TorontoIRL Events - Feb 2024

Curated 12 events for you this Feb...

Events (Sorted by Date)

🔒 - semi-public, must apply to attend

👤 - I am attending

Web3 Dinner Club Hosted by Superlink

Time & Place: Tues Feb 6 @ King West

Notes: 12max, for startup execs building in web3.

🔒👤 Ticket Link - Free (90% full)

TechTo: Together Hosted by Jason Goldlist

Time & Place: Mon Feb 12 @ Rotman

Notes: Combination of speaker panel + networking + after party. Attracts a very broad audience, so good for expanding beyond your usual network. Speakers may or may not be relevant to you, but production quality is always top notch.

Ticket Link - $40

Founder Poker Hosted by Derek Jouppi

Time & Place: Tues Feb 13 @ Art Haus Notes: Monthly application-only founders community. Poker is just for fun, and they teach you how to play.

🔒 Ticket Link - Free

Fuckup Nights Hosted by Marsha Druker

Time & Place: Thurs Feb 15 @ Stackt Market

Notes: Speaker panel + networking, where presenters get vulnerable and share a personal career story. Food & beverage for purchase.

Ticket Link - $36

$1M ARR Founder Hotpot Hosted by Eric Lay

Time & Place: Thurs Feb 15th @ Downtown

Notes: Private dinner hosted in partnership with Aquifier and Virio.

Ticket Link

Todotoronto Networking Social, Business Owners Hosted by Nehmat Kaur

Time & Place: Thurs Feb 15th @ Sheraton Centre Toronto

Ticket Link - $30

Networking Night by Staples Studio Hosted by Elsa A.

Time & Place: Thurs Feb 15th @ Staples University Ave

Ticket Link - $10

SaaS Partnerships Professionals Private Dinner Hosted by Will Taylor 🤝

Time & Place: Thurs Feb 15 @ King West

Notes: SaaS Partnerships professionals only. Limited to 12 attendees

🔒👤 Ticket Link - (50% full)

Roundtable on Branding, Funding & HR Hosted by Ryan Wong

Time & Place: Weds Feb 21 @ CreatorClub

Notes: Speaker panel + networking.

Ticket Link - $30

TechTO: Marketing Hosted by Jason Goldlist

Time & Place: Mon Feb 26 @ 105 George St

Ticket Link - $30 early bird

TO Founders Brew Tech Mixer Hosted by Daivik Goel

Time & Place: Mon Feb 26 @ Amsterdam Brewhouse

Notes: Millennial founders.

Ticket Link - Free

Entrepreneurs and Business Owners Mixer Hosted by Andrea Lo

Time & Place: Thurs Feb 29 @ Goodman Pub and Kitchen

Ticket Link - $30 early bird

Performance Marketing / Growth Leaders Private Dinner Hosted by James Zhao

Time & Place: Thurs March 7 @ King West Notes: Agency owners or Fractional CMOs. Limited to 12 attendees. 🔒👤 Ticket Link - (90% full)

My Progress on hosting 24 dinners in 2024: 2/24 Last month I brought out 10 Exec Coaches. If you are an industry leader or influencer with a following, DM me as I have slots for Q2.

 Top Reading Of The Month I came across this diagram from Robert Kiyosaki which really struck a chord. Most people progress in this order: employee, self-employed, business owner, investor.

A lot of people say they are gonna start their own business, but really what they are doing is becoming self-employed. Running a solopreneur agency is an example of this.

To own a business, you should be able to be 100% hands off and still make money. Owning rental properties with a hired property manager is a decent example of this.

Job Postings / Seeking People

My friend is hiring a First Sales Hire at his seed stage HR startup (raised $2M). I am helping him interview candidates. DM me on LinkedIn if you’re qualified.

If anyone knows a business broker, someone who buys and sells businesses in Toronto less than $1M EBITDA, please DM me as I have a buyer interested.

Event Organizers I Am Tracking And Aggregating RI.Events, TechTO, FuckupNights Toronto, Aceocial, Founders Poker, TodoToronto, TorontoEventHub, Ryan Wong, Daivik Goel, Happier_Social. Sometimes I add Bitcoin Bay / Solana Toronto events if I feel relevant to a broad audience.

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