Mar 19, 4:30 – 5:30 PM (UTC)
The Nieux, 2040 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans, 70130
Develop Your AI Idea TogetherBeta in Progress – Speakeasy Lunch Sessions(Attend for Free. Lunch is $25, Optional.)Every ...
New Orleans has always been a place where culture and invention mix. Culture is the original technology—the way people shared knowledge, experimented with ideas, and built the future together.
Beta in Progress continues that tradition. It’s a casual lunch gathering for anyone curious about AI, startups, and building new ideas. Some attendees are developers. Others are founders, designers, or simply experimenting with AI tools for the first time.
You don’t need a pitch.
You don’t need traction.
You just need curiosity.
Quick builder roundtable, everyone shares.
• 2 Minutes: What tools are you using?
• 2 Minutes: What are you building?
• 2 Minutes: Open discussion
After the discussion, we shift into Tribe Code.
Bring your laptop and stay to experiment, prototype ideas, and build alongside other attendees. It’s an open co-working session where builders share discoveries and help each other move ideas forward.
March 19 — OpenClaw vs Claude Agents
April 2 — AI Startup Ideas from NASA Patents
April 16 and beyond — To Be Determined Based On Group Preferences, Tell Us What You Want To Hear
Beta in Progress meets every other Thursday in New Orleans.
The Nieux - 2040 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
The Nieux takes its name from the restaurant that once sat atop the Eiffel Tower—a gathering place built into one of the world’s most iconic symbols of technological progress and communication.
The Nieux Society – https://nieux.co
Startup Grind New Orleans – https://www.startupgrind.com/new-orleans
Trustlight AI Advisory Practice – https://trustlight.ai
TextOS.ai – https://textos.ai
Sugar Stack Ecosystem
Thursday, March 19, 2026
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (UTC)
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