Upstream Events: Cliff Levy, Deputy Managing Editor at The New York Times, Abby Hunter-Syed from…
Hey everybody,
Hey everybody,
Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! Over here at Upstream, we’re celebrating being featured in the Apple app store last Thursday and Friday. We’re feeling the wave of positive momentum and are grateful for your support every step of the way.
5 Things You Can’t Miss:
- Friday at 3pm ET: We’ll chat with Cliff Levy, Deputy Manager at the New York Times and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, about the evolution of the newsroom, the future of audio, and what goes into making The Daily. (RSVP)
- Tuesday at 8pm ET: Vernon Coleman, founder of Realtime, will chat with Sarah Allister, one of our all-star interns. Realtime is an invite-only social networking app and has raised a $4mm seed round led by Alexis Ohanian. (RSVP)
- Tuesday at 6pm ET: We’re excited to chat with Jay Drain, investor at Maven Ventures, about all things consumer, cultural assets, and why he’s so proud to own Jordan 1 OG Bred 1s (hint here). (RSVP)
- Upcoming May 4–6: We’re proud to be a part of Teal’s Career Growth Summit. Register for free to hear from an amazing line-up of speakers and meet fantastic people. We’ll have more to share on this soon! (RSVP)
- Last Friday at 4:30pm ET: If you missed Senator Cory Booker on Upstream last Friday, we’re putting together the video and will share soon!
Reminder: In addition to mobile, you can join events from your computer!
Win of the Week: Has Upstream helped you professionally? Share your Upstream win with Alex/Sarah to get featured (& get a special Upstream gift!)
At the end of March, we had Jasmine Maietta, founder of Round21, on Upstream Pitch Night. When asked what her “one ask” was for the audience, she said she’d be grateful for intros to Dick’s Sporting Goods. Less than a month later, community members (including me!) have made several introductions for her into the company.
New Feature Alert: Upstream Event IRL in Beta (mobile only right now)
As the world begins to open back up, we’ve added the ability to host In-Person Events for your community with Upstream. Note: You should only use it if you feel comfortable and/or are fully vaccinated. If gathering, please follow local guidelines.
We’re hosting our first IRL gathering on Upstream tonight in Miami at Lucali’s. This will be outdoors and masked up. Join us if you’re in town! (RSVP). S/O to our amazing software developer Alexandria for spearheading this new feature.
Currently, the In-Person Event format is only available on mobile and will be added to web soon. To explore the feature, update your app and let us know what you think!
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS ROUND-UP
Open the links below from your phone or from your computer!
MONDAY the 19th
Evening: 5pm — 8pm EST
- Miami Tech Social #12 IRL at Lucali’s at 6pm ET (Lucali, Bay Road, Miami Beach, FL, USA)
- Book Club #3: The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs at 6pm ET
TUESDAY the 20th
Afternoon: 12pm — 5pm EST
Evening: 5pm — 8pm EST
- Investor Series # 34 with Jay Drain from Maven Ventures at 6pm ET
- Closing Deals from Home 💰 with Justin Dank — Enterprise Partnerships at Zeta Global and host Armand Khatri — FinServ Partnerships at Pinterest at 7pm ET
- Pitch Night #19 with Realtime at 8pm ET
WEDNESDAY the 21st
Afternoon: 12pm — 5pm EST
- Future of Work & Visual Tech with Abby Hunter-Syed, Partner at LDV Capital at 12:30pm ET
- Fellow Female Founders #16 Networking Event at 3pm ET
Evening: 5pm — 8pm EST
THURSDAY the 22nd
Afternoon: 12pm — 5pm EST
- Serial Marketers Earth Day SpeedUp at 12pm ET
- Israeli Tech Mixer at 12pm ET
- PR Pros Networking XIV — with special guest Andy Abramson — CEO/Founder at Comunicano at 12:30pm ET
- Consumer Investor / Founder Meetup with Nate Cooper, Founder of Barrel Ventures at 4pm ET
Evening: 5pm — 9pm EST
Friday the 23rd
Morning: 9am — 12pm EST
Afternoon: 12pm — 5pm EST
- NFT Community Event #8 with guest speakers at 1pm ET
- Upstream Social #60 with Cliff Levy — Deputy Managing Editor at The New York Times at 3pm ET
Notable Upcoming
- Digital Health #5 — What do patients want? on 4/27 at 1pm ET
- #TellYourStory: Building Your Personal Brand in Tech on 4/27 at 3pm ET
- Pitch Night #20 with glow on 4/27 at 5pm ET
- Investor Series #35 with Nikhil Basu Trivedi and Mike Smith on 4/27 at 7pm ET
- Michigan Alumni Meet-Up #2 on 4/27 at 7pm ET
- Co-Founder Communication — Making It Work with Steve Schlafman and Eric Friedman on 4/28 at 10am ET
- Future of Community Building with Julia Govberg, Community Manager at First Round Capital on 4/28 at 12:30pm ET
- Founders Helping Founders #8 — B2B SaaS pricing on 4/28 at 2pm ET
- Platform Role in Venture Capital: What it is and how it has evolved on 4/28 at 5pm ET
- BD Meetup #26: Biz Dev and Fintech with guest speakers on 4/28 at 7pm ET
- Community Community Lunch #6 on 4/29 at 12pm ET
- Serial Marketers SpeedUp #23 on 4/29 at 12pm ET
- Executive Spotlight V: Darren Herman, Operating Partner, Bain Capital on 4/29 at 12pm ET
- Healthcare Community Social — 4.29.21 at 6pm ET
- Sports Business Event #20 on 4/29 at 7pm ET
- Founders Friday // speaker TBA on 4/30 at 9am ET
- NFT Community Event #9 on 4/30 at 1pm ET
- Upstream Social #61 on 4/30 at 3pm ET
If you have any friends you think might like the events above, share the link with them so they can RSVP and join!
Can’t wait to see you at an event!
Alex
