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Cynthia Widjaja
September 22, 2025

Welcome to the weekly TechWalk newsletter. We are a networking community for Tech and SaaS professionals that offers weekly walks hosted by industry experts and interesting individuals.

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Welcome to our 10,677 Subscribers! 602 of you joined in the last 4 weeks! With a huge influx of new readers from the TechLadies community. We appreciate the collaboration and hope you will join future walks!

👋 Hello to our new newsletter readers! I’m Cynthia Widjaja - learning and development professional, data science nerd, digital marketing enthusiast, TechWalk Silicon Valley Chapter community member, and newsletter editor. I’d love your help with a few things:

  • What a week for TechWalk! We packed in five walks across five cities, each buzzing with energy and connection. Each walk had its own spark ✨: from deep dives into industry insights to serendipitous chats that might launch the next big idea. To keep the momentum going, we’d love your help: share TechWalk with a friend, especially if they live near one of our upcoming walks. Here’s what happened last week.

    • Silicon Valley (9/17): Brought by Chapter Director Rupa Bhagwat and co-hosted by Alpika Singh, Senior Technical Marketing Manager at Rubrik, the walk sparked conversations on leadership, growth, and making bold moves in tech.

    • Boston (9/18): Hosted by Varshitha Manjunath, who brought fresh energy to the East Coast chapter.

    • NYC (9/19): Co-hosted by Ben Bartolone and Christine Farrier Rosemin, this walk drew an incredible mix of builders and dreamers.

    • Vancouver (9/19): Our first-ever TechWalk in Vancouver, co-hosted by Jen McGavin and Hassan Murad, Co-Founder & CEO of Intuitive AI. Hassan, a renowned TEDx speaker featured in Forbes as one of the Top 5 Entrepreneurs on the Rise in AI, shared his perspective on building a more sustainable future through AI.

    • Bangalore (9/20): Brought to life by Chapter Directors Anukriti Singh and Chirag Srivastava, and co-hosted by Abdul Gaffar Khan, Chapter Lead at The AI Collective. Members strolled Sri Chamarajendra Park, Bengaluru, Karnataka while swapping insights on tech, AI, and community.

    • Did you attend a TechWalk in the past few weeks? Who did you you meet? Tag them in this post.

  • TechWalk Founder Christine Farrier Rosemin also leads the Partner Marketing function at Rho, the all-in-one business banking platform has launched another community for folks interested in the intersection of Accounting and AI. Whether you’re a Big 4 partner, recent computer science college drop-out building the next tax agentic AI, or someone in between, make time to join an upcoming session to form connections with the people working and innovating in the space.

  • We’re opening up a Newsletter Intern role at TechWalk! If you’re motivated, curious, and looking to build real-world experience in writing and digital marketing, join us as we grow from 10K to 20K subscribers. It’s part-time, remote, unpaid (10–15 hrs/week), and a chance to be part of our community’s growth story. Interested? Reach out at [email protected].

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TechWalk Connects

From Walk to Work: How a Chance Conversation at TechWalk Changed Shreyas’ Career Path

Sometimes the best opportunities don’t come from résumés or job boards. They come from a walk, a chat, a connection.

That’s exactly what happened for Shreyas Mohite, who first joined TechWalk after hearing about it from a friend, Vedant Bhoj. At one of the walks, he struck up a conversation with another walker, Elena Pronina. That casual chat turned into a referral, and soon, Shreyas landed an internship role at a health startup Serapath Integrative AI.

His story is simple but powerful: show up, talk to people, and watch what unfolds.

It’s also a reminder of what makes TechWalk different. We’re not just walking, we’re creating space for possibility. Every step you take here could be the start of something bigger.

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Huge thanks to everyone who shares their TechWalk moments online. Word of mouth has always been our biggest growth driver, and every post, tag, and mention helps our community reach even more walkers. We’re grateful for you!

A Word from Our Sponsor

We’re excited to share that our friends at Tech Ladies are hosting ICON 2025, their inaugural summit and the premier conference for emerging women in tech leadership, happening this October 9-10th in NYC!  It’s an intimate, high-impact gathering of 130+ senior women across product, engineering, and leadership roles, designed for meaningful networking, peer-led workshops, and real-world insights. ICON is a two-day, high-impact gathering of senior women across engineering, product, and tech leadership roles. Expect actionable insights, peer-led workshops, and strategic networking with 130+ inspiring women who are shaping the future of the industry.  

As a special perk for the Tech Walk community, we’ve partnered with Tech Ladies to offer exclusive discounts:
🔹 $75 off standard tickets with code STANDARD-DISCOUNT25 — includes 6 months of free Pro Membership
🔹 $100 off bundle tickets with code BUNDLE-DISCOUNT25 — includes a full year of Pro Membership

Quick update: We’ve just launched a virtual option for ICON! If you can’t join us in New York, you can still be part of the experience with live-streamed sessions and virtual networking. Tickets are $79 (general) and $49 for Tech Ladies Pro Members.

We’d love your help spreading the word so more people in your community can be part of ICON — whether in person or online. Here’s the link to share.

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✨ TechWalk Moments: The Magic of a Bump-In

One of the best parts of TechWalk is how connections happen when you least expect them. Maybe it’s while catching your breath on a hill, or when someone cracks a joke about the weather. Suddenly, you’re deep in conversation with someone who could change the course of your career or just brighten your week.

Most of you said you’d love to meet a work connection that sparks a new opportunity 💼. Others shared hopes of crossing paths with a future co-founder 🤝, a mentor with the perfect advice 💡, or someone with a story that blows your mind 🎤.

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Congrats on reaching the end of this newsletter. If you would like information on sponsoring our next edition, being a featured member, or joining a future walk as a Co-Host, simply contact us at [email protected]

Happy Walking,

Cynthia Widjaja

TechWalk Newsletter Editor