Join us to hear Amanda Herson, Investor at Founder Collective talk about how founders can successfully fundraise from VCs. About this Event Topics: Getting ready to fundraise - what you need to be ready with How to find the right investors for your business/stage Best practices for pitching your business to a VC How to be ready for due diligence Tips for virtual pitching/building relationships with investors Current environment for fundraising Best timing to start a raise Speakers: Sapna Shah &…

This month's speakers include: • Ali Ghodsi, Founder & CEO, Databricks | Databricks is the data and AI company, helping data teams solve the world’s toughest problems. Databricks helps organizations make all their data ready for analytics, empower data science and data-driven decisions across the organization, and rapidly adopt machine learning to outpace the competition. To date, Databricks has raised $1B+ in funding. • Victor Riparbelli, Founder & CEO, Synthesia | Synthesia is an AI company that makes creating a…

Communicating with an AI chatbot is not the same as communicating with a human, but neither is it the same as using a search engine. About this event Communicating with an AI chatbot is not the same as communicating with a human, but neither is it the same as using a search engine - it exists in a liminal space between the two. We will discuss how advances in natural language understanding and conversational design can be used to create…

Meet the 10 most innovative US-bound Australian startups in FinTech, RegTech, InsurTech, and Big Data! http://alleywat.ch/AusFintechDemo

For July's edition of Design Driven NYC, we're incredibly excited to welcome Packy McCormick, the Founder of Not Boring for a fireside chat with FirstMark’s Adam Nelson! HOW TO REGISTER: Please register via Luma, once approved you'll receive event via email. https://lu.ma/designdrivenjuly2021 Packy McCormick: Packy is the Founder of the Not Boring Club, including the Not Boring newsletter which is a community of over 50,000 subscribers. Not Boring is the most fun way to learn about what’s going on in…

You can’t always count on inbound deal flow. The best deal-making firms have a systematic process for building a pre-deal pipeline that is bursting with potential. Register for our webinar to learn: What it takes to systematically build a deal pipeline full of potential How to measure and optimize outbound performance Keys to high-impact outreach that gets attention Speakers: Matt Metalios, Senior Associate of VSS Matt joined VSS in 2018 to lead the firm's business development efforts. Responsible for identifying…

The summer of 2020 transformed many of our personal and professional lives. We saw how the outcry of racial injustice in the United States motivated companies to make anti-racist commitments and buckle down on their DEI initiatives. One year later, and some of us are noticing a decrease in the sense of urgency for change. While progress has been made by several companies, we are also witnessing resistance and outright denial of the ways systems of oppression are harming our…

FUTURE OF MUSIC AND NFTs Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2021 | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Venue: BKLYN Commons - 495 Flatbush Ave, Bk, NY 11225 Program: Panel discussion and networking session Speakers: Jesse Kirshbaum - CEO, Nue Agency Matt Medved - Co-Founder & CEO, NFT NOW Jesse Grushack - Partner, SIX Creative Agency Ed Young - CEO, Founder, NFT.HipHop The music industry has gone through a plethora of technological changes. The evolution of digitalizing media has changed how we…