Focus on Founders LIVE 2026

One evening in Glasgow, built for founders.

A live founder panel, a live podcast recording, an open Q&A, and an afterparty. An evening of honest conversation with people who understand the late nights and the hard calls.

Wednesday 30 September 2026 · The Social Hub, Glasgow

160 business owners. One evening only.

A curated room of 160 business owners, and spaces are limited. Registration and pricing are handled on the registration page.

What the night is

An evening event for founders who want the honest version.

LIVE 2026 is a single evening at The Social Hub in Glasgow. It is built around real conversation between people who run businesses, not a conference programme padded out with filler.

A full room of founders at a Focus on Founders event in Glasgow, with a screen reading The room you have been missing

The date

Wednesday 30 September 2026. An evening event, so you can keep the working day for the business and still make it.

The venue

The Social Hub, Glasgow. Central, easy to reach, and the right setting for the conversation and the afterparty that follows.

The room

160 business owners, one evening only. The capacity is capped on purpose, so the people next to you are worth meeting.

The format

One evening, four things, no filler.

The night is built around four parts. Each one earns its place.

A live founder panel

Business owners on stage together, pushed on the same questions, so you hear where they agree and where they do not. The decisions, the costs, and the parts most founders leave out.

A live podcast recording

The Focus on Founders podcast, recorded in the room, with the honest conversations that usually happen once the mics are off. You are there for the version that does not get edited down.

An open Q&A

The floor is yours. Ask the question you cannot ask anywhere else and get a straight answer in front of the room.

The afterparty

The evening does not end with the last panel. The afterparty is where the introductions and the real conversations happen.

The running order

How the evening runs.

The shape of the evening is set. The full running order, with timings, is announced soon.

TBC

Doors and arrival

Arrive, get a drink, and settle in before the evening starts.

TBC

Live founder panel

Founders on stage, pushed on the questions that matter, with the honest answers.

TBC

Live podcast recording

The Focus on Founders podcast, recorded in front of the room.

TBC

Open Q&A

Your questions, answered in front of the room.

TBC

Afterparty

Where the introductions and the real conversations happen.

On stage

The speakers.

The line-up is being confirmed. Everyone on stage is building or has built a real business.

Speakers announced soon

Panel speaker. Details to follow before the event.

Speakers announced soon

Panel speaker. Details to follow before the event.

Speakers announced soon

Panel speaker. Details to follow before the event.

Why attend

Three reasons an evening out of the business is worth it.

01

Honest, not polished

You hear what went wrong as well as what worked. The decisions, the costs, and the parts most founders leave out on stage.

02

Founders, not gurus

Everyone on the stage is building or has built a real business. The advice comes from people who have made the call you are about to make.

03

A room worth meeting

The people beside you are the reason to come back. Founders at your stage, in one room, for one evening.

Register for LIVE 2026.

A curated room in Glasgow on Wednesday 30 September. 160 business owners, one evening only, so register while there is still room. Pricing is shown on the registration page.

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