About us
Working for yourself shouldn't mean working by yourself. "The Trenches" is a community for founders and builders who want to trade isolation for the collective energy of a tribe.
We're here to get Sh*t done alongside motivated people who are facing the same exciting challenges. We are in "the trenches" together.
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自己工作,不代表要一個人奮鬥。
The Trenches 是一個讓創業者、數位遊牧者和遠端工作者一起工作、交流與成長的社群。我們相信,和一群志同道合的人並肩努力,比獨自埋頭苦幹更容易保持動力、突破瓶頸,並真正把事情做成。
每週一起專注工作、分享想法、互相支持,因為我們都在同一條創業路上,一起奮戰。
Upcoming events
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Hot Seat: A Working Session to Help Founders & Builders Move Faster
Talk Central, 2樓 No, No. 123號, Section 1, Fuxing S Rd, Guangwu Village, Da’an District, Taipei City, 106, Taipei, TWDo you ever feel like you could be moving faster?
Maybe you know what needs to happen next, but you keep getting "distracted" by comfortable work. Maybe you're moving but unsure about direction. Or maybe the hardest part isn't the work, it's doing it alone.
The Trenches is a no-bullshit community of founders and builders helping each other win. This "Hot Seat" event is our mastermind session designed to get you honest and actionable input from your peers and from us: Nick and Romain, startup veterans and founders who've built real businesses.
🔥 How It Works:
The hosts will kick things off by sharing more about their experiences and valuable lessons they learned along their journey.Then each person gets time in the hot seat. You'll talk through:
- What you're building and who it's for (current state)
- Where you're trying to get to, and by when if relevant (future state)
- What you want the room's help with (a decision, a blind spot, a technical problem, or a gut-check on direction)
You’re welcome to bring some slides, doc or demos if you want to but it's not required.
Then the room challenges your assumptions, helps you see your blind spots, and gives practical, actionable input based on what you actually shared.
What you get: new insights, clear direction, and real accountability. At the end, you commit to one meaningful action for the week ahead. And the following week, we'll share who hit their goals.
Meet your hosts:
Nick:- Former VP and Director at 5 tech startups, including 3 unicorns, across NYC and London.
- Now building Shippingwise: An AI-Powered Platform to help E-commerce Brands save money on parcel shipping. Have helped clients save >$40M in the last 3 years.
- Nick’s LinkedIn
Romain:
- Formerly worked for the French National Defense.
- Founder of Motion Live, a 3D movie production and software company.
- Built a 3D online school with over 200 students and 4 teachers, grown through his YouTube channel (22K subscribers, 2M+ views).
- Romain’s LinkedIn
We know how hard it is building alone. We've made the mistakes — avoided hard decisions, chose the comfortable thing over the hard thing, and delayed what we knew we should do. We eventually learned how to move an idea and business forward. Now we help others do the same.
👉 Who This Is For:
Anyone building something of their own: a business, a side project, or an idea you want to launch. You don't need to have it all figured out. You don't need to be stuck. You just need to be building something and want honest and practical feedback.💵 Price: $400 NTD - coffee/tea and light food included :)
Please bring cash📍 Location: Talk Central (Taipei City)
Participants and group size are intentionally small and curated to add value. Exact time per person depends on turnout but expect a solid 10mins each.
RSVP now — you'll be asked a few questions. We'll review your response and follow up to confirm your spot.
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