For our May meetup we'll have 2 demos and a fireside chat featuring Justin Kan in conversation with Work-Bench's Jessica Lin on the topic of "Why I Love B2B over B2C" Justin Kan is an internet entrepreneur and investor known for founding various companies, including Twitch--a video game streaming platform (acquired by Amazon for $970mm). He served as Partner at Y Combinator, where he impacted over 900 companies and funded more than 130. Currently, Justin serves as CEO of Atrium,…

This is for every startup founder who understands the value in creating an organization that values diversity, equity and belonging but is looking for actionable steps to ensure this critical, strategic component of the business isn't given short shrift. Multiple large organizations have landed in hot water in the last few years around equity issues. The issues range from pay equity to employee experience to the makeup of the exec team and board. The challenge, often, is that these organizations…

FirstMark and United Technologies Corporation are excited to co-host the May edition of Design Driven NYC on the FOURTH FLOOR at 55 Water Street in Brooklyn. *** Our incredible speakers include:*** Rebecca Greene, Chief Product Officer, Handy Heiko Waechter, UX Design Manager, Google Maps Nathan Igdaloff, Head of Product, Atlas Obscura Jesse Rose, Head of Product, The Infatuation *** Event Schedule & Logistics *** - RSVPs will close at 4pm on the day of the event - Doors open at…

Join us as we discuss the utopian robotic future with Alexis Block, inventor of HuggieBot and Andrew Flett, partner at Mobility Impact Partners (full bios below). BIOS: Alexis E. Block received her bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics and two minors in Math and Engineering Entrepreneurship in 2016 from the University of Pennsylvania. The following year, 2017, she received her master's degree in Robotics, also from the University of Pennsylvania. Alexis E. Block's doctoral research, HuggieBot, focuses on…

Our speakers this month include: • A fireside chat with Solmaz Shahalizadeh, VP of Data Science & Engineering at Shopify (Best-in-class e-commerce software) Shopify, based in Ottawa, Canada, is a $30B public company (NYSE: SHOP). Prior to going public, Shopify raised $253M from FirstMark, Bessemer Venture Partners, and others. • Paul Dix, Co-Founder & CTO, Influx Data (open source time series database) Influx, based in SF, has raised $120M from Battery Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, and others. Mike…

In moments that matter, leaders stay focused (and keep others focused) on things that matter. But change brings with it a leadership vacuum by creating more moments that matter while distracting us from the things that matter, providing both challenges and opportunities for frontline employees and managers to step up and assume informal leadership roles that are outside the scope of their job description. This is easy to say, but not easy to do. The moments and things that matter…

In today's business landscape the typical sale involves 6 to 10 decision makers; each with their own information, needs, and personalities. This new "Buying Committee" trend is possibly the most difficult challenge that sales professionals face. How can you master the art of conquering the committee? Simply having a champion will not do the trick. At this event, the Enterprise Sales Forum has brought together a panel of experts from a wide range of industries to share their skills and…