Founders Cohort – Early Stage Founders Support/Open Discussion & Game Night at Civic Hall
Building something new? Navigating the early-stage grind?
NYC has no shortage of networking events, but early-stage founders need more than LinkedIn connections—we need real conversations, meaningful relationships, and a community that helps us build.
At Cohort, we believe relationships matter more than traditional networking in the earliest stages. The best founder ecosystems emerge when people connect beyond transactional value—when they collaborate, challenge each other, and build momentum together.
This event blends open discussions with a social deduction game night—creating a space where founders can share challenges, exchange ideas, and have fun in the process.
🔹 Open Founder Discussions – Candid group driven conversations about challenges, wins, and ideas with others who get it.
🔹 Social Deduction Games – We’ll be playing The Resistance, a game of strategy, persuasion, and deception. But more than just a game, it’s a tool to build real relationships beyond surface-level networking, making your post-game conversations more natural and meaningful.
🔹 A Community-First Atmosphere – No pitches, no pressure—just time to connect, learn, and build real relationships.
Come for the conversation, stay for the games, and leave with a stronger founder network built on genuine connections.
About Cohort – A Community for Builders
Cohort is a community of founders and builders focused on bringing SF’s builder-first culture to NYC. Instead of the city’s usual hustle-and-networking dynamic, we’re creating an environment where founders work side by side, challenge each other, and build momentum together.
As Paul Graham wrote:
“Ambitious people are rare… when you take people like this and put them together with other ambitious people, they bloom like dying plants given water.”
We’re starting with regular founder meetups and coworking—simple but effective ways to build meaningful relationships while making progress. Over time, we’ll expand to more events designed to encourage deeper conversations, shared learning, and real collaboration.
Join us and help build the founder community NYC deserves.