Refinery29’s Global Editor-in-Chief, an 11X Emmy Winner who produced Tiger Woods’ documentary, the origin story of Boxed as told by Chieh Huang, and an investor focused on unsexy industries...
This week on Upstream...
Amazing to see that so many of you attended our IRL event last week in New York! Make sure to RSVP for our next event in NYC, an IRL happy hour during the NFT NYC Conference. I’m coming to NYC from Miami to host! (RSVP)
💥 Missed the event? Check out the recap blog here.
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🔥7 Events You Can’t Miss This Week 🔥
✍️Meet Refinery29’s Global Editor-in-Chief | TODAY, Mon @ 6PM ET | (RSVP)
You can’t miss this chat with Simone Oliver, Refinery29’s Editor-in-Chief. Simone joined R29 from Facebook, after 13 years at New York Times. She’s credited with accelerating NYT’s digital-first content strategy and launching their first-ever Instagram account.
🧰 This investor is focused on unsexy industries | Tues @ 6PM ET | (RSVP)
Joey Kim is a Partner at Romulus Capital looking for entrepreneurs disrupting sleepy industries from seed-stage to Series B. In his words, he’s “focused on the unsexy: contech, proptech, and manufacturing tech.”
🛠️ Looking to pivot careers? It’s never too late | Weds @ 3PM ET | (RSVP)
Join the Future of Work Community to discuss how to pivot into a new industry or role, led by Chris Kluesener, Founder of WorkBack, and Kyle Hagge from the Morning Brew.
⏱How do you know if an incubator is a good use of time? | Weds @ 3PM ET | (RSVP)
Chris Danzig joins the Fellow Female Founders Community to discuss how to elvaluate startup incubators and decide if it’s a good fit for you and your company.
🎽WTF is a Decentraland Wearable? | Thurs @ 1PM ET | (RSVP)
Artist Lola Blu will walk us through what a Wearable is and how to make it compatible with metaverses like Decentraland.
📦 How to Start a $1B+ Company? Ask Chieh Huang, CEO of Boxed | Thurs @ 8PM ET | (RSVP)
Get the inside scoop from Chieh Huang, CEO of Boxed, about how it all started! In this event, we’ll chat about the early days, how he got started, what was working, and what wasn’t.
⛳ This 11X Emmy Winner produced the Tiger Woods doc | Fri @ 3PM ET | (RSVP)
Join us for a chat with Armen Keteyian, an 11X Emmy Winner, former Writer & Reporter at Sports Illustrated, with 30+ years as a network television correspondent.
👀Content Highlight: How to Buy Your First NFT 👀
Want to get into NFTs but don’t know how to get started? This blog is for you.
Follow these 8 easy steps to buy a NFT, starting with USD.
🎉 Community Spotlight: Podcasters 🎉
⭐ Admin: Run by Espree Devora, Podcast Producer, Host, & Founder at Women in Tech Podcast and WeAreLATech
💡Purpose: This is a community of podcasters, any experience is welcome. We'll be featuring podcasting industry experts to discuss how to start, produce, distribute, promote and monetize your podcast.
📅 Next Event: How to Successfully Promote Your Podcast TODAY at 4:30 PM ET (RSVP)
💥 This Week’s Can’t Miss Content 💥
🎥Watch:
Turning a NFT project into a company
Amanda Goetz on Upstream | Miami Tech & Startup Community
📚Read:
IRL is Back! 200+ Founders & VCs Gathered in NYC Last Night
Welcome Jordan Mitchell to Upstream!
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS ROUND-UP
MONDAY the 18th
Afternoon: 12pm – 5pm EST
Evening: 5pm – 9pm EST
TUESDAY the 19th
Afternoon: 12pm – 5pm EST
Evening: 5pm – 9pm EST
- Investor Series #59 Joey Kim, Partner @ Romulus Capital at 6pm ET
- Pitch Night #45 - Adgile Media Group (1st tech-enabled truckside advertising biz) at 7pm ET
WEDNESDAY the 20th
Afternoon: 12pm – 5pm EST
- Fellow Female Founders - Pros & Cons of Startup Incubators with Chris Danzig at 3pm ET
- How to Pivot Mid-Career with Chris Kluesener, Founder of WorkBack and Kyle Hagge of MorningBrew at 3pm ET
Evening: 5pm – 9pm EST
THURSDAY the 21st
Afternoon: 11am – 5pm EST
- Founder Mixer at 11am ET
- WTF is... a Decentraland Wearable? With artist Lola Blu at 1pm ET
- LGBTQ+Up in Tech “Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Founder” with Hunter Wagenaar - Founder of IDEA at 2pm ET
Evening: 5pm – 9pm EST
FRIDAY the 22nd
Afternoon: 12pm – 5pm EST
- NFT Community Event #35 at 1pm ET
- Meetup - DeFi for Beginners at 1pm ET
- Upstream Social #84 with Armen Keteyian, an 11-time Emmy Award Winner at 3pm ET
- #37 Investor / Founder meetup w/ CJ Fowler, GP at Goat Rodeo Capital at 3pm ET
Notable Upcoming
- Meet & Greet with Guest Speaker Omri Dor, Founder and CEO Obligo on 10/24 at 3:10pm ET
- Upstream Admins Only Event #12 | Special Guest: Jing Herman on 10/25 at 1pm ET
- Investor Series #60 Paul Judge, Managing Partner @ Panoramic ventures on 10/26 at 6pm ET
- Pitch Night #46 - Rockval on 10/26 at 7pm ET
- WTF is... Solana? With Edgar Pavlovsky and Barrett Williams on 10/27 at 12pm ET
- why bother investing in europe?! On 10/27 at 12pm ET
- Future of Work Convention at Nubii.us/futureofwork with 24 startups on 10/27 at 3pm ET
- AMA with Shai Goldman (Director of BREX, Former Director of SVB, Former Venture Partner at 500 Startups) on 10/27 at 4pm ET
- Book Club #4: Masters of Scale by Reid Hoffman on 10/27 at 6pm ET
- Serial Marketers Salons on 10/27 at 6pm ET
- BD and Partnerships Meetup #34 with Adam Heerwagen - Strategic Partnerships at Mural on 10/27 at 7pm ET
- Great Partnerships #1: Chris Hwang, Platform & Strategic Partnerships @Unity on 10/28 at 1pm ET
- WTF is... an ENS Domain? With Brantly Millegan - Director of Operations at ENS Domains on 10/28 at 2pm ET
- Active Investors #30 with Troy Osinoff GP Magic Fund / Juice on 10/28 at 5pm ET
- Miami Tech IRL October Gathering on 10/28 at 6pm ET
- Healthcare Community Social - 10.28.21 on 10/28 at 7pm ET
- B2B Buzz Chicago Social on 10/28 at 7pm ET
- Pitch Night #1: Los startups de Latam on 10/28 at 8:30pm ET
- NFT Community Event #36 on 10/29 at 1pm ET
- Executive Spotlight VII: Dave Linn, Co-Founder, Cycle for Survival on 10/29 at 2pm ET
- Upstream Social #85 with Stephen Tobolowsky on 10/29 at 3pm ET
