monthly meetup · waterloo

Claude
Waterloo

A friendly evening for builders using Claude Code and Claude Desktop in their real work. Live demos, pizza, and great conversations - no slides, no sales pitches, no "AI theory."

Tue Apr 28, 2026 5:30 – 8:00pm Builders Club, Kitchener
Speakers presenting at Claude Waterloo meetup
Full room at Claude Code for Everyone #02
Attendees at Builders Club with city view
Hands-on workshop around a table
what it is

A place to see how people are actually using it.

Founders, engineers, scientists, students, operators - all exploring how Claude fits into their day-to-day. No gatekeeping. Come curious.

Live demos, not slides

Six 10-minute lightning demos each night. Real workflows, on real screens. You see what works and what breaks.

Pizza & conversation

Half the value is the break in the middle. Meet operators, founders, and builders you'll actually want to keep in touch with.

Not just for developers

Non-coders have built problem-hunters on Reddit, personal CRMs, and 3D-printed hardware - all live, in the room, in under an hour.

next event

Come to the next one.

Apr 28 2026
Tuesday 5:30 – 8:00 PM · doors open 5:30, demos at 6

Claude Code for Everyone #03

~ non-coding use-cases ~

For people using AI to get real work done - automating workflows, building internal tools, managing communications, or turning ideas into working prototypes.

You'll meet CEOs, founders, students, and consultants, all exploring how Claude Code fits into their day-to-day.

the evening
Arrivals & networking
Opening remarks
Lightning talks, round 1 · 3 talks
Pizza break 🍕 & networking
Lightning talks, round 2 · 3 talks
Networking
Builders Club
165 King St W, Kitchener, ON N2G 1A7
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voices from the room

What people said.

Pulled straight from LinkedIn after past events. No edits.

~80 people in the room and not a single "safe" prerecorded demo. Everything was built in real time.
80 people, live demos, and an energy in the room that's hard to put into words.
People aren't theorizing about AI workflows anymore. They're running them.
We're starting to form a community here. I see people who attended the latest 3 events.
about

A small community, growing.

Claude Waterloo is a monthly meetup for builders using Claude Code and Claude Desktop to ship real work.

No pitches. No speculation. Just people running their workflows live, answering questions, and sharing what works.

Co-organized by Artem Zhutov and Babajide Okusanya. Hosted at Builders Club in downtown Kitchener.

3
events to date
~230
builders hosted
15+
live demos
slices of pizza