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Sat, Jul 25, 6:00 PM
Lunch or Dinner Strategizing Offshore AI Enablement
Wed, Jul 1, 5:00 PMApply for your slot! Lunch for 12 Founders and C-Suite executives interested in learning about (and sharing their POV) on the amplification of productivity using Offshore Staffing with AI Enabled teams. AI is transforming productivity and human resources. When the right teams on-shore and offshore safely tap the power of AI dramatic efficiency gains occur, not only in coding, design, customer support, sales, and accounting.

Conspiracy theorists meetup
Sat, Jul 11, 7:00 PMLet’s talk about conspiracy theories! Find other people to discuss them, discover new conspiracy theories, exchange ideas, etc. Great way to meet interesting and edgy people.

The AI Briefing by Startup Grind - The C-Suite Gap in AI Readiness
Fri, Jul 10, 2:00 PM**👉 [CLICK HERE](https://www.startupgrind.com/events/details/startup-grind-new-york-city-presents-the-ai-briefing-by-startup-grind-the-leadership-gap-in-ai-readiness/) TO RSVP FOR FREE 👈** The AI Briefing is a recurring **AI deep-dive for decision-makers.** Each month, we select one high-signal industry report, circulate it in advance, and meet to cut through the noise. 📜 **This Month's Source:** [Grant Thornton 2026 AI Impact Survey: The AI Proof Gap](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mKYw5Nu_dPQ6VLFiyxEqEulz1Ar7RLag/view?usp=sharing) (*Grant Thornton – Apr 2026*) Your CIO thinks the workforce is ready for AI. Your COO disagrees, **by a factor of five**. That misalignment isn't a rounding error. Grant Thornton **surveyed 950 business leaders across 10 industries** and found this divergence at the center of a larger pattern: most organizations are scaling AI they can't explain, measure, or defend. Boards approved the investments. **Governance never followed.** Now 78% of those executives say they couldn't pass an independent AI governance audit within 90 days. **👉 [CLICK HERE](https://www.startupgrind.com/events/details/startup-grind-new-york-city-presents-the-ai-briefing-by-startup-grind-the-leadership-gap-in-ai-readiness/) TO RSVP FOR FREE 👈** The gap between organizations that have **built accountability structures** around their AI and those that haven't is now measurable. **Revenue growth reaches 58%** among fully integrated organizations. Among those still piloting, **top-line growth is only 15%**. Grant Thornton's data points to the same driver across every metric: **AI produces revenue results** when leadership drives the infrastructure and owns what it produces. **🏔️ The Mission:** Understanding why AI accountability is a performance problem * This session uses Grant Thornton's data to examine **what it actually means to own an AI investment**: who makes decisions, who measures outcomes, and **what it costs when leadership can't agree** on whether the organization is ready. * We'll focus on **the C-suite misalignment finding**: CIOs and COOs within the same organization hold fundamentally different views on AI readiness, and the data shows **that gap is producing real organizational failure**. **📊 The Format:** * **Data Briefing:** A fast walkthrough of Grant Thornton's findings: the C-suite divide on workforce readiness, the 78% audit confidence figure, and where the 4x performance gap comes from. * **The Accountability Question:** A working discussion on what "governing" an AI investment actually means: who owns outcomes, how results get measured, and what the agentic AI incident response gap means for organizations already scaling autonomous systems. * **Cross-Pollinated Debate:** Executives share where AI investments have gone unaccounted for inside their own organizations; builders and operators weigh in on what governance infrastructure looks like from the inside and where accountability most commonly breaks down\*\*.\*\* **🤝 Who Should Attend:** * **Enterprise Executives:** The 4x revenue gap between organizations with integrated AI and those still piloting is a leadership and accountability problem. This session examines what the organizations closing that gap are doing differently, and what it takes to get there. * **Product, Data, and Operations Leads:** The C-suite misalignment on AI readiness lands squarely in ops and product. This session gives you data and specific language to surface the accountability gap with senior leadership. * **Founders & Builders:** See where the proof gap is creating product opportunities: enterprises need tools to measure, explain, and defend AI they already own and are already running. **📬 The Prep:** This is a working session. Review the report [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mKYw5Nu_dPQ6VLFiyxEqEulz1Ar7RLag/view?usp=sharing). Bring your perspective. **👉 [CLICK HERE](https://www.startupgrind.com/events/details/startup-grind-new-york-city-presents-the-ai-briefing-by-startup-grind-the-leadership-gap-in-ai-readiness/) TO RSVP FOR FREE 👈**

Forest Hills Connections: Coffee, Conversation & Community
Sun, Jul 12, 6:00 PM**Forest Hills Connections: Coffee, Conversation & Community (40+)** Looking to meet new people, make meaningful connections, and enjoy great conversation in a relaxed and welcoming environment? Forest Hills Connections is a social group for adults **45 and above** who are interested in building friendships, exploring new ideas, and connecting with others who are curious about life and the world around them. Each gathering will feature a different topic chosen by the group. Topics may include travel, books, current events, relationships, personal growth, arts and culture, local issues, life transitions, and ways we can positively impact ourselves and our community. We may also organize occasional walks, dinners, volunteer opportunities, concerts, and local events. You do not need to be an expert on any topic. The only things you need are a desire to meet new people, an open mind, and a curiosity about life. Whether you're new to the area, an empty nester, changing careers, retired, recently divorced, or simply looking to expand your circle, you'll find a welcoming place here. This is a place to exchange ideas, learn from one another, build friendships, and explore how we can live more meaningful lives while contributing to the communities around us. **The only requirement is a desire to meet new people and a curiosity about life.** ☕ Meaningful conversations 🌳 Community engagement 📚 New ideas and perspectives 🤝 Genuine friendships ✨ Personal growth and purpose **Come for the conversation. Stay for the community.** Location will be announced once I understand group size

Migrating at Scale — A Firestore to Postgres Story
Wed, Jul 8, 10:00 PMAt gather.town, we made the pivotal decision to migrate our live Firestore database to Postgres with the goal of zero downtime. Come hear our war stories and walk away with a practical playbook for your own migrations. **Speaker:** Evangeline Cheng Helping agents sweat the pixels @ Figma. I care about building intuitive and performant products users love.
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