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I am still reflecting on last night’s Founders Lounge.

A room full of founders, students, operators, facilitators, and builders all thinking through the realities of entrepreneurship together using the *Playing Lean* startup simulation.

No panels.
No fluff.
Just real decisions and real conversations.

Huge thank you to:
✨ everyone who attended
✨ our volunteers and facilitators
✨ Craig Elias
✨ Bruno Pešec and the Playing Lean team
✨ our ecosystem and community partners

What stood out most was the energy in the room.

Experienced founders sharing perspective.
Students bringing curiosity and bold ideas.
People connecting across experience levels and backgrounds.

That’s the kind of ecosystem we want to keep building.

More to come from StartupCourt

Here is a message from Bruno ahead of tonight's startup simulation's.

This is not a lecture.
This is not theory.

It’s practical startup thinking in real time.

📍 Founders Lounge – Startup Simulation Night
📅 May 21, 2026
📍 Platform Calgary – East Annex

https://youtu.be/LHMVIGigUsI

StartupCourt Playing Lean Night Welcome Ahead of Founders Lounge: Startup Simulation Night, we were excited...

We have told you about the night.

We have prepped for it.

We know you have seen glimpses of it in the past.

Well it is here!!!

If you don't have a seat, show up all the same, better to observe than have no experience. This is strictly decisions, action and outcomes...

Tomorrow night.

10 tables.
Founders.
Operators.
Student builders.

One room.

This is not a panel.
This is not networking for the sake of networking.

This is live startup thinking under pressure.

If you’ve been looking for a smarter room to step into, this is probably it.

A few spots remain.

📍 Platform Calgary – East Annex
📅 May 21, 2026
⏰ 5:30 PM

👉 events.startupcourt.com

We played till the lights went out!!!

Kidding... we had so much fun at the facilitator game play last week Thursday. If you haven't locked in your seat for Founders Lounge Playing lean, there are still a few more spots open.

Head to events.startupcourt.com to do so.

The facilitiators are prepped and pumped.

This promises to be another excellent one.

See you there!!!

Someone was getting schooled here...

This is what learning startups should look like.

Not just slides. Not just networking.

Real conversations. Real decisions. Real pressure.

These moments are from our last startup gameplay session using Playing Lean — and the energy in the room was different.

People weren’t sitting back.
They were thinking, debating, adjusting, building.

That’s exactly what we’re bringing back for May’s Founders Lounge:

👉 Startup Simulation Night

We’re mixing student founders, experienced operators, and builders across 10 facilitated tables for a hands-on startup experience.

No spectators. Unless you choose to be one.

If you’ve been looking for a smarter room to be in, this is probably it.

📍 Platform Calgary – East Annex
📅 May 21, 2026
⏰ 5:30 PM

Limited tables remaining.

👉 events.startupcourt.com.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED but it is FREE, so sign up!!!

This one is almost filled up.

Not because of hype…
But because of what’s happening in the room.

👉 Startup Simulation Night – Founders Lounge

No panels.
No spectators.

Just real decisions, real trade-offs, and real conversations.

We’re setting up 10 tables only (5 are filled already) —mixing student founders with experienced operators to build and test a startup live using Playing Lean.

If you’re serious about building…
you’ll want to be in this room.

📍 Platform Calgary – East Annex
📅 May 21, 2026
⏰ 5:30 PM doors open

Seats are limited.

👉 events.startupcourt.com

Startup Simulation Night!!!

May 21, 2026
Platform Calgary East Annex, 407 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2K7
Doors open at 5:30pm, Game play commences at 6pm.

events.startupcourt.com is the place to register. A registration is REQUIRED for this one.

See you there!!!

Most people talk about startups.
This is where you build one.

👉 Startup Simulation Night – Founders Lounge

No panels. No fluff.
Just real decisions, real outcomes.

Work through a startup using Playing Lean
alongside founders, operators, and builders.

📍 Platform Calgary – East Annex, 407 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2K7
📅 May 21, 2026
⏰ 5:30 PM

Limited tables.

👉 events.startupcourt.com

A quick May Founders Lounge update — and a strong one.

In preparation for May’s Founders Lounge, we connected with Bruno Pešec, one of the co-creators of Playing Lean.

He was excited to hear that the Founders Lounge community will be getting the Playing Lean experience this month.

Even better:

Bruno will be sharing a video message on game night
He’ll also be part of a Q&A session with our facilitators before the event

That adds a strong layer of context and credibility to what this session is meant to be:
not just another founder event, but a practical, interactive learning experience built around real startup thinking.

May is shaping up to be a strong one.

📍 Platform Calgary (East Annex)
📅 May 21, 2026
🕠 Doors open at 5:30 PM