House rules
We're all learning as we go. Come as you are, with your questions, your half-built product and your doubts. A few simple things help everyone feel at home here. They aren't set in stone: they'll change as we learn what the community needs.
The rules
Answer a question, try someone's product, make an introduction. Small things go a long way here, and they tend to come back to you.
Say what you honestly think, in a way the other person can use. And when you like something, say that too.
Your project, your launch and your profiles each have a channel, like #share-your-project. On calls, show your product when someone asks or at Demo night. Private messages are for people who asked for them.
People talk openly about unfinished products, numbers and doubts. Keep it inside the community, and ask before you share someone's project outside.
Plans change, that's fine. If you signed up for a call and can't come, a quick message is enough, so nobody waits.
Everyone is welcome as they are. Disagree with an idea if you like, and stay kind to the person. Harassment and personal attacks have no place here.
Calls and AI
Relax: they aren't recorded and have no notes. What you say stays between the two of you.
Our AI host takes notes, so people who missed the call can catch up. The notes stay inside the community, in the event's thread in #online events. If you'd rather not be in them, tell the host before the call.
We're still working out what works best. Most calls happen in Mantle Chat, and some may run on Google Meet or Zoom. The link is always in your invite.
The AI host writes introductions and reminders, answers when you message it, and passes things on to Katja and Ilia when a person should help. Its messages are always marked as AI, and it uses your answers only to introduce you to people.
We never publish recordings of calls.
Last updated 11 November 2026. We may change these rules as the community grows, and we'll tell members when we do.