the format
Show the thing. Skip the deck.
Four local builders. Ten minutes to present, plus five for questions and feedback. Agents, local models, hardware hacks, weird experiments, and side projects that got out of hand. See what works, ask how they made it, then stick around and compare notes.
Demos, not pitches
Show us what you made and how it works. A scrappy prototype is just as welcome as a shipped product. Save the sales pitch.
Builders in the room
Developers, designers, researchers, founders, students. Whether you shipped an app or just ran your first local model, you have a place here.
Time to actually talk
Forty minutes to meet the people behind the projects. Ask the follow-up question, trade a useful trick, or find your next collaborator.
a typical night
Two hours. Plenty to take home.
6:30–8:30 PM. Four demos, time to hang, and the rest of your evening back. Always free.
- 6:30PM
Come on in
Grab a drink, meet a few people, and get settled. Come solo or bring someone who is building something.
- 6:50PM
Showtime
Four builders. Each gets 10 minutes to present, then 5 minutes for questions and feedback. Real projects, live demos, and the things they learned along the way.
- 7:50PM
Talk shop
Meet the presenters, pull out a laptop, or find someone tackling the same problem. Forty minutes to keep the conversation going.
- 8:30PM
Call it a night
Head home with a few new ideas and a few new contacts. Still talking? Take the conversation somewhere nearby.
apply to attend
Come meet your people.
You do not need a demo to join us. Come see what Boston is building, ask a few questions, and leave with someone new to talk shop with.
- Monthly · 6:30–8:30 PM
- MacPaw office · Cambridge, MA
- Free to attend · limited capacity
- Register here for each event
We’ll open registration when the first date is confirmed. If an event fills up, you’ll be able to join the waitlist.
Your registration
Registration is not open yet. These fields will be available once the first event is announced.
apply to present
Built something? Show us.
Working on something with AI? Bring it to the room. Tools, models, art, hardware, research, or something we have never seen before. It does not need to be polished. Just give us something real to talk about.
- 10 minutes to present + 5 for Q&A / feedback
- Live demo > video > slides
- Bring your own laptop, we have the screen
- Students and first-time speakers encouraged
Applications go straight to Jesse. Expect a reply within a few days.
hosted by
A Jesse Waites × MacPaw collaboration.
Jesse Waites
Boston-based developer building Mac and iOS apps, web projects, and whatever comes next. Jesse brings the community together and reads every demo application.
MacPaw
The team behind CleanMyMac and Setapp. MacPaw provides the Cambridge space, the screen, and the snacks. We bring the projects and the conversation.
venue
MacPaw office · Cambridge, MA
Exact address and door instructions go out with each event's RSVP. Accessible entrance, T-friendly.