Startup Grind New York City Hosts Anthony Casalena (Founder of Squarespace)

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Anthony Casalena, Founder of Squarespace

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Anthony Casalena is the Founder and CEO of Squarespace, which he started from his dorm room in 2003. During the company's early years, Anthony acted as the sole engineer, designer, and support representative for the entire Squarespace platform, allowing for it to be a stable business from the outset. In addition to his main responsibilities in running the company and setting overall product strategy, he remains actively involved in the engineering, design, and product teams within the organization. Anthony holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Maryland.

Agenda

6:00 Networking and Food
7:00 Fireside Chat
8:00 Networking

Hosted By Peter Crysdale, New York City Chapter Director

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Peter is the Founder/CEO of StrategyHack (http://www.strategyhack.org), running marketing strategy hackathons for startups and professional marketers. He has a diverse background with 8+ years experience spanning engineering, social good and technology startups. In his spare time, he enjoys day dreaming and cross country skiing.
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Hosted By Joshua Ness, Director of Marketing & Operations

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Josh is a growth strategist in the New York City startup community. He has previously helped build marketing machines in the event management, workforce development, and community organization industries. He also really likes bodega sandwiches.
Email: josh@startupgrind.com | Twitter: @jcness (http://twitter.com/jcness)

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