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Handmade Meetups DC, 18 April: Writing Handmade apps

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:43:18 +0000

Felix Ulmanu is our D.C. meetup host. You may reach the author at felix@handmadecities.com

Seattle Co-Work Today

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:35:27 +0000

Abner Coimbre is our Handmade Cities founder. You may reach the author at abner@handmadecities.com

Seattle Co-Work, Friday 4/10

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:11:55 +0000

Peter Slattery is our Seattle co-working host. You may reach the author at peter@handmadecities.com

Handmade Meetups Denmark - April and May

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:48:10 +0000

Patrick Jakobsen is our Denmark meetup host. You may reach the author at patrick@handmadecities.com

Reminder: Friday Co-Working in Kirkland

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:51:35 +0000

River is our Kirkland co-working host. You may reach the author at river@handmadecities.com

Handmade Boston Meetup 04/25

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:11:59 +0000

Margret Riegert is our Boston meetup host. You may reach the author at margret@handmadecities.com

Handmade London Meetup, Sunday April 12th

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:36:57 +0000

Jacques Heunis is our London meetup host. You may reach the author at jacques@handmadecities.com

Handmade NYC Meetup 2026 [RSVP]

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:34:47 +0000

Nick Aversano is our NYC meetup host. You may reach the author at nick@handmadecities.com

Seattle Co-Work Today, Monthly Meetup Tomorrow!

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:00:25 +0000

Abner Coimbre is our Handmade Cities founder. You may reach the author at abner@handmadecities.com

Seattle Co-Work, Friday 3/27 Meetup

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:19:16 +0000

Peter Slattery is our Seattle co-working host. You may reach the author at peter@handmadecities.com

Handmade Meetup this Saturday - Please RSVP!

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:02:46 +0000

Abner Coimbre is our Handmade Cities founder. You may reach the author at abner@handmadecities.com

Zig Day Today, Handmade Meetup Next Saturday

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:30:13 +0000

Abner Coimbre is our Handmade Cities founder. You may reach the author at abner@handmadecities.com

Handmade Meetups Denmark - Planning April and May

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:35:25 +0000

Patrick Jakobsen is our Denmark meetup host. You may reach the author at patrick@handmadecities.com

Snowed In! Seattle Co-Work Canceled

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:36:02 +0000

Abner Coimbre is our Handmade Cities founder. You may reach the author at abner@handmadecities.com

Seattle Co-Work, Friday 3/13 Meetup

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:48:24 +0000

Peter Slattery is our Seattle co-working host. You may reach the author at peter@handmadecities.com

Handmade Meetups Denmark - This Saturday

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:17:30 +0000

Patrick Jakobsen is our Denmark meetup host. You may reach the author at patrick@handmadecities.com

Handmade Revolt reactions and public roadmap!

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 03:19:51 +0000

Mariano Uvalle is our server admin. You may reach the author at mariano@handmadecities.com

Handmade Meetups Denmark - Clarification

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:26:26 +0000

Patrick Jakobsen is our Denmark meetup host. You may reach the author at patrick@handmadecities.com

Handmade Meetups Denmark - Getting Started!

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:08:59 +0000

Patrick Jakobsen is our Denmark meetup host. You may reach the author at patrick@handmadecities.com

Handmade London Meetup, Sunday March 15th

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:33:01 +0000

Jacques Heunis is our London meetup host. You may reach the author at jacques@handmadecities.com

Handmade Boston Meetup 03/14

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:19:04 +0000

Margret Riegert is our Boston meetup host. You may reach the author at margret@handmadecities.com

Handmade Meetups Tokyo 10

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:34:21 +0000

Miguel is our Tokyo meetup host. You may reach the author at miguel@handmadecities.com

Co-Work Today, Meetup Tomorrow!

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:00:11 +0000

Abner Coimbre is our Handmade Cities founder. You may reach the author at abner@handmadecities.com

Seattle Co-Work, Friday 2/27 Meetup

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:37:05 +0000

Peter Slattery is our Seattle co-working host. You may reach the author at peter@handmadecities.com

Bonjour Hello: Handmade Cities Montreal 001

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:48:58 +0000

Mitchell Amihod is our Montreal meetup host. You may reach the author at mitchell@handmadecities.com

Handmade Meetups DC, 7 March: API Design & Single-Header Libraries

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:04:30 +0000

Felix Ulmanu is our D.C. meetup host. You may reach the author at felix@handmadecities.com

Handmade Meetup on Saturday - RSVP Required!

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:30:30 +0000

Abner Coimbre is our Handmade Cities founder. You may reach the author at abner@handmadecities.com

New Handmade Revolt server admin (and other exciting news)

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:12:44 +0000

Mariano Uvalle is our server admin. You may reach the author at mariano@handmadecities.com

Handmade Boston Meetup 02/21 Reminder

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:18:02 +0000

Margret Riegert is our Boston meetup host. You may reach the author at margret@handmadecities.com

Kirkland Cowork Tomorrow - New Host!

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:00:26 +0000

Abner Coimbre is our Handmade Cities founder. You may reach the author at abner@handmadecities.com

Seattle Co-Work, Friday 2/13 Meetup

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:33:06 +0000

Peter Slattery is our Seattle co-working host. You may reach the author at peter@handmadecities.com

Updates to our Revolt instance

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 01:11:03 +0000

Mariano Uvalle is our Revolt maintainer. You may reach the author at mariano@handmadecities.com

Handmade Boston Meetup 02/21

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 03:11:30 +0000

Margret Riegert is our Boston meetup host. You may reach the author at margret@handmadecities.com

Handmade London Meetup, Sunday February 15th

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 22:43:29 +0000

Jacques Heunis is our London meetup host. You may reach the author at jacques@handmadecities.com

Handmade Meetups Tokyo 09

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 08:12:05 +0000

Migue-san is our Tokyo meetup host. You may reach the author at miguel@handmadecities.com

Seattle Meetup Tomorrow (RSVP Today)

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:15:11 +0000

Abner Coimbre is our Seattle meetup host. You may reach the author at abner@handmadecities.com

Handmade Meetups DC: POSTPONED, date TBD

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 02:59:02 +0000

Felix Ulmanu is our Washington D.C. meetup host. You may reach the author at felix@handmadecities.com

First Vancouver Meetup of the Year is Tomorrow!

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:05:00 +0000

Gabriel Dechichi is our Vancouver meetup host. You may reach the author at gabriel@handmadecities.com

Boston Meetup Reminder

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Margret Riegert is our Boston meetup host. You may reach the author at margret@handmadecities.com

D.C. Meetup: POSTPONED to Sunday, 1 February

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Felix Ulmanu is our Washington D.C. meetup host. You may reach the author at felix@handmadecities.com

Friday Co-Working in Kirkland

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Taylor Robbins is our Kirkland co-working host. You may reach the author at taylor@handmadecities.com

Revolt for Fast Updates

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:32:38 +0000

Abner Coimbre is our Seattle meetup host. You may reach the author at abner@handmadecities.com

Boston Meetup 01/24

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Margret Riegert is our Boston meetup host. You may reach the author at margret@handmadecities.com

D.C. Meetup: API Design & Single-Header Libraries

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Felix Ulmanu is our Washington D.C. meetup host. You may reach the author at felix@handmadecities.com

Computer Club - Atelier Hivernal - Lyon

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Martin Fouilleul is our French meetup host. You may reach the author at martin@handmadecities.com

Friday Co-Working in Kirkland

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Taylor Robbins is our Kirkland co-working host. You may reach the author at taylor@handmadecities.com

Correction: Handmade London Meetup, January 18th

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Jacques Heunis is our London meetup host. You may reach the author at jacques@handmadecities.com

London Meetup, January 11th

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Jacques Heunis is our London meetup host. You may reach the author at jacques@handmadecities.com

Seattle Conference Instructions

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000

All the details for Handmade Seattle Lite happening this Saturday.

Revolt Against Discord

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Handmade Cities is leaving Discord by end of the year.

Farewell to Distant Worlds

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000

A special Handmade meetup: one of Seattle’s most popular coffee shops is winding down.

Boston Conference Instructions

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000

All the details for our special event in Boston this weekend.

Winding Down

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Our conferences are coming to an end. I am re-evaluating how we socialize.

Our Summer Update

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Catch up on our progress this year. Ticket discounts are ending soon!

Handmade Cities 2025

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Conference tickets, community submissions, our new advisory board, and more.

Splitting from Handmade Network

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Handmade Cities (HMC) and Handmade Network (HMN) are going their own ways.

Let's Clear The Air

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 05:00:00 +0000

A follow-up to the previous newsletter titled “My Honest Take”

My Honest Take

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 05:00:00 +0000

A personal reflection on the latest conference while looking ahead to 2025.

Handmade Seattle 2024 Kicks Off Tomorrow!

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Check out the schedule on the conference website to see what sparks your interest.

Handmade Seattle Almost Here

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Hello Handmade Community,

Two weeks left! Here’s what’s ahead at Handmade Seattle.

Under Construction

Sat, 02 Nov 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade community,

We need to backfill more content and finish up some pages under construction.

Anniversary Rebrand

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Friends,

Notice the new logo? There’s more to share about our rebrand below.

Call for Submissions

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Friends,

Thanks for your patience on the Handmade Boston recordings—we’re just about done. Sorry for the delay! Meanwhile, you can still catch the online track on Twitch VOD and it’ll be up on the Media page and YouTube afterwards.

Important Meetup Tomorrow

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Friends,

If you’re in Seattle, I invite you to an emergency session tomorrow at 2:00 PM. We’re setting aside the usual agenda to discuss an urgent matter: reviving the idea of a “third place.”

Handmade-Inspired Companies

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Hey Handmade folks,

Thanks for joining us at Handmade Boston this month! We finally hit the right formula for the masterclasses this year, and it really resonated with everyone. The speakers brought their A-game, and I’m incredibly grateful to them for making it all come together.

Boston 2024

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Handmade folks,

Handmade Boston kicks off this Friday, August 9th! Here’s the rundown:

Meetups, Kagi Search, and More!

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +0000

My dear (sweaty?) Handmade folks,

Hope your summer’s been great! There’s much excitement to unpack. Let’s just dive into it:

Shape the Future of Handmade Cities – and More

Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Heyo Handmade Folks,

Happy start of the week (I hope.) Today I offer you some cool updates on the conferences, meetups, new coworking sessions, ticket prices, Twitch collabs, and a new indie game I believe you’ll enjoy.

New Discord Server

Thu, 02 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Folks,

I’m announcing the launch of our new Discord server! Swing by handmadecities.com/discord and introduce yourself – I’d love to personally welcome you there.

Handmade Conference Tickets (2024)

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Folks,

Happy Friday! Today marks the opening of the Spring sale. This year is uniquely awesome because it’s gasp the 10-year anniversary of the Handmade movement. Boy do I have unexpected surprises for each conference.

Fundraiser Perks

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Folks,

It’s Dawn of the Final Day… for the Handmade Cities fundraiser! I’m blown away with the support so far. As many sponsored conferences fade away, the Handmade ones march on, fueled solely by us – no sponsors, no strings.

Handmade Cities Fundraiser

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Community,

I’m dropping you a quick note to share some exciting news about Handmade Cities and an opportunity for you to get involved. Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been getting ready for a public fundraiser to steady my small business. No corporate jargon here – just a straightforward ask for your help:

Beyond Conferences: Handmade Cities All Year Round

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Community,

Warm holiday greetings! Abner Coimbre and Ben Visness here, teaming up to announce that the Handmade Cities Matrix server will remain online permanently. In past years, it has been shut down at the end of conferences, but now it will remain active year-round!

Without members, I don’t survive.

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Folks!

Handmade Seattle 2023 was a triumph thanks to our badass presenters and your support! I want to express my gratitude to my staff and the Seattle Center again for making this event possible. I’m also delighted so many attendees finally tried the best drink of all time 🙂

Your Essential Guide to Handmade Seattle (2023)

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Folks,

With Handmade Seattle 2023 just around the corner, this is your final pre-conference briefing. Whether you’re joining us in person or virtually this Wednesday, here’s everything you need before diving into a mind-expanding, independent conference!

Nearing Sellout (2023)

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Folks,

With great excitement I share our latest news: Handmade Seattle is now 90% sold out. This response is a testament to the growing enthusiasm for this event (thank you.) Whether you’ll be with us on-site or joining remotely, it’s your moment to secure your place and be a part of this indie celebration, dedicated to Handmade software and its core values:

Tickets Almost Gone (2023)

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Folks,

I’m psyched to share Handmade Seattle 2023 is quickly gaining momentum, with 75% of tickets already claimed. Even the online track is filling up nicely—there’s a cap because we wish to maintain an intimate atmosphere for meaningful discussions.

Introducing Handmade Meetups!

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Folks,

It’s been a minute since my last update back on July 31st, just before Handmade Boston’s debut last month. Rest assured, I’m very much alive and pumped to bring you the latest.

Boston Schedule and Updates

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Folks,

The first ever Handmade Boston begins this Thursday!

Attend Handmade Boston, Get a New Terminal

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Folks,

We’re one month away from Handmade’s début in the east coast: August 3-4th! Both the speakers and myself are preparing to give you an incredible first conference at Boston. I’ve also been cooking up something extra, quietly and in earnest…

The Boston Lineup Revealed

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Folks,

It’s been a while, a little longer than anticipated, so I hope this message finds you well. There’s much to discuss 🙂 First off I’m thrilled with the official lineup for the inaugural conference in the east coast:

Almost Gone: Spring Sale 2023

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Dear Handmade Folks,

Our Spring Sale for the Handmade conferences is coming to a close on April 30th. Thanks to popular demand we’ve extended the deadline to accommodate more of our community, especially students.

A Breakdown of My Indie Life

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Allen Digs Into My Affairs

Allen Webster, creator of 4coder and systems programmer at RAD (now part of Epic Games), interviewed me in earnest about my life as an indie organizer—where I must confess I’ve never opened up like this before.

Handmade Cities 2023

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0000

New Beginnings

It’s officially Spring, which is not just a time for us to clean (ugh) but also to savor new beginnings: like this special sale marking the opening of Handmade Cities.