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Epirus: High Power Energy Weapons

with Epirus CEO Andy Lowery

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Research Radio

Research Radio highlights conversations with founders, operators, and industry experts from the startup ecosystem. Listen in for insights you won’t find anywhere else.

Hosted by Kyle Harrison

General Partner @ Contrary

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Upcoming events

Undo. Undo. Redo.

Undo. Undo. Redo. - a celebration of both design failures and triumphs. This lightning-talk style event for senior designers will feature unabridged stories from Contrary, Ramp, Anthropic, and Notion.

In-Person · April 3, 2025

SF Tech Talk

Join our COO Jen Yang-Wong alongside founders and senior leaders from Baseten, Decagon, Codeium, Doss, Patch and Mercor as they demo the latest from their startups in front of an audience of top engineers.

In-Person · March 27, 2025

Past events

NYC Tech Talk

We’re thrilled to host our first NYC Tech Talk of the year featuring eng leads and founders from Ramp, Warp, Railway, Together AI & Moment. It's an evening built by engineers for engineers — each company will live demo their latest product innovations for leading builders in NYC.

In-Person · October 29, 2024

Pixel Punch: Design Lightning Talks & Happy Hour

Designers, start your Config week in SF at Pixel Punch, a curated event of design lightning talks and drinks with senior design leads from Replit, Hex, Faire, Glean, and ex-DoorDash.

In-Person · June 25, 2024

SF Tech Talk

On May 22nd, we're hosting our next Tech Talk with Ramp, Hex, Sourcegraph, Semgrep, Onehouse, and Weaviate in San Francisco. The evening will feature eng demos and conversations with senior leaders from the featured companies, followed by food and drinks.

In-Person · May 22, 2024

The State of Fintech Infrastructure

Join us in NYC for an in-person intimate fireside chat as we dive into the state of fintech infrastructure with industry leaders.

In-Person · October 26, 2023