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👨‍🍳 Launching the GENESIS Private Dinner series, August Events Coming Up

👨‍🍳 Launching the GENESIS Private Dinner series, August Events Coming Up

Toni Witt
August 02, 2023

Hi everyone,

Welcome back to the weekly GENESIS newsletter👋

Some inspo first… Tim Ferris interviewed Peter Thiel a while ago and asked “What do you wish you had known about business 20 years ago?”

His response:

“I wish I would have known that there was no need to wait. I went to college. I went to law school. I worked in law and banking... But not until I started PayPal did I fully realize that you don’t have to wait to start something.

So if you’re planning to do something with your life, if you have a 10-year plan of how to get there, you should ask: Why can’t you do this in 6 months?”

What happened last week?

We had the first-ever GENESIS private dinner! There were some hiccups, but overall it was a total success.

Our goal with this soon-to-be-weekly dinner series is to connect young entrepreneurs with diverse thoughts, important connections, and - most importantly - a good experience.

There’s something about breaking bread in the comfort of a home that pours jet fuel on a relationship…

Our next one is August 18th and you can join the waitlist here —> https://lu.ma/jg5aulz7

what happens when you put a crypto founder, a polynesian fire dancer, a top Google engineer, a fitness influencer, a nonprofit 30u30 leader and other entrepreneurs at the table?

I want to give a special shoutout to Joshua Huang for taking these dope pictures, Luke Emano for helping with logistics, and Kevin Li for chef'ing it up 🙏

Starting in September, the weekly dinners will be hosted at the GENESIS house and with a private chef from the Langham…

Upcoming events📅

FINAL CALL for the GENESIS x Omnia XR Hackathon⬇️

GENESIS x Omnia XR Hackathon - sponsored by Niantic

Invite to the XR Hackathon - Fulton Market, Chicago The XR Hackathon in Fulton Market, Chicago (August 12-13, 2023) is a dynamic event, targeting students and emerging developers...

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GENESIS x ETHChicago Co-Working Day · Aug. 2nd

Come co-work each week with GENESIS and ETHChicago at a beautiful office in the downtown area!

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Solstice Fayemz Album Release Party · Luma

Come join us to celebrate the release of Solstice Fayemz new album on a rooftop overlooking downtown in Fulton Market! Featuring musical performances and special guests this will be an...

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GENESIS: How to Build a High Retention Product with Adam Fischer · Luma

Adam Fischer is Chief Product Officer at Clearcover, a Series D company that has raised $304.5 million over its lifetime.

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What else is cooking?👨‍🍳

the GENESIS house is almost secured! It’ll be myself, Aldo Petruzzelli, and Luke Emano living there. We’ll be hosting things there often, including the GENESIS private dinner series. We’re working hard to create a special environment, where people can come to make friends & get work done if needed.
we’ll have a party on Sept. 1st as a kickoff for the space, RSVP here
the team at GENESIS is starting to put together plans for the Costa Rica Coworking Expedition in February ‘24. Stay tuned, this one’s gonna be wild

Thank you for reading this week’s edition of the GENESIS newsletter! See you next week🙏