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Co-Build TableA FIN GROUP mission

Hours

Two blocks: 12–2pm or 2–4pm, select weekdays

Sessions run in the early afternoon on purpose: the window that fits between a school pickup, a shift, and dinner — and when a coffee shop has room for a group of builders.

Weekdays rotate so no one is permanently locked out by a standing commitment. Tell us the day that works when you join, and we schedule around the group's real availability.

Come weekly, twice a month, or when the project is stuck. Consistency helps, but the door isn't conditional on it.

Session card

12:00 – 2:00 PM

2:00 – 4:00 PM

Pick the block that fits your day · a coffee shop table around Richmond, Pinole, Hercules, Vallejo and Benicia

Seats are limited by what a café table can hold. Sign up and we'll confirm the day, the shop, and the seat before the session.

Request a seat

Come prepared

What to bring

  • One outcome you want finished by the end of your block
  • Laptop or notebook — whichever you'll actually use
  • Headphones for the heads-down stretch
  • Any file, draft, or number you'll need so you're not hunting for it at 2:15
  • Enough for a drink — we're guests of the shop

House rules

Coffee shop etiquette

Buy something

The table is only ours because we're paying customers. One drink minimum per person, and be a good guest of a shop that lets us stay two hours.

Quiet is the default

Conversation moves to the corner table or outside. The main table stays workable for whoever needs silence.

Arrive in the first ten minutes

Outcomes are set in the first twenty minutes. Late arrivals are welcome — just set your outcome quietly with whoever's nearest.

Watch the room

If the shop gets slammed, we consolidate tables. No group is worth being the reason a café dreads regulars.

First time

What to expect on your first afternoon

Nobody will ask you to explain your whole plan. You'll say your name, your track, and the one thing you want done by the end of the block. Then everyone gets to work.

Not sure what your outcome should be? Say so — figuring out the right next increment is a good use of a first session.

Come with a fully formed venture or with nothing but the feeling that you're behind. Both belong at the table.