Founder Institute New York Spring Cohort

submitted by Kevin Siskar

The Founder Institute is the world’s premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program. Through a challenging and rigorous curriculum, we provide early-stage and aspiring entrepreneurs with the structure, training, mentor support, and global network needed to start an enduring company. Many leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used our program to transition from employee to entrepreneur, test their startup ideas, build a team, get customers, raise funding, and more.

******FREE High School Summer Interns Available – July 10th through August 18th******

submitted by Jade Sanchez

The NYC Department of Education (NYC DOE) is seeking companies to host high school students studying information technology, advertising, software engineering, media, and graphics as interns for the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Summer Scholars Program. The students are paid by the NYC DOE, there is no cost to your company. The program is scheduled to run from July 10th to August 18th. For more information please email us at [email protected], and visit our website.

Startup Grind NYC Hosts Hayley Barna, Co-founder of Birchbox and Venture Partner at First Round Capital

submitted by John Matson

Come to Startup Grind NYC on May 30th to meet Hayley Barna, Co-founder of Birchbox and Venture Partner at First Round Capital. Hayley served as Co-CEO at Birchbox for five years and oversaw key functions including marketing, operations, strategy and technology. During her tenure she raised over $70M in venture capital and grew the business to over a million monthly subscribers. Learn a thing or two from Hayley during our fireside chat at Startup Grind NYC.

Focus | AI: How to go from Pilot to Scale

submitted by Mina Salib

Artificial Intelligence is a mysterious field to start a company, and it’s equally as complicated to commercialize. But what about scaling an AI startup? How does a startup go from a pilot customer to a paid customer? What are the integration challenges, technical challenges and most importantly team challenges?
Join us for an insightful discussion to understand how to successfully grow an AI company and deploy artificial intelligence With a panel of respected AI experts, we’ll try to answer the

Jobs For Robots w Jason Schenker: Between Robocalypse and Robotopia

submitted by Mike Taubleb

Jason Schenker, among the top financial market futurists shares his vision for an automated workplace and society. In Jobs for Robots, Jason Schenker addresses the most critical topics for the future of work, including automation, robotics, FinTech, e-commerce, and online education. Find out what you'll need to do to keep relevant in your career.

​Schenker offers a critical examination of the downside risks and upside opportunities for the future of work. Host: Brooklyn Futurist Meetup.

Focus | AI: How to go from Pilot to Scale

submitted by Mina Salib

Artificial intelligence is a mysterious field in which to start a company, and it’s just as complicated to commercialize. But what about scaling an AI startup? How does a startup convert a pilot customer to a paid customer? Join us for an insightful discussion on how to successfully grow an AI company and deploy artificial intelligence. Our panel of respected AI experts will try to answer the question that most startups and investors have on their minds for AI companies: How can they scale?

Fireside Chat w/ CTO and Co-Founder of Purple Squirrel

submitted by Deepak Lalwani

Have you ever applied for a job and heard nothing back? Please join me for a Fireside Chat with the Co-Founder and CTO of Purple Squirrel (Kai Yen) on Thursday, June 1st from 6 - 8pm.

Purple Squirrel is a networking marketplace where anyone can get help landing a great job from insiders at their ideal company. Kai Yen is the former CTO of JWT INSIDE - a subsidiary of J. Walter Thompson and WPP. We'll explore the story behind PurpleSquirrel, Kai Yen, and where the company is at today.

Chief Digital Officer (CDX) NYC Brand Innovation Summit

submitted by Drew Ianni

The Chief Digital Officer Global Forum (CDX) announces it's third annual CDX NYC Brand Innovation Summit which comes up June 1-2, 2017 at Hearst Tower. This year's theme is "The Customer Revolution" and features leading digital executives from Marriott, Citi, HomeAdvisor, Philips J&J, GroupM, R\GA, Comcast, American Airlines, and many more. NYTECH ALLIANCE members can use code NYT20 for a 20% discount. Event details and tickets at http://www.cdxforum.com/nyc2017

BUILD:NYC Inaugural Business Plan Competition

submitted by John Zelenka

The Business Plan Competition serves as the culminating capstone event of the 9th grade year for our entrepreneurial students. It is a showcase and celebration of all that students have learned while planning for and running their own businesses. Teams will present their updated business plans based on Investor feedback, and reflect on lessons learned and their growth in the 21st century “Spark Skills.” This is a free event, and all are invited to cheer on our students!!!

brunchwork w/ Tyler Balliet (wine personality) & Laurie Cole (SoulCycle)

submitted by Paulina

Join us for an unforgettable farm-to-table rooftop brunch with wine personality & Wine Riot/Second Glass cofounder Tyler Balliet, and fitness personality & SoulCycle founding senior master instructor Laurie Cole! Your brunch will feature:

* Inspirational fireside chat with Tyler & Laurie in an intimate setting
* Wine tasting with Tyler
* Dynamic Audience Challenge
* Curated connections with other young people hungry for the next opportunity
*Seasonal, organic, farm-to-table brunch

New York Heads to the Caribbean! w/ Google + Fast Company

submitted by Christine Souffrant Ntim

On June 6-7, 2017 Join 100 global speakers in Haiti for the largest tech summit festival in history in partnership with Google LaunchPad, Fast Company, and Inc Magazine! Keynote speakers include the President of Haiti, Ben Horowitz, Netflix Star Vicki from Orange is the New Black, Delegates from the Dubai Government and more! Use discount code "globalhaiti" for 30% off.

F3 Presents: Building For Mobile Audiences with Maven, Minibar, and Shine

submitted by Casey Taylor

Voice, text, apps, bots, and more: mobile communication and commerce has never been more dynamic. So how do you attract, engage, and grow your mobile audience? Join Female Founders Fund and the founders of Maven Clinic, Minibar Delivery, and Shine Text as they discuss key learnings and best practices in acquiring your first million users, expanding nationally, and investing in the right mix of channels to attract, engage, and grow your mobile audience.

Speed Pairing for Coders

submitted by Suza Kanon

Tues, Jun 6 from 7-10pm. Pair up with other coders to work together. Every 20 minutes you get to rotate to another developer, then switch partners again, to learn & share more. Expand your skillset and your network! Join Brooklyn Coded for this casual, free event that's like speed dating, but with paired programming. Bring your own laptop to participate. June’s topic – open source projects.

This month’s event at: CoLab-Factory, 14 Dekalb Ave 3rd Floor, Brooklyn 11201

New York: Community Class- Designing Your Career

submitted by Tylzia Moore

Do you have the feeling that you could be contributing at a higher level?
Have you been bouncing around from job to job, but have yet to feel truly inspired by your work? Or, maybe you’d like to figure out how you can land a job at a more innovative company.
No matter where you stand in your career planning, there are mental models and exercises that can help bring clarity and an underlying sense of design to your career.
Join Startup Institute as you discover how to Design Your Career!

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Strategies

submitted by Jordan Jeffries

eyword tracking. Organic click-through rate. Google rankings. The world of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is ever-fluctuating and, yet, has never been more important for business. Step one to success in SEO: be informed. Join us for a free seminar on SEO to help you get started with the basics! Learn how to use search engine strategies to increase website traffic and generate business for yourself or your clients.

BUILD:NYC Spring Celebration Event

submitted by John Zelenka

We are hosting an Inaugural Celebration on June 7th at the Dream Downtown, honoring serial entrepreneur Michael Loeb - Chief Executive Officer and President at Loeb Enterprises, and Bonin Bough, the award-winning marketing executive and host of Cleveland Hustles with Lebron James. Baratunde Thurston, the futurist comedian, writer and cultural critic who helped re-launch the Daily Show with Trevor Noah, will be our MC. All are invited!

Raising Seed Funding

submitted by Amos Schorr

Entrepreneurs get a ton of really bad advice about just about everything to do with their business. Raising capital is hard enough as it is, so we have a panel of amazing investors including Alex Iskold, Managing Director @ Techstars to help you understand the investor mindset and how to build your business in a way that makes you prettier to investors.

We have limited seating at this event, and tickets will sell out quickly, so get yours ASAP!

New York premiere of COMPLICIT at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival

submitted by Jennifer Nedbalsky

Film + Q&A

Shot below the radar, Complicit follows the journey of Chinese factory migrant worker-turned-activist Yi Yeting, who takes his fight against the global electronic industry from his hospital bed to the international stage. While battling his own work-induced leukemia, Yi Yeting teaches himself labour law in order to prepare a legal challenge against his former employers. But the struggle to defend the lives of millions of Chinese people from becoming terminally ill due to working co

Get Started Building iOS Apps

submitted by Jordan Jeffries

Interested in building iOS apps? Come watch us build an app in an hour and learn about our upcoming iOS Bootcamp. We'll build a fully functioning iPhone app, and you'll be able to ask questions about Xcode, Swift, and get more course information.
It's impossible to find good iOS programmers without paying an arm and a leg, because there are so few people with these skills. Find out how to get started and perhaps you will be able to partake in the app-building goldmine!

NY Premiere of BLACK CODE at Human Rights Watch Film Festival

submitted by Jennifer Nedbalsky

Based on Ron Deibert’s book, Black Code follows “internet sleuths” from the group Citizen Lab, who travel the world to expose unprecedented levels of global digital espionage. The film reveals exiled Tibetan monks circumventing China’s surveillance apparatus; Syrians tortured for Facebook posts; Brazilian activists who use social media to livestream police abuses. As this battle for control of cyberspace is waged, our ideas of citizenship, privacy and democracy are challenged to the core.

Employment Strategies

submitted by Jordan Jeffries

As both a training center and employer, Noble Desktop is in a unique position to tell you what works and does not work when looking for web coding and computer graphics employment. There are a few rules that most coders, graphic designers, and production people should follow, though 90% of them do not!
Through our own experience, employment agency discussions, and requests from our clients, we’ll tell you what you need to know to get ahead in this competitive market.

IGDA NYC Ice Cream & Coffee Social

submitted by Lorri Hopping

Game makers and friends welcome: Held the third Monday of every month at an ice cream parlor rather than a bar, IGDA NYC (indie game dev chapter) socials are alcohol-free, family-friendly. We meet at Ample Hills Creamery in Gowanus, Brooklyn, with an upstairs roof deck and indoors lounge. The menu includes a great selection of whimsical, handcrafted flavors, including dairy-free vegan options, plus hot chocolate and coffee drinks. Third Mondays.

IGDA NYC Coffee & Ice Cream Mixer

submitted by Lorri Hopping

Anyone making games or game-related products (students, too!) is invited to join the NYC chapter of the International Game Developers Association for a cone and a cuppa and a chance to talk and network at Ample Hills Creamery in Gowanus. 6:30-8:30, free... helpful to let us know you're coming at the event link. This event repeats on the third Monday of the month.

How to Get Started in Web Design

submitted by Jordan Jeffries

If you’ve been thinking about learning to code and/or creating a website, this is the seminar for you. You’ll learn how websites are designed and built from scratch.

You’ll get an introduction to HTML and CSS and see how they are used to layout webpages and style content. We will upload a site to make it live for the world to see!

The Point 25 Initiative

submitted by Alicia Syrett

'Point 25' matches the most promising women-led companies with amazing C-level Advisors for their Advisory Boards. 'Point 25' refers to the 0.25% equity incentive that an advisor often receives for serving in the role. There will be 4 invite-only, highly curated events on June 20, 22, 27, & 29 from 5:30-8:30pm. Applications are now open until May 15. Women entrepreneurs and potential Advisors (C-level execs) can express interest at https://point25.splashthat.com/.

O'Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference | June 26–29, 2017 | New York, NY

submitted by Marsee Henon

O'Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference | June 26–29, 2017 | New York, NY
Learn how to implement AI in real projects. Delve into the latest research to learn how AI is changing the business landscape. Uncover AI's limitations and untapped opportunities. Join with practitioners and innovators in AI to explore what the future holds—and how to get there from here. Save 20% on most passes with code USRG.

Hashtag Sports

submitted by Katie Blitz

Hashtag Sports is a unique thought leadership platform and innovation festival in New York City exploring what's happening at the convergence of sports, tech, media and sponsorship. Hashtag Sports 2017 is the most diverse gathering of media, tech, investment, marketing and sponsorship professionals representing the sports economy and innovation ecosystem with over 1,200 attendees, including tech companies, teams, leagues, agencies, brands and investors.

QCon New York

submitted by Anamaria Bota

The 6th annual QCon New York will feature over 140 speakers across 15 tracks covering topics like Java, Engineering Culture, Microservices, Stream Processing, Architecture, Serverless, APIs and more.

You can receive an additional USD 100 off the ticket price if you use “NYTech100" (valid until registration closes) when registering for the conference. You can save a total of USD 560 extra if you register by May 6th. (http://bit.ly/2nx9WFT ).

You can register here: http://bit.ly/2ohJxdS

Web Design & Development Open House

submitted by Jordan Jeffries

Join us for a fun, free, 2-hour meet-up where you'll learn more about our Web Design and Web Development Certificates. You’ll get a chance to meet some of our instructors, other potential students, and get a tour of our facilities. Refreshments will be served!

Social Media Day

submitted by Sharyn O'Mara

On June 29th, we will be partnering with Baldino's in Plainview to celebrate the eve of Social Media Day.

Mashable’s Eighth Annual Social Media Day is an annual global celebration that highlights the contributions made by developers and social media enthusiasts alike. Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have revolutionized the way we communicate with each another.

Startup Spectacular 2017

submitted by Kathleen Walch

Startup Spectacular: The Best Two Day Event for Everything and Everyone You Need to Know to Take Your Startup to the Next Level. In this fast-paced multi-track program learn from experts: how to incorporate your business, raise money, attract and retain employees, protect your intellectual property, accounting 101, sales for startups, marketing on a shoestring, growth hacking, dealing with legal issues ranging from employee and supplier contracts to immigration-related issues for your employees.

The 2017 Games for Change Festival

submitted by Jingnan Wu

The Games For Change Festival is the largest convening for the gaming and impact community that explores the positive power of digital games and virtual technology. The festival offers three tracks of programming: Civics & Social Impact, Neurogaming & Health and Games for Learning Summit. New this year: The G4C VR for Change Summit. Join us to explores how virtual technologies offer radical new ways to create social impact.

REGISTER TODAY AND RECEIVE THE EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DISCOUNT FEE

Intro to After Effects

submitted by Jordan Jeffries

Adobe After Effects is a powerful tool for motion graphics and video post-production. It can be used on its own to create stand-alone videos and animations, and integrates well with Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere. Get a healthy taste of the power of animation and video post-production in After Effects.

Roadmap to a Career in Web Design & Digital Media

submitted by Jordan Jeffries

You may be thinking about a new career, but where do you start? In which direction should you aim: web design/development, web animation, visual design, UX, or HTML Emails? We created this free seminar to help you make an informed decision and learn about current trends in the industry.

NYVR Expo

submitted by Jon McLoughlin

INTRODUCING THE PREMIER VR/AR EVENT ON THE EAST COAST!

Virtual and Augmented Reality technologies are growing at an exponential rate as new applications across a wider range of industry segments continue to be introduced every day. Developers are creating new hardware and software applications in the gaming, health, cinema, photography, real estate, tourism, hospitality, training, advertising and aerospace markets.