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Field notes · New York

Field notes from New York.

A guide to the city and the record of our evenings here. Updated after each evening.

  • 9 evenings since 2026
  • 1 company on stage
  • Next: Wed, Oct 14

The record · updated Oct 7, 2026

New York So Far: The Record Since Tech Week

Nine Wednesdays, five rooms and one company's name. Everything our New York record holds, and the gaps in it.

Bogdan · Oct 7, 2026 · 4 min read

Midtown skyline at night with date stamps

Next evening in New York

Startup Pitch in New York 14 October 2026
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:00 PMFree – $66

Startup Pitch: 5 Founders on Stage

American Whiskey - Midtown · 🇺🇸 New York

Five founders, five minutes each, then questions from the room. Tables on topics NYC voted for, and an open hour after the stage.

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3 more dates after it. All New York dates

From the general notes

Before you book

Short reads for a first evening, in any city.

  1. 1Are Startup Networking Events Worth It? A Founder's FilterSome are, most aren't, and the event page usually tells you which. Five checks, four reasons to stay home, and how our own evenings score.
  2. 3What a Ticket Buys at an Ascent Valley Evening, and What It Doesn'tThe seat, the table, the stage and the hour after. Also the things no ticket can buy, and how the price moves as the date gets closer.
  3. 4Five Seats on Stage: How Pitching at an Ascent Valley Evening WorksHow the five seats are filled, what happens to your application before and after the evening, and what five minutes on stage does and doesn't get you.

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