🎧 Last week for Signals, Founders Meetup, AI Builders Scotland, All Things Podcast and Music
Here’s your Campfire for Tuesday, July 21st
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📅 Events
🚀 21/07, 18:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Founders Meetup July 2026 Monthly meetup for founders, entrepreneurs, investors and aspiring co-founders, featuring networking, fireside chats and startup community updates. MORE INFO
🧪 21/07, 11:00 💻 Online: Live Lab Customer Discovery in Practice
Interactive online workshop exploring customer discovery techniques, practical experiments and asking better questions to understand user needs. MORE INFO
🤖 21/07, 10:00 🗺️ Glasgow: SMAS: Using AI to Strengthen Manufacturing Problem-Solving Practical workshop exploring how agentic AI can support root cause analysis and problem-solving in manufacturing environments. MORE INFO
🧪 21/07, 11:00 🗺️ Online: Live Lab Customer Discovery in Practice
Interactive online workshop exploring customer discovery techniques, better interview questions and real-time feedback through practical exercises. MORE INFO
📣 22/07, 10:00 🗺️ Langholm: Stop Guessing, Start Growing – Practical Marketing for Early-Stage Business Practical marketing workshop for pre-start and early-stage business owners covering customer identification, messaging and marketing fundamentals. MORE INFO
🏛️ 23/07, 14:00 🗺️ Aberdeen: Can AI Help Bring Our Empty Buildings Back to Life? Dr Katherine Gunderson is the Founder and CEO of Grand Bequest, Scotland’s first PropTech B Corp. Her work sits at the intersection of regeneration, data and AI, and the future of vacant and underused buildings. MORE INFO
🤖 23/07, 18:00 🗺️ Glasgow: AI Builders Scotland: Monthly Pub Meetup
Monthly AI meetup featuring demos, networking and discussion for people building, working with or interested in artificial intelligence. MORE INFO
💬 23/07, 16:00 🗺️ Dundee: Techscaler Dundee & Tay Cities Tech Meetup
A fireside chat with Mike Callachan (Snappy Shopper) followed by networking and discussion on technology, innovation and startup growth. MORE INFO
🎙️ 27/07, 18:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: creative soundLAB – All Things Podcast & Music Showcase Networking event featuring podcast publishing experts, podcast demos, music showcases and opportunities to connect with Edinburgh's creative community. MORE INFO
⚡ 28/07, 17:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: Tech Meetup Edinburgh July 2026
Community tech meetup featuring networking, pizza, demos, keynote talks and opportunities to connect with founders, developers and tech professionals. MORE INFO
🛒 29/07, 12:00 💻 Online: From Product to Profit: Ecommerce Performance and Troubleshooting A practical session covering ecommerce performance, troubleshooting and strategies to improve online sales across stores and marketplaces. MORE INFO
📈 30/07, 17:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Growth Clinic Hands-on meetup for founders, marketers and operators featuring networking, keynote discussions and open clinic sessions to tackle business growth challenges. MORE INFO
⛓️ 04/08, 17:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Blockchain Scotland Meetup An evening of talks, networking and discussion for developers, founders and others interested in blockchain technology, with dinner and drinks included. MORE INFO
📱 04/08, 10:00 🗺️ Johnstonebridge: Content with Confidence Build a Social Media Presence That Actually Works A practical workshop on planning content, writing social media posts and creating short-form video for small businesses. MORE INFO
☕ 05/08, 08:30 🗺️ Aberdeen: Unfiltered Aberdeen A relaxed morning meetup with coffee, networking and informal conversations for members of Aberdeen's tech community.
🧠 06/08, 11:00 💻 Online: Canvas and Coffee A 60-minute interactive workshop where founders use business canvases and mentor feedback to develop and refine their ideas. MORE INFO
🍕 06/08, 18:00 🗺️ Glasgow: Tech Meetup Glasgow August 2026
An evening of pizza, networking and talks featuring Lewis Shearer and Dr Ana Rojo-Echeburua, open to anyone interested in technology. MORE INFO
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