Fireside Chat with Gary Chou of Orbital and USV

Our next speaker is Gary Chou. Some of you in New York might know him from his time as GM at Union Square Ventures, or as the organizer of The Product Sessions. I first knew him as a fellow Trilogy alumni, a startup that served as both of our first jobs out of college many moons ago.

Today Gary is running Orbital, a collaborative workspace with a 12-week bootcamp focused on helping independent creators take their ideas and turn them into reality. He also recently taught Entrepreneurial Design at the School for Visual Arts's IxD program, where he pulled together an incredible group of NYC mentors. And at USV, he helped the portfolio companies and organized their CEO summit and other knowledge sharing events.

To cut to the chase, Gary is someone who has worked with countless startups, some of the best product minds in the country, and independent creatives from all walks of life. He's put a lot of thought into how you put new things into the world, and how you can teach someone to put new things into the world.

It should be a fascinating conversation, and I hope you come ready to interact.
Regards,
Giff