November Recap, 1700+ Members, & Upcoming Events 🚀
November Recap, 1700+ Members, & Upcoming Events 🚀
AIMUG Weekly Update - November 7, 2025
Hi AIMUG Community,
What a week! We just wrapped up an incredible November Mixer, hit 1700+ members, published comprehensive documentation, and have two great events coming up. Here's everything you need to know.
🎥 November Mixer & Showcase - Now Available
Our November 5th event brought together 50+ builders for honest production talk on LangGraph, RAG, and Deep Agents. No marketing fluff—just real lessons from the trenches.
Watch the Full Recording
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOiUYZhGhH8
The Talks
Colin McNamara - LangGraph Fundamentals Running 5 production apps including FDA compliance where "people can die if you screw up." Learn about controllability, state persistence, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
Anupama Garani (PIMCO) - Why RAG Fails in Enterprises 42% of enterprise AI failed in 2025. 51% were RAG implementations. Only 200/1000 companies succeeded. The goldfish vs elephant memory problem solved with LangGraph.
Collier King (Cloudflare) - Deep Agents in Production $80, 3.5-hour pipeline analyzing 400 companies. 11M tokens. The middleware strategies that keep agents on track. Code included.
Paul Phelps (AIMUG Panama) - AI Project Management 95% of AI pilots fail due to organizational approach—not the model. Legacy SaaS mental models don't work for AI.
Resources
Full Blog Post: https://aimug.org/blog/november-mixer-showcase-langgraph-rag-deep-agents
Documentation: https://aimug.org/docs/nov-2025/
Collier's Code: https://github.com/CollierKing/langchain-deepagents-examples
Speaker Profiles: - Colin McNamara - Always Cool Brands - Anupama Garani - PIMCO - Collier King - Cloudflare - Paul Phelps - Freelance AI Consultant
🎉 Milestone: 1700+ Active Members!
We've grown from 1600+ to 1700+ active members this month! Thank you for being part of Austin's premier AI community.
Our Impact: - 1700+ Active Members - 50+ Events Hosted - 100% Free to Attend
Every donation and volunteer hour keeps our events free and our community thriving. Support: https://aimug.org/support
📅 Upcoming Events
🍻 November Hacky Hour @ Cosmic Saltillo
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CST Location: Cosmic Saltillo, 1300 E 4th Street, Austin, TX
Code, caffeine, and community—come hang, hack, or just vibe. Free-form AI sandbox under the patio lights.
What's Happening: - 💻 Show off projects you've been building - ⚡ Spin up LangGraph or LangChain 1.0 projects - 🧠 DeepAgents on LangGraph experiments - 🔌 MCP + A2A demos and collaboration - 🍻 Or just chill and swap ideas
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/austin-langchain-ai-group/events/311900027/
🎯 December Monthly Mixer & Showcase
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST Location: ACC - RGC 3000, 1218 West Avenue, Austin, TX After-Party: The Tavern, 922 W 12th St
Hands-on demos, short deep-dives, and community networking. Learn practical patterns for LangGraph and agent stacks.
Agenda: - 6:00-6:20 PM: Networking & Welcome - 6:20-6:30 PM: Introductions & Kickoff - 6:30-7:40 PM: Featured Talks (4 presentations) - 7:40-8:00 PM: Buffer & Open Q&A - 8:00-8:30 PM: Walk to The Tavern
Want to present? Drop a message in #meeting-plans on Discord or reach out to organizers!
RSVP Options: - In-Person: https://www.meetup.com/austin-langchain-ai-group/events/311899965/ - Remote (Zoom):https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83055251635?pwd=9guINZ3AbkPJLjaG4aFCa3UXr7HtQu.1
📚 New Documentation & Resources
We've published comprehensive documentation from November's event:
Technical Deep Dives: - LangGraph Introduction - Controllability, state management, production patterns - RAG Enterprise Failures - 5 pillars of failure, state architecture - Deep Agents in Production - Middleware strategies, cost analysis - AI Project Management - Why 95% fail, red flags to watch
All searchable, citable, and referenced with line numbers for easy navigation.
🗓️ Regular Community Events
Tuesday Office Hours - Every Tuesday @ 5:00 PM Central Join us on Discord for Q&A, project help, or just hanging out. Join:https://discord.com/invite/JzWgadPFQd
Monthly Showcases - First Wednesday of each month ACC Rio Grande Campus + Remote via Zoom Next: December 3, 2025
🔑 Key Takeaways from November
LangGraph vs Deep Agents Decision Matrix
Use LangGraph when: - Deterministic workflows required - Compliance/safety requirements - Cost efficiency critical - Repeatability needed
Use Deep Agents when: - Open-ended research tasks - Complex multi-step planning - Managing large context - Long-term memory required
State Management Principles
Context = current conversation
Memory = conversation history
State = orchestration layer persisting both
Enterprise AI Success Factors
Developer involvement from day one
Accept non-deterministic behavior
Iterative discovery vs complete upfront requirements
Cross-functional collaboration
Golden datasets for evaluation
User feedback loops
Audit trails for compliance
💬 Stay Connected
Website: aimug.org
Discord: Join the conversation
GitHub: github.com/aimug-org
YouTube: Watch past events
Meetup: RSVP to events
Twitter: @AustinLangChain
🙏 Thank You
Special thanks to: - LangChain AI for community training materials and pizza - All our speakers for sharing honest production insights - Center for Government & Civic Service for hosting us at ACC - Always Cool Brands for ongoing support - Our 25+ supporting members who keep events free for everyone
🚀 What's Next
RSVP for November 18th Hacky Hour - Casual coding and networking
RSVP for December 3rd Showcase - Want to present? Let us know!
Join Tuesday Office Hours - Every week at 5pm CT
Share the November recap - Help spread the knowledge
Want to present in December? We structure talks as 15-minute "thunderstorm talks" (12 min + 3 min Q&A). Just ask in Discord or reply to this email!
Learning in the Open, The AIMUG Team
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P.S. - The November event covered everything from FDA-compliant LangGraph apps to $80 deep agent pipelines. Don't miss the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOiUYZhGhH8