​Welcome to the NYC FashionTech Happy Hour with the real how

​Come grab a drink with the community and meet others in the NYC tech ecosystem during NY Tech Week 2025.

​the real how is a community for product builders, founders, other operators and investors across all industries and stages.

​🤝 What is this? A happy hour to connect with other founders, operators, investors and creators that are in fashion and tech (mostly in FashionTech), discuss your ideas and projects. We host hyper curated gatherings for people to chat and connect.

​👥 Who's coming? The typical mix of attendees for our happy hours is a healthy mix of product builders, GTM operators and founders in FashionTech.

​About the host & sponsors

​👋 Haris Jaliawala is a 2x founder and 2x startup operator (also runs the real how). He is active in NYC's tech community and hosts happy hours and panels every month.

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​Want to get Involved?

​​​​Sponsorship: ​Here is how you can get involved as a sponsor.

​​​​Host an event at your space: We are always looking for host sponsors to provide access to unique spaces from cool companies/firms building interesting things. Want to open up your office?

​By signing up, you're joining the real how community and will be informed about future events and opportunities.

​Photography and Filming
​Please note, this event may be photographed and filmed. the real how reserves the right to use photographs and video from the event for marketing and communications purposes. By attending the event you consent to your image being used for these purposes.