Uneed Residency: my plan

The first Uneed Residency edition is happening in 15 days, and I think it’s a good time to explain: what’s the goal? Why am I doing this? Do I make any money from it?

The idea of organizing the Uneed Residency came to me last year, when I joined the first batch of the Hacker Residency in Vietnam.

I lived through one of the most incredible months of my life. It was the first time I left Europe, the first time I spent time with people doing the same job as me, the first time I worked that much…

I wanted to offer this experience to everyone, but with a few differences:

• 🇪🇺 In Europe. No need to travel to the other side of the planet if you're European!
• ⌛ A shorter experience. A month is incredible, but it's very hard, even impossible for most people, to free up enough time. One or two weeks is already great!
• 🤗 A residency more focused on community living and meeting people than on work. In a week, we're not going to work miracles in terms of revenue or lines of code shipped, but we can give every participant a little boost on social media, and most importantly, give entrepreneurs the chance to meet each other.

And that's the goal. It's not about making money (despite the sponsors, this first edition is going to cost me a few thousand euros!), it's not about working like crazy for a week.

It's about meeting people. Breaking the loneliness. Creating group dynamics. Being able to give and receive advice. Spending time surrounded by people who understand your craft and your ambitions. Making new friends, plain and simple!

These are the goals I'm building on to evolve Uneed over the coming months. That's why, a few months ago, I created Uneed Community, the first step of what's going to be a deep transformation of the platform.

I'm convinced that the most powerful asset an entrepreneur can have is connections.

Not "followers" on Twitter, newsletter subscribers, or +$100 of MRR, but a group of friends to exchange with, challenge each other, and share your progress with.

With this in mind, in 2026 I'm planning to put 3 things in place to transform Uneed:

• 🐦 ✅ A social network, Uneed Community, dedicated to makers.
• 🏠 🚧 2 to 3 Residencies every year, with around ten participants each time.
• ⚔️ 🚧 A guild system built into Uneed, letting you create and join small groups of makers.

This guild system will be tested during the first Residency 👀.

Best,

Thomas