Failure is a topic we don’t often discuss. Especially in the world of entrepreneurship.
Yet, here’s the truth: failure is not the finish line.
It’s a key part of the entrepreneurial journey, a step towards doing better and growing.
One thing is for sure: There’s no disgrace in it! Ready to start discussing our failures and the wisdom they carry?
Stay alert! Fuckup Nights is coming to Wintercircus Ghent, and we made sure our Collective members are invited.
You can fail, but don't fail to subscribe!
ABOUT FUCKUP NIGHTS
Fuckup Nights is a global community that shares stories of professional failure. Each month, in events across +200 cities and 65 countries, we get a couple of speakers to get up in front of a room full of strangers to share their own professional fuckup. The stories of the business that crashes and burns, the partnership deal that goes sour, the product that has to be recalled, we tell them all.
Get ready to change the narrative!
- Petra De Sutter – Gynaecologist, professor, and former Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium. A powerful voice for sexual and reproductive rights, Petra brings deep experience in both science and public service.
- Lien Warmenbol – Founder & CEO of #SheDIDIT, the platform for female entrepreneurs with migration backgrounds. Lien knows firsthand how crisis can unlock clarity, and she’s ready to share what it taught her.
- Jürgen Degrande – Co-founder of Edgard & Cooper | B Corp — the fast-growing pet food company that hit €100M in revenue, 13 countries, and 200+ employees in just 8 years. But it wasn’t a straight line.
- Dolores Bouckaert – Multidisciplinary artist, director, author, and performer. Dolores turns vulnerability into art, blending fiction and reality with her own body as the medium.
GUEST POLICY
This event is open for members and their guests, so feel free to bring your plus one!
CANCELLATION
Can't make it? Just send a short email to collective@wintercircus.be.
In the near future, you’ll be able to cancel via the app, but for now, a quick email is all we ask!
NO-SHOW POLICY
We’re becoming stricter on no-shows—not to be difficult, but because empty spots mean someone else misses out.
Soon, no-shows will be linked to a €25 contribution to the Wintercircus Fund, an initiative supporting those who might otherwise have less access to networks like ours.
AGENDA
- 19:00 Open Doors. Come on in and get ready for the event.
- 19:30 The event host welcomes you and introduces the event.
- 19:35-20:30 Fuckup Stories by our amazing speakers. You can even ask them your questions, we swear!
- 20:30 Networking. Over some well-deserved drinks.
- 22:00 End.
This event will be held in English.
PS: Please be mindful that failing to attend after reserving a free ticket might deprive others of the chance to participate in the event.
