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8 may 2026
In-Person Event (Free)
The AI Briefing by Startup Grind - Retail
The AI Briefing is a high-velocity roundtable for decision-makers brought to you by Startup Grind. We bypass the hype by dissecting one high-signal industry deck with a room of vetted founders, operators, and enterprise executives. No lectures—just a 60-minute deep-dive into the tactics and data defining your next quarter.
12 may 2026
In-Person Event
VC x Founder Fundamentals: Pitch Deck & GTM Teardown
Most founders fail the 90-second deck test. Join Katie Weiss (Principal, ffVC) for a tactical audit of the decks and GTM plans that successfully secure seed funding. With a portfolio reaching Series B at 5x the industry average, Katie shares how to build defensibility in AI and Robotics. Move past the hype and learn the specific metrics that earn a check in 2026.
14 may 2026
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Practical Agent Patterns: Super Employees v. the AI Org Chart
See how engineers who've already shipped agentic systems are rethinking the architecture.
21 may 2026
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The Startup Pitch: Demo Showcase
See the newest companies coming out of the NYC startup ecosystem. Provide peer feedback and network with ambitious founders at The Startup Pitch: Demo Showcase.
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Raising Your Seed Round: How Investors Actually Decide If You're a Good Bet
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Deconstructing the Twilight Zone: How 1960s Sci-Fi Predicted our AI Future
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