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In this 21st edition of Brighton Dynamic:

• You'll hear how Tom uses open data to create high traffic websites.
• You'll discover a software business founded in Burgess Hill that's getting almost 300K visitors per month improving travel experiences for people around the world.
• You'll find 6 local events to meet creative, technical & business folk in the area.

SaaS Saturday

If you're woking on a SaaS and want to hangout with like minded folk put Saturday 1st July in your diary.

Jon's running a kind of all day conference “hallway track” at The Skiff. A bunch of people with things in common. Hanging out/hacking, going for walks around town, eating lunch together and drinks at end of day.

You can pop in to say hello, stay for the whole day or anything in between.

It's free, just let us know you're coming here: Attend SaaS Saturday​

Meet Tom Buck

Tom Buck is a programmer and entrepreneur who harnesses the power of open data to create high-traffic websites. From building a site that analyses mobile broadband speeds in the UK to pioneering projects like crimerate.co.uk.

You'll learn how Tom:

• Transforms massive open data sets into comprehensible insights for the public.
• Navigates the unpredictable world of SEO with a healthy dose of skepticism.
• Uses AI tools like ChatGPT to overcome hurdles in creating engaging content.

Tom's websites hold the number 2 and 3 spots of highest traffic websites owned and operated by members of The Skiff with hundreds of thousands of visitors each month.

Don't miss this deep-dive into Tom's fascinating world of data and entrepreneurship.

​Listen to the interview or read the transcript​

Check out Fair Internet Report and CrimeRate​

Check out Touch Stay

One of Touch Stay's founders, Joe Jones, works from The Skiff. He holds the current crown of owning and operating the highest traffic website among Skiffmates.

Inspired to start Touch Stay after a 21 month travelling trip across 3 continents, Joe is a firm believer that the best way to experience any destination is to ask the locals.

While proudly profitable, Touch Stay, raised a seed round to bolster their coffers last year:

Customers really can make the best investors!

They ended 2022 with:

• 4,800 customers
• 28,000 active guidebooks
• 2.3M people having opened and used a Touch Stay digital guidebook

Touch Stay is currently ranked 30th on our list of successful Sussex SaaS. Know some we're missing? Disagree with the rank? Hit reply to let us know.

Also let us know if you're a customer of TouchStay. Jon would love to ask you a few (easy!) questions.

6 Local Events:

Two of last week's events Doodle Club & Show & Tell were really wonderful. You can find a write up of them here.

​The Farm Freelancers Networking (weekly) — Weds 21st, 8–11pm — Battle of Trafalgar
Freelancer or want to be? Come and chat with lots of other freelancers and swap work leads, get help for any problems you might have, and just enjoy making jokes with people who understand being self employed.

​Cinematic Synthesis: A Journey into Generative AI — Thurs 22nd — 9am-10am — The FuseBox
Rise and shine with Wired Sussex and delve into the fascinating world of Generative AI in our special breakfast session. This event is an introduction to the powerful tools and possibilities that AI opens up in creative storytelling and is the perfect opportunity for both beginners and seasoned professionals.

​Brighton R — June Meetup — Thurs 22nd — 6pm-9pm — Location TBC
No details yet, but the R group doesn’t meet very often so it’s worth keeping an eye on their page to see where they meet.

​Brighton JUG — Summer Social — Thurs 29th — 6pm-8pm — 13–14 Foundry Street
We will be taking a break from our usual schedule of talks to get together with our sister group, Brighton Kotlin, with an IRL social and kick off the summer with a few drinks at the Foundary pub in Brighton

​Brighton Ruby - 2023 Conference — Fri 30th — 9:30am-6pm — Brighton Dome

A huge gathering of people who use Jon's favourite programming language. 7 wonderful speakers from around the world joined by hundreds of Ruby developers.

​SaaS Saturday — Sat 1st July — 9am-6pm — The Skiff

A kind of all day conference “hallway track”. A bunch of people who are working on software products. Hanging out/hacking, going for walks around town, eating lunch together and drinks at end of day.

Every reply we get makes a difference!

If you like what you read from us, let us know and we'll see if we can power through to 50 editions of Brighton Dynamic. And do send us your tips - which people, companies and events do you think 2,000+ people like you would like to hear about?
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Until next week,

Jon, Caroline & Paul

PS If you'd like to hangout with us it would be great to see you at The Skiff, either at SaaS Saturday or as a new member - that promo code again JUNE2350 to get 50% off your first month

If you liked this you might like to:

• ​Try working from The Skiff - meet the coworkers you always wanted (Free Tour & Trial).
• ​Work with Jon - build a £1 million a year software business.
• ​Work with Caroline - communicate information with graphics.
• ​Work with Paul - make your Google Ads more effective.
• ​Join us at Brighton Farm - meet freelancers at the pub on Wednesday evening.

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