Your own words
AI does not write, complete or rewrite a colleague’s message.
Conferences · Coming up
Slush.
Thank the builders.
Slush takes place in Helsinki on 18 and 19 November 2026. Make a card for the teammates and volunteers behind your launch, demo or side event.
AI checks. Human review. Your own words. ↓Slush 2026
18 and 19 November 2026
Place
Official dates and details ↗Helsinki, Finland
Slush 2026
Who made the trip possible?
The people on stage are rarely the whole team. Use the trip to recognise the work behind the product without turning the card into a pitch.
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The demo team
Ask the people who built and tested it to write to the colleague who brought it together. Include the work done before anyone booked a flight.
- 02
The people who stayed behind
Support and operations may keep the company running while the founders travel. Include them in the thanks instead of making the event the whole story.
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The side event organiser
Gather a card from your own attendees after a dinner, workshop or meetup. Let the organiser choose whether to share it beyond that group.
- 04
A mentor who gave their time
A card can come from the founders who benefited from the conversation. Keep confidential fundraising, investor and customer information out of the messages.
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A volunteer you worked with
If you know who helped, ask for a suitable delivery route. Do not scrape a volunteer list or use a thank you as an excuse for a marketing invitation.
The organiser’s list
After the last demo.
Choose the recipient and share the writing link while the work is still fresh. Set the card to open after the return trip.
- Include the colleagues who could not travel.
- Ask for a delivery address directly.
- Keep investor and customer details out of notes.
- Share the link with the intended contributors.
- Send the card without a sales request attached.
AI safety checks
People write.
AI checks.
The check looks for threats, abuse, sexual content, spam and exposed private details. Flagged notes are kept off the card for a person to review.
How the checks work ↗A person can correct it
Company cards have a spam folder for managers and admins. On a card bought without an account, the creator reviews set aside notes through their manage link.
The limits are clear
AI can miss a note or flag one wrongly. If the check is unavailable, writing still works.
Check the data policy
Notes are sent to TypeSafe for the check. Names and card access codes are left out of that request.
Read the privacy notice ↗From an occasion to a card
Give them
everyone’s words.
- 01
Create the card
Pick a cover, name the recipient and choose when it opens. You can buy one card without a company account.
- 02
Share the writing link
Colleagues contribute in a browser. Each person writes and signs their own message.
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They open it on the day
The messages arrive together in one card. The recipient reads it on their phone.
For repeated birthdays, work anniversaries, welcomes and leaving days, use a company account with Slack and BambooHR.
See the plans ↗Questions
When is Slush 2026?
18 and 19 November in Helsinki. The official FAQ lists the venue and separate Day 0 activities.
Can a startup buy one card?
Yes. The card shop sells a single card without a company account.
Is tbf work attending Slush?
No attendance or partnership is confirmed here. The guide is for teams using the event as an occasion to thank people.
This is an independent tbf work guide. No event partnership or attendance is claimed.
Thank the people behind it.
Checked 30 September 2026.