Two ways in. Pick the one you’re in today.

alphalist runs two membership paths — by leadership stage, not by job title. If we think another room fits you better, we’ll say so during review.

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CTO Dinner · Hamburg

Where are you right now? Pick by leadership stage.

For experienced leaders

alphalist Core

For experienced CTOs, VP Engineering leaders and senior technology executives who lead technology at company level.

  • Private Core channels: confidential, peer-level, no vendors
  • All in-person formats: CTO Dinners, Roundtables, CTO Summit
  • Masterclasses with operators who've done it before
  • The senior job board: CTO and senior tech roles

€399/ year

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NewFor emerging leaders

alphalist Next

For emerging CTOs, first-time technical leaders, founders taking on technology and engineering leaders growing into the role.

  • Private Next channels: ask the questions you can't ask internally
  • Senior roles shared straight out of the Core job board
  • Same masterclasses, same partner deals
  • A built-in path into Core

€199/ year

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What you get, exactly. No asterisks, no “contact us for details”.

alphalist Corealphalist Next
Private Slack communityCore channelsNext channels
Who’s in the roomScaled-stage CTOs, VPs Eng, senior tech execsEmerging CTOs, first-time leaders, technical founders
Online masterclasses & AMAs✓✓
CTO Dinners & Roundtables✓€99 per seat, 5–10 seats per event
code.talks ticket50% discount25% discount
Job boardPost & browseSenior roles shared from Core
Partner product deals✓✓
Application reviewAmbassador voteAmbassador vote
Price€399 / year€199 / year

Separate by default. Shared on purpose.

All memberships live in one workspace, but the channels don’t overlap. Core conversations stay in Core. Next has its own space to ask the questions nobody asks in front of their board.

The only places you meet are the lounge channels — and those are opt-in on both sides. Direct pitching across tiers isn’t a grey zone here, it’s against the code of conduct.

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The alphalist Slack workspace, with channels and a conversation.

Next isn’t a waiting room. When your role grows, you nominate yourself.

  1. 01

    Start in Next

    Apply, get reviewed by our ambassadors, and land in a room of people solving the same problems you are this quarter.

  2. 02

    Build the track record

    Lead a team, ship, scale. Masterclasses and the senior job board — all along the way.

  3. 03

    Nominate yourself

    When your role has grown, you self-nominate for Core. Any time. Ambassadors vote, you move rooms.

What members enjoy.

  • Exclusive eventsDinners, Oktoberfest, bootcamps, Summit.
  • Practical adviceReal advice on what actually worked.
  • Trusted referralsFrom people who’ve been-there-hired-that.
  • Job marketplaceSenior roles shared straight out of the community.
  • Tool comparisonsDecide based on what fellow CTOs have run.
  • Co-founder opportunitiesFind a partner for your next unicorn.

Ready? Takes five minutes.

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