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Layer Zero is different Layer Zero is different
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Most tech meetups and conferences in the Twin Cities Sponsorship looms behind tech meetups and conferences
feel sponsored. There always seems to be mega- in the Twin Cities. Advertisements everywhere,
corporations lurking behind the scene. Advertisements recruiting pitches, and an undercurrent of "professionalism"
everywhere. It feels fake and soul-less. deciding who does or doesn't belong permeate our spaces. We
can do better than a soul-less exchange of aspirations and
business cards.
We built Layer Zero to change things
We built Layer Zero for ourselves, and for our community.
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Equal parts office, clubhouse, and coffee generator, we Equal parts office, clubhouse, and coffee generator, we
want Layer Zero to be _the_ gathering place for want Layer Zero to be _the_ gathering place for
non-corporate related hackers and creators from our non-corporate related hackers and creators from our
cities. cities. We fund it ourselves, so you don't have to worry who's
behind it. It's us.*
It's on a transit line. There's food nearby. There's It's on a transit line. There's food nearby. There's
heat, chairs, coffee, and creativity. A cute backdoor heat, chairs, coffee, and creativity. A cute backdoor
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space to cower in through winter. Oh, and a mini-fridge. space to cower in through winter. Oh, and a mini-fridge.
And a terrible bathroom. And a terrible bathroom.
We have COVID policies and aren't weird about talking
about masks. We know we're living in a hellscape timeline,
we'd just rather work through it together and maybe build
something beautiful.
*And, if you want, also you, if you believe in this dream, too.
Social Rules Social Rules
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