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Well hello there!

After a rainy Monday, the energy in NYC today is 🔥.

Excitement is already mounting for Tech Week, Climate week has kicked off, and people are building some great things!

Do you know what the most common weakness that VC’s see in founders is? Storytelling, head to the bottom for 10 resources to improve yours - and hint you need to. VC’s say it is the most common weakness that founders have! So no excuses - have a read and get putting these tips into practice. Even NYU are running a course to help!

💰 Are you a Sales or Marketing professional who loves helping startup founders?

#GrowthFest is October 19th, and we’re looking for experts to help our founders boost sales and brand awareness. If that is you. Get in touch.🙏

Until next time,

Tori Hanson

Founder of The Knowledge Shop and advocate for in-person community.

1. 📸 Coffee Huddle re-cap

2. 💬 Community discussions

3. 📆 Upcoming TKS Events

4. 🚀 Launches

5. 🛠️️ Resources

6. 🗽 Our selects of the best NYC events

7. 🗣️ Storytelling 10 top tips

⏰ Coming up fast…

RSVP - 24 hours and counting….

Small and mighty 💪😍

We had 100 people request to join....
- But these are intimate affairs, where we keep the group deliberately small so that everyone can he heard, share what’s on their mind and make meaningful connections. That private WhatsApp from Friday is still going strong - so i think we can take that as a win 🏆

Shoutout to the folks there: Josh & Stand4Socks (Charity socks), Abhi & Whimsy (Gen AI Kids storybooks), Ax & 3rd-Brain (household productivity), Jenny Jiang & Generative AI, Deepanshu & Renzo, Jacqui & BrightArc (Data & Econ), Liz & Why Get Wasted (Plastic free events), Jake & Climastry (Decarbonisation payments), Sean & Innovent Agency (Brand & Photos), Dave & The Big Sky (Linkedin 2.0), Tori & Meet in 10 (IRL Networking that’s 💪, not 💦)

- Sadly a few folks did no-show, so they got an automatic 6-month ban, but I guess some people just don’t know what they are missing 🤷‍♀️

Thanks again to Nomadworks for hosting - at their swanky new Time Square location - I’m a sucker for standing desks, and loose-leaf tea 🫖

• Tool recommendations to record long form demos of mobile apps? Basically, walking the audience through functionalities within a app.

  Suggestions included….Loom, Scribe, Quicktime, Tella

• Accelerator programs… Founders Institute, Antler, Visible Hands and their various terms. Let us know if you have experience with any programs or thoughts on them!

• Hunting for Google Cloud Credits… if you know where they are hiding, reach out

• Word on the street…

Slack / WhatsApp fan? Join here

Sept 19th

💰 Unofficial Antler Alum AMA (online) 4pm. Great if you are thinking about applying / enrolling in their accelerator. Hear firsthand experiences, and ask questions from two founders who did their NYC programme. Sign up (but be quick) RSVP

Sept 20th

💰 Fundraising / Storytelling Coworking Day. Hear from the founders of Power to Pitch - Kat Weaver & Katie Dunn. A few lucky attendees can book office hours with them too RSVP

Sept 20th

💰 🍹 Founders & Funding Happy Hour 5pm. Join the Coworking after party. The Power to Pitch folks witll still be there, and you can meet even more amazing founders Apply to Attend

Sept 22nd

🇬🇧 ​☕️ Brits are Building - grab a cuppa tea, and compare startup notes. Exclusively for founders born or raised in the UK Apply to Attend

Oct 16th

🤦‍♀️ #FAILFEST. Share highs & lows & then use these learnings to propel you ti win. Complete with leadership coaching 1:1’s RSVP

Oct 19th

📈 #GROWTHFEST. Sales and marketing coworking day. Founder Coworking day focussed on all things revenue generation and profitability. RSVP

SAVE THE DATE: Nov 15th

👑 #BROOKLYN BABY. Our first Coworking day in the borough. May do a sneaky holiday / gifting themed event. Founder of a CPG brand? Reach out.

Congratulations go to…

💰 Fundraising & Business Resources

• 💸 The Brex list of VC funds - inc’ when they were announced, so you don't go wasting your time! View it here

• ​🖥️ 3k+ Chat GPT Prompts - cheat sheets, use-cases and what NOT to do. For all your operational and efficiency pleasure.
  

Tues 19th Sept

🌟TKS🌟 💰 Unofficial Antler Alum AMA (online), 4pm. Great if you are thinking about applying / enrolling in their accelerator. Hear firsthand experiences, and ask questions from two founders who did their NYC programme. Sign up (but be quick) RSVP

Wed 20th Sept

🌟TKS🌟 

💰 Fundraising / Storytelling Coworking Day 9.30am. Hear from the founders of Power to Pitch - Kat Weaver & Katie Dunn. A few lucky attendees can book office hours with them too RSVP

🌟TKS🌟 💰 🍹 Founders & Funding Happy Hour, 5pm. Join the Coworking after party. The Power to Pitch folks witll still be there, and you can meet even more amazing founders Apply to Attend

🌍 Fundraising When You Don’t Fit The Traditional Mold, 6pm. Most fundraising advice is generic BS and Catch-22 i.e. how do create FOMO when you don’t have any interest to begin with? Lead pre-seed/seed stage Immigrant / first gen investors share what it takes for them to write a check. RSVP

Thurs 21st Sept

🇰🇷 Korean Startup Showcase, 5pm . Get ready for an epic Korean Startup Showcase in New York, where innovative minds collide RSVP

🍀 Foreign Policy, Climate and Feminism, 7pm. A conversation about our chances to improve global climate policy and creating a more caring international order. RSVP

Fri 22nd Sept

🌟TKS🌟 🇬🇧 The Brits are Building, 9am . Grab a cuppa tea (or coffee if you must), with fellow founders from across the pond, exclusively for founders born or raised in the UK. RSVP

🏥 Female Founder Talks: How do you build for better health? ​5pm. Are you a female founder or investor passionate about overall health & wellness? Are you focused on building a scalable business and raising outside investment? Yes? This event is for you! RSVP

Tues 26th Sept

🕺 Standing out to investors in 2023 & beyond (online), 3pm. Hosted by Visible Hands and Antler Accelerator. RSVP 

Thurs 28th Sept

9am Tech Female Founder Fireside Mixer. Make new connections, exchange ideas, and gain valuable insights from Susannah Shipton, Partner at AlleyCorp, during an intimate fireside chat. RSVP

🛟 #StrivetoThrive (online), 12pm. Hosted by Black Places Equal Safe Spaces. Learn practical strategies and resources to help you discover the power of cultivating economic empowerment and wellbeing in Black communities, to help you excel in all areas of life. RSVP 

Tues 3rd Oct

🌍 Born Global Community, 6pm - NYC Inaugural Meet & Greet. Join a select group of diverse entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders sharing a deep commitment to supporting immigrant-led startups in NYC RSVP

Mon-Sun 16th-22nd Oct

💿 Tech Week, early to late. We’ll do a full round up of what we think are the best to look our for in the next issue. View full list

Mon 16th Oct 

🌟TKS🌟 🤦‍♀️ #FAILFEST. Share highs & lows & then use these learnings to propel you ti win. Complete with leadership coaching 1:1’s RSVP

Thurs 19th Oct

🌟TKS🌟 📈 #GROWTHFEST. 9.30am. Sales and marketing coworking day. Founder Coworking day focussed on all things revenue generation and profitability. RSVP

🙋‍♀️ Women in Tech, 6pm. Join a special networking happy hour, co-hosted by Expert Session and Elpha, and sponsored by NYC Tech Week. The free event is perfect for like-minded women to meet and foster connections. RSVP

1. Why we tell stories - Amanda Gorman & Friends at the NYT

   Read me

2. VC’s say “Storytelling is the most common founder weakness” Read me

3. Storytelling the Hollywood way - lights, camera, action 

   Read me 

4. Pixar’s 22 rules to storytelling - if it worked for Toy Story…

   Read me 

5. Storytelling Brian Chesky style - and WHY IT WORKS

6. 5 Principles of Storytelling - a great bite-size guide.

   Read me

7. For book fans - Stories that Stick

   Buy me

8. F*ck the Slides - Storytelling for Startups Podcast -

9. Back to school - Learn to Storytell at NYU

   Enroll today 

10. 23 Rules of Storytelling - many many knowledge bombs here, from the team at NFX.

    Read me

See you on Sept 20th.....

Coworking may have sold out by now, but still got happy hour spots

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