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Learn from Jennifer Dulski on 5/2. She’s a Stanford GSB lecturer and 2X founder who previously sold her company to Google on how to lead startup companies as they scale. Join us for a helpful experience for all founders and Xooglers looking to build happy, high performing teams.
APM founders Michael Brandt and Parthi Loganathan are following up from their debate on Twitter on whether Google is a suitable training ground for founders on 5/18. They will be joined by Max Greenwald and Spriha Tucker.
🇬🇧 members don’t miss out on Google Cloud hosting the Xoogler community at 6PS on 5/26 for Summer Drinks thanks to Sal Mohammed!
FalconX is looking for a Head of Corp Dev, a Corp Strategy Associate, PMs, SWEs and is looking to acquire startups. Reach out to apply.
Sign up for the blockchain community, join Sridhar and Alan Eustace in being involved in our blockchain initiative. Reach out to open Web3 hacker houses for a Xoogler blockchain founder and to provide feedback.
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May: Crypto CEO fireside chat moderated by CapitalG's Founder & Managing Partner David Lawee. RSVP
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🌉 5/6 5pm PST SF FiDi Social with incredible views hosted by Rakesh Goyal and Solène Oudet from Snippyly. RSVP
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🇪🇺 🇬🇧🇨🇭 5/17 6pm BST Setting up a DAO in EMEA with Matthew Roberts. RSVP
5/16 5pm PST Learn about Hyper, an early-stage venture firm focused on helping startups with distribution, community, mentorship, talent, and funding. RSVP to hear from Malika Cantor
5/17 5pm PST Learn about a16z’s new START program from Bryan Kim. a16z is supporting founders at the earliest stages of company-building with 1:1 support, network introductions, and up to $1M in funding. RSVP
5/18 5pm PST Google APM to Entrepreneur: Founders Panel on what their experience as APM’s did (and did not) prepare them for as entrepreneurs. Featuring Michael Brandt, Parthi Loganathan, Max Greenwald and Spriha Tucker. RSVP
🇮🇳 5/20 May Hyderabad Autonomous Vehicle Meetup hosted by Moh Musa. RSVP
5/23 5pm PST Basketball in the Metaverse. Fireside chat with VBA’s Charles Du. RSVP to hear from Charles and join 🏀 watch parties
5/23 6pm CST Chicago: How to start angel investing as an entrepreneur hosted by Joe Holberg. RSVP
🗽 5/24-25 NY Book Club “The Cryptopians” hosted by Michelle Wu. RSVP
🇪🇺 🇬🇧🇨🇭 5/25 2:30pm BST Climate Tech Panel moderated by Martin Quach. RSVP
🇸🇬 5/26 Monthly Singapore drinks organized by Anne Caron. RSVP
🇬🇧 5/26 6:30pm BST: London Summer Party hosted by Google Cloud & Sal Mohammed. RSVP
🗽 5/26 NY Startup Drinks organized by Pily Larrea. RSVP
5/27 7am PST Palo Alto: Pickleball hosted by Kazuki Notsu. RSVP
6/1 5pm PST How to launch an MVP in 8-12 weeks featuring Erad Fridman. RSVP
Weekly startup mentorship hosted by Kazuki Notsu and Yiğit Ihlamur. RSVP
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📺 Recordings from the past month
Dieter Shirley, CTO of Dapper Labs (creators of CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot). Are you a hobbyist or 1-2 person startup? Dapper Labs would love to walk you through their materials. They are also looking to work with small teams who are creating any open source or open access materials for development within Flow, funding options might be available for the right project. Email chris@xoogler.co.