Thursday, October 29, 2026
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Rd, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2 (open in Google Maps) (room to be announced)
Outside service area.
Free Event
0 of 55 Registered, as of Oct 28 10:30
Organizer(s): Tenfold Victoria
Host: Nick Hepner on LinkedIn
An open mic for industry professionals to talk about their biggest mistakes and what can go wrong in the pursuit of technical superiority. Campfire talks are proposed and prepared by community members to pass along tricks of the craft. RSVPs need the host's approval, and the exact room goes to approved guests.
Who's in the room: Developers and IT people, along with the builders and founders who make up Tenfold's regular crowd.
Anu's Take
Should be a good one, and the timing's perfect, two nights before Halloween! Anyone who's worked in tech long enough has a story they'd rather forget, and hearing someone else tell theirs out loud might save you from writing your own. Learning takes a culture that makes it safe to get things wrong, and a room full of people owning up to their worst days is about as safe as it gets. If you've ever taken something down in production, you'll fit right in.
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Published Wednesday, October 28, 2026 by Anu Jolliffe on LinkedIn
Trying something before a case study says it's safe is a reliable way to end up with a story for a night like this, and it's still how I'd rather work, which I wrote about in thirty years of building ahead of the curve.