Genius Tek Montpellier was the Epitech Montpellier local chapter of the national Genius Global network. For two years, we ran the city's student tech community: meetups, entrepreneurship nights, hackathons, networking, same kind of activities as Genius Global, deployed locally.
Regular meetups, guest talks, entrepreneurship nights. A dense calendar built so no one leaves school without meeting a real operator.
Onboarding new cohorts, recruiting active members, keeping the room warm between events. A community doesn't survive on posters: it survives on conversations.
Hackathons, technical workshops, group projects. The goal: ship something concrete in 24h, not watch another slide.
Themed nights with Montpellier founders, operators, investors. Pitch, open discussion, networking, a repeatable quarterly format.
Quarterly · Montpellier24h or 48h team formats. Short brief, concrete delivery, operator jury.
24h · 48hShort talks from students or guests: AI, web, security, DevOps. Followed by a shared drink.
MonthlyCurated meetings between students and operators of the Montpellier ecosystem, not just business cards traded.
By invitationCoordination with other Genius chapters to pool guests, formats and national resources.
National · EpitechA local chapter, a national standard, measurable results.
First year at Epitech Montpellier, joining Genius Tek. Discovering the Genius Global setup and existing formats.
Co-organizing entrepreneurship nights and monthly meetups. First notable hackathon, growing competence on event production.
Handover to the next cohorts. Personal shift to Paris and the launch of START Paris, same community spirit, European scale.