Brian Lee

#03_events - December 08, 2025 at 03:20 PM

Happy Monday everyone! This is the last week in Slack of our Weekly Events Digest for the week of Monday, 12/ 8 - Friday, 12/12!

Reminder that we have officially upgraded to the new Gildre platform on Circle so come next week we will no longer be using Slack for any Gildre communication - all will be via the [brian@gildre.co](https://gildre.circle.so/> community hub and email.

If you have not yet accepted your invitation to move over please do so. You received it via email last week but if you can't find it just message me at <mailto:brian@gildre.co)*m *and I'll send you your personalized link.

• Tuesday, 12/8 (12PM CST): Hiring for Startups: How to Build Your Team Early (Ecosystem Event)
• Thursday, 12/11 (11AM CST): Gildre Holiday Party & 2026 Roadmap Release

#06_social - December 02, 2025 at 01:04 PM

Thanks for sharing Carol! Great post. Don't forget to post this in the new community space on circle too!

#12_hype-house - November 20, 2025 at 07:34 PM

Of course! Got you. Also make sure you post this in the hype house channel in the new Gildre community space as we'll be moving away from Slack in the coming weeks.

#03_events - November 20, 2025 at 04:32 PM

You can also check out all our upcoming events and details in the new Gildre platform on Circle - make sure you accept your invite and join the new space if you haven't yet!

#12_hype-house - November 19, 2025 at 05:09 PM

Engaged! Make sure you post this in the new community hype house channel as well! Invitations went out on Monday so definitely accept it and join when you can.

#12_hype-house - November 19, 2025 at 05:08 PM

Engaged! Make sure you post this in the new community hype house channel as well! Invitations went out on Monday so definitely accept it and join when you can.

#03_events - November 18, 2025 at 02:59 PM

Happy Tuesday everyone - here's your Weekly Events Digest for the week of Monday, 11/18 - Friday 11/21! We've officially begun our transition over to the new Gildre site (Gildre November Speed-Networking Event but we'll continue to post here over the next few weeks as the migration continues.

Our two big events this week are our November Speed-Networking today and our Founder Resilience series hosted by @Carol Palombini on Thursday! Looking forward to seeing you there.

• Tuesday, 11/18 (11AM CST): <https://luma.com/mq1oq331)
• Thursday, 11/13 (1PM CST): The Founder Mindset for Networking hosted by @Carol Palombini

#local-chicago - November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM

I'll plan on getting there at 5PM~ so we can scope out the event

#local-chicago - November 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM

Sounds great Joe looking forward to catching up then! I don't know much about OMNI but a partner shared it over at Husch Blackwell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skhan11/

#02_general - November 17, 2025 at 07:11 PM

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 Gildre.com 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 Gildre Holiday Party & 2026 Roadmap 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!

#local-chicago - November 14, 2025 at 09:58 PM

Perfect I’ll see you there!

#local-chicago - November 14, 2025 at 09:51 PM

Let me know if you're in the city and thinking of going Gavin!

#local-chicago - November 14, 2025 at 09:50 PM

Part 2

#local-chicago - November 14, 2025 at 09:49 PM

I believe it's primarily a networking event but a colleague invited me and said all Gildre founders are welcome. Here's a screenshot from the email.

#local-chicago - November 14, 2025 at 09:44 PM

Hi all - have an event on Tuesday for a "Founders & Funders" meet up at Husch Blackwell.

Can RSVP here if you're interested in attending! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/friends-founders-funders-meet-in-chicago-tues-nov-18th-tickets-1957007565309?aff=oddtdtcreator

#11_salescohort-henri - November 11, 2025 at 06:39 PM

Thanks for the session and facilitating Henri!

#02_general - November 11, 2025 at 04:00 PM

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 2025 Holiday Party & 2026 Roadmap Networking event on Thursday, December 11th: https://luma.com/tn4q4xeo
• 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!

#03_events - November 10, 2025 at 04:00 PM

Happy Monday everyone - here's your Weekly Events Digest for the week of Monday, 11/10 - Friday 11/14! Looking forward to seeing you at our November Innovation Roundtable session on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, 11/11 (10AM CST): November Innovation Roundtable - Turning Early Customers into Power Sellers: The Art of Fostering Referrals hosted by @Henri Schauffler
• Thursday, 11/13 (1PM CST): [The Power of a Great Financial Model](https://get.forecastr.co/20251113-gust?lead_source=Other&amp;lead_source__details=Events+page&amp;_gl=1*18ps180_gcl_au*MjAzMDAxNzg5MS4xNzYyNTQ0NjIw)* (Ecosystem Event)

#00_announcements - November 05, 2025 at 02:46 PM

I wish - Portugal is on the list for next year though 🙏

#12_hype-house - November 05, 2025 at 02:45 PM

Great post Caitlin!

#03_events - November 03, 2025 at 03:00 PM

Happy Monday everyone! Here's your Weekly Events Digest for the week of Monday, 11/3 - Friday, 11/7. Looking forward to seeing you at our November Executive Workshop on Wednesday!

• Tuesday, 11/4 (12PM CST): Build a Venture-Backable Company in the AI Era hosted by <@U08HJ1DMU3C> (Ecosystem Event)
• Wednesday, 11/5 (11AM CST): Executive Workshop: Mission-Driven Growth hosted by <@U08F8SD7DLG>, Former CEO at StubHub
• Thursday, 11/6 (1PM CST): [Staying Alive: How to Avoid Running out of Cash](https://get.forecastr.co/20251106-gust?lead_source=Other&amp;lead_source__details=Events+page&amp;_gl=1*1soggav_gcl_au*MTE3NzIyNDUzLjE3NTkyMDI3MzA)* (Ecosystem Event)

#06_social - November 01, 2025 at 01:43 AM

Weird the original photo got deleted somehow lol anyway getting back on the Halloween photo train!

#06_social - October 31, 2025 at 03:48 PM

Happy Halloween everyone! I want to see some costumes out there whether you're dressing up this year or one of your favorites from the past 😆

#12_hype-house - October 30, 2025 at 02:37 PM

Morning! Got you!

#01_introductions - October 28, 2025 at 09:56 PM

Welcome to the Gildre Community Ali! Didn't know you were a boxer I've been trying to get into 9Round consistently as a workout but it's definitely tiring 😅

#01_introductions - October 28, 2025 at 07:07 PM

https://www.amazon.com/More-Sales-Less-Marketing-selling/dp/1763768805 for those interested in Frances first book!

#01_introductions - October 28, 2025 at 07:06 PM

Welcome Frances! Thanks for the amazing intro and we welcome your insights across the Gildre Community!

#12_hype-house - October 28, 2025 at 01:54 PM

Got you! Good luck on the competition

#01_introductions - October 27, 2025 at 02:33 PM

Welcome to the Gildre Community Jim! Looking forward to learning from your experience.

My wife/daughter and I were just in Maine earlier this month visited Portland-->Bar Harbor/Acadia and it was beautiful will absolutely be back!

#03_events - October 27, 2025 at 02:13 PM

Hi Gavin - not all events but some we have open to friends! So yes this one you are more than welcome to share the invite with a friend and we'll approve their RSVP.

#03_events - October 27, 2025 at 02:00 PM

Happy Halloween week! Here's your Weekly Events Digest for the week of Monday, 10/27 - Sunday 11/2.

• Monday, 10/27 (12PM CST): Startup Pitch Practice: Share your Idea and get Expert Feedback (Ecosystem Event)
• Thursday, 10/30 (2PM CST): Unlock the Secrets to Attracting High-Value Coaching & Consulting Clients hosted by @Berk C. Celebisoy

#00_announcements - October 24, 2025 at 06:37 PM

No worries - keep us posted for the specific date of the new launch and we can share it out across the group

#00_announcements - October 24, 2025 at 05:14 PM

Left you a review too of course 🙏

#00_announcements - October 24, 2025 at 05:07 PM

Got you 🚀

#00_announcements - October 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM

Congrats Tommy! Looking forward to checking it out this week and happy to share some feedback.

#06_social - October 02, 2025 at 03:41 AM

This is amazing! Thanks for sharing Stacey. Looks like it was indeed worth the back pain I'm definitely not this handy 😅

#local-bayarea - October 01, 2025 at 03:25 PM

Hi SF friends! One of our partners, NachoNacho is hosting a B2B SaaS + AI Founder/Investor Happy Hour next week on 10/7 at Anina SF! It's free to join - you can RSVP here if you're available: https://partiful.com/e/1YGMgH0FMvtyzm3pJBnV?utm_content=346859528&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkedin&amp;hss_channel=lcp-18810490

#12_hype-house - October 01, 2025 at 02:16 PM

Done!

#12_hype-house - October 01, 2025 at 02:13 PM

Done!

#01_introductions - September 30, 2025 at 04:42 PM

We're thrilled to have you join the team Gary! Looking forward to growing the Gildre Community and creating even more programming value for everyone here.

#03_events - September 29, 2025 at 06:28 PM

Happy Monday everyone! Here's your Weekly Events Digest for the week of Monday, 9/29 - Friday, 10/3. Our main event this week is our September Executive Workshop hosted by Chris Yeh! Super excited for this one and to see everyone there.

• Thursday, October 2nd (11AM CST): The Hypergrowth Blueprint: How to Blitzscale with Chris Yeh (September Executive Workshop)

#12_hype-house - September 29, 2025 at 02:31 PM

Also just a friendly reminder @channel and a good morning to all!

This is a voluntary, opt-in channel! So the expectation if you're a part of this <#C0967DBSCMC|> channel is that you're regularly engaging with everyone's posts and content that is shared here (and in turn able to share your own to get the best level of engagement) in a genuinely authentic way. Not just a "great insight!" comment.

So it's strongly recommended to keep your notifications on for this channel as engaging within the first hour of any post drives the LinkedIn algorithm to push out the post. We don't expect you to engage with everyone's content immediately of course but certainly over the duration of the week we hope to see everyone in this channel liking or commenting on each post.

If you don't think you're able to commit to that level of engagement no worries! But we want to make sure everyone in this channel is actively supporting each other so if you're interested in continuing and engaging in this channel please give this post a thumbs up emoji in the next 72 hours! Otherwise we'll be doing a channel reset so we have an accurate picture of how many people are truly engaging. Thanks all!

#12_hype-house - September 29, 2025 at 02:23 PM

Of course <@U08CKQG294G>! Love the content.

#local-chicago - September 28, 2025 at 01:38 PM

https://hs.empist.com/cybersecurity-and-cigars-2025 in case anyone is interested in going Thursday! Free event let me know if you want to check it out. Hosted by John Kampas at EMPIST.

#01_introductions - September 26, 2025 at 06:22 PM

Welcome Tommy and looking forward to learning more about your background and ninja warrior coach experience as well!

#07_pitchdeckreviews - September 26, 2025 at 04:16 PM

Great pitch Brittany! Love the context and story you shared painting the picture.

I think the product/offering is clear but would love to have seen:

• What does that engagement with the "experts" really look like? You mentioned for a couple hours per month you can see XYZ, but not sure what that entails. Is it general mentorship, are there actionable takeaways that these people will be doing for you? Or is it just conversational guidance?
• What resonated was the story at the beginning as that's something that I believe every entrepreneur faces at one point or the other.
• It does make want to learn more - only because I think it could have more clarity in the offering itself. "Yes I do want/need to learn from others but I don't have time as I'm already backlogged on projects. How can they give me direct, actionable takeaways or are they going to actually get in the weeds and help me?"

#local-chicago - September 25, 2025 at 06:46 PM

Of course! All our other Chicago-based events are typically shared here when they come up.

#01_introductions - September 25, 2025 at 03:48 AM

Welcome to Gildre Helen! We’re thrilled to have you join and look forward to supporting your journey and learning from you 🙏

#12_hype-house - September 24, 2025 at 01:14 PM

We got you! Hype house activate 🚀

#08_advice-questions - September 22, 2025 at 07:50 PM

Here's Taiga's direct office hours link for easy access <@U08HDCGTMS9>: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ1-CpGThq5822M1HFcvYqmBrii77NfERtaZX6vtSd-fq9i0KNxg2F7RvtaqhKFyTJbExCoMt6N4