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YG Build Club

Weekdays are for them. Saturdays are for you: a third space in Vancouver to chase the thing you'd do for free, next to people chasing theirs.

Register on Luma How a Saturday works

Everyone talks about 0 to 1. We're for −1 to 0.

Two builders sitting close together on a couch, smiling at the camera.
Two builders standing and talking, one mid-sentence.

That's the muddy part. You don't know exactly what you're building yet, or whether it holds up. Most programs want you to show up with traction. We want you to show up.

Call it a pre-incubator. Bring the half-idea, the side project with no name, the thing you keep putting off, and build it into something real you can show people.

Itamar and Pete run it on one simple idea: building next to other people beats building alone.

Build Club Incubators, accelerators −1 0 1
  1. −1 An itch. A half-idea. A side project with no name.
  2. 0 Something real you can show people.
  3. 1 A product with traction. Incubators take it from here.
Fig. 1. Where Build Club fits. We work the stretch from −1 to 0.

How a Saturday works

Same loop every week. That's the point.

  1. Bring your thing

    Startup, side project, passion project, or the idea you keep bringing up at dinner. If it's yours, it counts.

  2. Build next to people

    Heads down, side by side. Talk when you want to, then get back to it. Nobody's forcing an icebreaker.

  3. Pick something up

    About twice a month a guest runs a hands-on workshop inside the session. Tech, design, tools, AI. Practical stuff, laptops stay open.

  4. Show what moved

    Show what you got done. Next Saturday people will ask how it's going. That's the accountability.

Builders arriving with laptops at low tables on tatami.
A lounge full of people working on laptops side by side.
A guest pointing at a big screen during a workshop.
A builder on the mic showing the group what they worked on.
Fig. 2. Theory of the Saturday. Repeats weekly.

This is what it looks like.

Rugs, tatami, too many laptops. Saturdays from July and August 2026.

Three people chatting in a hallway lined with framed art.
A builder sitting cross-legged on a Persian rug next to an open laptop, laughing with the people around them.
A builder laughing into a microphone while holding a laptop covered in stickers.
Three people on a couch with laptops open, mid-conversation.
A long table of people working on laptops, with more people gathered behind them.
Two people laughing at a low wooden table.
Two builders talking in leather armchairs under a Persian rug hung on the wall.
A guest presenting next to a large screen while people listen and work.
A big group photo of everyone at a Build Club session, sitting and standing around a rug.

Not for everyone. On purpose.

Come if

  • You're building something of your own, or you badly want to.
  • You want honest feedback, not polite nodding.
  • You'd rather show progress than talk about plans.
  • You're an ambitious student or young professional with energy to burn.

Skip it if

  • You need a quiet spot for homework. This isn't a study hall.
  • You're fine coasting, or fine with mediocre.
  • You're here to collect contacts. We don't do forced networking.

Fair questions.

When and where is it?

Every Saturday in Vancouver. The time and the address are on each Luma event, so check there before you head out.

Do I need an idea first?

No. If you're at −1, you're early, not late. Come build toward one.

Is it a talk or a class?

Neither. You work on your own thing. About twice a month a guest runs a hands-on workshop inside the session. Tech, design, tools, AI. Laptops stay open.

Do I have to pitch or present?

No pitching. Showing what moved is part of the loop, and it's casual. Think show and tell, not demo day.

Who runs it?

Itamar and Pete. They host every session and sort out everything from who's coming to how the space is set up.

What should I bring?

Your laptop, your charger, and whatever you're building. Headphones if you like to lock in.

Something else? Message Itamar and Pete on Luma

Back the builders.

Every Saturday runs on space, coffee, and guest workshops. If you or your company want to help cover any of that, message Itamar and Pete on Luma.

  • Saturday sessions
  • Guest workshops
  • Space, coffee and gear
Message us on Luma

See you Saturday.

No application. Register on Luma, bring your laptop and whatever you're building.

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