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Andrew's Tech Events (Jan 6, 2025)
🎉 Our 2025 tech kickoff party, founder sauna club, founder breakfast & more.
Andrew Yeung
January 05, 2025
👋 Hi, friend!
Welcome to our new 2025 events newsletter. After hosting over 100 events last year, we’re back with more programming, more events, and more fun.
By the way, we’re launching 🏅New York’s Most Esteemed🏅 to spotlight a new community member each week. Apply here.
📅 Upcoming Events 📅
January 23 | 🚴 Founder Spin Class at Equinox (NYC)
Details TBA…
January 23 | 🎉 2025 Tech Kickoff Party (NYC)
Our crowd-favorite. The first tech party of 2025 co-hosted with Rho! RSVP here.
January 26 | 🕊️ founder sauna club at othership x rho (NYC)
A unique experience taking place in an otherworldly sauna and ice bath space. Shift your state, unplug, and be yourself with others. RSVP here.
January 31 | 🍳 Founder Breakfast Club (NYC)
A curated breakfast (on us) with 30 other pre-seed and seed-stage founders. RSVP here.
March 7-14 | 🌞 SXSW 2025 (Austin)
Finalizing programming and taking sponsors (Fill this out)
May 16 | 🎟️ The OOO Summit (NYC)
Finalizing speakers and taking sponsors (Fill this out)
Btw, if you’re interested in sponsoring an event to get in front of our community, please fill this out.
🏅 New York’s Most Esteemed🏅
What makes someone New York’s Most Esteemed? Vision, grit, and a relentless drive to make something meaningful. Every week, we’ll feature an extraordinary person in the tech and business community who’s shaping the future of New York and beyond.
From founders building the next big thing to investors backing game-changing ideas, these are the faces to watch in New York’s tech ecosystem.
🗽 Fresh Finds 🗽
#1 🍲 Sopo Korean Eats
My friend opened a delicious new fast-casual spot in Midtown. Mark my words: This will be the Sweetgreen of healthy Korean food. Check it out!
#2 💃 Luna Luna
They called this “the most fantastical fairground the world has ever known: a spectacular showcase you must see to believe.“ Check it out!
#3 🪩 Mercer Labs
Transformative lighting, brand new, brilliant immersive art, and gleaming seasonal cheer at The Shed - an art exhibition in Hudson Yards. Check it out!
🏆 Top Tweets 🏆
I sift through the noise so you don’t have to. These 3 tweets deserve your attention!
#1 🏆
I run my life like I run my businesses.
Sounds ridiculous, but it’s made me a 10x better partner, person, and professional.
8 steps to build your own “Life Map” 👇
— Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista)
5:40 PM • Jan 4, 2025
Alex built a media company in college and sold it for $75 million.
His mission? To become a world-class entrepreneur and family man. Here’s how he plans his year.
#2 🏆
If you're not using AI apps in 2025, you're at a huge disadvantage.
I've tried 100s of new apps this year, and here are the best 14 AI tools that actually stuck with me!
— Deedy (@deedydas)
4:00 PM • Jan 1, 2025
Don’t be like that guy from 2015 who couldn’t use PowerPoint.
AI tools will be the norm by 2025. These are the ones you should get familiar with.
#3 🏆
my favorite creative tools of 2024:
1. cosmos (@thecosmos)
curated visual inspiration to match any moment
— Melisa (@MelisaSeah)
7:06 PM • Dec 31, 2024
Melisa has an amazing eye for design—and fun fact, we went to high school together. She’s kicking butt in the internet and tech world.
I’m curious—what did you think of today’s edition? Hit ‘reply’ and share your feedback—I’d love to hear it!
Andrew Yeung 🤘
Andrew is the Founder, CEO of Fibe and an investment partner at Next Wave NYC, an early-stage investment fund based out of New York. He has hosted over 200 events for 40,000+ entrepreneurs, investors, and tech professionals. Business Insider dubbed him“The Gatsby of Silicon Alley” and he has been featured on Bloomberg, Fast Company, Axios, Morning Brew, and AdAge.