OUTWORK
The Format
An Outwork table is six founders, one dinner, one conversation about what everyone is actually building. The format has a name: a founder dinner. It is already live: the first table seats in Miami on August 25, and repeats every last Tuesday.
No Pitching · No Name Tags · No Sponsors
The Chicago Table
Chicago builds quietly: B2B, logistics, fintech. Quiet builders are exactly who a table is for.
A chapter seats when six serious founders are confirmed and a private room is set. Requesting a seat is how the count gets to six. Referrals move it fastest.
Request a SeatBeyond the Dinner
The table is the front door to the rest of Outwork: founder support, networking, marketing, and brand work. Sit once and you are part of a founder community built six seats at a time, city by city.
Business Networking in Chicago
Chicago built its business culture on referrals and long relationships, which is exactly what a six-seat dinner is for. Most networking events optimize for headcount. An Outwork table optimizes for the conversation: six people who run companies and enough time to get past the pitch.
It is business networking the way this city already does it, smaller and on purpose. Founders sit first; owners and operators with real stakes belong at the table too.
Questions
- Is there a founder dinner in Chicago?
- The Chicago chapter is forming now. The format is live at the Miami table, which seats August 25. Request a seat and you are on the list; the table is scheduled once six founders are confirmed.
- How does the chapter start?
- Six confirmed founders and one private room. Outwork curates the seats, sets the table, and runs the format.
- Do I need a referral?
- Referral first, but not referral only. The application asks who sent you, and blank is an acceptable answer.
- What is the format?
- Six founders, one conversation. No pitching, no audience. Dinner ends when the conversation does.
- Is this a networking event in Chicago?
- It is business networking at its smallest: six people who run companies, at dinner. There is no stage, no sponsor table, and no room to work. One conversation.
- Is the table only for startup founders?
- Founders are seated first, but the test is weight, not the word startup. Owners and operators who carry payroll and make final calls belong at a table like this.