Startup (Coffee) Grind at The Yard - September

Name: Startup (Coffee) Grind at The Yard - September
Start: 2024-09-04T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-04T13:00:00-04:00
Location: The Yard Williamsburg

Hosted By

Startup Grind .

Startup (Coffee) Grind at The Yard - September

Details

Join us in-person at The Yard: Williamsburg for Startup (Coffee) Grind on Wednesday, Sept 4. This midday gathering for early stage startup founders and stakeholders in the heart of Brooklyn is a chance to ditch your solitary work-from-home routine and engage with fellow entrepreneurs.

Free to attend. Swing by anytime between 11:00am and 1:00pm to chat with peers and have a coffee and maybe a bite to eat. Our hosts at The Yard are offering a day pass for attendees who want to stick around and get work done in the afternoon.

You'll have a chance to meet members of the Startup Grind team and other entrepreneurial connections that may just save you from yet another Zoom call. No cringe-worthy elevator pitches or overused startup jargon. Just casual coffee and conversation.

To get in the right mindset, read Andrew Yeung's recent piece: The Art of the Coffee Chat

Agenda

11:00 AM: Come and go coffee chats

An informal community gathering for founders, investors, small business entrepreneurs, and regional economic development leaders to connect and grow our ecosystem.

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Hosted By

Joshua Ness, Managing Director, Startup Grind

Joshua Ness is the Manging Director at Startup Grind NYC and is a Director of Emerging Technologies with IEEE. He works with enterprise, startups, and academic teams to drive innovation. He also works to educate, inspire, and connect the dots for businesses interested in moving forward with emerging technology.

Tova Feldheim, Cofounder

Alex Koshykov, Events Team

Journeying back to 2016, I planted a pioneering seed as a co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of BeKey LLC. Over these years, BeKey evolved into a dynamic entity, deeply rooted in the domains of software and hardware development. It's an American-registered company, headquartered in Israel and a development center in Ukraine.

Also, actively working on building a few products on my own.
Have a blog on YouTube about digital health: https://www.youtube.com/c/BeKey-Hub

Jenny Sumeragi, CEO & Founder, JS Global Investment

Arjun Mehta, Co-founder

Arjun Mehta is a recent graduate of NYU, holding a degree in Business and Tech Management with a concentration in Finance. During his time in college, Arjun gained invaluable experience through internships at a VC firm, a startup, and his own passion project. At the VC firm, he evaluated the growth potential of numerous health tech startups, analyzed pitch decks, and contributed to investment strategy meetings. Arjun also hosted strategic advisory calls for over 30 startup teams, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the startup VC ecosystem.

His longest tenure was at Invincible Entertainment as a Business Development Associate, where he utilized CRM tools to engage over 100 leads, significantly boosting sales outreach. He also closed multiple licensing deals and developed no-code AI tools to enhance workplace efficiency. Recently, Arjun co-created a chatbot for NYU's ambassador program, streamlining operations and reducing the need for on-shift counselors. Arjun is now seeking a role at a high-growth seed-stage startup to leverage his skills in sales, partnerships, and business strategy.

Michelle Xie, Software Engineer

Ami Berger, VP of Happy Hours

Valencia Tong, Global Board Member and Marketing Lead

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Partner

The Yard (https://theyard.com/)
The Yard is a coworking space at the intersection of innovation, creativity, design, & play -- with locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Philly, and DC -- with a variety of shared and private workspace options.

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