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Founders Bay Brief
Where builders are showing up this week
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👥 Who you can meet this week
Founders, investors, and builders already showing up:
🚀 Founder building AI agents
⚙️ Engineer at OpenAI
💰 Investor at early-stage fund
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Hi Friends,
Sending this a day late—got lost (in the best way) in New York the last 2 days at the AI Agentic Conference!
Will be there in NYC until Thursday and hosting 2 events there this week:
- AI Engineers @ SPIN
- Founder/VC Breakfast @ Veris AI
On Friday, I'm back to SF and have both Hermes and OpenClaw core contirbutors come speak at our Tesla Event. Join us!
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Our Event
VIP Founder Meetup: Fundraising, Hiring & Branding Conversations
Virtual · Tue, May 5 · 3PM PT
Participate in a virtual meetup designed for founders to discuss critical startup challenges in fundraising, hiring, and branding.
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Proto to Prod: You Built It. Now Ship it Securely.
SF · Tue, May 5 · 5:30PM PT
Learn essential security practices and production best practices at an event for builders ready to enhance their shipped products.
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Our Event
AI Engineers Breakfast: OpenClaw X Hermes Agent Showdown @ Tesla
SF · Fri, May 8 · 10AM PT
Gain insights from the creators of leading open-source agent frameworks at a breakfast event featuring OpenClaw and Hermes Agent.
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AMD Developer Hackathon - San Francisco
SF · Sat, May 9 · 10AM PT
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Our Event
Future of AI Summit Hosted by Spaceguideai.com and Collimation Global Investment Bank
SF · Fri, May 15 · 1PM PT
Join us for the Future of AI Summit in Los Angeles, bringing together leaders from business,...
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Community Partner
AI-tonomy Summit: Models and Agents June 5, 2026 | Plug and Play Tech Center, Silicon Valley
United States · Fri, Jun 5 · 10AM PT
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LinkedIn for Founders: Grow Your Following & Build a Magnetic Personal Brand
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