ScrewUps • Feb 27 • Bangalore
ScrewUps - Come for the free *therapy. Learn from other people's mistakes.
On LinkedIn, every decision looks obvious in hindsight. "We pivoted because the data said so." "We raised debt because it was strategic."
But in the real world? You have 10% of the data, zero runway, and 24 hours to make a call that could kill your company.
ScrewUps is where deeptech and science founders get together to be brutally, refreshingly honest about the mistakes, face-plants, and 'learning experiences' that shaped their journey. This is your official opportunity to be totally ok to laugh at past failures and fuckups.
Date & Time: Friday, February 27 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Bangalore (Indiranagar) (Venue details shared with approved RSVPs)
We will experience stories of epic failure from🎙️Pankaj Sharma (Ex-Co-founder, Log9 Materials) in an interactive format.
Pankaj has spent 25 years in the deeptech trenches, building hardware, fighting physics, and dealing with the chaos of scaling (and liquidating) high-stakes ventures. He’s going to put you in the pilot's seat at Critical "Forks in the Road" from his journey.
*disclaimer: not actual professional therapy
What to Expect
💭Interactive, No-BS Stories: Pankaj sets the scene. We pause. You pull out your phone. You vote on what you would have done before Pankaj reveals the actual outcome. We're all here to share the real screw-ups and (more importantly) what happened next.
🤝You're Not Alone: A chance to meet other founders and operators and realize you're not the only one who has faced that "oh no" moment.
🚀 Deeptech Focus: This is built for founders scaling hardware, AI/ML, biotech, climate, etc. — where the failures are expensive, and the lessons are priceless.
🤫Intimacy w/Trust: We're using the Chatham House Rule. What's shared in the room stays in the room. Seriously. No tweeting the 'oh sh*t' moments.
Who Should Attend
Deeptech & Science-led Founders: At any stage, from "just started" to "seen it all"
Operators & Researchers: You are currently in the trenches and want to test your decision-making instincts without losing actual money, while scaling ambitious companies
Anyone who values authenticity over optics and is tired of hearing "we're crushing it"
The Vibe
We're having real conversations about the hard stuff—the decisions that went sideways, the pivots nobody saw coming, and the lessons that actually mattered.
Come for the free *therapy. Stay to learn from other people’s mistakes. Be a ScrewUp.
*disclaimer: not actual professional therapy
Questions?
Reach out to Aravind at [email protected]