About the series
The Builder Dinner series is offered by Builders Club and Barn Ventures. The series features home cooked meals, founder discussion and connection, and is supported by a workshop series that has been developed with founders. This has evolved over nearly three years with the support of various people and organizations in the ecosystem. We have had a significant number of founders move on to raise capital from YC, [Afore.vc,](http://afore.vc,/) Garage VC, etc. Founders from companies like [Datacurve.ai,](http://datacurve.ai,/) Voltra, [Automax.ai,](http://automax.ai,/) and many others have attended.
You don't have to be on a venture path to apply. This is to help you better understand it so you can build in a way that makes sense to you.
If you’re serious about building, this is for you.
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Speakers for this series to be announced by March 2026.
Jesse is the founder behind Velocity and the Creative Destruction Lab — two of Canada’s most influential founder-building platforms. For over two decades, he’s been focused on one problem: how to turn exceptional technical talent into real founders. He now runs Builders Club, a founder-first space for ambitious people who want to build without permission. Direct, opinionated, and deeply invested in fixing the startup pipeline.
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Tuesdays (6 total):
Each session includes a midday workshop and an evening founder dinner with a local founder sharing real experiences, challenges, and lessons learned.
Small groups:
Dinners are capped to keep conversations honest, useful, and high-trust.
The term is structured around three simple arcs: