Started my first biz at 19. Parlayed DJing, communication + human behavior into events and media. 3x founder, 2x author, advisor, and shipper of projects.
NYC to DMV
Joined February 2011
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What happens when you put folks who are pivoting careers, founders, and builders all in the same room for three hours and give them 100 @Lovable credits?
I walked away with these 7 lessons I’ll be carrying into every event we do next.
roomsofinfluence.beehiiv.com…
Riding the high from last weekend’s buildaton! @vibecodeceo and I teamed up with @Lovable to put 16 builders + founders in 1 room to see what kind of magic would happen.
3 hours later… we shipped 16 apps. Moral of the story: come outside and build #rva
luma.com/zs4irpg3
Tomorrow kicks of my first event as @Lovable City Ambassador for #RVA I teamed up with Fringe and my guy @vibecodeceo to make sure we overdeliver.
16 ppl registered. 100 lovable credits locked & loaded for every attendee. Pizza on standby.
Changing careers. Building a product. These used to take a team, a budget, and months. With the right tools and the right room, they now take hours.
BUILD exists so you don't have to figure that out alone, or wait for a perfect moment that isn't coming.
Excited to be a part of this! 🚀
You're not building alone. Say hello to our newest Ambassadors: the people bringing Lovable's community to life, together!
The community hub is where you find them: events, updates, ambassadors near you and in your industry.
community.lovable.app
Woha!! Honored to be crowned @Lovable City Lead for #RVA. Huge win for the city. I love the accessibility, low barrier to building for non-tech folks, and no coding skills required.
Hell, you don't even have to type atp lol.
Come build with me: luma.com/n65o478q
Spotted in the wild on Google Maps lol.
Are you in RVA? You should be at BUILD on Oct 3rd.
We're looking for a F&B sponsor.
Someone mentioned Zorch Pizza... you got a connect?
Come build with in #RVA: luma.com/n65o478q
If you're traveling to #UNBOUND run this play instead posting "who's in Boston this week?"
Step 1. Build the ICP list (15 min)
LinkedIn → My Network → Connections
Filter:
Location: City: Boston
Role/title keywords: founder / ops / GTM / etc.
Optional: 2nd-degree via mutuals
Output: Target list: 20–30 names
Tier A (10): would genuinely add to the room
Tier B (10–20): strong fit, backup
Rule: If you wouldn't seat them at your table, don't put them on the list.
Step 2. Lock the venue (10 min) Pick 1 venue (good energy, not too loud, easy to find)
Book a table for 5
Confirm: time slot, cancellation policy, name on reservation.
Get the rest here: lnkd.in/gsuCW775
Feels like you can add engineer to anything now and it'll sell like hot cakes.
Might add Dinner Engineer to my LI bio. What y'all think?
Have you noticed how events are the power house behind everything rn?
Workshops. Founder dinners. Hackathons. IRL coffee chats.
They were screaming replace the humans... turns out you actually need humans to make it work.
I've been falling back in love with audio podcasts.
Something about them feels retro, human, and super consumable.
Yes, long-form and clips have their place, but something just hits different.
Either way, we've officially launched the audio version of Rooms of Influence.
Sub for your next commute or road trip: rss.com/podcasts/rooms-of-in…
City trip = mini IRL dinner campaign
Steal this: ICP → list → landing page → personal outbound → dinner.
1. LI: filter by city + role → list of 20
2. Book table for 5
3. Build Luma page
4. Personal DM/email to Tier A (10 people)
5. Confirm venue 24 hrs out
P.S. If this is helpful, I'll put together a more in-depth lead magnet/guide. Let me know in the comments with an "IRL"
More playbooks like this one in my ROI Newsletter: roomsofinfluence.beehiiv.com…
