Manifesto
2.0
A sanctuary for builders, a return to depth, and the realization of a new cultural institution.
THE INITIAL
JOURNEY
Every movement starts with a single conversation. This is how we found our frequency.
2022
The Spark
Two friends in a small Manila apartment, tired of transactional networking and surface-level 'updates'. We wanted something real.
The First Table
The One-Rule Dinner
We invited 10 founders for a meal with one rule: 'Talk about what keeps you awake.' The room stayed silent for 30 seconds, then the armor fell off.
2023
Manila Momentum
The ritual grew. One dinner turned into a weekly sanctuary. We realized that 'The Third Place' wasn't a physical location, but a shared frequency.
The Scale Up
Global Resonance
Builders in Singapore, London, and Tokyo reached out. They weren't looking for a club; they were looking for the same depth. The model scaled manually, house by house.
Today
Manifesto 2.0
Crystallizing the mission. From a small dinner to a global sanctuary for high-signal conversation. The Depth Renaissance is here.
We are building a sanctuary for high-signal conversation.
In an age of digital noise and transactional networking, we return to the table to reclaim the lost art of human connection among builders.
THE DEPTH
RENAISSANCE
As information becomes infinite and interactions become algorithmic, we are witnessing a catastrophic decline in actual human resonance. Our social paradigms have prioritized "reach" over "resonance," leaving builders isolated in a sea of connections.
This is our chance for a return to center. We believe that the most powerful breakthroughs don't happen at conferences or on LinkedIn, but over shared meals and curated rituals. We are catalyzing a Renaissance of Presence.
The yearning for Signal
Founders and creators are increasingly seeking depth over breadth. We are moving past "The Great Resignation" into "The Great Introspection." People aren't just leaving jobs; they are leaving shallow social structures in search of high-signal communities that challenge the status quo.
Technological Paradigms
In an AI-first world, human-first touchpoints become the ultimate scarcity. As AI empowers the creator to manifest visions at light speed, the need for human discernment, shared values, and collective flourishing becomes the true foundation of success.
collision Spaces
Historically, progress happened when creators and thinkers converged in physical spaces to debate, invent, and collide. We are rebuilding these intersectional rituals—curating tables where serendipity isn't left to chance, but invited through intentionality.
The numbers
speak for themselves.
What started as a single dinner in Manila has grown into a global network. We don't count members; we count moments of resonance.
THE MISSING PIECES
How we might crystallize the movement for depth?
Curation over Algorithms
Algorithms optimize for detention; we optimize for connection. By lowering physical barriers and manually curating every table, we ensure serendipity is high-signal and consistent.
The Table as a Sanctuary
Most environments are optimized for utility. Our dinners are sanctuaries for authenticity. We create non-judgmental spaces where founders can put down their "hero" armor and be human.
Radical Candor & Perspective
We believe in the collision of fields. Technologists need artists, and artists need builders. This intersectionality unlocks human potential and consciousness in ways simple networking can't.
Depth Scales Better
Modern social ambitions prioritize "revenue and scale." We prioritize "ship and scale." We move beyond consumption to embrace craft—creating soulfully for love, impact, and true legacy.
Beyond the Transaction
Networking is often a windowed transaction. Sip & Scale is a lifelong ritual. We build resilient, adaptable communities that serve the builders of today and the pioneers of tomorrow.
The Depth Renaissance.
A return to what makes us human. curated, held, and shared in the sanctuary of the table.
Our Pillars are
Non-Negotiable.
DEPTH
We optimize for the one conversation that changes your trajectory, not the 50 business cards that end up in the trash. Quality over quantity, always.
SERENDIPITY
Luck is a skill. We design our formats—from seating charts to question prompts—to maximize the surface area for magic.
SANCTUARY
Not an office. Not a home. A third place where you can drop the 'Founder Mask' and be a human being first.
RECIPROCITY
The value you receive is proportional to the value you give. Generosity is our default mode.
Join the
Third Space.
We are building a community for the soul, by the soul. Be part of the depth renaissance.