
Feb 24, 11:00 PM – Feb 25, 2:00 AM (UTC)
Civic Hall, 124 East 14th Street, New York, 10003
Stop guessing your next hire. Roei Samuel exited his first venture at 26 with 9M users. He uses AI to scale fractional leadership, with NYC revenue growing 10x faster than the UK. Join us Feb 24 to learn his playbook for using operational data to build defensible businesses.

Most founders hire their C-suite based on gut instinct or a frantic search through their immediate LinkedIn network. That leads to expensive mis-hires and wasted runway.
Roei Samuel is turning executive hiring into a data science problem.
After scaling his first venture to 9 million users and exiting at age 26, Roei noticed a systemic friction in the startup ecosystem: founders couldn't find the right experts, and senior talent was burned out by the traditional 9-to-5.
So he founded Connectd to solve this using an AI-native engine that doesn't just match keywords, but analyzes a company's actual operational math.
Connectd’s AI ingests real-time data from each startup to determine exactly when they will be hitting a wall and who (CFO vs. CRO vs. CMO) is required to climb it.
Since expanding to the U.S., the platform is generating revenue 10x faster than it did in the UK, with New York City serving as the primary engine for this growth.
On February 24th, Roei joins us at Civic Hall to break down how he’s building the infrastructure for the fractional economy and why your next high-impact hire shouldn't be a full-time employee.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Tickets for this event include food and drinks, as well as direct access to a founder who has successfully navigated the high-stakes journey from student side-hustle to international AI-powered scale-up.
You'll also meet dozens of other high-performing entrepreneurs who are creating their next big thing. Seriously, it's some of the best founder networking in the city.
Getting a ticket guarantees admission. No waitlisting.

AGENDA
And don't miss our other monthly tech events. They are great opportunities for builders, founders, and operators to network with each other to share best practices and find new resources to grow your startup the right way. See our full event lineup here.
Connected
Founder & CEO
February 24 – 25, 2026
11:00 PM – 2:00 AM (UTC)
| Networking, Food & Drinks |
| Fireside Chat with Roei Samuel |
| Meet the Speaker |
Fulbright Program
Director, Startup Grind
York Effect
Cofounder
Chief of Staff / BizOps / Project Manager / BD
CAUSE+EFFECT Strategy
Champ: Building Competitive Brands
Amazon
Opus Training
Software Engineer (AI Operations)
Reitler Law
Startup Grind
Director
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