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Recaps of recent FN events — speakers, chapters, and formats.

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FEB
18
2025
February 18 at 9:30 AM PST
Hyperfocus in Action: Yoav Nathaniel’s Path to a $150M Acquisition
Location TBA
FEB
13
2025
February 13 at 5:30 PM PST
fnSV Chapter Meet and Greet (February 13, 2025)
Silicon Valley
FEB
12
2025
February 12 at 2:00 PM EST
fnMiami Chapter Coffee Connect (February 12, 2025)
Miami
FEB
7
2025
February 7 at 2:00 PM PST
fnBike Ride (February 7, 2025)
San Francisco
FEB
6
2025
February 6 at 9:00 AM PST
From $500M Exits to Transforming Freight: The Journey of Zvi Schreiber
Location TBA
FEB
4
2025
February 4 at 5:30 PM PST
fnSF Chapter Meet and Greet (February 4, 2025)
San Francisco
JAN
16
2025
January 16 at 9:30 AM PST
Transitioning an EdTech Organization from Non-Profit to VC-Backed
Location TBA
JAN
9
2025
January 9 at 9:30 AM PST
Riding the Waves: How to Spot and Seize Market Opportunities
Location TBA
DEC
17
2024
December 17 at 6:00 PM PST
fnSF & fnSV Holiday Party 2024 (December 17, 2024)
San Francisco
DEC
17
2024
December 17 at 1:30 PM PST
Virtual Meet and Greet
Virtual · Zoom
DEC
11
2024
December 11 at 5:30 PM CST
fnChicago Chapter Holiday Party (December 11, 2024)
Chicago
DEC
10
2024
December 10 at 9:30 AM PST
From Fortune 500 to MarTech Startup: Raising $52M and Exiting to Webflow
Location TBA
DEC
5
2024
December 5 at 6:00 PM EST
fnDC Chapter Holiday Party (December 5, 2024)
Washington DC
DEC
5
2024
December 5 at 6:00 PM EST
fnNYC Chapter Holiday Party (December 5, 2024)
New York City
DEC
5
2024
December 5 at 9:00 AM PST
Crossing Borders: Minna Technologies’ Acquisition by Mastercard
Location TBA
DEC
4
2024
December 4 at 9:30 AM PST
Amplifying Success: Guy Nirpaz on Creating Winning Strategies
Location TBA
NOV
20
2024
November 20 at 9:30 AM PST
Fireside Chat with Demetri Karagas: Building a Healthcare Startup Giant
Location TBA
NOV
13
2024
November 13 at 1:30 PM PST
Virtual Meet and Greet
Virtual · Zoom
NOV
13
2024
November 13 at 9:30 AM PST
Beyond the Bet: Chris Bevilacqua on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Location TBA
OCT
31
2024
October 31 at 11:00 AM GMT
How to Get a Venture Capitalist’s Attention with Outward VC’s Sanchit Dhote (October 31, 2024)
Virtual · Zoom
OCT
9
2024
October 9 at 3:00 PM PDT
fnSummit 2024
Chaminade Resort & Spa, Santa Cruz
OCT
3
2024
October 3 at 9:00 AM PDT
Bootstrapping vs. Fundraising: A Fireside Chat with 2x Founder Daniel Haven
Location TBA
SEP
26
2024
September 26 at 5:30 PM CDT
fnChicago Chapter Happy Hour (September 26, 2024)
Chicago
SEP
11
2024
September 11 at 1:30 PM PDT
Virtual Meet and Greet
Virtual · Zoom
SEP
10
2024
September 10 at 9:30 AM PDT
The Billion-Dollar Brand You’ve Never Heard Of with Ran Reske
Location TBA
SEP
5
2024
September 5 at 5:30 PM CDT
fnAustin Chapter Summer Happy Hour (September 5, 2024)
Austin
AUG
29
2024
August 29 at 5:30 PM EDT
fnNYC Chapter Summer Happy Hour (August 29, 2024)
New York City
AUG
27
2024
August 27 at 9:30 AM PDT
How Ian Collins Built 7 Startups by Solving Real Problems
Location TBA
AUG
14
2024
August 14 at 1:30 PM PDT
Virtual Meet and Greet
Virtual · Zoom
AUG
13
2024
August 13 at 9:30 AM PDT
Beyond Billions: The Serial Entrepreneur’s Journey with Henrik Werdelin
Location TBA
JUL
31
2024
July 31 at 5:30 PM CDT
fnChicago Chapter Summer Happy Hour (July 31, 2024)
Chicago
JUL
31
2024
July 31 at 9:30 AM PDT
Building a Marketplace Giant: Flywheel's Journey to $835 Million
Location TBA
JUL
24
2024
July 24 at 1:30 PM PDT
Virtual Meet and Greet
Virtual · Zoom
JUL
18
2024
July 18 at 7:00 PM PDT
Fireside Chat with Dr. Khalid Al-Ali on Space Entrepreneurship (July 18, 2024)
Silicon Valley
JUL
16
2024
July 16 at 9:30 AM PDT
Building a Fintech Disruptor: A Fireside Chat with Vishal Garg
Location TBA
JUN
26
2024
June 26 at 1:30 PM PDT
Virtual Meet and Greet
Virtual · Zoom
JUN
20
2024
June 20 at 9:30 AM PDT
How to Disrupt a Legacy Industry: A Fireside Chat with John Bissell
Location TBA
JUN
13
2024
June 13 at 5:30 PM PDT
AI Founder Pitch & Demo Night (June 13, 2024)
Silicon Valley
MAY
23
2024
May 23 at 5:30 PM EDT
fnNYC Founder Happy Hour (May 23, 2024)
New York City
MAY
23
2024
May 23 at 10:30 AM PDT
Building Breakout Startups & Hacking Human Potential with Bryan Johnson
Location TBA
MAY
22
2024
May 22 at 1:30 PM PDT
Virtual Meet and Greet
Virtual · Zoom
MAY
1
2024
May 1 at 9:00 AM PDT
fnIRL 2024: Fundraising in a Shifting Landscape
One Market Plaza, San Francisco
APR
25
2024
April 25 at 9:30 AM PDT
Startup Scaling on a Budget with Erin Fulton
Location TBA
APR
24
2024
April 24 at 5:30 PM EDT
fnNYC Chapter Presents Behind the Curtain: Insiders Guide to Investors (April 24, 2024)
New York City
APR
9
2024
April 9 at 9:30 AM PDT
The Journey to $100M: Lori Torres’ Startup Tips for Scaling and Selling
Location TBA
MAR
22
2024
March 22 at 5:30 PM PDT
Axe Throwing with fnSilicon Valley Chapter (March 22, 2024)
Silicon Valley
FEB
23
2024
February 23 at 8:00 AM PST
fnSki Trip (February 23-28, 2024)
San Francisco
FEB
13
2024
February 13 at 9:30 AM PST
From Concept to IPO: A Fireside Chat with William Santana Li
Location TBA
FEB
8
2024
February 8 at 5:30 PM CST
fnChicago Chapter Meet and Greet (February 8, 2024)
Chicago
JAN
16
2024
January 16 at 9:30 AM PST
fnGlobal Keynote & Roundtables with Björn Goß (January 16, 2024)
Virtual · Zoom

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Past events

Hyperfocus in Action: Yoav Nathaniel’s Path to a $150M Acquisition

fnSV Chapter Meet and Greet (February 13, 2025)

fnMiami Chapter Coffee Connect (February 12, 2025)

fnBike Ride (February 7, 2025)

From $500M Exits to Transforming Freight: The Journey of Zvi Schreiber

fnSF Chapter Meet and Greet (February 4, 2025)

Transitioning an EdTech Organization from Non-Profit to VC-Backed

Riding the Waves: How to Spot and Seize Market Opportunities

fnSF & fnSV Holiday Party 2024 (December 17, 2024)

Virtual Meet and Greet

fnChicago Chapter Holiday Party (December 11, 2024)

From Fortune 500 to MarTech Startup: Raising $52M and Exiting to Webflow

fnDC Chapter Holiday Party (December 5, 2024)

fnNYC Chapter Holiday Party (December 5, 2024)

Crossing Borders: Minna Technologies’ Acquisition by Mastercard

Amplifying Success: Guy Nirpaz on Creating Winning Strategies

Fireside Chat with Demetri Karagas: Building a Healthcare Startup Giant

Virtual Meet and Greet

Beyond the Bet: Chris Bevilacqua on Entrepreneurship and Innovation

How to Get a Venture Capitalist’s Attention with Outward VC’s Sanchit Dhote (October 31, 2024)

fnSummit 2024

Bootstrapping vs. Fundraising: A Fireside Chat with 2x Founder Daniel Haven

fnChicago Chapter Happy Hour (September 26, 2024)

Virtual Meet and Greet

The Billion-Dollar Brand You’ve Never Heard Of with Ran Reske

fnAustin Chapter Summer Happy Hour (September 5, 2024)

fnNYC Chapter Summer Happy Hour (August 29, 2024)

How Ian Collins Built 7 Startups by Solving Real Problems

Virtual Meet and Greet

Beyond Billions: The Serial Entrepreneur’s Journey with Henrik Werdelin

fnChicago Chapter Summer Happy Hour (July 31, 2024)

Building a Marketplace Giant: Flywheel's Journey to $835 Million

Virtual Meet and Greet

Fireside Chat with Dr. Khalid Al-Ali on Space Entrepreneurship (July 18, 2024)

Building a Fintech Disruptor: A Fireside Chat with Vishal Garg

Virtual Meet and Greet

How to Disrupt a Legacy Industry: A Fireside Chat with John Bissell

AI Founder Pitch & Demo Night (June 13, 2024)

fnNYC Founder Happy Hour (May 23, 2024)

Building Breakout Startups & Hacking Human Potential with Bryan Johnson

Virtual Meet and Greet

fnIRL 2024: Fundraising in a Shifting Landscape

Startup Scaling on a Budget with Erin Fulton

fnNYC Chapter Presents Behind the Curtain: Insiders Guide to Investors (April 24, 2024)

The Journey to $100M: Lori Torres’ Startup Tips for Scaling and Selling

Axe Throwing with fnSilicon Valley Chapter (March 22, 2024)

fnSki Trip (February 23-28, 2024)

From Concept to IPO: A Fireside Chat with William Santana Li

fnChicago Chapter Meet and Greet (February 8, 2024)

fnGlobal Keynote & Roundtables with Björn Goß (January 16, 2024)

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