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First Check Collective:

Beta to Launch Strategy with Zoe Chamberlin

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Aug

27

First Check Collective presents Beta to Launch: Tech Office Hours with Zoe.

Getting from a working beta to a real launch takes all the support you can get. This is an open co-working session built for founders sitting in that exact gap.

Zoe Chamberlin is the founder of Natty.ai, a technical product leader, engineer, and founder with experience across financial services, startups, and venture ecosystems. She takes on fractional roles as a technical product leader, MVP builder, and CTO, and advises founders on fundraising strategy and venture connections.

For two hours at Betaworks, bring your specific questions. Think through your launch sequence, technical priorities, and what actually needs to be ready before you ship.

Lovable credits included for all attendees - in-person & virtual.

Seats are limited to 30 in-person attendees and preference will be given to members of First Check Collective first.

This is an active building session as we will explore the best tools for your beta to launch strategy.

By RSVPing to this event you are either a (free) member of First Check Collective or will be opt'ed in to be: https://firstcheck.beehiiv.com/

Hosted in collaboration with Filament — an invite-only platform for professionals.

If you aren't available at this specific time, Filament offers an asynchronous experience, where you can follow the conversation at your own pace.

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Thursday

August 27, 2026

1:00 pm

LoCATION

Betaworks • 29 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014

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Beta to Launch Strategy with Zoe Chamberlin

August 27, 2026

1:00 pm

Postponed: New Date TBA

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First Check Collective presents Beta to Launch: Tech Office Hours with Zoe.

Getting from a working beta to a real launch takes all the support you can get. This is an open co-working session built for founders sitting in that exact gap.

For two hours at Betaworks, bring your specific questions. Think through your launch sequence, technical priorities, and what actually needs to be ready before you ship.

Lovable credits included for all attendees - in-person & virtual.

Seats are limited to 30 in-person attendees and preference will be given to members of First Check Collective first.

This is an active building session as we will explore the best tools for your beta to launch strategy.

By RSVPing to this event you are either a (free) member of First Check Collective or will be opt'ed in to be: https://firstcheck.beehiiv.com/

Hosted in collaboration with Filament — an invite-only platform for professionals.

If you aren't available at this specific time, Filament offers an asynchronous experience, where you can follow the conversation at your own pace.

When

August 27, 2026

1:00 pm

Where

Betaworks • 29 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014

RSVP

Agenda

Speakers

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Proof of Full Vaccination Required

Betaworks requires all visitors to show proof of full vaccination to enter. No exceptions. Two ways that you can show proof:

Official vaccine card with at least 2 weeks having passed since the date of the last required dose (1 dose for J&J/AstraZeneca, 2 for Pfizer/Moderna)
An active digital pass such as the NY State Excelsior Pass or the CLEAR app

August

27

Public Event

In Person

First Check Collective:

Beta to Launch Strategy with Zoe Chamberlin

First Check Collective presents Beta to Launch: Tech Office Hours with Zoe.

Getting from a working beta to a real launch takes all the support you can get. This is an open co-working session built for founders sitting in that exact gap.

For two hours at Betaworks, bring your specific questions. Think through your launch sequence, technical priorities, and what actually needs to be ready before you ship.

Lovable credits included for all attendees - in-person & virtual.

Seats are limited to 30 in-person attendees and preference will be given to members of First Check Collective first.

This is an active building session as we will explore the best tools for your beta to launch strategy.

By RSVPing to this event you are either a (free) member of First Check Collective or will be opt'ed in to be: https://firstcheck.beehiiv.com/

Hosted in collaboration with Filament — an invite-only platform for professionals.

If you aren't available at this specific time, Filament offers an asynchronous experience, where you can follow the conversation at your own pace.

when

Thursday

August 27, 2026

1:00 pm

LoCATION

Betaworks • 29 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014

agenda

Speakers

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First Check Collective presents Beta to Launch: Tech Office Hours with Zoe.

Getting from a working beta to a real launch takes all the support you can get. This is an open co-working session built for founders sitting in that exact gap.

For two hours at Betaworks, bring your specific questions. Think through your launch sequence, technical priorities, and what actually needs to be ready before you ship.

Lovable credits included for all attendees - in-person & virtual.

Seats are limited to 30 in-person attendees and preference will be given to members of First Check Collective first.

This is an active building session as we will explore the best tools for your beta to launch strategy.

By RSVPing to this event you are either a (free) member of First Check Collective or will be opt'ed in to be: https://firstcheck.beehiiv.com/

Hosted in collaboration with Filament — an invite-only platform for professionals.

If you aren't available at this specific time, Filament offers an asynchronous experience, where you can follow the conversation at your own pace.

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WHEN

Thursday, August 27, 2026

1:00 pm

WHERE

Betaworks

29 Little West 12th Street

New York, NY 10014

Agenda

Tools
For
Thinking

How New Technologies are Changing How We Create, Share, and Build Knowledge

When

August 27, 2026

1:00 pm

Where

Betaworks • 29 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014

or livestream

Proof of Full Vaccination Required

RENDER is Over, but Camp is just beginning

We had some great speakers and participants turn out for Render, and we all got to participate in very interesting conversations. You can find recordings of all of our sessions below. If you're working on a Tool for Thinking and want to participate in our upcoming accelerator program, you can learn more here.

Building Bicycles for the Mind

First Check Collective presents Beta to Launch: Tech Office Hours with Zoe.

Getting from a working beta to a real launch takes all the support you can get. This is an open co-working session built for founders sitting in that exact gap.

For two hours at Betaworks, bring your specific questions. Think through your launch sequence, technical priorities, and what actually needs to be ready before you ship.

Lovable credits included for all attendees - in-person & virtual.

Seats are limited to 30 in-person attendees and preference will be given to members of First Check Collective first.

This is an active building session as we will explore the best tools for your beta to launch strategy.

By RSVPing to this event you are either a (free) member of First Check Collective or will be opt'ed in to be: https://firstcheck.beehiiv.com/

Hosted in collaboration with Filament — an invite-only platform for professionals.

If you aren't available at this specific time, Filament offers an asynchronous experience, where you can follow the conversation at your own pace.

Speakers

Howard

Rheingold

Author

Tools for Thought

@hrheingold

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Schedule

11:30 AM

Doors Open

12:00 PM

Welcome

with MC

12:10 PM – 12:20 PM

How Do We Define Tools for Thinking and Why Do They Matter?

Join Jerry Michalski and John Borthwick as they talk about their interest in tools for thinking, and what excites them the most about the future of the category.

12:20 PM – 12:50 PM

Inflection Points for Tools for Thinking

What are the key inflection points that will supercharge Tools for Thinking in the near future? How will new technologies, user metaphors, and funding models change how people build these tools? John Borthwick will be discussing how the landscape is changing with the co-founders of Readwise, Daniel Doyon & Tristan Homsi.

12:50 PM – 1:00 PM

Q+A

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM

Demo: Protocol Design for Tools for Thinking

Gordon Brander will be presenting a brief demo on Subconscious and the Noosphere, products he and his team are working on to allow Tools for Thinking to become interoperable and better connected.

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM

Lunch and Networking

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

The History and Future of Software as Tools for Thinking

Some of the earliest examples of software explored by pioneers like Doug Engelbart, JCR Licklider, Alan Turing, and others were at their core technologies that help magnify, inspect, and spread our ideas. Jerry Michalski will be sitting down (virtually) with Howard Rheingold, author of Tools for Thought, to explore the history and future of "mind-amplifying technology".

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM

Q+A

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Tools for Thinking Product Demos

We’ll hear from builders and thinkers deep in the space and get to take a look at what they’re working on. We’ll be checking out Plexus, Re:Collect, Jerry’s Brain, Subconscious and more.

4:15 PM – 4:45 PM

Leveraging AI and ML in Building New Tools for Thinking

Alice Albrecht and Linus Lee will be sitting down with Chris Pedregal to discuss their work in leveraging AI and Machine Learning for creating new kinds of tools for thinking.

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM

Q+A

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Idea Dimensionality and Representing Semantic Meaning

How do ideas - and the human brains that make and hold them - interact? Get prepared for meta! Esther Dyson and Jerry Michalski, will discuss the idea of how people work together to shape, compare, intertwine and ultimately produce multi-faceted ideas and multi-dimensional idea spaces. As David Waltz (Thinking Machines) once said, “Words are not in themselves carriers of meaning, but merely pointers to shared understanding.” Watch and lob questions as the two of them try to build and share the idea of how better ideas can be developed through collaboration.

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM

Q+A

5:45 PM – 7:00 PM

Closing and Happy Hour

Proof of Full Vaccination Required

Betaworks requires all visitors to show proof of full vaccination to enter. No exceptions. Two ways that you can show proof:

Official vaccine card with at least 2 weeks having passed since the date of the last required dose (1 dose for J&J/AstraZeneca, 2 for Pfizer/Moderna)
An active digital pass such as the NY State Excelsior Pass or the CLEAR app

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First Check Collective:

Beta to Launch Strategy with Zoe Chamberlin

Aug

27

First Check Collective presents Beta to Launch: Tech Office Hours with Zoe.

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Beta to Launch Strategy with Zoe Chamberlin

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August

27

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First Check Collective:

Beta to Launch Strategy with Zoe Chamberlin

First Check Collective presents Beta to Launch: Tech Office Hours with Zoe.

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8/27/2026

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RENDER is Over, but Camp is just beginning

Building Bicycles for the Mind

First Check Collective presents Beta to Launch: Tech Office Hours with Zoe.

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Howard

Rheingold

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