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Z List IRL hosted by Zehra

tuesday 2/20

• No GPs Allowed: Galentine’s Edition

  • for who: femme & non-binary VC investors (analysts - principal/VP) no partners

  • hosted by: Zehra & Alex

thursday 2/22

• The Consumer Council: DTC Experts AMA

  • for who: DTC consumer founders, operators, & investors!

  • hosted by: Zehra, Nate & Johnnie 

monday 3/11

• SXSW Tech Carnival: Bulletpitch & Antler

  • for who: anyone! special note for interested investors: the carnival is made up of early stage founders (aka lots of deal flow)

  • hosted by: Bulletpitch (Brett) & Antler 

  • sponsored by the z list! yes that little z in the lower left corner is me along with Fidelity & Arc - two of my other favs. honored for this to be my first formal event sponsorship. have long admired both Brett and Antler :)

Founder Resources

1. Applications for Arc, Sequoia's pre-seed and seed-stage company building immersion, are now open for founders in the Americas and Europe. https://www.sequoiacap.com/arc Questions? email [email protected] 

Big shoutout to Eunice, a longtime supporter of The Z List, for working on such an impactful program for early stage founders.

2. Thingtesting is a product discovery & review platform for consumer brands that's loved by 3.5M+ curious consumers. They just launched a new tool for omnichannel brands who want drive sell through in sales channels like Whole Foods, Target, Amazon, Sprouts, or Sephora. Calling all consumer brands: check it out here and mention Zehra sent you to get 2 weeks free. 

Jobs (investor, operator, founding opportunities)

The Z List job drop, powered by Parallel.

JIA - Building a world where everyone has control of their financial destiny.

• Data Analyst - Apply Direct 

• Head of Engineering - Apply Direct

POSH - Democratizing access to the world of live experiences

• Head of Community - Apply Direct 

• Full Stack Developer - Apply Direct

Antidote - Help B2B brands develop and deploy their unique taste.

• Social Copy Writer - Apply Direct 

Guud Woman - We help women to feel guud every day of the month

• Social Media Content Manager - Apply Direct

• HR and Finance Assistant - Apply Direct

Earth Finance - Accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy.

• Direct of Climate Tech & Private Equity - Apply Direct

• Director - Apply Direct

Want to get your jobs featured on the Z List? Sign up for the Parallel waitlist here.

Resources — a lot of folks reach out to me for recommendations of engineers, website devs, designers, & more. This new section of The Z List will feature recommendations from folks I’ve worked with.

• Need a graphic designer? Celine has been a friend for 4 years and is an incredible designer. She’s worked on brands that you’ve definitely seen on Twitter.

• Need an office space filled with other builders and creatives?  Sign up for Verci’s newest membership (I have a membership here too — we can co-work)

• Need a website developer? Tamir is amazing and has been working with me on The Z List’s website. You can schedule a call to learn more from him at the link above (mention Zehra or Z List in the additional notes section)

• Figuring out how to manage your money as a founder or wanna learn how to maximize your tax return?  Sign up for Carry.

• Feeling confused about your career in your Twenties? Join twenty: a program that helps ambitious twenty-somethings get the most out of this defining decade, both professionally and personally. As a member, you can…

  • 📞  Book 1:1 mentorship calls with leaders across industries

  • 🚀  Roadmap your life & career and explore what’s possible

  • 🤝 Join an incredible community of peers and mentors

  • 🎁 Gain access to resources, events, networking opportunities and more!

  I’m excited to set more twenty-somethings up to thrive >> Sign up here (mention my name so they’ll fast-track your app) and then use my promo code ZEHRA25 to get 25% off your membership!

Besties' Events & Projects

a reminder on the below section! i only feature events when I've been to at minimum three of host's/organizer's past events and had a good time. no other events get featured unless they are sponsored (indicated).

thursday 2/29

• NYC Future Founders Dinner

  • for who: current & former tech employees with experience in big tech / later-stage start-ups contemplating the next chapter of their career, interested in being more plugged into the start-up and VC ecosystem, or potentially want to become a founder at some point

  • hosted by: Connor & Belen

thursday 3/28

• Making In America: Calling All Immigrant Founders & Creators

  • for who: immigrant founders & creators

  • hosted by: Sagnik 

  • I haven’t attended an event organized by this host but it’s a great panel featuring Ankur from Carry and Ali from SWSH and I support the mission + immigrants in NYC :)

Want to work with Zehra?

• I’ve worked at 14+ startups, actively angel invest, am an advisor for multiple companies, have run communities my whole career, and (of course) host events.

• If you’re interested in working with me in any capacity I have some bandwidth and would love to learn more :) fill out this form. 

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