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News Digest:
- Instagram Debuts Ephemeral 'Stories' In Battle With Snapchat - Forbes
- Greenwashing in Fashion: Will Sustainable Marketing Messages Ever Become Easier to Navigate? - Fashionista
- High-tech updates to the retail experience - TechCrunch
- Olympians Suit Up in High-Tech Apparel to Shave Seconds - Business of Fashion
- The Future of Manufacturing: Scaling the Maker Movement - Medium
Events:
Monday, Aug 8
6:30pm-8:30pm
BD Meetup: BD in Ecommerce with Adore Me VP, Sharon Klapka
Join us for a conversation with Adore Me's Sharon Klapka. Adore Me was #14 on the Inc 5000 list last year and #2 on Inc's top retail companies. We will discuss how business development can play a role in a traditionally B2C, marketing driven business and what are some creative ways to grow an online store offline.
Cost: Free
Location: Alley Chelsea 119 West 24th St
Tuesday, Aug 9
6:00pm-7:00pm
Virtual Reality Discussion and How It Will Change the World- by Futurites.com
Do you have high hopes for virtual reality that it will improve the way we live or do the opposite? What VR technology are you hoping for to be released? Will it take 10 years for Virtual Reality for mass adoption like Mark Zuckerberg stated?
Cost: $7 (Towards a drink)
Location: TBD
6:30pm-8:30pm
Design Thinking Crash Course
In this 3 hour session we’ll collaboratively take a problem through the Design Thinking process. You’ll leave with a basic understanding of how to conduct user interviews, generate ideas with groups, sketch your solutions, and how to tell the world about your concept.
Cost: $30
Location: Grind (entrance on 30th) - 1216 Broadway 3rd Floor
Wednesday, Aug 10th
6:00pm-8:00pm
Photo Exhibit : Humans Who Design + Panel Discussion : Made In Ny
Humans Who Design, a community of sustainable and socially driven designers, is hosting an inspiring event at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) . Join the designers in celebrating a new photo exhibit at the school
Cost: Free
Location: Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, 8th Floor, A building
6:30pm-8:30pm
How to Launch A Product No Matter Where You Work
This workshop will delve into how to launch a product, regardless of which industry you fall into, you can successfully bring your product to market from its inception by understanding the agile product development lifecycle at its core and how your management of various stakeholder needs is instrumental to your success. With Shendi Wang (Director of Product, TheStreet).
Cost: Free
Location: Product School, 1412 Broadway, 22nd Fl
Thursday, Aug 11
1:00pm
Galvanize NYC + happybot: Workplace Happiness Workshop
In this highly interactive workshop, we’ll take a look at what the best leaders do to help their people do their best work, what matters, what doesn’t, and how your team can create a world-class culture.
Cost: Free
Location: Galvanize Pop-Up, 315 Hudson St
Tuesday, Aug 16
6:30pm-8:30pm
VC Insider: The Ins & Outs of Raising Money with VCs
Hear from the top VCs in NYC and learn the Ins and Outs of raising money. The evening will feature a discussion and Q&A with top NYC Venture Capitalist Firms
Cost: Free
Location: 119 W. 24th Street
7:00pm-9:00pm
AlleyBoost: Startup Investor Night
Pitch, Make Connections with, and Get Valuable Feedback from 5 - 10 Investors who are looking for early stage investments (Seed to Series A)
Cost: Free (for the audience, $120 to pitch)
Location: General Assembly 902 Broadway
Wednesday, Aug 18
6:30pm
5 Lessons that will help with your transition into Product Management
With Jonathan Lai (Product Manager, Compass). So you want to make the switch into Product Management? Come learn 5 important lessons that'll help you before, during, and after the interview. Jonathan will be sharing some "to do's" and even a few "not to do's" he has overcome.
Cost: $5-$15
Location: Product School, 1412 Broadway, 22nd Fl
6:30pm-8:30pm
Wine + (UX) Design at NYCDA
NYCDA invites you to come by our FiDi campus from 6:30PM - 8:30PM on 8/17 to learn about best practices and some of the core elements of user-centered functional design.
Price: Free
Location: The New York Code + Design Academy 90 John Street Suite 404
7:00pm
Talk Shop: The Importance of Building a Brand
Our Talk Shop: The Importance of Building a Brand panel will allow renowned creatives in NYC discuss what it takes to build an evergreen brand. Stay tuned for panelist information!
Price: Free
Location: 515 Greenwich Street Suite 201
Wednesday, Aug 24
9:00am-10:30am
SheWorx Breakfast with Bernadette Aulestia
SheWorx breakfasts are dynamic discussions with 25 female entrepreneurs and mentors who are successful entrepreneurs, founders, and investors. Bernadette Aulestia is an experienced media executive with over 18 years of experience in strategy, business development, deal negotiation, subscriber marketing, digital media and management.
Cost: $25-$30
Location: HBO 1100 Ave of the Americas
Thursday, Aug 25
9:00am - 5:00pm
Creating + Caring = The New Cool
Soul Safari: NYC is a gathering for people who believe in the power of creativity to fuel massive change in the world. Come together to connect with your creativity, connect with each other, find fuel for your ideas, and spark the conversations that make big things happen.
Price: $175 - $199
Location: And&And 353 West 12th Street
6:30pm-9:00pm
HER: Freelance Economy (in partnership w/ Fiverr)
We bring you another edition of HER, where we are highlighting freelancers who have created a successful career path for themselves and sharing their tips on breaking into the freelance economy.
Cost: $15
Location: Alley Chelsea 119 W 24th St, New York, NY
Cool Finds:
500 Miles for Job Seekers - Discover breakout tech companies and get hired by them
Project Soli by Google - Your hands are the only interface you'll need
Jump Into the Light - New York City’s First Virtual Reality Cinema
Have productive and fun weeks ahead!
Be Inspired,
Nataliya