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Elkara
No. 01Est. November 2026

Buildingalone

is optional.

A new community for women building something of their own: a business, a career, an idea that isn’t finished yet. Small, honest conversations, online and in person. No pitching, no pressure.

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elkaar · Dutch for “each other”
  • No pitching
  • No pressure to impress
  • No need to have it figured out

Hi, I’m Yanny.

The one who wrote the post

On November 2nd I asked on Threads whether other women building businesses wanted to meet online and just talk. I was building my own business and realized I didn’t have many friends who understood what that’s like.

I expected a handful of replies. More than 150 arrived within a day, from across the US and beyond, and they haven’t stopped. Many came from right here in South Florida, where I live.

Social media lets us know about each other. I want us to actually know each other. That’s what Elkara is for.

Yanny

One post

More than 200 replies to one Threads post.

Founders, freelancers, creatives, women starting over. That’s when this stopped being a post and started becoming a place.

The
format

Our first conversations were open: we met, talked, and started deciding together what comes next. Here’s the shape we’re building toward.

01

Arrive

Online, at different times through the week, so every time zone gets a seat. In person too, starting in South Florida.

The10minute

02

Spotlight

A few women share what they’re building, ten minutes each, then get five minutes of honest feedback from the room.

03

Stay close

Coming up

An email before each conversation: the topic, who’s sharing, and a seat if you want one.

We met online for the first time on November 8th. Upcoming conversations are posted on the Gatherings page, and everyone on the list hears first by email. In-person meetups are being explored, starting in South Florida.

Who it’s for
  1. i.

    The founder, fifteen years in.

  2. ii.

    The one with an idea she hasn’t said out loud.

  3. iii.

    The freelancer, the creative, the one starting over.

  4. iv.

    Anyone who’d rather build with company.

Ways infind your people.

Elkara is shaped by the women in it. At our first gatherings, women told me what they came looking for. However you want to take part, there’s room for you.

None of this is a fixed program. It’s what we’re building together, one conversation at a time.

Join

Pull upa chair.

Add your name to the early list and I’ll email you when the next conversations are ready. This is an interest list, not a seat reservation.

Wherever you are, there’s a seat online. If you’re in South Florida, tell me in the form and you’ll hear about local meetups first.

¿Prefieres conversar en español? Elige “Español” o “Either.” Si somos suficientes, organizamos conversaciones en español.

1 · You2 · Your world

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What would you enjoy talking about? pick any
When could you usually join? your local time
Would you share your work in a 10-minute spotlight someday?
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