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SUMMARY:Works in Progress: A Product & GTM Clinic
LOCATION:Fabrik Chicago\, 440 North Wells Street\, Chicago\, IL\, Chicago\,
  IL
DESCRIPTION:Building a company means living with a lot of unfinished thinki
 ng. Questions about product direction and go-to-market approach don’t al
 ways have clean answers. Sometimes\, the best way to work through them is 
 saying them out loud to the right people and asking for help. That’s wha
 t Works in Progress is for. The event opens with Sid Khaitan\, Brittany Ca
 nty\, and Juanda Garrido — founders of Milan\, In\n\nDetails & RSVP: htt
 ps://foundercal.com/events/works-in-progress-a-product-and-gtm-clinic-3147
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URL:https://foundercal.com/events/works-in-progress-a-product-and-gtm-clini
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DTSTAMP:20260616T195307Z
DTSTART:20260616T223000Z
SUMMARY:Works in Progress: A Product & GTM Clinic
LOCATION:Fabrik Chicago\, 440 North Wells Street\, Chicago\, IL\, Chicago\,
  IL
DESCRIPTION:Building a company means living with a lot of unfinished thinki
 ng. Questions about product direction and go-to-market approach don’t al
 ways have clean answers. Sometimes\, the best way to work through them is 
 saying them out loud to the right people and asking for help. That’s wha
 t Works in Progress is for. The event opens with Sid Khaitan\, Brittany Ca
 nty\, and Juanda Garrido — founders of Milan\, In\n\nDetails & RSVP: htt
 ps://foundercal.com/events/works-in-progress-a-product-and-gtm-clinic-3147
 80206
URL:https://foundercal.com/events/works-in-progress-a-product-and-gtm-clini
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CATEGORIES:Workshop
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UID:event-3766@foundercal.com
DTSTAMP:20260615T072255Z
DTSTART:20260616T223000Z
SUMMARY:Works in Progress: A Product & GTM Clinic
LOCATION:Fabrik Chicago\, 440 North Wells Street\, Chicago\, IL\, Chicago\,
  IL
DESCRIPTION:Building a company means living with a lot of unfinished thinki
 ng. Questions about product direction and go-to-market approach don’t al
 ways have clean answers. Sometimes\, the best way to work through them is 
 saying them out loud to the right people and asking for help. That’s wha
 t Works in Progress is for. The event opens with Sid Khaitan\, Brittany Ca
 nty\, and Juanda Garrido — founders of Milan\, In\n\nDetails & RSVP: htt
 ps://foundercal.com/events/works-in-progress-a-product-and-gtm-clinic-3147
 80205
URL:https://foundercal.com/events/works-in-progress-a-product-and-gtm-clini
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UID:event-2828@foundercal.com
DTSTAMP:20260619T132726Z
DTSTART:20260617T170000Z
DTEND:20260617T180000Z
SUMMARY:Credit Building Workshop
LOCATION:Polsky Exchange North\, 1452 E 53rd St\, Chicago\, IL 60615\, USA
DESCRIPTION:The Polsky Exchange is partnering with Working Credit\, a natio
 nal nonprofit\, to offer free financial wellness support designed for smal
 l business owners and entrepreneurs. Working Credit provides expert guidan
 ce on how the credit system works\, how to avoid common scams\, and how to
  build and sustain strong credit. The workshop moves beyond education\, de
 livering actionable\, step-by-step support that\n\nDetails & RSVP: https:/
 /foundercal.com/events/credit-building-workshop-61RDZROFvh5Elj6
URL:https://foundercal.com/events/credit-building-workshop-61RDZROFvh5Elj6
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DTSTAMP:20260619T132726Z
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SUMMARY:Talk to Your Data: Bridging AI and MongoDB with MCP Server
LOCATION:MongoDB Chicago Office\, 227 West Monroe\, 21st Floor\, Chicago\, 
 IL\, Chicago\, IL
DESCRIPTION:# Talk to Your Data: Bridging AI and MongoDB with MCP Are you t
 ired of manually writing complex aggregation pipelines or switching back a
 nd forth between your IDE and Compass just to understand a schema? Join us
  for an exciting deep dive into the **MongoDB MCP (Model Context Protocol)
  Server**\, the official tool that lets you interact with your MongoDB dep
 loyments using natural language. Whether y\n\nDetails & RSVP: https://foun
 dercal.com/events/talk-to-your-data-bridging-ai-and-mongodb-with-mcp-serve
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URL:https://foundercal.com/events/talk-to-your-data-bridging-ai-and-mongodb
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UID:event-2829@foundercal.com
DTSTAMP:20260619T132726Z
DTSTART:20260618T150000Z
DTEND:20260618T170000Z
SUMMARY:Tech Enablement Workshop Series: General AI Assistant (Prompting fo
 r Your Business Voice)
LOCATION:Polsky Exchange North\, 1452 E 53rd St\, Chicago\, IL 60615\, USA
DESCRIPTION:This hands-on workshop shows founders how to use AI as a strate
 gic writing partner for proposals and customer communications\, without lo
 sing their business voice. Participants will learn how to teach AI who the
 y are\, who they serve\, and how they sound so every draft feels more on-b
 rand and more useful instead of generic. Through guided exercises\, they
 ’ll define a simple audience persona and a one-\n\nDetails & RSVP: https
 ://foundercal.com/events/tech-enablement-workshop-series-general-ai-assist
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URL:https://foundercal.com/events/tech-enablement-workshop-series-general-a
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UID:event-2830@foundercal.com
DTSTAMP:20260623T100811Z
DTSTART:20260623T150000Z
DTEND:20260623T160000Z
SUMMARY:Capital Access: JPMorgan Chase
LOCATION:Polsky Exchange North\, 1452 E 53rd St\, Chicago\, IL 60615\, USA
DESCRIPTION:This series features presentations by capital providers and inf
 ormation about how to access different forms of capital. This speaker for 
 this event is Humberto Huerta\, senior business relationship manager\, Cha
 se Bank. Chase Business Banking provides a comprehensive suite of financia
 l products and services tailored to small and mid-size businesses\, includ
 ing checking accounts\, lending solutions\, me\n\nDetails & RSVP: https://
 foundercal.com/events/capital-access-jpmorgan-chase-amBCkYBwup4BsNU
URL:https://foundercal.com/events/capital-access-jpmorgan-chase-amBCkYBwup4
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DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z
DTSTART:20260625T150000Z
DTEND:20260625T170000Z
SUMMARY:Tech Enablement Workshop Series: Using AI to Elevate your Customer 
 Experience (Automation and Responsiveness)
LOCATION:Polsky Exchange North\, 1452 E 53rd St\, Chicago\, IL 60615\, USA
DESCRIPTION:This session addresses one of the most common pain points for g
 rowing businesses: the gap between customer expectations for immediate res
 ponsiveness and the reality of limited staff and bandwidth. Participants w
 ill explore how AI can bridge that gap\, handling routine inquiries\, answ
 ering after-hours questions\, and keeping customers informed without requi
 ring constant manual attention. Participants\n\nDetails & RSVP: https://fo
 undercal.com/events/tech-enablement-workshop-series-using-ai-to-elevate-yo
 ur-customer-experience-aut-tMK417iso8ibqRU
URL:https://foundercal.com/events/tech-enablement-workshop-series-using-ai-
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UID:event-2000@foundercal.com
DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z
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SUMMARY:Product Manager Agentic Tools Round Table
LOCATION:Vibes Media\, 300 West Adams Street\, 7th Floor\, Chicago\, IL\, C
 hicago\, IL
DESCRIPTION:In part 2 of our vibe coding series\, we will focus on how prod
 uct managers use agentic tools\, whether it be productivity and automation
  tools like OpenClaw or prompt-coding tools like Claude Code\, Codex\, or 
 Lovable. YOU will get to pick which topics we discuss through this app: ht
 tps://topic-loom-weave.lovable.app Either fill it out when you RSVP\, or w
 hen you come to the event. It has algorithmic \n\nDetails & RSVP: https://
 foundercal.com/events/product-manager-agentic-tools-round-table-314887410
URL:https://foundercal.com/events/product-manager-agentic-tools-round-table
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UID:event-2833@foundercal.com
DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z
DTSTART:20260701T170000Z
DTEND:20260701T180000Z
SUMMARY:Credit Building Workshop
LOCATION:Polsky Exchange North\, 1452 E 53rd St\, Chicago\, IL 60615\, USA
DESCRIPTION:The Polsky Exchange is partnering with Working Credit\, a natio
 nal nonprofit\, to offer free financial wellness support designed for smal
 l business owners and entrepreneurs. Working Credit provides expert guidan
 ce on how the credit system works\, how to avoid common scams\, and how to
  build and sustain strong credit. The workshop moves beyond education\, de
 livering actionable\, step-by-step support that\n\nDetails & RSVP: https:/
 /foundercal.com/events/credit-building-workshop-PaqzRvjGXGEvLa8
URL:https://foundercal.com/events/credit-building-workshop-PaqzRvjGXGEvLa8
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UID:event-2906@foundercal.com
DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z
DTSTART:20260702T150000Z
DTEND:20260702T170000Z
SUMMARY:Tech Enablement Series: AI Driven Customer Sentiments and Market In
 sights for Smarter Business Decisions
LOCATION:Polsky Exchange North\, 1452 E 53rd St\, Chicago\, IL 60615\, USA
DESCRIPTION:This session opens with the customer data most small businesses
  already collect but underutilize transaction records\, CRM entries\, poin
 t-of-sale history\, and purchase logs. Participants will: - Connect the da
 ta they collect to the outcomes they care about distinguishing activity me
 trics from true outcome metrics then learn to use AI to mine their data sy
 stematically - Identify their highest-value \n\nDetails & RSVP: https://fo
 undercal.com/events/tech-enablement-series-ai-driven-customer-sentiments-a
 nd-market-insights-for-sma-dtg1uFLHnvdFelw
URL:https://foundercal.com/events/tech-enablement-series-ai-driven-customer
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UID:event-2907@foundercal.com
DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z
DTSTART:20260709T150000Z
DTEND:20260709T170000Z
SUMMARY:Tech Enablement Series: How AI Can Support the Entire Sales and Bus
 iness Development Cycle
LOCATION:Polsky Exchange North\, 1452 E 53rd St\, Chicago\, IL 60615\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Revenue growth depends on consistent\, timely\, and personalize
 d communication with prospects and clients — yet for most small business
  owners\, follow-up is the first thing to fall through the cracks when bus
 iness gets busy. This session tackles that challenge directly\, showing pa
 rticipants how AI can support the entire sales and business development cy
 cle\, from initial lead contact through quote ge\n\nDetails & RSVP: https:
 //foundercal.com/events/tech-enablement-series-how-ai-can-support-the-enti
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UID:event-2908@foundercal.com
DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z
DTSTART:20260716T150000Z
DTEND:20260716T170000Z
SUMMARY:Tech Enablement Workshop Series: AI-Powered Marketing\, Social Medi
 a\, and Design
LOCATION:Polsky Exchange North\, 1452 E 53rd St\, Chicago\, IL 60615\, USA
DESCRIPTION:This session will cover an exploration of how AI can support th
 e full marketing content cycle\, from generating post ideas and writing ca
 ptions to creating ad copy\, campaign themes\, and on-brand visuals. Parti
 cipants will work hands-on with AI tools to learn how to create marketing 
 content that aligns with their brand voice\, audience\, and business goals
 . The session then moves into social media sch\n\nDetails & RSVP: https://
 foundercal.com/events/tech-enablement-workshop-series-ai-powered-marketing
 -social-media-and-design-IgouJ33un3uzJuL
URL:https://foundercal.com/events/tech-enablement-workshop-series-ai-powere
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UID:event-3463@foundercal.com
DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z
DTSTART:20260723T150000Z
DTEND:20260723T170000Z
SUMMARY:Tech Enablement Series: Using AI to Optimize How your Business Runs
LOCATION:Polsky Exchange North\, 1452 E 53rd St\, Chicago\, IL 60615\, USA
DESCRIPTION:The session opens with a focus on data-driven decision-making f
 or business operations and will cover three interconnected areas: 1. Data-
 driven business operationsParticipants will learn how to analyze their own
  sales and customer traffic data by hour and day of the week. The goal is 
 to identify peak periods\, slow stretches\, and behavioral patterns that c
 an directly inform smarter decisions around\n\nDetails & RSVP: https://fou
 ndercal.com/events/tech-enablement-series-using-ai-to-optimize-how-your-bu
 siness-runs-fWpnHcGssXD7PqE
URL:https://foundercal.com/events/tech-enablement-series-using-ai-to-optimi
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UID:event-3464@foundercal.com
DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z
DTSTART:20260730T150000Z
DTEND:20260730T170000Z
SUMMARY:Tech Enablement Series: How AI Integrates with Widely Used Small Bu
 siness Accounting Platforms
LOCATION:Polsky Exchange North\, 1452 E 53rd St\, Chicago\, IL 60615\, USA
DESCRIPTION:For many small business owners\, financial administration is on
 e of the most time-consuming and anxiety-inducing aspects of running a bus
 iness. This session demystifies AI's role in financial management\, showin
 g participants how to use AI tools to handle routine bookkeeping tasks\, d
 raft professional invoices\, and generate clear expense summaries without 
 requiring an accounting background or a dedic\n\nDetails & RSVP: https://f
 oundercal.com/events/tech-enablement-series-how-ai-integrates-with-widely-
 used-small-business-account-Sjoy5ZaU7tvtBOm
URL:https://foundercal.com/events/tech-enablement-series-how-ai-integrates-
 with-widely-used-small-business-account-Sjoy5ZaU7tvtBOm
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UID:event-2819@foundercal.com
DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z
DTSTART:20260805T133000Z
DTEND:20260805T220000Z
SUMMARY:NextGen Fleet Road Show – Chicago
LOCATION:3637 N Sheffield Ave\, Chicago\, IL 60613\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the NextGen Fleet Road Show in Chicago\, presented 
 by AT&T and Geotab. 95% of fleet crashes are preventable. The technology t
 o stop them is here — and we're bringing it directly to Chicago. AT&T Bu
 siness and Geotab are hosting a private\, invitation-style event for fleet
  operators and logistics leaders. This event is a focused\, hands-on sessi
 on built around the challenges you're dealing \n\nDetails & RSVP: https://
 foundercal.com/events/nextgen-fleet-road-show-chicago-WowMvqh0uxqECpE
URL:https://foundercal.com/events/nextgen-fleet-road-show-chicago-WowMvqh0u
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CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:event-3927@foundercal.com
DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z
DTSTART:20260813T230000Z
DTEND:20260814T020000Z
SUMMARY:From AI User to AI Builder - Base44 x AI Collective (Chicago)
DESCRIPTION:Join Base44 and The AI Collective for an interactive workshop d
 esigned to help you move beyond using AI and start building with it. Most 
 people use AI to write\, research\, brainstorm\, summarize information\, o
 r answer questions. The next step is becoming an AI Builder\, someone who 
 can turn ideas into products\, automate workflows\, solve problems\, and c
 reate solutions that didn't exist before. In this\n\nDetails & RSVP: https
 ://foundercal.com/events/from-ai-user-to-ai-builder-base44-x-ai-collective
 -chicago-kL1ZQOQJn1Qj2Pl
URL:https://foundercal.com/events/from-ai-user-to-ai-builder-base44-x-ai-co
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