

Abstraction Exchange #1: Friday Night Nerds at The Strand
Abstraction Exchange 💡🔁
A gathering for ambitious minds who think in systems and feel in metaphors
This is the first event in a new series designed for builders, technologists, strategists, researchers, philosophers, and creatives who crave sharper mental models and deeper conversations.
Each week, we’ll come together to hangout and share what we’ve been learning, whether it’s something you read, researched, built or just can’t stop thinking about.
We'll meet up at The Strand on 12th & Broadway. https://www.strandbooks.com/
(Yes, they really do have like 20 miles of books!)
It’s casual, nerdy, and designed to spark unexpected connections.
Abstraction is the process of simplifying complex concepts by focusing on essential characteristics and ignoring irrelevant details.
Abstraction Exchange is a place to share your thoughts with other bright, ambitious people.
Sometimes when we’re deep in the grind, we miss what we don’t yet know.
Abstraction Exchange is a space to:
This event is a space to:
🧠 Trade mental models
🔄 Share analogies that shift perspectives
🫧 Surface cognitive blind spots
🌐 Explore how abstraction connects disciplines, ideas, and people
Who’s it for?
You just finished a deep-dive on some niche rabbit hole and want to share.
You’ve been thinking about a problem differently and want to bounce ideas.
You miss college dorm debates and hallway chats about “how everything connects.”
Bring a notebook, bring a friend, bring your brain.
My hope is that you’ll leave a little lighter, a little smarter, and a little more open to the unknown.