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THE AGENDA - silly season has begun | issue #14
your weekly digest on the goings ons, happenings & scheduled shenanigans in pluggedland
Josh Tulloch (JT)
April 30, 2025
well well well my friends
here we are
we’ve been teasing it
you’ve been gagging for it
and here it comes
silly season is upon us
….and what’s that i see in the distance?
if it isn’t the founder’s old friend…the precipice of greatness
and ponst this perch we sit…
mayonnaise ≠ instrument
what is silly season ?
for those who don’t closely read every word i lovingly/haphazardly craft and send to you on a (semi-)regular basis (naughty), here’s a tee el dee arrr
(if you want my full rantings → read it here)
we’re uniting the founder community avengers to go on a generational 45 event run to completely reboot the tech events ecosystem in London
because, let’s face it, it’s pretty shite right now
and that’s why we’re calling it silly season → 45 events in 8 months is silly.
but it’s also important.
it’s important because you deserve more than what’s been given to you thus far.
these events will forever raise the bar for founder experiences in London.
perhaps we should call it silly (but important!) season
who’s in?
who’s down for the team up? so far, we’ve got EWOR, Sigma Squared, Founden, FounderFuel, London Founder House & SuperTeam.
(+ lots of hush hush talks with more communities happening now)
today will be about the first batch of events
although fun - this is the vanilla stuff.
as time goes on, more shall be revealed…
say it with me now: LONG LIVE LONDON
this month’s goings on
open house // golden hour: founder coworking + sunset rooftop party fri may 2nd - 10am → open house -> coworking golden hour -> sunset, rooftop & yours truly spinning the tunes that’s it baby |  sun day fun day better than a monday |
golden hour: founder sunset rooftop party friday may 9th -1730 ANOTHER ONE this week's open house is invite-only, but golden hour is open as usual xx same as always: rooftop. sunset. DJs. vibes on vibes. |  again? yes pls. |
🚀 Hiring Sprint: From Funding to First Hires | Delivered by ex-AirBnB, ex-Onfido friday june 6th - 9am imagine if we gathered the former head of ops at AirBnB UK & the former director of talent at Onfido ($650M exit) to help you create a bespoke hiring playbook so you avoid silly mistakes and only hire the very crackedest of the crackedest imagine no more! we have done this very thing |  |
from our friends….
not quite plugged, but still pretty good events…
Fundraising Playbooks Masterclass v3: How to raise funds and influence investors june 17th | 1700 - 1800 🧩 Step-by-step methodology that got investor responses in minutes for dozens of Pre Seed/ Seed Founders 🎯 Learn to craft irresistible outreach messages and land meetings with top-tier investors, even if you don’t have a network yet 🃏 Execute the different Fundraising Playbooks to connect with any investor, anywhere in the world and build meaningful relationships that lead to funding. |  |
The Island 2025 | Founder Longevity Retreat aug 18th - We’re taking over a whole ISLAND in Oxfordshire, in the height of the summer, to focus on living forever. That’s right, we’re going all Bryan Johnson in this bitch. Expect state-of-the-art medical diagnostics, blood tests, supplements, wellness activities, workshops and, of course, healthy meals prepared by our in-house private chef. You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of your body, mind, and the tools to unlock your most productive self. |  |
also from our friends
EWOR is coming for the throne & you can skip the queue 👀
following a €60m financing round, each EWOR fellow will now receive €500k in immediate funding (€390k of that at an uncapped note)
applications are open until May 12th, and EWOR have provided us with a streamlined application link to help you lovely people skip the general pool
and if you want an extra hop and a skip, our good mate Q is only a DM away. reply to this email with lil blurb about yourself and we’ll put you in touch
content corner
we make cute lil videos from time to time … this time we did a lil something extra
LONG LIVE LONDON,