​Makers Only - High-signal networking through verified builders

​Why GitHub Verification

​Every approved participant actively codes. This filtering creates conversations worth having—developers discussing actual implementation challenges with peers who understand the technical context. No explanations of basic concepts. No pitches. Just practitioners exchanging knowledge at depth.

​Your GitHub profile reveals your technical practice. Recent commits, open source contributions, and active repositories demonstrate you're building, not just observing. This verification ensures when you discuss a problem, others in the room have likely faced similar challenges.

​Format

​Short technical demonstrations or problem walkthroughs. Show what you built or explain how you solved something complex. Focus on the decisions and trade-offs that only builders understand.

​Following demonstrations, open networking where real technical exchange happens. Share your current blockers. Debug together. Find collaborators for your next project. These conversations lead to joint ventures, open source collaborations, and solutions to problems you've been stuck on.

​What to Demonstrate

• ​Products built with open source or AI tools

• ​Interesting problems you've solved recently

• ​Performance optimizations that actually worked

• ​Architectural decisions and their consequences

• ​Failed approaches and lessons learned

• ​Current technical challenges seeking input

​Repository access encouraged. Live coding welcomed. The rougher the code, the better the discussion.

​Who Thrives Here

​Engineers tired of surface-level tech meetups. Developers seeking peers who understand production complexity. Builders looking for collaborators on ambitious projects. Anyone who prefers debugging sessions over networking small talk.

​The smaller group size enables pair programming, code review, and technical mentorship between practitioners at similar levels.

​Registration Requirements

​Link your GitHub & LinkedIn profiles. Describe what you're currently building. Optional: propose a demonstration.

​For demonstrations, specify the technical challenge addressed and what feedback you're seeking from the group.

​The Result

​Conversations between people who ship code daily. Technical discussions that assume foundational knowledge. Connections that transform into collaborative projects. A room where everyone understands both the elegance and the mess of real implementation.