In all you do, take some rest.

If you replied to my last email, thank you. Made me realize how much I appreciate replies generally. No matter how brief. Thanks for replying to this one (yes, let me know what you think 😀).

Hey, how about we kick things off with a physical chilled hangout over drinks and small talk?

Hi ,

Yes, I kept this event close to my chest. It wasn't intentional though. I sent out a mail last week asking people to get in on Discord and introduce themselves.

Jokes apart, have you done so?

We're trying to get to know ourselves, so we can help make more fulfilling programs and connections. Please go introduce yourself if you haven't yet.

Let me know if you're confused about how to. I'm linking directly to the forum here 👇🏽

Okay, back to event-related matters.

Would you like to help plan an ETF Hangout in your city?

Jumoke and I are in Lagos. So we looked around for nice restaurants/bars, then asked them what it'd cost to have some group of really cool people hang around for a couple of hours.

They said we only need to get drinks. And maybe food 😀

That's how we got Sao Cafe in Lagos as a venue for a hangout next Saturday - 31st August 2024.

Best part? Our awesome friends from wajusoft.com agreed to sponsor food and drinks for 50 people. How cool is that? 

But we'd need help Lagos!!

We've got a bunch of really awesome members in Abuja, Nairobi, Lusaka, Kigali, Abidgan, Cape Town and the UK.

If you are in any of these cities (or somewhere I failed to mention) and would like to make a hangout with some other ETF member in your city happen, please let me know by replying to this email. 🙏🏻

(Keren might be able to help in Abuja if Abuja folks are interested).

Okay, back to what we're planning for these events. 👇🏽

Drinks? Food? Employment? Yes!

https://wajusoft.com is sponsoring the first 50 people in Lagos!! If you are a senior engineer, their team would like to talk to you. They've got a ton of employment opportunities and want to meet people who might want a job now or in the future.

VCs are coming to have conversations

Our friends from Beta Ventures are coming around to scout for what founders to keep an eye on, or support. We've reached out to a few other VCs, and will let you know when they respond.

Other founders are looking for partnerships!

What product/service does your startup offer? Physical meetups are a great place to begin to form those connections that make Marketing, Sales, and and setting up an Advisory Board easy.

Don't be a couch potato on that day :)

Do you need a co-founder?

It doesn't even matter if the answer to this question is yes or no.

Come grow your network!!!!

Again, resist the devil, and don't be a couch potato (If you feel targeted, well, I'm having too much fun with this one 😀)

Cheers to a great weekend 🍻

Wishing you a restful weekend. If you have a side-project grind, wishing you the most productive time ever. And don't forget to reply to this newsletter. It helps with deliverability. And makes me smile reading your response and thoughts :)

Warm regards,

Innocent

For the ETF Team