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Hi Friends,
I just landed back in SF and am excited for our Tesla Event tomorrow with 300+ AI builders joining us.
See you all soon :)
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- Founder & CEO at ShowYaRoll
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This Week's Journal
New York Has a Unique Energy
NYC — thank you for welcoming me with arms wide open.
What a week.
Two back-to-back sold out events.
Conversations that turned into partnerships.
Late dinners that turned into new ideas.
Random introductions that somehow felt life changing.
I came to New York expecting good meetings.
I didn’t expect to fall in love with the energy of the city itself.
There’s something different about NYC.
The city feels alive in a way that’s hard to explain until you experience it.
Not just busy.
Alive.
People are dressed with intention.
Restaurants are full on random weekdays.
Conversations spill into sidewalks.
Everyone feels like they’re heading toward something exciting.
And what stood out most to me wasn’t status.
It was the mix of worlds colliding together.
In one week I met founders, engineers, creatives, investors, media people, operators, actors, and billionaire family offices all somehow moving through the same rooms.
I even randomly ended up around people like Colin Jost and Phoebe Gates.
That's jus the thing about New York. It makes you think bigger.
Thank you NYC for an unforgettable week.
See you back in June 🗽✨
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 | | AI Engineers Breakfast: OpenClaw X Hermes Agent Showdown @ Tesla | | SF · Fri, May 8 · 10AM-1PM PT | | FREE for VIP | | View event → |
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|  | | AI-Intensive Pitch Competition @ Hanwha AI Center | | SF · Tue, May 19 · 5PM-9PM PT | | FREE for VIP | | View event → |
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|  | | C-Suite Dinner Hosted by Founders Bay X You.com X Baires Dev | | SF · Wed, May 20 · 5PM-9PM PT | | FREE | | View event → |
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|  | | Funders & Founders Happy Hour | | SF · Mon, May 25 · 6PM-9PM PT | | FREE for VIP | | View event → |
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|  | | VC & LP Panel + Dinner | | SF · Thu, May 28 · 5PM-8PM PT | | FREE | | View event → |
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|  | | Future of AI Summit Hosted by Spaceguideai.com and Collimation Global Investment Bank | | SF · Fri, May 15 · 1PM-5PM PT | | FREE for VIP | | View event → |
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| | AI + Sustainability — 1-Day Masterclass (IICSR) | | Palo Alto · Fri, May 15 · 9AM-5PM PT | | FREE for VIP | | View event → |
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|  | | AI Mixer: the Changing Role of Software Engineers | | SF · Thu, Jun 18 · 5PM-9PM PT | | FREE | | View event → |
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 | | Founders Bay Virtual Workshop: GTM Essentials: Align Vision to Revenue for Growing Businesses | | Virtual · Thu, May 14 · 11AM-12PM PT | | FREE | | View event → |
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|  | | Founders Bay Virtual Workshop: 9 in 10 Organizations Can't Tell Their AI ROI. Can You? | | Virtual · Wed, May 13 · 11AM-12PM PT | | FREE | | View event → |
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|  | | Vibe-Code Your MVP: Ship a Full Product in 4 Weeks (or Less) | | Virtual · Tue, May 12 · 4PM-5PM PT | | $15FREE for VIP | | View event → |
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|  | | VIP Founder Meetup: Fundraising, Hiring & Branding Conversations | | Virtual · Tue, May 12 · 3PM-4PM PT | | FREE for VIP | | View event → |
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|  | | Founders Bay Virtual Workshop: Importance of Branding for Early-Stage Companies | | Virtual · Wed, May 20 · 11AM-12PM PT | | FREE | | View event → |
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Product Management in the Age of Instant Production
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