Chess & Chai
A small gathering for founders & product leaders navigating early-stage builds
Early-stage building can be loud, transactional, and lonely... especially in the months around a fundraise. Chess + Chai is an experiment in slowing things down.
This is a small, intentional gathering for founders and product leaders who are actively building, shipping, and making real decisions, not pitching, posturing, or performing.
No panels.
No stage.
No pressure.
Just chess boards, warm chai, and thoughtful conversation.
Who this is for
Seed–Series A B2B founders
Founders actively raising, recently closed, or deep in post-raise execution
A small number of product-oriented CTOs/operators
What to expect
Casual chess (all levels welcome)
Chai + light snacks
1:1 and small-group conversations
Calm, come-and-go energy
What its not
Not a pitch night
Not sales or recruiting
Not competitive chess
If you’re building and want something slower, quieter, and real...we’d love to have you.
Your Hosts:
Resident is a curated workspace for startups, founders, and VCs, designed to foster meaningful connections and collaboration.
Remedy helps startups and enterprises build and scale products with embedded, full time team members...like employees without the overhead.