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“To win in the marketplace you must first win in the workplace.” – Douglas Conant

Put simply, employee performance matters. Creating a workplace culture that supports and monitors performance in meaningful ways is one of the most significant things you can do for your startup. Good management and employee performance sit at the core of any business, so learning the best practices for measuring success is essential, especially in the context of a new company or product with ample room for growth.

Join us on January 22nd for a panel about the tools and tactics founders use to monitor performance and provide accurate and insightful feedback, as well as the more artful nature of communication and team management.

We’ll discuss

• Setting and tracking goals
• Providing performance reviews
• Improving communication
• Managing employees through challenging times
• Performance managing yourself as founder

About the speakers

Speakers TBA

Schedule

6:30 – 6:50: Drinks & Networking
6:50 – 7:50: Panel
7:50 – 8:15: Audience Q&A
8:15 – 9:00: More Drinks & Networking

Startups and tech have changed the landscape of the real estate sector significantly, especially in New York. The real estate market is complex and has recently evolved to heavily incorporate advancements in tech. Real estate has a rich history in New York, with a long legacy of companies and firms on the scene, making real estate startups different from startups in other spaces.

Join us on January 29th for a panel on what people must know when venturing out to build a real estate startup.

We’ll hear from founders about…

• How they launched
• Stories behind their growth thus far
• Challenges in navigating the real estate space (locally, nationally and abroad)
• Working with the legacy companies who have, until very recently, defined the landscape

About the speakers

Speakers TBA

Schedule

6:30 – 6:50: Drinks & Networking
6:50 – 7:50: Panel
7:50 – 8:15: Audience Q&A
8:15 – 9:00: More Drinks & Networking

Fintech innovation is bursting in the NYC startup community and around the country. Fintech companies raised more than $39 billion in venture capital in 2018 (up 15% compared to 2017), while funding levels surged 120%. Although funding levels slowed down in 2019, fintech startups still raised over $24 billion in venture capital Q1-Q3.

In this boom, New York has become a hub of fintech startups changing how we handle insurance, loans, payments, investments, and more.

That’s why we’re thrilled to announce Fintech by Stacklist, a new monthly event series just for fintech enthusiasts.

This new event series will dive deep into the unique challenges fintech startups face in an increasingly crowded landscape, like strict regulatory oversight, rigorous security requirements, and high costs associated with launching a fintech product.

Join us for our first event, “Building a Fintech Startup” on January 30th to hear from some of the most experienced entrepreneurs in the NYC in the Fintech space! We’ll discuss:

• Identifying your target market
• Understanding & adhering to rules and regulations
• Developing your product
• Partnering and integrating with legacy financial institutions
• Fundraising

Space is limited, so get your ticket now!

About the speakers

• Jannick Malling, Co-founder & Co-CEO of Public – Jannick Malling is Co-CEO of Public.com, the first social investing app. Public is on a mission to accelerate prosperity for all by making it possible to own any stock with any amount of money. Prior to Public, Jannick was co-founder & CEO of Tradable, a company that reinvented the online trading platform through a unified API platform that allowed developers to build financial apps connecting to several brokerages around the world. Tradable is an owned subsidiary of the global holding company CFH Group. Before that, he was on the founding team and served as Head of Product at CFH Group. CFH Group was acquired in 2016 by Playtech, the largest B2B software provider in the global gaming industry.
• Nora Apsel, Co-founder of Morty – Nora began her career in the nonprofit world before realizing that her passion for technology could be used to have a greater social impact. She has spent the past ten years as a software and front-end engineer working for venture-backed startups—most notably Meetup, Flurry (acquired by Yahoo) and Truly Wireless. Nora initially worked to build Morty as a software engineer, before transitioning to leading and scaling the company’s growing operations.
• Preeti Krishnan, Chief of Staff at DailyPay – Preeti Krishnan is the Chief of Staff of DailyPay, Inc., where she partners with the CEO to develop and implement strategic initiatives and drive operational excellence across the organization. In this capacity, Preeti has helped to spearhead and support many of DailyPay’s most important initiatives, including (but not limited to) driving multiple fundraising rounds, deploying significant changes in operational design and business process, and steering company-wide innovation and change management. Before joining DailyPay, Preeti spent several years as an attorney at top New York law firms Davis Polk & Wardwell and Lowenstein Sandler, where she advised asset management firms and early stage tech companies on a variety of business and operational issues at every stage of their growth and development. Preeti holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, a Certificate in Management from the Wharton School of Business, and a B.A. from Georgetown University. Preeti serves as Secretary of DailyPay’s Management Committee and is a member of DailyPay’s Operating Committee.

Schedule

6:30 – 7:00: Drinks & Networking
7:00 – 8:00: Panel
8:00 – 8:15: Audience Q&A
8:15 – 9:00: More Drinks & Networking