GM NYC. It's almost Cinco de Mayo! Hope everyone's got a fun week ahead of them. We've got a week full of poppin events for you.

— Brett & Jason

WHAT'S POPPIN IN NYC

monday (5/1) 

• SciCafe: The Buzz Around Micro Robots (info) - Hosted at the Natural History Museum by an MIT scientist, come see some insect-sized robots and learn about how they're helping us.

• Destination Cosmos (info) - Explore the galaxy in this exclusive 1-month-only event with participation from NASA. Looks out of this world, I'll be there soon 🚀

tuesday (5/2)

• Founder/Investor Brexfast (info) - Hosted by Brex, Republic, and TheVentureCity, come hang at this private event for founders and investors. The real-life Brexfast Club.

• The Council IRL x Angel Investor Peer Learning (info) - The Council Angels is an education and community program for angel investors. Council Members and other female operator-angels are invited to this intimate session of knowledge-sharing.

• Happy Hour @ The Crown (info) - This intimate curated happy hour is a part of Tech Dinner Series (TDS) and hosted by The Circle Club, a new social club in NYC for builders, dreams, and creatives.

wednesday (5/3)

• How to Validate your MVP (info) - Come check out a panel of founders, investors, and partners for an exclusive event for SaaS founders and product people.

• The State of AI in NYC (info) - Hosted by Dan Shipper from AI writing app Lex, come chat with the best founders, builders, and investors in New York's AI scene. Includes speakers from Bloomberg, Costanoa Ventures, and Hearth.

• Mixer + Fireside Chat with Chris Hladczuk (info) - Learn how Chris grew his Twitter audience to 200,000+ and became a founder member of fintech company Meow.

thursday (5/4)

• Chief of Staff Summit (info) - Hosted at Contrary Capital's swanky Grammercy Park Office, come hang out with a select group of Chief of Staff.

• Happy Hour For Aspiring Founders (info) - Take the leap! If you're less than 3 years out of college and thinking about becoming a founder, come hang!

• Climate Tech Roundtable (info) - Come grab sushi and listen to a panel and Q&A with some of the top climate founders in the city.

 friday (5/5)

• Pitch & Walk (info)- Early risers, come do a walk & pitch with Zehra at Republic and a community of founders, investors, and operators.

saturday (5/6)

• SQL Saturday (info) - Hosted at Microsoft in Times Square, come learn some SQL with a deep dive into PowerBI.

• Music & Tech Conference (info) - If you're not a SQL nerd, then maybe you should head over to the Wavelengths Summit on the future of music & tech out in Brooklyn.

sunday (5/7) 

• Campus Web3 Talks (info) - Hosted by the Asian Business Society at NYU Stern, come listen to a panel of speakers from web3 companies like iPollo, CertiK, and BitMart.

WEATHER

Ugh. Not summer yet...

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