Some weeks you’re fired up and ready to take on the world. Other weeks you can barely open your laptop. And momentum never builds.
Most people think building a business is about having the right idea or the right skills. In reality, what determines success is how you think and act when things get hard.
The Trenches is a no-bullshit community of founders and builders helping each other win. In this session, we’ll break down the mindset you need to build a business, and you’ll do the work to apply it to your own situation.
🔥 What We’ll Cover:
- Why the “comfortable work” feels productive but keeps you stuck
- How to make decisions without having all the answers
- Handling rejection, silence, and slow progress without quitting
- Moving from an employee mindset to an owner mindset
- Building consistency when nobody is telling you what to do
- What to do when motivation runs out
- Real stories from our own journeys: the mistakes we made, the hard calls we avoided, and what finally helped us move forward
🛠 Practical Work: This isn’t a lecture. You’ll work through exercises on your own business, including:
- Find the hard task you’ve been avoiding, and why
- Spot the beliefs holding you back
- Leave with one concrete commitment for the week ahead
👉 Who This Is For: Anyone building something of their own: a business, a side project, or an idea you want to launch. Whether you’re just starting or already running something, if you know you could be moving faster, this is for you.
Details: 📅 Wednesday, October 28, 2026 🕖 7 - 9:30 PM 📍 Talk Central - Taipei City 💵 400 NTD (50% off for this first edition). Coffee/tea included. Please bring cash.
Participants are intentionally limited so we can actually work with you. RSVP now.
Your hosts: Nick:
- Former VP and Director at 5 tech startups, including 3 unicorns, across NYC and London.
- Now building Shippingwise: An AI-Powered Platform to help E-commerce Brands save money on parcel shipping. Have helped clients save >$40M in the last 3 years.
- Nick’s LinkedIn
Romain:
- Founder of Motion Live, a 3D movie production and software company.
- Built a 3D online school with over 200 students and 4 teachers, grown through his YouTube channel (22K subscribers, 2M+ views).
- Formerly worked for the French National Defense.
- Romain’s LinkedIn
