Sesame Summit 2026 – application open

It might be because in-person events are slowly making a comeback in Europe and we’re getting excited about the perspective of gathering again in person, but I’m making an exception today.

Didn’t see it coming. But COVID-19 was the Napster moment of the event industry and it goes beyond event organizers.

We’ll be talking with Hugh Forrest – Chief Programming Officer at SXSW – about his experiences hosting SXSW Online this year. Click to join us.

This week’s digest is more focused on startups than the average, with a mix of content, privacy, productivity, SaaS, diversity and strategy.

Looking into diversifying workforces while keeping remote work cultures inclusive, along with some data industry figures and creators economy shenaningans.

This week is packed with a mix of actionable content and inspiring articles.

What good would this list be without some articles about problem solving and forecasting skills? Until we get a chip in our brains, it’s all about training your skills and rewiring your behavior for better performance.

Community has been a driving force and red thread in everything we’ve been doing with Sesamers over the past few years. But we never formalized it until now.

During lockdown, with zoomitis and an insane amount of online events leading to meme overdoses – what does IRL even mean anymore?

I did 9 memes about online events and virtual event software. Some of them got really popular among our community.
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