HOW is it already March? If January and February were 2024’s dress rehearsal months, March is when it starts to get real. Time to take off those training wheels and make a decision about those New Year’s resolutions once and for all. Were they an optimistic but unrealistic product of December’s pressures or are we finally making incremental changes for which our future self will thank us? I’m voting for small incremental changes. And since I know many of you reading this newsletter are focused on improving your professional network - how’s that going?

If networking was a goal, and you aren’t ready to give up, might I offer a quick suggestion to help you supercharge your efforts?

1. Decide if you are in a season of giving help or receiving help

2. If you haven’t already done so, sign up for Calendly (there’s a free version) Figure out how much time you want to spend on this activity. Adjust your Calendly settings accordingly

3. Update your Linkedin profile to highlight the ways that you would like to give help or get help. Mine might look something like this:

   • GIVING HELP - I love helping startups with their GTM strategy - book time with me if you need a sounding board, OR

   • GETTING HELP - Have experience growing a community? I would love to hear your experience. Let’s chat

4. Add a button to your Linkedin profile or update your headline to include your Calendly link. Make a few posts about what you are hoping to achieve. Watch the opportunities to form meaningful relationships roll in.

Now this is the quick and dirty version, but hopefully, you get the gist. Want to discuss in more detail? Drop me a line at [email protected] 

_{This Week’s TechWalk To-Do List}

• Did you know that over 2000 people have signed up for a TechWalk? And that our community grows by about 200 new members each month? Or that there’s an opportunity to be a part of this amazing growth? That’s right, our TechWalk Ambassador Program is launching on April 1st and applications close this Friday (March 8th). Selected Ambassadors will have the chance to interact with the founders, investors, engineers, marketers, sales, finance and many other teams who are driving the NYC tech ecosystem! One of our candidates said it best when we asked why she was interested in the program - “This feels like a tech networking hack and I’m here for it!” Application

• This week’s TechWalk features another superstar roster of Co-Hosts and we hope you will join us.

  • Breanne Boland, Product Security Engineer, Gusto

  • Kenneth Musante, Principal Front-End Engineer, Verizon Labs

  • Ben Bartolone, Head of GTM, Crush and Lovely

And if you have the time, we invite you to keep reading!

[LAST CHANCE] TechWalk Ambassador Program

The TechWalk Ambassador Program is now accepting applications. This 12-week program, launching on April 1st, will offer participants the opportunity to build powerful connections with Tech and SaaS professionals. In addition, Ambassadors will be provided a path to grow or expand their personal branding, community management, marketing, and social media expertise. Who is the program good for? Here are a few profiles we had in mind while creating the program:

• Recent college graduates

• Transplants to NYC

• Early pivots to a tech career

• Folks between roles, seeking their next opportunity

• People hoping to transition to a new functional area in tech

• Anybody wanting to improve their networking skills

If this sounds like you or someone you know, applications will be open until March 8th!

Upcoming TechWalk Schedule

• 3/13 Diego Matamoros, Business Development, PYNNE Digital and Pedrr Mateus, Founder of Trena App and the Blind Agency

• 3/20 Lisa Fei, Founder, Clarity App, Lindsay Browning, Investor (37 Angels), Co-Director and Mentor (FoundersBoost), Founder & Operator (D11 Ventures), and Tijana Buric, Founder, Career Alchemist

• 3/27 Devin Beresid, Public Relations Coordinator, Coinbound, Amanda Bendrey, GTM Leader formerly with Agent 3 Group and Spiceworks, and Jackson Wirekoh, Founder and CEO, Every Voice

• 4/3 Sundeep Samra, Senior Product Manager, choreograph and Clara Fletcher, Founder, CTech Ventures

• 4/10 Brenell Harrison, Drone and Structural Engineering Instructor, Scholar Stem and Jeff Graber, Founder, BotAdsAI

• 4/17 Doug Rogers, Founder, Buena Onda Labs

• 4/24 TJ Allison, Enterprise Sales Coach and Lissy Alden, Founder of MYNDY

• 5/1 Schmooze TechWalk; Co-Hosted by Shelly Lombard, Founder of Schmooze and Andrea Henderson, Partner Life Sciences, Healthcare, Diversity, CEO and Board Practices, DHR Global

• 5/8 HealthTech TechWalk - Co-Hosted by Sherie Zhou, Senior Manager, Commercial Strategy, Viz.ai and Niha Jain, Principal, Redwood Pacific Management

• 5/15 The Knowledge Shop TechWalk; Co-Hosted by Tori Hanson, Founder of The Knowledge Shop,

• 6/12 Glenelys Jimenez, Founder, Levanto Collective

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,

Christine Farrier Rosemin

Founder

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