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The Founding Brunch Vol. 01
Sun, Jun 7, 12:30 AM**Sydney's first table for fashion, beauty & lifestyle founders, and the creators they love.** One long brunch & the start of something special. Muse & Myrrar Sydney is the in-person home for the people quietly building the next wave of Australian brands and this is where it begins. **Who this is for** \- đđđ Founders building fashion\, beauty\, lifestyle\, wellness or DTC brands \(early\-stage to scaling\) \- đąđŹ Emerging creators & influencers in fashion/beauty/lifestyle who want to build real relationships with the brands they admire\. \- đď¸đ Trendsetters and beauty lovers keen to discover the hottest new brands before they blow up\. **What to expect** â A relaxed 3-hour brunch at a beautiful cafe in Potts Point where you can network with other founders & discuss both brand-to-brand collab opportunities as well as potential partnerships with the creators. \- đĽ Order off the menu â pay your own bill \(expect $20â45 for food \+ coffee\) \- đ¸ A small welcome moment\, one shared prompt to break the ice\, then organic conversation **The fine print** \- đż 15 seats only\. We curate lightly to keep the room intentional\. \- đ Venue is in Potts Point\. 6 min walking distance from Kings Cross Train Station\. \- đ Sunday morning\, 10:30amâ1:30pm on the 7th of June\. \- đ¸ No ticket fee â just pay for your own brunch on the day\. Cancel by Friday if your plans change so we can offer your seat to the waitlist\. See you at the table. â¤ď¸âđĽ **Powered by Muse Circle & Myrrar with love.**

Startup Advisors 101: How to Find Advisors and Maximize their Impact
Tue, Jun 9, 12:30 AM***đ Update: This event has been postponed to June 9, at the same time.*** *If you had March 24 blocked in your calendar, weâve got something for you in the meantime đ Take a look at this webinar instead: How Aspiring Founders Can Use AI to Test Ideas & Move Faster: [https://fi.co/startupwebinar/24246](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/24246)* \-\-\- Below are the original event details, now rescheduled for June 8 ***Startup Advisors 101: How to Find Advisors and Maximize Their Impact:*** Great startup advisors can be a huge benefit for early-stage founders - helping them access networks, avoid mistakes, supplement missing skills, and even provide emotional support. But finding great advisors can be challenging, and their benefits are typically tied to how well you can leverage their limited time. On this interactive online event, we'll break down a practical, founder-friendly process for finding, vetting, and activating great startup advisors from our experience facilitating tens of thousands of advisor relationships since 2009. **âŻâŻ RSVP now at đ [https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23124](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23124) to get your link and join us live!** **⯠What You'll Learn:** * How to identify the right advisors. * The chemistry + contribution test: how to evaluate fit before making anything official. * How to structure advisor interactions so they produce outputs. * When and how to use the [FAST Agreement](http://fi.co/fast) to standardize responsibilities + equity and avoid drawn-out negotiations. * Common failure modes (advisor vanity, âfree consulting,â misaligned incentives) and how to prevent them. **⯠Featured Speaker:** * **[Jonathan Greechan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathangreechan/) -** **Co-Founder & CEO of the [Founder Institute](http://fi.co/) -** Jonathan Greechan is the Co-Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. Since 2009, he has grown and scaled the organization to chapters in over 200 cities and over 100 countries, producing over 8100 portfolio companies with nearly $2B in venture funding. In his long career in tech and marketing, Jonathan has advised thousands of startups on marketing, growth, and product strategy and has spoken at startup conferences on four continents. **⯠Who Should Attend?** * Founders at the idea, pre-seed, or early traction stage who want help but donât want drama. * First-time founders building their first advisory board. * Operators and technical founders who need domain, distribution, or fundraising support. * Mentors/advisors who want a clearer framework for being helpful (and getting properly compensated). **⯠The FAST Agreement (Founder-Advisor Standard Template)** The FAST Agreement is used by tens of thousands of entrepreneurs and advisors per year to establish productive working relationships, trading advice and support for a standardized amount of equity. See the free agreement at [FI.co/FAST](http://fi.co/FAST). **âŻâŻ Donât miss this live, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at đ [https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23124](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23124) to get your link and join us live!**

BLACK CIRCLE: How Business Owners Scale Without Becoming the Bottleneck
Tue, Jun 2, 8:30 AM**[BLACK CIRCLE: PRIVATE OPERATORS. REAL GROWTH](https://events.humanitix.com/black-circle-private-operators-real-growth)** **Date:** June 02, 2026 **Time:** 6:30 PM (90 Minutes) **Location:** TBD â Burwood, Sydney **Black Circle** is a private, curated business networking event for ambitious founders, entrepreneurs, business owners, and operators who want to scale their business without becoming the operational bottleneck. This is not traditional networking. No surface-level conversations. No forced referrals. No awkward elevator pitches. **Instead, Black Circle is designed for serious business owners focused on:** * business growth * operational efficiency * delegation * leadership * execution * accountability * systems and automation * operational leverage * AI for business * scaling sustainably without burnout Each session is intentionally kept small to create deeper discussion, higher-quality connections, stronger accountability, and practical implementation. **Session Theme:** ***âWhatâs Quietly Slowing Your Growth?â*** This founder-focused discussion will explore: * hidden operational bottlenecks * overwhelm and time fragmentation * follow-up and consistency problems * why founders become bottlenecks * delegation mistakes that slow growth * operational leverage and productivity systems * AI, automation, and business support structures * how high-performing operators increase output without burning out The goal is not just insight. The goal is implementation. **Attendees will leave with:** * practical business growth ideas * operational clarity * stronger leadership awareness * accountability and implementation actions * new connections with growth-minded founders and operators * potential access to future curated mastermind-style sessions **This event is ideal for:** * founders * entrepreneurs * agency owners * operators * consultants * growth-focused business leaders * professionals looking to improve systems, delegation, and execution **Small room. Serious people. Real conversations.0630**

Fishburners Investor Ready AI Pitch Night
Thu, May 28, 8:00 AM**GET YOUR TICKETS FROM THIS LINK:** [https://events.humanitix.com/fishburners-ai-pitch-night](https://events.humanitix.com/fishburners-ai-pitch-night) ### This is how Fishburners is opening 2026. AI is no longer just a trend. AI is the core infrastructure of the next decadeâs most successful startups. At Fishburners, we arenât just watching the shift, we are providing the platform for the founders actually building it. Following the momentum of the Female Founder Pitch Night, we are gathering the **highest-signal AI startups in the country** for a night of technical excellence, commercial ambition, and direct investor engagement. On May 28th, Fishburners is hosting the AI Pitch Night. This is a deliberate showcase of the founders moving beyond the hype to build real, scalable, and defensible AI companies. This night is about founders who are building. Founders who are raising. Founders who are ready to be seen, backed, and taken seriously. *** ### **What this event is** A curated pitch night hosted by **Fishburners**, Australiaâs largest startup community, in partnership with **Chartered Accountants ANZ, Vanta, and HubSpot.** The best Australian AI startups will pitch in front of a room specifically vetted for high-level investors, operators, and ecosystem leaders. This is not a night for judging from the sidelines, it is a night for backing the future of Australian tech. Come and see real founders, real companies, and real opportunity. *** ### **Why this night matters** Fishburners has supported over **35,000 entrepreneurs** and helped startups raise **$1B+** This event isn't just about a 5-minute slide deck; itâs about the convergence of technical talent and the institutional support required to win globally. #### The last Founders who pitched did far more than just participate... They raised capital. They won awards. They built real traction. This pitch night is the front door. *** ### **Want to Pitch?** Apply to Pitch here: [https://airtable.com/appM3HBc3eoPUC7xv/pagFa5ESY38lwaOAW/form](https://airtable.com/appM3HBc3eoPUC7xv/pagFa5ESY38lwaOAW/form) *** ### **Who should be in the room** **AI Founders** * **Apply to pitch** if you are building an AI startup and are ready to put it in front of the country's most active investors. **Investors & Ecosystem Leaders** * Attend to discover vetted AI talent early. * Engage with the founders building at the frontier. * Connect with the partners providing the infrastructure for AI growth. *** ### **What you get from attending** * Live pitches from Australias most ambitious AI startups * Direct exposure to founders ahead of the next Ascent Project cohort * Connection with Australiaâs startup ecosystem in a focused, high-signal environment * A clear view of where Fishburners is taking its platform in 2026 *** ### **Event details** **Date:** May 28, 2026 **Time:** 6:00 â 8:30pm **Location:** The Collider, 477 Pitt Street, Sydney *** ### **What to do next** * **Supporters and investors:** Register and be in the room. * **Everyone:** Share this with a founder who should be on stage. Weâll see you there.

Manly Entrepreneurs - monthly Meetup
Wed, Jun 3, 8:00 AMSchedule --- ⢠19:00 - 19:30 General networking starts. Setup space, open the first. Brief Introduction Round (Who are you? What do you do?). FREE drinks ⢠19:30 - 20:00 What bugs you (i.e. Lean Mastermind)? ⢠20:00 - 21:00 Topic of the day (see speaker details below). Q & A ⢠21:00 - 21:15 Last drinks. Closing down. Carry on partying elsewhere. **Details** --- General get together. Share the latest news in the entrepreneurs community. Have a drink with like minded people Exchange stories from the trenches and tips on how to run a better business. **Lean Mastermind Session** --- Share a Challenge or an idea you have for your start up / business How can we help you resolve your problem or help you improve on your idea? ## **Topic of the Day: TBA** A critical guide through the Hype Wonderland ## **Speaker of the Day: TBA** Wait and see ## **Audience** Suitable for those with a growing business looking to share solutions and experience to accelerate growth and value. Bring a friend/aspiring entrepreneur. **Format** --- Casual get together/Mastermind **Sponsors** --- Thanks for [WOTSO](https://wotso.com/locations/manly) for hosting the event and Michael from https://www.magaconsult.com/about for nourishment (i.e. free drinks and nibbles). Thanks to Amazon Web Services for their ongoing support: [https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started](https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started)

Launch Event: WSTI Young AI Engineers Club
Fri, May 29, 5:30 AMJoin us for the official launch of the **WSTI Young AI Engineers Club (YAEC)** â a new initiative by Western Sydney Tech Innovators (WSTI) bringing together university students and young developers to learn real-world AI skills, build AI tools and automation workflows for local SMEs, and grow Western Sydney's homegrown tech talent. YAEC bridges the gap between young talent and real business needs. Students gain hands-on experience with the latest AI agents and automation, build their portfolios on real projects, and join the pathway into WSTI's Studio team. Local SMEs get practical, tailored AI solutions. Western Sydney strengthens its position as a hub for innovation and homegrown tech talent. ## **Who this launch is for** * **Young people ready to learn real-world AI skills.** University students, recent graduates, and self-taught developers â come see what YAEC is, meet the founding cohort, and find out how to join. Members work on real AI agent and automation projects with WSTI's senior team. * **Local SMEs curious about AI for their business.** Come see live examples of AI automations our founding YAEC members are already building â for WSTI's own operations and for early SME pilots. Talk directly to the engineers and explore whether YAEC could build something for your business. * **Government, business, and community leaders.** Hear from the **Lord Mayor of Parramatta** and other local leaders on why investing in Western Sydney's young AI talent matters for our community, economy, and future. ## **At this launch you'll** * Hear from the **Lord Mayor of Parramatta** and local government and business leaders on why this matters for Western Sydney * See **live demos of AI tools built by YAEC members** â including internal WSTI projects and early SME pilots * Meet the founding team and the first cohort of young AI engineers * Learn about the Club's roadmap and how to get involved â as a young engineer, as an SME partner, or as a supporter * Connect with WSTI's community of 3,200+ Western Sydney innovators Afternoon tea and light refreshments will be served at the event opening. This initiative is proudly supported by **City of Parramatta Council** and **Western Sydney Startup Hub powered by Spacecubed**. ### **Notice of Photography and Filming** By entering this event, you acknowledge that photography, audio, and video recording may occur. Your attendance constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or recorded and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of such media for promotional purposes by Western Sydney Tech Innovators (WSTI). If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please inform a WSTI team member upon arrival. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
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