Growing up & attending public schools between NYC and Tokyo, I’ve always had an internal struggle.
My Japanese side oftentimes seemed to clash with my U.S one (esp. my NYC one) and hence I always avoided being involved in anything related to advancing AAPI solidarity
engage with this tweet or comment if you're in NYC and want to be social—I'm back to hosting concerts, dinners, happy hours & gallery events over the next months 👀
starting a network of places to stay (starting w/ nyc / sf /la and expanding to other places). folks can:
- house swap
- couch surf
- sublet
- crash in guest bedrooms
everyone will be vetted, it'll just be a group chat to start off with. lmk if you'd be interested in joining!
Hot Take: There are no good digital community tools rn
- Slack is expensive
- FB Groups are dead
- Discord is not intuitive
- Whatsapp groups get overwhelming
- Circle is built for courses
Any other solutions/tools for this? Have not really tried Geneva or Skool yet.
Living in houses w/ amazing communities for the past (almost) year, I’ve personally grown an incredible amount in all facets of my life🏡
I’ve been astonished by the number of amazing young people who constantly + consistently approach me to get involved, immersed, & take part👇
upscale web3 party at a sick club in nyc (downtown manhattan) next thursday -- comment or dm if you're interested in joining (my boi from
@dropout_dao
is hosting)
An update on our new space
@vercinyc
(alongside the vision pro release!): We just finalized our lease a week and a half ago, and we’re already at 40% capacity.
We’re looking for 5 more ambitious teams of 1 to 8 people who want to call Satellite home.
Current teams joining are
NYC WE'RE HOSTING A PROM ON SATURDAY WHERE YOU DRESS UP, GET PHOTOS TAKEN, GET GLITTERED OUT, AND DANCE ALL NIGHT LONG TO THROWBACK MUSIC WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS 🕺🪩
WHO WANTS TO COME HMU OR COMMENT PLZ
If you moved to NYC the past year, and are looking for an incredible consistent community and environment, this is for you:
We just launched The Community Residency
@vercinyc
.
Open to founders, technologists, creators, and creatives. more below
I would pay so much money for a single service that completely handled my basic needs so I could focus
* laundry
* 3x/day meal prep
* personal trainer
* cleaner
* therapist
turn my house into a monastery. this should be VC value add
have a friend who just started their AI company and has generated 2.5MM in revenue within 20 days of launching.
they're looking for more engineers. Comment or DM me if you're an engineer :)
hi nyc :) my *hot & single* friend
@tanthaip
is throwing a yacht (300 ppl) party for singles.
tag your hot friends or engage with your tweet if you want to be sent an invite ⛵️👋
hosting a happy hour w/
@RyanGFoss
& the best card ever
@brexHQ
in nyc on saturday.
sick venue, yummy dim sum,🎱🅿️ool, drinks, & great people. comment or dm if ur interested in coming!!
we've put together 5 incredible retreats and 100+ events/experiences so far at
@vercinyc
within the past year.
we're now looking to help any seed - series c company put together a retreat or experience for their employees & teams - all for free.
dm me if you're interested.
hiring someone to lead the events/community front for
@vercinyc
(full-time).
someone who:
- understands nyc culture
- understands creative & tech communities
- has run events before (doesn’t have to be super experienced but some experience is helpful)
- has high EQ
hmu :)
Founders are always asking for ways to access a supportive + amazing community + $$. I always point towards founder fellowships.
A couple that have stood out to me! (lmk if I should know of any others + warning: these points are superr condensed!) 👇
Who are some of the coolest gen z founders, operators, investors, designers, engineers, and product minds in LA? Might be throwing something together for tomorrow 👀
i've literally bumped into my old cello teacher, 3 former soccer teammates, 2 highschool buds, & 4 other friends randomly within the past 2 days in NYC
consistent fast-paced bumping/clashing of nodes = serendipity = reason why I still 💗 this city so much
anyone looking for some brilliant interns (for free) this winter/spring -- have a program w/ 250+ applicants looking for more cos to work w/! comment or dm me :)
agree in the fact that most 22-year olds shouldn't have the expectation to be the next alexander wang / mark zuckerberg (and most VC's shouldn't have that expectation either) - though there are exceptions
disagree with this in most other capacities though
you have distinct
have an incredible team w/ amazing backers building the next generation of irl NFTs looking for both devs and community peeps -- comment or dm me if interested!!
if we haven't met yet, I absolutely love bringing people together through curated experiences and events :)
Over the past few years, I've been lucky to do this for 10k+ people and be featured in NYT, Biz Insider, and Inc. etc...
sourcing for a pt head of events position 🎉
tldr; dinners, parties, houses, retreats but also weird out of box experiences w/ amazing builders + creators, mostly in nyc (sometimes la/sf/some conferences), get💰for it
comment or dm me if interested!!
my friend’s looking to transition out of his cpo role at a company which he co-founded: scaled it to 11 people, raised 4m from super top funds in a week, & has super strong technical (engineering, design, and biz) skills. who wants an intro lol
WeWork is going bankrupt.
@gregisenberg
touches on the fact that the community piece was actually on-point.
But WeWork had lost it because they had scaled too quickly, and taken in $$$ from investors.
We're re-building this in NYC (now for small teams)👇
The news JUST broke that WeWork is filing for BANKRUPTCY next week
The same WeWork that was valued at $48 billion is now worth ~$48 million
I sold my company to them in 2019. And was briefly the head of Product Strategy of WeWork.
Here's what went wrong and what we can learn:
That’s why we’re launching Gen Z Casa ()!
Our goal is to allow for more young people to have access to the best community houses across the globe, that are the perfect fit for each individual.
have an incredibly talented friend who is shooting commercials for free for startups to test working with them + build his portfolio.
lmk if you'd be interested in a fire commercial - must be nyc or la based.
so many dope co-living communities and houses in SF + LA + Seattle + NYC for this summer who have last min spots open -- comment (or DM) if interested and I'll reach out!!
nft peeps!! airdropping a couple higher tier playbooks for launching quality nft projects from
@nft_playbook
:) today -- drop your ens & follow
@nft_playbook
if interested!
“I want to have a supportive community as I'm building & launching my startup“
In addition to fellowships (check out the past thread 😉), I always tell founders to check out co-living houses bc they can have a tremendous impact!
A couple that have stood out to me!👇
anyone want to house swap (november / december)
need to dial in for a month outside of NYC (can be anywhere & open to anything)
have a place in east village, nyc
hosting a mini-hackathon (for anything) this sat.
the concept: choose a thing you've been putting off and take a step towards building it.
a new app, a feature on an existing product, a tune on ableton, a youtube / tiktok videos, etc... we'lll do a small demo night at the