what's poppin' new york! it's been amazing to see how much you guys are loving the curated events list in this newsletter, week after week.

so what's going on? glad you asked. I'm thrilled to announce that IRL now has its own website. whaaaat? yes, we created a site for curated events not only for NYC and LA, but also for events & conferences around the world. 

go check out the beta now and lmk what you think!

oh and in case you haven't noticed - this newsletter also got a sweet facelift. we've been working ya'll!

have an amazing week!

David

so anyways, what's poppin in nyc this week...

monday (1/30)

• The Consumer Council (RSVP) - if you're looking for investors or a co-founder, this may be your best bet today.

• NY's Biggest Professional Networking Mixer (RSVP) - they ask people to bring business cards (which means I can't go). apart from that it should be fun!

• ML Monthly Meetup (RSVP) - this one's at the microsoft office. lmk if it's nice!

tuesday (1/31)

• Discussion on OpenAI's ChatGPT (RSVP) - an event where you can get a better understanding whether you'll be out of a job in 12 months from now or not.

• Lunar New Year Energy Activation (RSVP) - this is for women only but definitely seems like something I'd find useful.

• Rust Tesdays (RSVP) - another hands on workshop at the blockchain center. bring your laptop.

wednesday (2/1)

• launch house COWORKING DAY (RSVP) - join us for an open co-working day at launch house. occupancy is limited.

• Meetup CEO David Siegel Presentation (RSVP) - finally your chance to meet the man behind meetup.com.

• Desi Female Founders on Fundraising (RSVP) - wondering how to raise in the bear market? meet 3 founders that have done just that.

• Brexfast Founder Matching (RSVP) - a bunch of you have asked me to help you find co-founders. you'll find this useful.

• NYC Tech Mixer with Sally (RSVP) - sally founder (richard) is a launch house og. wanted to give him a shoutout!

thursday (2/2)

• Singles Only: Founders and Friends in tech (RSVP) - valentine's day is coming up but no pressure. you're in luck - 2 professional match makers will be in the house!

• Leading & Building Remote Teams (RSVP) - learn from some dope speakers how to avoid hiring pitfalls when building your remote team.

• Tech & Startup Networking Mixer (RSVP) - in case you couldn't make the ones taking place earlier in the week.

• RoadPitch NY Demos & Mixer (RSVP) - this is a pitch night specifically for black founders. go raise some $$$!

friday (2/3)

• Retail Innovators: Insights from the Cutting Edge (RSVP) - fire lineup of speakers from Alibaba, Fabric and Tmall. this event will be on all things ecommerce and retail tech - hosted by Launch House and Light Pong, come through!

• Founders Friday with Lucas Lappe (RSVP) - this one starts 8:30am sharp.

• How to MVP w/o Code (RSVP) - want to build but can't be bothered to learn to code? you have options. this workshop will give you the basics of no-code building!

the weekend (2/4-5)

• Lower East Side Gallery Hop (RSVP) - switch it up from bar hopping and go gallery hopping instead. I heard it's better for you.

• Board Game Cafe (info) - this is not an event but I recently discovered this amazing cafe where you pay $10 to play board games all night long. super fun and always poppin'!

*•.¸♡ but wait... there's moar ♡¸.•*

LAUNCH HOUSE COWORKING

• Monday: 6a - 10p (members only)

• Tuesday: 6a - 10p (members only)

• Wednesday: 10a - 6p (open to all RSVP)

• Thursday: 6a - 10p (members only)

• Friday: 6a - 10p (members only)

• Weekend: 6a - 10p (members only)

WEATHER

it this the "winter" new yorkers escape from every year? honestly it's not that bad guys, come on. there hasn't even been snow yet. 

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