Brewing
Connections
Day
Seven pop-ups on tap. One room. 8 in the morning until 6 at night. Coffee and headshots, AI and infrastructure, customer behavior, video, and the people actually building things in this city. Pour what you came for. Stay for what you didn't.
Stick around and find out.
What's on tap
Seven pop-ups, seven organizations, one room. Each one registers separately, so take as many as you want. Transitions run about five minutes, which means everything starts and ends when it says it does.
Founder Fuel Station
Your recharge stop during 3686 week. Coffee from local roasters and Pitch Portraits, a free professional headshot for your next pitch or your LinkedIn profile. Built for founders, investors, advisors, and anyone in town for 3686 who wants to keep the momentum going.
Registration opens soon
Innovators Forum: AI data centers
What AI data center development actually does to a community. A panel with an architect who designs sustainable data centers and a Metro Council member who helped write Nashville's protective legislation, plus open audience discussion.
The New Moats: what customer behavior reveals about distribution, community, and taste
Your customers are already telling you where your moat is. A hands-on workshop on reading the signals and turning them into sharper design, messaging, and systems.
After the First Meeting: demystifying venture financings from intro to close
A discussion with early-stage investors and leading industry experts who will provide candid advice and insights into the fundraising process. Moderated by Evan Prislovsky (Pilot), with Tom Driscoll (Differential Ventures), Nick Wijnberg (Lorimer Ventures), and Derrick Maultsby Jr. (FBT Gibbons).
Building in Public: an interactive social media workshop
Stop scrolling. Start creating. Janvier Buggs, the EC's social media and content manager, grew her own brand Woo Girling to 34,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok, self-taught, by filming Nashville. She is bringing that to a hands-on hour: why short-form video works, what makes people stop scrolling, and the BUILD framework for making content on purpose. You leave with a video concept and B-roll shot on-site. No expertise, no camera. Bring your phone.
Registration opens soon
Founders of color happy hour
Founders Circles exists to help underrepresented entrepreneurs build relationships, access opportunities, and find support along the way. This happy hour makes room for real conversations and useful introductions, the kind that turn into collaborators, customers, mentors, and friends. Every Founders Circles program works on one of the three biggest gaps underrepresented founders face: capital, community, and representation.
Registration opens soon
Cowrite the Future: Innovators in the Round
Borrowed from Nashville's songwriting rounds. Founders, researchers, and innovators interview one another about the problems they are solving and the collaborations that got them there. Featuring Mark Norton (Adele Health), Kate O'Neil (Opre), Nikki Sanz (Giggs), and Ian Villa (Whisper Aero).
The practical stuff
- Where to park
- Paid parking is in the deck next to the venue, roughly $6 per hour. If you are coming from somewhere nearby in the Neuhoff District, walking is easier.
- Food
- Some sessions include catering from their host organization. Check the registration page for the pop-up you are attending.
- Coffee and non-alcoholic drinks
- Available throughout the day. Local roasters pour during the morning session.
- The bar
- Monday Night's bar opens at noon as a cash bar. Bring a card.
- Getting there
- Monday Night Brewing Preservation Co., 1308 Adams St, Nashville, TN 37208. Open in Maps
- How registration works
- Every pop-up has its own registration link and its own capacity. Register for each one you plan to attend, not just the first.
Convened by the Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Every organization running a 3686 pop-up that day chose the same room instead of scattering across the city. That is the whole idea. One location, one day, and a reason to stay past the session you came for.
3816 Creative
Empower
FBT Gibbons
Nashville Innovation Alliance
Stick around and find out
September 16 at Monday Night Brewing. Pick your pours, then let the day do the rest.