Upstream Events: Sarah O’Brien from CNN, Andrew Steinthal from The Infatuation, Sarah Frier from…
Hey all -
Hey all -
Can’t believe it’s March next week… let’s make this last week of February count.
A few events to highlight:
- Future of Work Ideathon with Marie Roker-Jones, Co-founder of Essteem: Wed at 2pm ET (RSVP)
As we honor Black History Month, we will discuss how to create trusted spaces for inclusion. Together we will explore: “How can employers, managers, and team members help foster social well-being for BIPOC employees?”
2. LGBTQ+Up Event with Shachar Grembek, Co-Founder and CTO of Reps AI: Wed at 1pm ET (RSVP)
In addition to co-founding Reps AI, Shachar is the founder of LGBTech, a tech-focused org promoting the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people in the workforce, and is a Yahoo Finance LGBTQ+ world leader (see #57).
3. Upstream Book Club with Sarah Frier, Bloomberg Reporter & Author of No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram: Tues at 6pm ET (RSVP)
Join the 2nd meeting of the Upstream book club hosted by Nikki Bogopolskaya and Danielle Mantich with special guest Sarah Frier, to discuss her book, No Filter: the Inside Story of Instagram.
4. The Serial Marketers’ Esports and Gaming Week kicks off today! You can join any of their amazing panels, breakouts, and office hours here.
Win of the Week: Has Upstream helped you professionally? Share your Upstream win with Alex/Sarah to get featured (& GET SPECIAL UPSTREAM SWAG!)
Waverly Middleton was looking to meet more people energized by sustainability and ESG. Through Upstream, Waverly met Jack Policar, COO of Phood, who is helping to build a passionate community around climate change advocacy.
New Feature Alert: RSVP for Events and Office Hours from the Web
As we march towards Upstream being fully available on web, we are excited to share that you can now RSVP for Events and Office Hours from your computer. Not everything works yet, and there are some design changes happening daily, but try it out!
Just click an event link — like this one for Upstream book club and log in to RSVP. You can also host your office hours on your computer (event hosting / attending is coming ASAP!)
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS ROUND-UP
Open the links below from your phone or from your computer!
TUESDAY the 23rd
Afternoon: 12pm — 5pm EST
- Real Estate Matching at 12pm ET
- Digital Health #2 — Mental Health with Sheena Pirbhai — Founder/CEO at Stress Point Health at 12:30pm ET
- Tech Tuesdays #BlackTechHeroes at 3:30pm ET
Evening: 5pm — 8pm EST
- Healthcare Community Social — 2.23.21 at 5pm ET
- Fin-Tech Series #2 w/ Trevor Tanifum, Principal at FS Vector at 5pm ET
- Pitch Night #11 with Plerk at 7pm ET (part of YC S20)
- Investor Series #26 with Alana Mann — Principal at Cultivation Capital at 8pm ET
WEDNESDAY the 24th
Afternoon: 12pm — 5pm EST
- LGBTQ+Up Social at 1pm ET
- Future of Work Ideathon Celebrating Black History Month with Marie Roker-Jones, Co-founder of Essteem at 1pm ET
- February Founders Helping Founders — featuring David Bradley at 2pm ET
- Origins: Aviary with co-founder Avi Muchnick at 3pm ET
- Startup Best Practices Series #1 w/ Jason Grohowski (Rho Banking) at 4pm ET
Evening: 5pm — 8pm EST
- Miami Tech Social #8 at 5pm ET
- Book Club #2: No Filter by Sarah Frier at 6pm ET
- BD / Partnerships Social #21 with Andrew Steinthal — Co-Founder & Chief Partnerships Officer at The Infatuation & Zagat at 7pm ET
- Michigan Alumni Speaker Series #1 at 8pm ET
THURSDAY the 25th
Morning: 8am — 12pm EST
- SAFEs v. Convertible Notes — Pros & Cons with Alex Taub — Co-founder of Upstream at 10am ET
- Fundraising Breakfast #1 /w Spencer Krug (RiverPark Ventures) at 10am ET
Afternoon: 12pm — 5pm EST
- Community Community Lunch #3 with Nora Abousteit — Founder, CEO at CraftJam at 12pm ET
- Serial Marketers Esports & Gaming SpeedUp at 12pm ET
- PR Pros Networking XV — with special guest host Natan Edelsburg, COO of Muck Rack at 12:30pm ET
- Creating Your Fundraising Strategy with Skye Belote — Founder of Founder Haus, Managing Director at Pacific Pine at 4pm ET
Evening: 5pm — 9pm EST
- How to kick start your brain to go from problems to possibilities? Unlock your hidden superpower with Camila Borda Kaul — Founder of Just a Squiggle and Head of Sales Development and Strategy at Google at 5pm ET
- Media Chat with Eric Kuhn — SVP, Social Media at CBS at 6pm ET
- Marketing Mixer #9: Guest Speaker Gregg Weiss, VP Marketing @ MasterCard at 6pm ET
- Joy Soldier Meet-Up #5 at 8pm ET
Friday the 26th
Morning: 8am — 12pm EST
Afternoon: 12pm — 5pm EST
- NBA Top Shot Strategies with Drew Austin — CEO @ Wade & Wendy + VC @ Red Beard Ventures at 1pm ET
- Upstream Social #52 — Sara O’Brien — Tech Writer at CNN at 3pm ET
Notable Upcoming
- Upstream Admins Only Event #5 on 3/2 at 7pm ET
- Tech Tuesdays #NoImposterSyndrome on 3/3 at 3pm ET
- Pitch Night #12 with PredictView on 3/3 at 6pm ET
- Investor Series #27 with Jason Shuman — Partner at Primary Ventures on 3/3 at 7pm ET
- Future of Work VC Predictions #4 with Mark Peter Davis, MP of Interplay Ventures on 3/4 at 3pm ET
- Sports Business Event #17 with Mark J. Burns — Reporter at Sport Business Journal on 3/4 at 7pm ET
- Active Investor #23: Emerging Managers (Deep Tech) Ariana Thacker Conscience VC / Jai Malik Countdown Capital on 3/4 at 7pm ET
- Serial Marketers SpeedUp #18 w/Art Chang (NYC mayoral candidate) on 3/5 at 12pm ET
- Designing a High-Performing Company Culture From the Start on 3/5 at 12pm ET
- Origins: Timehop with co-founder Jonathan Wegener on 3/5 at 5pm ET
- NFT Kickoff Event on 3/6 at 1pm ET
- Upstream Social #53 with Chris O’Brien from VentureBeat on 3/6 at 3pm ET
THIS WEEK’S OFFICE HOURS
Open the links below from your phone (RSVP from Web coming soon!)
We are only going to select a few Office Hours a day. The rest will be found in the Discover tab.
MONDAY the 22nd
- Zach Levin — Founder at Law By Levin at 1pm ET
- Danny Levy — Founder at Ting.io at 4pm ET
- Calvin Arterberry — Lead UX Designer at Travelers at 5:30pm ET
TUESDAY the 23rd
- Sarah Wood — Head of Growth & Community at Upstream at 11am ET
- David Weinberg — Partnerships at Gently Ventures at 4pm ET
- Leo Morejon — Marketing at Applegate at 5pm ET
WEDNESDAY the 24th
- Sam Cooke — Managing Director at Esports Insider at 5am ET
- Leslie Fitzsimmons — Executive Director of Sales and Marketing at Beasley Esports at 8:30am ET
- Shanna McEachern — Director of Operations at Alpaca Technology at 9am ET
- Harrison Remler — COO at Visionary Music Group at 10am ET
- Ari Greenberg — Strategic Partnerships Leader — ex Spotify, Backmarket at 11am ET
- Alexandria Pugia — Software Developer at Upstream at 11am ET
- Ian Owen-Ward — CRO at Thece at 11:30am ET
- Chris Yortsos — Managing Director at SeventySix Capital Sports Advisory at 11:30am ET
- Alex Taub — Co-founder at Upstream at 1pm ET
- Zachary Rozga — Founder/CEO at Thece at 1:30pm ET
- Max Zamkow — Partner at Third Act Ventures at 2pm ET
- Ryan De Souza — Investor at Scrum Ventures at 2pm ET
- Sarah Wood — Head of Growth & Community at Upstream at 2pm ET
- Mike Gelb — Founder at The Consumer VC at 2:30pm ET
- Oren Kozlowski — VC Principal at Founder Factory NY at 2:30pm ET
- David Berkowitz — Founder at Serial Marketers at 3pm ET
- Mat Kaliski — Principal at Acronym Venture Capital at 3pm ET
- Brett Diamond — COO at Version1 + Minnesota Rokkr at 3:20pm ET
- Lori H. Schwartz — Principal at StoryTech at 7pm ET
THURSDAY the 25th
- Paris Morris — Customer Advocacy Marketing at Salesforce at 11am ET
- Kerry Flynn — Reporter at CNN at 12pm ET
- David Berkowitz — Founder at Serial Marketers at 12:30pm ET
- Angel Gambino — Angel Investor & Prehype Partner at 1pm ET
- Eric Schoenbach — Associate at Alpaca VC at 3pm ET
- Therese Gedda — Founder at Reimaginez at 4pm ET
- Jasmine Neal — Co-founder at Tune at 5pm ET
- Victor Echevarria — Partner at Jackson Square Ventures at 7pm ET
FRIDAY the 26th
- Chelsea Ferrette — Venture Attorney at 10am ET
- Sohail Jooma — Product Manager at OneTrust at 10am ET
- Bruce Pinchbeck — Co-founder at Letterhead at 11am ET
- Jaimin Desai — Founder at Reconcile at 11am ET
- Benjamin Jackson — Founder at For The Win at 12pm ET
- Sarah Alister — BD Intern at Upstream at 3:30pm ET
- Michael Galluppo — Founder at OLY.AI at 4:30pm ET
SATURDAY the 27th
- Alexander Golding — MBA at George Washington University at 11am ET
- Emily Gess — Account Manager at Titanium at 12pm ET
- Carey Ransom — President at Operate at 12pm ET
- Nicole Priel — Partner and Managing Director at Ibex Investors at 1pm ET
- Ali Jamal — Founding Partner at First Check Ventures at 5pm ET
- Charles Hudson — Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures at 6pm ET
SUNDAY the 28th
- Bogdan Atanasiu — Founder at Octobank at 9am ET
- Lio Slama — Founder at AskNeo.io at 11am ET
- Ali Jamal — Founding Partner at First Check Ventures at 6pm 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
