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| With Tanya Montman (Founder, StartLinkVentures), Geoff Scott (Creator, KindnessFlywheel.org), Sasha Sakhar (Founder, SUGARHAUS). |
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Oct 20 (Tue) @ 10:00 AM
$35
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The Human Edge: A Founders Salon for the Age of AI
Breakfast Cacao Capital Curated Connection
AI is making it easier than ever to build.
But trust, conviction, introductions, & the relationships that actually move companies forward are still deeply human.
The Human Edge brings together an intimate group of founders, investors, & operators for a morning in Tribeca designed around useful insight & meaningful connection.
The morning is structured so the right conversations have time to actually go somewhere.
What you'll walk away with
A current read on fundraising & what investors are paying attention to, fresh from San Francisco Tech Week
A practical perspective on leading teams & building companies as AI changes how we work
Three or four people you'll genuinely want to reconnect with
A focused, energizing start to your day
The morning
9:45 AM Doors open
Breakfast & arrival
10:00 AM Welcome
10:15 AM Cacao opening
A short guided ritual with Sasha Sakhar to arrive, settle in, & set an intention for the morning.
10:45 AM What investors are seeing now
Tanya Montman shares observations from San Francisco Tech Week: where capital is moving, what investors are asking founders, & how AI is changing the fundraising landscape.
11:00 AM The human side of building with AI
Geoff Scott on building companies, teams, & products where AI amplifies people rather than replaces human leadership.
11:15 AM Open conversation & Q&A
11:30 AM Curated connection rounds
Guided small-group conversations matched around stage, interests, & goals so the conversation gets past the usual networking script.
11:50 AM Closing + open networking
12:00 PM Close
In the room
Tanya Montman VC & fundraising advisor. After a decade at J.P. Morgan across leveraged finance & M&A, Tanya founded StartLinkVentures to connect founders with capital & advises companies across New York, Boston, & Silicon Valley.
Geoff Scott CTO, founder, & advisor. Three companies started, four exits, four AI patents, & still coding. Board member at SIM New York Metro & creator of KindnessFlywheel.org, focused on human-centered leadership in the age of AI.
Sasha Sakhar Founder of SUGARHAUS, an NYC experiential studio reimagining how people gather. For seven years, Sasha has facilitated cacao rituals, connection experiences, & curated gatherings for founders, teams, & creatives.
Why cacao?
Ceremonial cacao creates a simple transition from doing to being present.
Its naturally occurring theobromine offers a gentler, steadier lift than coffee, while the ritual gives us something rare in founder culture: a moment to arrive before the titles, pitches, & ideas begin.
You don't need to know anything about cacao. Just come curious.
Who it's for
Early-stage founders with a product in market, particularly those preparing for or currently raising, alongside selected operators, angels, investors, & ecosystem builders.
An intimate group. Curated guest list.
Fabrik NYC 12-16 Vestry St, 4th Floor Tribeca
Tuesday, October 20 Doors 9:45 AM Program 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
$35 breakfast + ceremonial cacao included
Phones away during the facilitated portion so the room gets everyone's full attention
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