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Bangkok #1
Oct 18–19, 2026 · Q4
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Not a course. Not a webinar. Not a conference. Real implementation. A working AI tool by Sunday evening. Not a course. Not a webinar. Not a conference. Real implementation. A working AI tool by Sunday evening.
Refund by Saturday lunch. No questions. No retention games. Mentor chain: today you learn, in 12 months you teach. Refund by Saturday lunch. No questions. No retention games. Mentor chain: today you learn, in 12 months you teach.
Upcoming Intensive

The next chapter is Bangkok.

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Bangkok #1

Bangkok, Thailand · Q4 2026

The first chapter of The Forge launches in Bangkok…

Format
Sat + Sun · in-person
Price
350 EUR · Early bird 280
Capacity
30 paired participants
Guarantee
Refund by Saturday lunch
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Future Chapters

11 cities. One playbook.

We open the next city only after the previous one runs two cohorts with NPS ≥ 8.

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Almaty
Kazakhstan · Central Asia
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Tbilisi
Georgia · Caucasus
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Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam · Southeast Asia
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Bali
Canggu · Indonesia
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia · Southeast Asia
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Warsaw
Poland · Central Europe
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Krakow
Poland · Central Europe
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Budapest
Hungary · Central Europe
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Lisbon
Portugal · Iberia
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Mexico · Latin America
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Argentina · Latin America
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Brazil · Latin America
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USA · North America
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Germany · Western Europe
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Netherlands · Western Europe
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Israel · Middle East
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UAE · Middle East
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Why The Forge

What we are built against.

Every day someone opens ChatGPT…

01

Against theoretical courses

Where you "study AI" for six months…

02

Against YouTube spiral

50 videos about ChatGPT…

03

Against the motivation-industrial complex

Where you pay for inspiration…

04

Against $5K AI consulting

Where someone builds something…

05

Against corporate training

Where an L&D specialist…

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Against "next year I'll figure AI out"

By then time is gone…

The contract

Refund by Saturday lunch.

By 12:55 Saturday — end of Sprint 2…

Who comes

Five audiences. One room.

You may wear multiple hats…

01
SMB founders
Agencies…
"In a weekend…"
02
Function heads
CMO, CPO, COO…
"A practical AI club…"
03
AI-enabled specialists
Marketers, PMs…
"Level up your profession…"
04
Startup founders
Early-stage…
"AI for founders…"
05
Corporate teams
Companies that want to train teams…
"Corporate AI intensive…"
How it works

Online + Offline. One funnel.

Monthly online masterclasses are the entry point…

01
Online Masterclass
$9–19 · free in Club
60-min monthly episode…
02
The Forge Club
49 EUR / mo
All masterclasses free…
03
Weekend Intensive
350 EUR
Sat + Sun. 4 sprints…
04
Accelerator / Corporate
$5K+
2-month personal AI implementation…
Past Intensives

Where it started. Minsk #1.

The pilot chapter where The Forge playbook was forged. 30 participants, paired teams, 78% with a working AI tool 14 days after. The mentor chain we run today seeded here.

✓ Completed · June 2026
Minsk #1
Belarus · Eastern Europe
NPS 9.2 30 ppl 78% shipped
Next completion
Bangkok #1
Oct 18–19, 2026
Future archive
10+ chapters
2026–2027
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We grow city by city…

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