About us
I need your help in getting Portland tech folk informed about this event. Previously I ran the ThingPDX event locally and a ton of tech events in national tech media.
This meetup is your chance to:
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Showcase your latest AI projects: Share your work with the community during our demo session. Submit your proposal for a 5-minute presentation and inspire others with your innovative ideas.
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Network with fellow tinkerers: Meet and collaborate with other active builders, AI engineers, entrepreneurs, and researchers who share your passion for building the future with AI.
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Learn from industry experts: Gain insights and inspiration from leading figures in the AI space.
I am so excited! :-) More geek on geek activities even in my "late" stage career!!! Keep Portland weird and wired I say. Anyway...
I've just scheduled Portlands first AI Tinkerers meetup - Tuesday July 23rd, very much like to get those hacking and bending AI to join, pitch deck slingers stay away.
No registration, NO ENTRY AT DOOR WITHOUT REGISTRATION. Sorry. Rules.
5pm-8pm, talks at 6pm.
Past Lives Maker Space
2808 SE 9th Ave, Portland, OR 97202
Featured event
AI Tinkerers Portland: Go-to-Market AI Toolkits
### š¤ Practical Innovation in GTM.
Join AI Tinkerers Portland on Friday, May 15, 2026, for an evening dedicated to the technical implementation of AI in go-to-market (GTM) strategies. We are moving past the hype of āAI-powered marketingā to look at the actual code, prompt chains, and agentic workflows driving lead generation, customer segmentation, and sales automation.
This is a builder-only environment. We prioritize hands-on enablement and the Homebrew Computer Club ethos: demos first, code deep-dives, and zero fluff. Whether you are optimizing a 1M token context window in Claude Opus for long-running research tasks or utilizing GPT-5.4 Mini for high-efficiency lead scoring, this is the room to share your stack.
### š Schedule
- 11:00 AM: Doors Open & Technical Networking
- 11:15 AM: Live Demos: AI GTM Toolkits (5 min demo + Q&A)
- 12:00 PM: Science Fair & Implementation Deep Dives
- 1:00 PM: Event Concludes
***
### šļø Submit Your Demo Proposal
The stage is reserved for those actively shipping. We are looking for live, technical demos of AI-powered GTM tools. Show us the architecture behind your growth hacksāno slide decks allowed.
Submit Your Demo Proposal Here
We encourage half-baked, experimental, or even buggy builds that demonstrate a novel technical approach. We want to see how you solved the āInstant Legacyā codebase problem or how you are leveraging OpenClaw for persistent GTM agents.
***
### š„½ What to Expect
AI Tinkerers is a curated community. Attendance is capped at 150 practitioners to ensure high-signal interactions. You will be in the room with engineers, researchers, and founders who are popping the hood on generative AI.
### š The Science Fair
During our networking block, we feature a āScience Fairā format. This allows for decentralized, hands-on technical exchange. If you have a side project or a specific workflow that isnāt ready for the main stage, bring your laptop and share it with fellow builders in an informal, deep-dive setting.
Upcoming events
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AI Tinkerers Portland: Go-to-Market AI Toolkits
New NedSpace, 621 SW Morison St, Ste 800, 97209 Portland OR, Portland, OR, US### š¤ Practical Innovation in GTM.
Join AI Tinkerers Portland on Friday, May 15, 2026, for an evening dedicated to the technical implementation of AI in go-to-market (GTM) strategies. We are moving past the hype of āAI-powered marketingā to look at the actual code, prompt chains, and agentic workflows driving lead generation, customer segmentation, and sales automation.
This is a builder-only environment. We prioritize hands-on enablement and the Homebrew Computer Club ethos: demos first, code deep-dives, and zero fluff. Whether you are optimizing a 1M token context window in Claude Opus for long-running research tasks or utilizing GPT-5.4 Mini for high-efficiency lead scoring, this is the room to share your stack.### š Schedule
- 11:00 AM: Doors Open & Technical Networking
- 11:15 AM: Live Demos: AI GTM Toolkits (5 min demo + Q&A)
- 12:00 PM: Science Fair & Implementation Deep Dives
- 1:00 PM: Event Concludes
***
### šļø Submit Your Demo Proposal
The stage is reserved for those actively shipping. We are looking for live, technical demos of AI-powered GTM tools. Show us the architecture behind your growth hacksāno slide decks allowed.
Submit Your Demo Proposal Here
We encourage half-baked, experimental, or even buggy builds that demonstrate a novel technical approach. We want to see how you solved the āInstant Legacyā codebase problem or how you are leveraging OpenClaw for persistent GTM agents.***
### š„½ What to Expect
AI Tinkerers is a curated community. Attendance is capped at 150 practitioners to ensure high-signal interactions. You will be in the room with engineers, researchers, and founders who are popping the hood on generative AI.
### š The Science Fair
During our networking block, we feature a āScience Fairā format. This allows for decentralized, hands-on technical exchange. If you have a side project or a specific workflow that isnāt ready for the main stage, bring your laptop and share it with fellow builders in an informal, deep-dive setting.
25 attendees
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