Date: 18th July 2026
Location: Starbucks, open-air / casual seating area, BKC, Mumbai
Attendance: 48 - 50
Language: English / Hindi
Circle Steward: Devisha
Our first Mumbai Circle wasn’t in a hackerspace or a conference room - it was outdoors, over coffee, in the middle of the city. 250+ people registered on Luma which is proof that people are wanting to build something valuable and contribute along with parallel societies - and we had to cap the attendance to ensure a smooth event. For a first gathering built on nothing but curiosity about Logos, a room that stays full for the whole session is the signal we were hoping for.
Who was in the room
The crowd leaned young, and curious students, early-career professionals, a good share of tradfi, tech and crypto-curious folks, and people who simply care about their city and wanted to do something about it.
Event Structure
- Introductions and settling in
- A walkthrough of Logos by Devisha - what it is, the tech stack behind it, and what a Circle is actually for
- Open discussion on where Logos fits and why decentralised, privacy-first infrastructure matters
- The “what’s broken?” activity
- Small-group brainstorming on solutions
- Forming an ongoing group to carry the momentum forward
“What’s broken in your society?” Activity
This was the turning point of the evening. We handed everyone a slip of paper and a pen and asked one blunt question: what’s broken in your society?
It’s a tiny mechanic, but it changed the room. Instead of waiting for a few confident voices to dominate, everyone had to put something down - and suddenly we had a wall of real, personal, lived-in problems instead of abstract talk. Anyone running a first Circle should steal this; it’s the best way we’ve found to get an entire room contributing
Turning problems into solutions
We then broke into groups of three, handed each group one of the problems that had surfaced, and gave them a single job: figure out how we’d solve this as a community. What came back:
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No jobs / a brutal job market → a niche learning community where members skill up together and pass around real referrals - turning a lonely job hunt into a collective one
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Waste management at Juhu Beach → a community cleanup drive as a concrete, visible first win
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Freedom of speech → surfaced as a deeper, structural concern the group wants to keep chewing on.
Where we landed
We did not crown a winnable issue on the night but instead we built a committed Group to discuss and coordinate on our winnable issue.
What’s next
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Narrow the list to a single winnable issue through the group
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Begin concrete work next month
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Follow up with every attendee - feedback form ( CryptPad )
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Lock the date and format for Circle #2
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Onboarded an Active Steward to keep the circles running in Mumbai
What we learned
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On the numbers: 250+ registrations shows that people are willing to be a part of parallel societies to fix their surroundings and take action independently - I deliberately capped the attendance to avoid mismanagement and ensure people feel welcomed
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The paper activity punched way above its weight. One slip of paper did more to open the room than any amount of facilitation. Reusable, and worth passing to other Circles ~ similar to how we did in Delhi Circle
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The casual venue was a feature, not a compromise. Coffee and open air made newcomers comfortable in a way a formal space wouldn’t have
Mumbai is officially on the map. Now the real work begins