Events / New York

Building with Claude

A recurring weekly open build session at a Jersey City coffee shop where people working with Claude bring active projects, demo what they've built, and help each other debug. No presentations — just collaborative building over laptops.

Sat, Jun 20, 12:00 PMSnapdragon Coffee & Social · Jersey City · NJ

Why it matters

These informal build sessions surface real-world integration patterns faster than conference talks, including what prompt strategies or API patterns people are actually finding effective or expensive in practice.

The tokenmaxxing angle

Show-and-tell format means attendees regularly surface cost surprises — unexpectedly large context windows, redundant tool calls, or workflow patterns that burn tokens — making it a useful ground-level signal on where Claude spend goes sideways.

From the organizers

Hosted by Cristian C. at Snapdragon Coffee & Social, 190 Monticello Ave, Jersey City, NJ. Recurring weekly on Saturdays 8–10 AM EDT through December 12, 2026. Laptop and curiosity are the only requirements.