What's good NYC. Co-working with Legos. A soiree at the French consulate. A fireside chat with the Chainsmokers! We live in the greatest city in the world.

— Brett & Jason

WHAT'S POPPIN IN NYC

monday (5/8)

• Founder Investor Happy Hour (info) - Come hang in a private apartment in Queens and chit-chat with fellow founders.

• Knowledge Graph Conference (info) - 80+ presentations, 20+ workshops and masterclasses, and 100+ speakers all about knowledge graphs.

tuesday (5/9)

• Founders Coworking With Lego (info) - Come play with legos and co-work with fellow founders. I'll be there! LET'S BUILD.

• Startup Founder Happy Hour (info) - Join Tori Hanson from The Knowledge Shop for a founder happy hour. "IRL beats Zoom" is her motto, don't forget it.

• Lenny's Newsletter Meetup (info) - Product people, this is the meetup for you. Drinks courtesy of Notion.

wednesday (5/10)

• Breakfast @ Maman (info) - Hosted by David Yakobovitch, come grab some eggs and bacon with founders and VCs. Pay-your-own-breakfast!

• Chainsmokers Fireside Chat (info) - Hosted by Mantis VC, come listen to Alex Pall from the Chainsmokers for a fireside chat

• Startup Soiree (info) - Fancy, fancy. Hosted by Techstars at The Consulate General of France, come connect with investors and founders over drinks and discussions.

thursday (5/11)

• Techstars Atlanta Demo Day (info) - 24 companies' pitches, a panel discussion, and remarks from the Techstars team. Looks hype!

• Artists x Entrepreneurs Happy Hour (info) - Hosted by artist incubator HiFi Labs over in Brooklyn, come hang and meet the community. Looks like a vibe!

friday (5/12)

• Ramp Design Happy Hour (info) - Join the Ramp Design team and Cofolios creator Hasque May for drinks and small bites at Ramp's NYC office

• A Brief History of the Human Brain (info) - Hosted by the American Natural History Museum, listen to a lecture on Computer-Assisted Paleoantrhopology. 🧠

• Future of Coding Meetup (info) - Come sip some tea, huddle over a laptop, and discuss the future of interfaces, data, and functions with fellow big-brain builders!

• Sovereign Cities Meetup (info) - Fan of Balaji's Network State thesis? Come chat with other startup city nerds and builders.

saturday (5/13)

• Tiesto at Brooklyn Mirage (info) - It's Mirage season yall!!! Go check out this daytime show if you're into EDM.

• Eurovision Viewing Party (info) - Watch this year's songwriting competition with a big group of New Yorkers. Who's taking bets on the number of AI-generated songs?

• Afrobeat Meets African & Afrohouse (info) - The IRL LA readers really love Afrobeats so figured yall would too.

sunday (5/14) - MOTHER'S DAY

Oh hey it's mothers day! Maybe take mom to one of these awesome brunch spots or get her a cool techy gift - I got my mom an EightSleep a few years ago and a FutureFit membership and she loves both!

COMING UP

• Generative NYC (link) - an AI-first product meetup brought to you none other than Lightspeed Ventures! You can demo what you're working on too!

WEATHER

Looks like another beaaauuuutiful week in NYC. Iced coffee and co-working, anyone????

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