity to socialize and refresh yourselves (which you can continue doing during the break and after the talks). Our main goal is to build the community around Python and data and make it welcoming to people of various skills and experience levels. ⚡ If you are interested in giving a lightning talk (up to 5 minutes to present an idea, tool or results related at least to some degree to Python and/or data), please contact us before the event or at its beginning. **Why Your Models Fail: Learning from Regime Shifts in Real Data** **([Alena Pavlova](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alena-pavlova-494610207/), Similarweb)** When building predictive models, we often assume that the data-generating process is stable over time. In practice, this assumption is frequently violated and ignoring it can severely degrade model performance. In this talk, we use stock market price data to demonstrate how overlooking market regimes leads to misleading results and fragile trading strategies. We start by implementing a simple strategy under the assumption of a single, stationary regime and show how it fails in changing market conditions. We then introduce a regime-aware approach to infer latent market states. By applying the same strategy only within appropriate regimes, we demonstrate how performance, risk characteristics, and interpretability can change dramatically. The talk focuses on practical Python implementation, intuitive explanations of regime modeling, and concrete lessons that extend beyond finance to any non-stationary time-series problem. Attendees will learn how to detect regime shifts, incorporate them into modeling workflows, and avoid common pitfalls when working with evolving data. **Training Small Language Models with Knowledge Distillation** **([Gabriela Kadlecová](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriela-kadlecova/), distil labs)** Large language models (LLMs) have proven useful across a wide range of real-world applications, from code generation and document analysis to intelligent automation and data extraction. However, their practical adoption comes with some tradeoffs: inference costs can be prohibitive at scale, and sending sensitive data to external cloud APIs raises privacy concerns. Sometimes, a general-purpose model is more than what's needed - if the task is quite specific, a smaller, specialized model could do the job just as well. Small Language Models (SLMs) are a great alternative - running entirely on local hardware, they keep data private, respond faster, and operate at a fraction of the cost. The key challenge is making them good enough for the task at hand, and this is where knowledge distillation comes in. By having a large "teacher" model automatically generate and refine training examples, we can create a specialized "student" model tailored to a specific task, starting from as few as a handful of seed examples. In this talk, we walk through the full distillation pipeline: from defining a task and preparing seed data, through synthetic data generation, to fine-tuning an SLM ready for local deployment. We also present benchmark results comparing base and fine-tuned models, and a live demo showing how capable a well-distilled small model can be.

We will discuss our reactions and interpretations of Poe’s classic 25-page short story, readable online [here](https://www.ibiblio.org/ebooks/Poe/Usher.pdf). Poe is, among other things, often considered the inventor of the detective story and an original voice in the canon of American lit. This story (like many of his) is a romantic-era “gothic” work interested in madness, decay, and the supernatural. I look forward to hearing what you all think!

### **Business & Wine Evening \| Humans in Business Prague** Let’s unwind, connect, and talk honestly about business in Prague— over a glass of wine, coffee or whatever is on the menu in Cafedu. Whether you’re building something new, thinking about starting, growing your project, or figuring out your next step, this evening is for you. Expect an informal atmosphere, real conversations, and a chance to meet like-minded people who “get it.” We’ll chat about: * the *ups and downs* of running or starting a business, * what’s currently challenging you, * and what’s been working for others. No pitches, no pressure — just people, ideas, and honest exchange. **Bring:** curiosity, openness, and maybe a business story or two. **NOTE**: Feel free to **JOIN** even if you are on the waiting list.

🌙 **Nourishing Dance Session for Women** with **Loona Dance** ✨ Ready to reconnect with your feminine energy? Step into an embodied movement journey designed to awaken your vitality, radiance & passion. This is not about choreography. This is about coming home to your body. 💃 Move out of your head & into your heart 🌺 Reconnect with your inner source 🤍 Feel the power of sisterhood 🔥 Express yourself freely 🌸 Discover your unique gifts No dance experience needed. All women welcome — just bring yourself and comfortable clothes; you can also wear a comfy skirt. 💫 Donations are welcome. 📲 **Registration:** Martina +420 773 700 260 *** 📍 **Where:** Jankovcova 1587/8c The studio is located at the back of the building. 🚪 The entrance is opposite Marina Brewery (Pivovar). ✨ If you see the brewery, you’re in the right spot — just look across and head toward the back of the building. *** 👥 Organized by C.L.A.P. – Culture, Love, Art, People Hosted by Agora7 💬 Join our WhatsApp Community to stay updated on upcoming events: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/J40xOgmpbMxLL71dKblqYu](https://chat.whatsapp.com/J40xOgmpbMxLL71dKblqYu) 📸 Follow us on Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/c.l.a.p.2](https://www.instagram.com/c.l.a.p.2)

Bonjour à toutes et tous ! 🇨🇵 Want to work on your French in a fun and playful way? Feel free to join us for a friendly guided conversation with us. ➡️Can't make it this time? No problem, join in when you can and don't worry, we organise weekly events on different days, so make sure to follow our page to stay updated! ℹ️The bar is a nice discovery and cosy. If you are not able to find it, send a message and we will help you. ➡️All levels welcome. We will provide adapted conversation topics for different levels A1-B1 / B2-C2 and guidance throughout the event. You are also welcome just to listen, it can be very helpful. This is a unique learning experience as well as a way to find like-minded language enthusiasts over a cup of coffee or a beer. ➡️For organisational reasons we ask to send us a message if you plan to join or to put yourself on going. In order to guaranty qualitative learning for everyone present we will limit the inscriptions if we are getting too full. ➡️Price: For you to decide! We accept donations to make sure we can continue organising regular events. [All our events are also visible on Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/somethingnewprague) Avec grande hâte de vous retrouver ! 🤓

Been putting something off for too long? Join us for our **Bi-Weekly** **Co-Working Session** in creative driven **Safe Space Bookstore** — and let’s finally get it done, together. 📲 **Want reminders or to connect with others before/after?** Join our [WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/K6LidaoQhe16wZ0Se9pNM6), Keep contact via [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/nocrastinationclub/) This is a soft, safe, supportive in-person space to move through procrastination with presence and companionship. Whether you’re working on admin tasks, tax return, writing, creative projects, or simply clearing your inbox — bring whatever you’ve been avoiding and we’ll gently focus beside you. 🕐 **Time**: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM 📍 **Location**: Jaz in the City – Ground Floor Lounge: Windmühlgasse 28, 1060 Vienna, Austria 💻 **Bring**: Your laptop, journal, creative tools, or anything you’ve been procrastinating on 🌿 **Hosted by**: NoCrastination. ☕ Please do order something from the bar, so as to keep us in their good graces! Donations optional. **🪑Seating information:** * If this is your first time joining us, please look for **Fernando Goncalves** when you arrive * If you’d like to **work independently (without the Pomodoro arrangement)** but still be part of the group energy, just let Fernando know — we’ll make sure you’re comfortably included. 💛 🌱 **What to Expect** * **Drop in anytime** between **3:00–6:00 PM** — stay for a bit or settle in for the whole session * **Clarify your goals**: write down your measurable tasks for the day on a Post-it when you arrive * **Two spaces**: one for quiet focus, one for casual conversation. After each focus session, if you’re still in the flow, feel free to remain seated — no need to move. If you're up for a chat, join others in the social area for a relaxed break. * **Social start**: from **3:00 to 3:30 PM**, we mingle and get to know each other; our first focus session begins at **3:30 PM** * **Gentle structure**: we begin with a soft check-in and intention round * **Pomodoro-style rhythm**: We work in 45-minute focus blocks followed by 15-minute social breaks. If 45 minutes feels too long, feel free to break it into two 20-minute focus sessions with a short 5-minute reset in between. You’ll need to self-regulate these shorter cycles, just tune into your own flow and rejoin when ready. * **Quiet companionship**: no pressure to talk during focus time — just shared presence and support * **Welcoming space**: we meet in the creative, cozy lobby of the **Safe Space Bookstore** 💡 **New to Pomodoro?** Don’t worry — we’ll guide you gently. No apps or timers needed. 💬 Why Join? * Beat procrastination with gentle accountability * Reclaim your momentum without doing it alone * Enjoy a change of scenery that boosts your focus * Be part of a community that shows up — without hustle Bring your project. Bring your presence. Let’s work side-by-side. 💚

This group is for anyone who writes - for any reason. Have a thesis or article you need to write? Trying to finish a novel or an academic paper? This group is for you. We are currently meeting in-person at Locus Workspace. If you have any questions, contact Sonya Lano here or on Facebook or Messenger (https://www.facebook.com/sonya.lano). We start at 9:00, introduce ourselves, and share a few words about what we're working on and what we hope to accomplish during the session. At the end of the session, you can give us a brief recap of how it went. We'll break at noon. The afternoon session starts at 2:00 pm. You're welcome to join both sessions or just one. Please come as close to 9:00 as you can if you come for the morning session. If you come to the afternoon session, we are usually back by about a quarter to 2:00.

\*\*\*\*\* We're meeting both in-person and virtually via Skype depending on the week. Contact Sonya Lano for more information if you want to join \*\*\*\*\* This is for anyone wanting feedback! We mostly focus on novels and longer works, but short stories are welcome, as well. You can submit anything you want feedback on in any genre. Current word limit for submissions is 4,000 words. Send your submissions by 13:30 the Thursday before the meeting (or we have a grace period during which you can submit a lower limit of 2,500 words if you submit by midnight Thursday evening). Also, if you don't have time to read through everyone's submissions, still join the meeting! We know that busy schedules don't always make finding reading time easy. To submit, use the Dropbox folder. If you don't have access to it, send sonyalakadosch@yahoo.com your e-mail address so I can add you. Looking forward to seeing everyone there! My number in case of any confusion the day of the meeting is 737 118 530 - or on Facebook: Sonya Lano (https://www.facebook.com/sonya.lano) DROPBOX INFO: * add new submissions for the next meeting in the " submissions" folder for the meeting date. Put your name at the beginning of the file name (for example: "Sonya Somewhere in the Dark") * When providing written feedback (not required, but deeply welcome), save the file as a separate document on your device, then mark your changes/ feedback in the saved file. After you're finished, put the file in the "Feedback" folder under the folder for the meeting date and then under the person the feedback is for (e.g. "For Sonya"). * The submissions folder will be replaced within a week after the meeting has taken place. Feedback will be deleted within 2 months after the meeting, so if you need it longer than that, make sure to copy it to your own disk.

Lets meet a the Lounge in Hotel Pulse8for a drink or two. Penta Lounge is a fantastic bar/restaurant in Karlin. Just ask for Shahab group when you arrive. See you there :) Shahab

Join us for a relaxed and welcoming gathering of Women’s Life & Money Conversations. This meetup is a casual discussion circle where women can connect, share experiences, and enjoy thoughtful conversation about life and the role money plays in our everyday journeys. There’s no preparation needed — just come as you are. The focus is on friendly conversation, meeting like-minded women, and creating a supportive space to connect. This is a social discussion event only. No financial advice or recommendations will be provided.

## **1 Million Cups Loudoun – Resource Presentation** **Why Not Today? Build Systems That Support Your Growth** **Presented by Leslie Kane, Founder of Why Not Today?** **Wednesday March 25th \| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM** **Venture X Loudoun** Join us for a powerful resource presentation designed to help entrepreneurs move from scattered effort to sustainable momentum. *** ## **About the Session** Entrepreneurs rarely struggle because they lack ideas. They struggle because everything lives in their head. In this session, **Leslie Kane**, founder of **Why Not Today?**, will explore how developing intentional systems creates clarity, focus, and forward progress in business. Drawing from decades of leadership experience and working with hundreds of entrepreneurs, Leslie shares how structure reduces overwhelm, simplifies decision-making, and transforms inconsistent action into repeatable success. If you’re building a business and constantly feeling stretched thin, this conversation will challenge you to ask a powerful question: **Why not today?** *** ## **What You’ll Gain** * Insight into why systems are critical for growth * Practical perspective on turning ideas into structured action * A framework for reducing overwhelm * A mindset shift from reactive to intentional leadership This is not about adding more to your plate — it’s about building the foundation that allows your business to grow without burning you out. *** ## **About 1 Million Cups** 1 Million Cups is a national program that brings entrepreneurs and communities together to learn, connect, and grow through conversation and collaboration. Loudoun’s chapter meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month. Join us for coffee, connection, and a conversation that may completely change how you approach your business growth.

Welcome all beautiful Bitcoin curious or serious women. We will have a discussion on Fiat vs Bitcoin, a little bit of learning and discussions that are important to the group. This a social group so bring your questions and curiosity, prepared to listen and share. Too often, women are left out of the conversation while they prepare to live longer, care for more people and are the heart of any community. Wouldn't it be great if we could be more educated on ways to beat inflation, have more choices, and be prepared for the changes to come? Please bring your questions, so that we can plan topics for future meet-ups.

Hi ladies. Let’s meet up for dinner with or without your kids at Kalypso’s Sports Tavern at on March 13th. Let me know if you can or would like to attend no later than Wednesday, March 11th so I can make reservation. This meeting I will be asking you what you would like for our group to look like. This is all new to me so I am excited to hear any suggestions. I look forward to meeting everyone and thanks for coming!

# ✨ Real Founder Lessons for Builders & Career Pivoters (Ashburn) **Saturday, March 14 • 2–4 PM • Ashburn, VA** What if growing your work didn’t have to come with constant exhaustion? This entrepreneur-focused session is a behind-the-scenes conversation about how to build, pivot, and scale **without burning yourself out** — and without chasing work that drains your energy. Whether you’re launching something new, navigating a career pivot, or rebuilding after a layoff, the principles are the same: 👉 protect your energy 👉 make smarter pivots 👉 build momentum that lasts 👉 apply AI practically to support smarter decisions and workflows Over 12 years, I’ve launched **7 startups and side hustles** — alongside **21 years in corporate tech leadership**. The biggest lesson wasn’t scaling tactics… It was learning when to pivot, how to sustain momentum, and how to align what energizes you with what serves your customers — an approach that generated **revenue** in my first full-time year without burnout. A key part of that evolution has been learning how to integrate AI in grounded, practical ways — helping accelerate testing, decision-making, and workflow clarity without adding complexity. During this session, I’ll share real founder insights — including a live screen walkthrough — showing how smart pivots happen and what separates intentional growth from reactive hustle. *** ## What We’ll Explore 1. **How to recognize when to pivot — and when to stay the course** 2. **Building energy-first systems instead of burnout cycles** 3. **Founder decision-making under pressure** 4. **Designing work that supports long-term momentum** 5. **Why sustainable growth outperforms hustle culture** 6. **Using AI strategically to support pivots, experimentation, and smarter workflows** This is not a lecture or pitch — it’s a grounded founder conversation for people who want to grow smarter and build work that lasts. Expect practical thinking, humor, and takeaways you can use immediately. *** ## Event Details 💵 $20 RSVP — includes coffee + snacks 📍 Ashburn, VA (exact address shared after RSVP) 🕑 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM 👥 Max 15 attendees — intentionally small for meaningful conversation Most attendees are professionals, founders, and growth-minded builders navigating reinvention, pivots, or startup ideas. *** ## About the Space — Startup Garage Style Hosted in my early-founder style startup garage — a **bright, spacious, comfortable Ashburn living room** designed for focused conversation and practical learning. These sessions are intentionally intimate — closer to a founder roundtable than a seminar. *** ## Background — Corporate to Founder Journey After **21 years in corporate tech leadership**, including senior director role, I transitioned into full-time entrepreneurship, building on years of startup and side-hustle experience. If you’re exploring a career pivot or next chapter, you’ll find this conversation highly practical. *** ## 🔗 Builder Ecosystem & Resources 🌐 Website: [https://midlifereinvention.co](https://midlifereinvention.co) ▶ YouTube (300K+ views): [https://www.youtube.com/@midlife_mindfulness](https://www.youtube.com/@midlife_mindfulness) 💼 LinkedIn (4K+ followers): [https://www.linkedin.com/in/anju-debnath-0061524/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anju-debnath-0061524/) 🤝 Meetup Community: [https://www.meetup.com/ashburn-transition-meetup-group/](https://www.meetup.com/ashburn-transition-meetup-group/) 📚 Amazon Author Page (2 Books published, more on the way): [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Anju-Debnath/author/B0FFNBVZLQ](https://www.amazon.com/stores/Anju-Debnath/author/B0FFNBVZLQ) Everything shared comes from lived founder experience — not theory. *** **Space is intentionally limited to ensure focused discussion, interactive learning, and practical takeaways you can use immediately.**