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Hi @everyone we’ve got a HUGE announcement to share! We’re officially upgrading our community platform and you’ll get a whole new suite of features and tools starting TODAY!
You’ll be receiving an email invitation today with the subject line of “Brian has invited you to join the Gildre community on Circle”. That will be your personalized link to get access so please make sure you set up your profile once you do. You’ll get a separate email with some more onboarding steps but we’ll be moving away from our Slack workspace in the coming weeks.
Some important things to note:
• We will keep the Slack workspace going until EOY to allow those time to migrate over.
• The current site will still exist along with your Member login information there. You’ll still control your subscription account through that site but the important thing will be to bookmark the new community site link (which will be included in the onboarding email).
• Your event calendar, chat, workshops & resources, etc. will all live on the new Gildre platform.
Exciting more features to come in the next few weeks but we’ll go over all of them during our event next month.
Message myself, Taiga, Michael, or Eliana if you have any questions and we’re excited for the next stage of Gildre’s community growth with everyone!
Happy Tuesday @everyone - just wanted to share some big EOY updates as we get ready for the holidays coming up!
• We have some exciting Gildre platform news coming which will be revealed in the coming weeks. Make sure you RSVP for our event on Thursday, December 11th:
• A big focus in 2026 is growing our in-person events so we're thrilled to announce our new chapter leads thus far in Austin, Chicago, and Boston!
◦ Austin, TX - @Armando Vera Carvajal
◦ Boston, MA - @Shweta Agrawal & <@U082CJ7QMAA>
◦ Chicago, IL - <@U081VCHV9N1>
◦ SF Bay Area - <@U092KSPMAAU>
• We're looking to have Co-Chapter Leads in each major Gildre hub so if you're interested please message myself, Michael, Taiga, or Eliana!
• New Nexus segments are launching this month with "Investors" and "Companies/Services" directories!
Lots more to come during the 2026 Roadmap & Holiday Party event next month but stay tuned and we're going to be adding a lot of amazing new features so we all get to a fast start in January!
Happy Wednesday @everyone! We've got some key features and product updates we wanted to share and make sure everyone was able to utilize as the community grows.
• We just launched our <#C0967DBSCMC|> channel in Slack which is a space for everyone to amplify each other — whether you're posting on LinkedIn, Reddit, or anywhere else that deserves some love. Whether you're an active poster on LinkedIn or starting to ramp up your personal brand, think of this as your pod where we actively boost each other's posts with meaningful comments and likes. It's opt-in so check the channel out and we've got the guidelines pinned there to help one another increase engagement.
• The is off to a hot start 🔥 and we wanted to share a reminder that this is a free tool to help share exciting updates in your company across the community and boost SEO through the newswire. Each member gets one free press release per month and you can create your Gildre Newswire account through the link here:
• @Casey Davies-Bell has been busy launching new weekly features through Nexus and enhancing our Member Directory! The AI-search tool continues to get enhanced and we have new members signing up each week for the matching program. If you haven't yet claimed your profile or joined the matching program please message me directly and I'll send you your personalized link to do so.
Hope everyone is having a great summer and see you at our upcoming events this month and August!
Hi @everyone we're excited to introduce the launch of Gildre Newswire, an exclusive new benefit designed to amplify your company's visibility and help you share important updates with our community and the world!
As part of your Gildre membership, you now can now publish one free press release to the basic package per month (*use code *GILDRE100) and also get access to discounted premium PR packages. The free releases will appear at: which will be an extension of the main Gildre site.
• Announce Major Milestones – Product launches, funding rounds, partnerships, and more.
• Tell Your Brand’s Story – Publish your news documenting key events.
• Enhance SEO & Reach Investors – Improve discoverability and attract the right audience.
Ready to make an impact? Start distributing your press releases today. You can get started and create your account at:
The code to use your free monthly press release through the Gildre Basic release is: GILDRE100.
Let us know if you have any questions and we're happy to help - excited to see everyone's updates and use this as a way to share major member successes across the community!
Good morning @everyone! We're excited to announce our brand new through Nexus and founder @Casey Davies-Bell! Last week you all received invitations to claim your individual profiles so thank you to those that have already set theirs up.
You can view the directory link here: and through Slack + your Gildre member page. The directory now has a search functionality to recommend individuals across the community where you can also request time to connect with them directly.
If you can't find the email to your specific profile claim link just message me directly via Slack and I will re-send it. Looking forward to continuing to improve the way we form relationships!
Hi @channel I hope everyone is having a great December thus far and prepping to close out the year strong! We've got some exciting announcements and updates to share at our on 12/17 with brand new community features becoming available later this month including:
• Deliverables Leaderboards
• Quarterly Gildre-Only In-Person Events + Sponsored Partner Events
• New Innovation Roundtable Cohorts & Workshops
You also might have noticed some new branding and updates on our site and your internal Member pages which are gradually rolling out over the next week and we'll plan to have the full site overhaul completed before the 17th thanks to @Iván De la Garza and his team.
You can RSVP for the event here: and we're excited to catch up with everyone in a couple weeks! Let's keep building 💪
Hey everyone- I am looking to chat with someone on the subscription based model. What is the legal entity that needs to be established and if you could share some ins and outs. Thanks!
I'm looking to apply for AWS Activate credits and see that I need to be affiliated with an AWS Activate Provider. Was looking to see if Gildre was a provider but not seeing any info on that. Anyone know how the process works to be eligible for the $100k AWS credits? Is there a good startup incubator you would recommend?
Amazing looking app, @Liam Foley thanks for sharing!
Hello everyone! I highly recommend you check out Quasar Markets (), a new startup founded by a connection of mine, also within @Michael J Frank network. Steven Orr's goal is to make Quasar Markets into the Amazon of Finance with unlimited possibilities tying AI to the business world. Perfect for anyone interested in any part of business or simply investing. It's a small fee of roughly $15 per month. I recommend checking it out and/or connecting with Steven on LinkedIn, a very helpful person. Live news/sports, AI chatbots, weather, TradingView, Draft Kings, etc. Attached are some of the many features pictured:
Congratulations, Olga! I wish you all the success ! Let me know if I can help in some way
Has anyone here used ClickUp for project management? I’m working on a feature enhancement for a self-directed UX case study, and I’d be excited to talk with someone familiar with ClickUp on how I’m solving the problem!
Since launching in June 2024, we've hosted almost 12K people for virtual events, generated over $50K in revenue and have built a pipeline that has already exceeded our operating capacity.
The SaaS model we'll launch in the coming weeks already has active subscribers lined up, and our community has been buzzing about it. We've quickly grown to over 2,000 LinkedIn followers and 55,000 email subscribers with no paid marketing used.
Today, we’re raising funds to expand our operations and to bring a software engineer in-house to streamline development costs.
If anyone is interested in getting in on the round, or knowns of anyone I should be reaching out to, please do let me know!
Exciting times at Gatherly, we'll be launching the beta of our subscription model next week to allow people everywhere to host events on Gatherly!
Personal life - baby boy, Eli, just turned 9 months, and he's got the cutest laugh ever.
Connect with me if you'd like to learn more about either 🎉
Always happy to lend a hand and/or freebies to Gildre members, please don't be shy 🙂 🙂
Thanks for the shout-out y'all! I'll definitely be at the speed networking event, looking forward to making some new connections 🙂
We're back for our Wednesday Gildre Member Highlight! We're excited to spotlight @Adib Shadid, CEO of . Adib founded GoLocal Virtual Events in 2020 after years of experience in the hospitality industry spending time at the Four Seasons in Toronto and Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC.
Feel free to connect with and you can meet him and see his platform in action during our !
Hey everyone! I’m really curious to start a thread about something: Do you have any particular brands where the sense of style just pulls you in? And if so, what do you think it is about that sense of style that appeals to you? Is the style telling a story that resonates with your story in some way?
Hey everyone! We need your help to better understand the women we want to help achieve leadership positions.
Tatiana and I are creating a business to boost women's careers and want to know what the main challenges they face are.
But that's not all!
The male perspective is also super important to us.
If you're a man and have noticed any difficulties women face in reaching the top, tell us!
The survey is anonymous, but if you want to know the results, just leave your email on the final page of the survey
Thank you all for your collaboration
Legacy education, public schools are kicking and screaming to stop school choice; they did not do themselves any favors by staying closed an extra year during Covid; I see them as one of the obstacles, and the US falls further behind the world. Happy to join the call if you like
Hi Michael, absolutely! I’ll get this included. I have a meeting with Brian soon and want to discuss how we can work together to publish more info out.
@Sher Downing I posted on LinkedIn the other day- Attention to all education startups, including those in the community: This is a great opportunity. Please take a look and apply. Maybe you would like to highlight this Alliance for Decision education grant, its a large one,
Hi everyone, I have an eMagazine that we post bi-monthly with the latest information and resources. I posted this in LinkedIn yesterday - if you’d like to participate with a quote, here is the info. Also, if you haven’t already, connect with me on LinkedIn:
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Help our readers understand the future of EdTech by answering one of these questions:
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Hey everyone! If you feel like upvoting us on hacker news we’d really appreciate it!
Monetta helps future dog parents meet their ideal breed online and in person before buying.
Great seeing everyone at our August Speed-Networking event! The follow-up email with the list of attendees will be going out here in the next hour so feel free to connect via LI or Slack for any follow-ups!
hey @David Simpson good to see a familiar face!