Adapt Community Network launches SMART Lab in NYC

💫 We are pleased to share that our project InvestMonitor has been selected to participate in the Ideathon of the civic tech competition Act to Drive Change, implemented by the Eastern Europe Foundation with the support of the European Union. This is the next step in a multi-stage competition that includes an Ideathon, an acceleration program for selected finalists, and a final Demo Day. Ahead of us are several days of intensive work and pitching sessions together with mentors and teams developing civic tech solutions for communities across Ukraine. 📊 For our team, this Ideathon is an opportunity to further strengthen InvestMonitor as a tool that helps communities and businesses speak to investors in the language of data and visualization.

This week on Tacos & Tech, Faisal Mushtaq shares what founders actually need to grow and why community matters just as much as capital. We dive into his playbook for scaling, the power of writing, and how TechCon Global is reshaping what a tech conference can be. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/g7wZqhB5 TechCon details: https://techconglobal.com/

Ever asked yourself how your community could run *without* you? Hear from our Co-Founder Paz Pisarski 🏵 who shares just what you need to make sure you’re operating at your best level, captured during our Cohort #7 Building Your Community OS session. Shout out to this session's tech master Ines Schuber and check-in master Natalie Badawy 💻 🙌 Curious about how to master community-led growth? Pop your name down to hear when our next 8-week experience launches 🧡https://lnkd.in/g5qZ7m37 Let's keep building this community-led movement 🏵

Tech lets us build global communities like never before. To learn how the great ones work, we spoke with Marian Goodell CEO of Burning Man a movement built on powerful guiding principles. Search: ‘Sonia and Simon’ https://lnkd.in/g93DY4y4

At TechCrunch Disrupt, David Hall joined Amanda Silberling, Tawni L. Nazario-Cranz, and Anh-Tho Chuong onstage to debate the importance of place in today's tech landscape (spoiler: it still matters) and discuss what happens when founders build where their industry expertise and local advantage intersect — what we like to call "founder-market-geography fit." Catch the conversation: https://lnkd.in/evrYrads 

🦀 Every now and then, a conference talk becomes more than just a talk. It becomes a story. A piece of community lore. 👉 For us, that moment came in 2024, when Lars Bergstrom (Director of Engineering at Google) shared a single, staggering statistic: rewriting C++ services in Rust resulted in a ">2x decrease" in the effort required to build and maintain them. ⚡️ What happened next was incredible to watch. The talk didn't just stay in the room; it sparked a global conversation that showcased the power of sharing real-world data. 🔥It went viral on developer hubs like Hacker News and Reddit, igniting passionate debates among thousands of engineers. 🔥It was picked up by major tech publications like The Register, taking the "Rust vs. C++" productivity discussion mainstream. 🔥It was celebrated within our own ecosystem, with the Rustacean Station podcast hosting a follow-up interview to dive even deeper. 💪 This is the "Experience" we are so passionate about fostering. It’s a testament to what happens when you bring the community's leading experts together to share their genuine insights. It proves that the conversations that start at Rust Nation UK don't end when the event does - they go on to shape the entire industry. Were you there for Lars talk in 2024? What’s the most impactful conference talk you’ve ever seen? 👇 Make sure you're there for any viral moments this year! Early Bird tickets are on sale now! #RustLang #RustNationUK #Throwback

A great experience at the HMG Strategy Executive Leadership Summit Charlotte. It is becoming clear that marketing AI as workforce reduction investment strategy is counterproductive at best. AI changes what professionals do, but does not replace them. The future for graduates of UNC Charlotte College of Computing and Informatics is bright! #hmgcioclt University of North Carolina at Charlotte

What does 'tech for good' actually mean? 🤔 Last month, we took over techSPARK uk's channels for their Editorial Month, with an aim to give clarity to tech for good. As part of this, we collaborated with Tech4Good South West, and Greg Halse and Katy Barney sat down with Ed Howarth and Dhevesh Mewawalla to explore its impact on the region. Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/ersxq4qQ #TechForGood #Technology #TechSector

🕵️♀️ Mission Complete! Our young agents at the Ion Houston Family Tech Festival cracked codes, solved puzzles, and built their own cipher wheels using STEAM On Demand. A big shoutout to our Spring Branch location for hosting our booth and helping bring this interactive spy experience to life. Students put their new skills into action on a secret mission—decoding messages and uncovering clues! We’re grateful to our community partners Transocean, The Health Museum, and Tech Fest Live for joining the decoding mission and helping inspire the next generation of innovators. Can you crack this code? Plvvlrq dffrpsolvkhg! (A→D cipher 😉) Chelsea Wessels-Self Kelly Franks Devina Bhojwani Mabast Ahmad Laura Rangel Eduardo Letona Helene Nguyen Khalil Vinson Sri Lakshmi Chalasani Tom Atkins #steamondemand #familytechfestival #STEMLearning #steameducation #HoustonEvents #YoungInnovators

“Turn it off and on again” is NOT an IT strategy. Boston SMBs deserve tech that actually works for them. Check out the 5 biggest tech challenges slowing you down – and how to solve them: https://lnkd.in/edcU98Dq #ITSupportBoston #SmallBusinessTech