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A few of us FirstGen founders got together for brunch (as New Yorkers do) to chat about the ups and downs of startup life and ways to navigate it. It is always great to speak with people who have been in your shoes and get it. Thank you so much for your time Emily Wazlak, Joyce Medeiros, David Restrepo, Thivaher (Thiv) Paramsothy, and Amita Goyal. Y'all are onto some BIG things. Gotta give it up to Mat Kaliski and Ines Gramegna for rallying first generation and immigrant founders and helping them on the path to success!

Thank you to Jonathan Grode of Green and Spiegel for another highly informative and impactful sessions on the latest happenings in immigration law and its impact on immigrant founders and soon to be founders. Many things are changing, but the fact that immigrants drive outperformance and contribute to American exceptionalism doesn't. Thank you to Jonathan and his team for being strong supporters of FirstGen and to Ariadne Rentz (General Assembly) and John Bryson (Banc of California) for their support on this event. Ines Gramegna #firstgen #firstgenfounders #immigrantfounders #nyctech #nycentrepreneurs #buildinnyc

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There are many things that are changing at the moment, but one thing that doesn't change is that immigrants make great entrepreneurs. Join us for FirstGen's seminar on "Immigration, Visas and Entrepreneurship Under the New Administration" with Jonathan Grode of Green and Spiegel on Wednesday, February 19th at 5:30pm. New policy guidelines will be introduced in the first few weeks of the administration, which will have a significant impact on many tech workers and entrepreneurs in the NYC ecosystem. Jonathan will share: ? existing and expected legislative changes? ? its impact on entrepreneurs looking to start companies in the US? ? its impact on H1-B and O1 Visas ? provide tactical next steps for those potentially affected. Hope to see you there and please share the event with folks that might be interested. Thank you General Assembly and John Bryson | Banc of California for supporting this event. Ines Gramegna James Hueston #immigrantfounders #firstgenfounders #immigrantentrepreneurs #nyctech #firstgen #firstgenentreprenuers

Are you an international founder looking to build your startup in New York City? Join NYCEDC and FirstGen on Tuesday, July 9th for a deep dive into visa options for immigrant founders, including demystifying the "extraordinary abilities" visa categories. Co-hosted with Forum Ventures, The Knowledge Shop, and Free Agency. Learn more & RSVP below:

On Tuesday, FirstGen hosted a conversation about the Complex Relationship to Money that many immigrant and first generation founders, professionals and investors have. We?had?the chance to discuss mindsets and challenges that impact the FirstGen community and the practical ways to overcome and break down those limiting?mindsets. We talked about:? - The cost of feeling like we owe our parents? - The perils of perfectionism?and feeling the need to over-prove ? - The scarcity mindset vs abundance mindset? - The impact humble beginnings on decision-making and risk-taking Thank you to our panelists Lei Bely-Cheng 成蕾 David Tswamuno Ray Fu and Evelysse Vargas for such a?genuine?and vulnerable?conversation. And to those who showed up to take part in this conversation. Until next one! Thank you to Sherveen Mashayekhi, Free Agency and Acronym Venture Capital for supporting this event Ines Gramegna James Hueston #firstgen #firstgenfounders #immigrantfounders #nyctech #immigrantentreprenuership

Our historical relationship to money has huge implications on how we think about financial risk-taking. These mindsets, cultural norms and lived experiences have big impact on decision making for founders. Join us in NYC on Tuesday, June 25th as we dive into how first generation and immigrant founders think about money - the mindsets, beliefs and constructs that shape decision-making.?Thank you to our panelists for taking on this difficult, but needed conversation: Lei Bely-Cheng 成蕾, David Tswamuno, Ray Fu and Evelysse Vargas Thank you to Free Agency and Acronym Venture Capital for supporting this event. #firstgen #firstgenfounders #firstgenentrepreneurship #nyctech #nycfounders #nycstartups

Join us for our next conversation, this time we'll be talking about FirstGen: A Complex Relationship to Money.

Big thank you to Vince Jeong of Sparkwise for speaking at todays FirstGen breakfast. We had a great discussion on buying signals vs noise, navigating early b2b sales and sales channels and bias for action and hyper specific hypothesis vs frameworks and endless experimentation. Thank you for the candid, detailed and tactical conversation Vince! Thank you to Jamie Katcher and the Raise Commercial Real Estate team for hosting us at their beautiful space in flatiron. Ines Gramegna Miao K. Eddie Garcia Tremayne Stewart Niko Arsenidze Marie O. Shuchi Vyas Viktor Ryshkov Mischa Pintchiouk Amita Goyal Diana Mendez Evelyn Yen

Congratulations to 3 FirstGen members on their acceptance into the NYU Tandon Future Labs Catalyst Program! The NYU Catalyst Program is structured mentorship and support to prepare companies for institutional funding and is a public-private partnership between NYU and NY State. ?? Manu Stephen and Vishnu Thyagarajan of StageZero working to accelerate R&D for medical device companies. ?? Ralph Nanad of 10clear working to automate financial statement compliance for public companies. ?? Tae Young Woo of Finestra working to bring price transparency to American health care. Thank you Vadim Gordin, Neta Kestenberg, Craig Wilson for the great work you do and for being wonderful partners to FirstGen!