Tech meetups are making a comeback
Dozens of people attended Super Meetup on Wednesday as part of Philly Tech Week 2024 to connect with other like minded meetup organizers and attendees.
Philly JavaScript Club, Philly Java Users Group, A11yPHL and Code for Philly were all represented on Wednesday evening. Meetup organizers emphasized that meetups are important for making connections and learning new skills that can be brought into your day job.
Fundraising is hard. Building trust is key
Fundraising was the main discussion topic of a fishbowl discussion between two mid-Atlantic founders at Technical.ly’s Builders Conference on Thursday. The session featured insights from Yasmine Mustafa, CEO and founder of ROAR in Philly, and Amit Kumar Singh, CEO and cofounder of NearStar Fusion in Chantilly.
The two main takeaways were 1) cheap money era is over and investors are being more intentional about where they put their money, and 2) It’s important to engage with your investors, keep them updated and build strong relationships with them.
➡️ Read more about Mustafa and Singh’s advice for fundraising.
News Incubator: What else to know today
• Former information technology Process Manager Aviva Kaminsky wrote on LinkedIn that her role at the City’s Office of Innovation and Technology was eliminated in April. [LinkedIn/Technical.ly]
• Integral Molecular launched a spinout company Cell Surface Bio last week. The company’s research studies monoclonal antibodies. [PR Newswire/Technical.ly]
• Helen Horstmann-Allen and Margaret Berger-Bradley are leading an Invest For Better Circle in Philly. The group aims to help women better understand impact investing. [Invest For Better]
• WeWork completed lease negotiations in Philadelphia last week, and it will assume its second lease in the city. The coworking company assumed a lease at its 1100 Ludlow location earlier this spring. [WeWork/Technical.ly]
🗓️ On the Calendar
Sarah Huffman is a 2022-2024 corps member for Report for America, an initiative of The Groundtruth Project that pairs young journalists with local newsrooms. This position is supported by the Lenfest Institute for Journalism.
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