SPARK, a local meetup hosted by Freelancers Union, hosts monthly events to support freelancers with educational topics nationwide. The NYC chapter, led by Audrey Tappan, is tackling the challenge of staying organized as a freelancer. In this workshop, you'll learn how to track contacts, gigs, and invoices effectively, choose the right CRM, and build a […]

See the newest companies coming out of the NYC startup ecosystem. Provide peer feedback and network with ambitious founders at Pitches and Pints by Startup Grind.

Join us with our partners at SurrealDB for their next developer meetup: Building Smarter AI — How RAG Works & Why It Matters in Financial Services. We’ll break down the fundamentals of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), show how SurrealDB powers smarter retrieval, and walk through a hands-on RAG app build. Plus, we’ll dive into real financial […]

​How does a new wave of founders scale to $100M with just 10 people—and thousands of AI agents? ​Join Roland Siebelink, founder of Midstage Institute and trusted advisor to 75+ high-growth startups, for an exclusive, high-impact session on what it takes to build and scale an AI-native startup from day one. ​AI-native companies are rewriting the startup […]

It’s that time again! Join us for Monthly Member Breakfast, with fruit, bagels, pastries and more. It’s the perfect opportunity to meet some of the amazing folks in our community. You never know who your new neighbor might be…

Explore self-expression & healing through mindful drawing, meditation & reflection in our transformative NeuroGraphica workshop. SPARK is a local meetup initiative with monthly events covering educational topics for freelancers across the nation brought to you by Freelancers Union. The NYC chapter of SPARK is hosted by Audrey Tappan and Justine Riley. ABOUT Our NeuroGraphica workshop will begin with […]