Nowadays is an AI-powered event planning copilot that takes the hassle out of organizing corporate events. For example, just input event details, and our AI will call venues and deal with negotiations for you.
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San Francisco, California 94158, US
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So excited to welcome Annie Chen as Chief of Staff at Nowadays (YC S23)! 🥳 Annie brings a wealth of experience from her background in compensation consulting, HR at an asset management firm, and recruiting at SIG, a quant trading firm. At Nowadays, Annie will oversee client relationships, drive operational improvements, and help us continue to deliver exceptional service!
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These past two weeks have been a whirlwind, but in the most amazing way! 🌪️✨ Anna Sun pitched Nowadays (YC S23) at the Web In Travel conference in Singapore, the leading conference to foster and support the next generation of travel startups. So cool that she shared the stage with leaders of Booking.com, Trip.com, Agoda, Go City®, and Expedia Group! 🌏🚀 The best part — she won 1st place at the startup pitch!! 🏆 A decade ago, Klook had won this startup pitch competition, and they just celebrated their 10th anniversary with a platform valued at more than a billion dollars. 🌟 Thank you to WiT and Northstar Travel Group for being such a supportive community for founders, and we’re excited to be a part of the next generation of travel and hospitality trailblazers! 🙏 Thanks for rooting us on and see everyone at Phocuswright in Phoenix next month. Let me know if you’ll be there! 🌵📅 #nextgeneration #witsingapore #travel #phocuswright #northstar #nowadays #startup #travelconference
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🏆 Hotel Treats, Hotel eCommerce has won the 2024 People's Choice Award in the category of Scaleup at the Phocuswright/WebinTravel Global Startup Pitch event, while Nowadays (YC S23) received the People’s Choice Award in the category of Seedup. This year's competition began with more than 200 #startups and in August, judges from across the #travel industry selected the 10 most promising. Those winning companies traveled to WiT Singapore last week, where the audience picked their favorite Seedup and Scaleup as the People's Choice winners. Learn more about the awards on #PhocusWire: https://bit.ly/40eVLpX #travelnews #traveltech #travelindustry #travelstartups
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Congratulations to the Global #Startup Pitch 2024 People's Choice Award winners: Scaleup category: Hotel Treats, Hotel eCommerce Seedup category: Nowadays (YC S23) Hotel Treats will be showcased at The #Phocuswright Conference 2024 in Phoenix, with Nowadays also winning a place to attend the event. Learn more in PhocusWire's latest article ⤵️ #travelindustrynews #traveltechnews Web In Travel Northstar Travel Group
🏆 Hotel Treats, Hotel eCommerce has won the 2024 People's Choice Award in the category of Scaleup at the Phocuswright/WebinTravel Global Startup Pitch event, while Nowadays (YC S23) received the People’s Choice Award in the category of Seedup. This year's competition began with more than 200 #startups and in August, judges from across the #travel industry selected the 10 most promising. Those winning companies traveled to WiT Singapore last week, where the audience picked their favorite Seedup and Scaleup as the People's Choice winners. Learn more about the awards on #PhocusWire: https://bit.ly/40eVLpX #travelnews #traveltech #travelindustry #travelstartups
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So lucky to have had the opportunity to stay at three incredible hotels booked by Nowadays (YC S23) clients during my conference travels this month! Their exceptional hospitality has made the hectic travel schedule so much easier to manage. 🙌 Today, I’m excited to kick off with Loews Hotels & Co in Philly! 🏙️ As one of the nation’s first skyscrapers and a historic landmark, the Loews Philadelphia Hotel offers the perfect blend of history and modern luxury. With 47,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and panoramic city views from the 33rd floor, it’s the go-to spot for group events and conferences! ✨ My Loews highlights: 1/ Amazing meeting capacity, including 3 ballrooms accommodating up to 1,500 people 2/ The penthouse offers stunning 360° views of Philly 🏙️ 3/ On-site Bank & Bourbon restaurant, perfect for private dining experiences 4/ Incredibly convenient location right next to the Pennsylvania Convention Center (a 4 min walk to #GHC24)! 5/ Once the first savings bank in the U.S., now beautifully preserved and converted into a hotel! 💰 A huge thank you to Monica DiRenzo and the Loews team for making this stay so memorable!
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Looking for the perfect destination for your next group event or offsite? The Avani Chaweng Samui Hotel in Thailand offers everything you need to make it unforgettable, with glam island vibes and top-notch hospitality! Smack in the heart of Koh Samui’s most popular beach, this little slice of paradise offers poolside socializing all day, every comfort you could imagine, and hospitality that’s truly next level. Our clients loved it for their company offsite, and Amy Yan and I were excited to experience it firsthand as well :) ✨ Our Avani Hotels and Resorts highlights: 1/ The weekly Saturday pool parties, complete with live music, dancers, and a fire show 🔥 2/ Delicious breakfast buffets, a lively atmosphere, nearby shops, massages, and mango sticky rice 3/ Nature retreats to Angthong National Marine Park, offering snorkeling, hiking, and breathtaking views 🌿 4/ Awesome outdoor event space perfect for cocktail parties, receptions, and dancing 5/ Cozy vibes with just 80 rooms and suites wrapped around a beautiful central courtyard—perfect for fostering team connections Whether you’re grabbing a cocktail by the pool or hosting an unforgettable offsite, Avani has everything you need to create lasting memories. 🏖️ A huge thank you to Warangkhana Worachat for organizing the unforgettable FAM trip — we can’t wait to be back soon!
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Excited to share my recent guest appearance on the Founders Table podcast with Kevin S Lin! 🎙️ In this episode, I share my journey of launching Nowadays (YC S23) with my sister Anna Sun, building an event tech platform, and key lessons along the way :) Would love to hear your thoughts - let me know what you think!
New episode of Founders Table - our guest this time is Amy Yan is the co-founder of Nowadays. Nowadays is an AI-powered event planning platform. She and her sister launched the startup, leveraging their shared experience in organizing large-scale events as college student body presidents. Prior to founding Nowadays, Amy worked at McKinsey as well as tech giants like Google and Meta. In our conversation, we discuss: * The competitive landscape of event planning * Leveraging conferences and alumni email accounts to close leads * Setting boundaries when working with family Catch the full episode on the founders table podcast where ever you get your podcasts https://lnkd.in/ebEmusfE
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Such an incredible experience speaking at Grace Hopper! Over 100 accomplished women in the room — it was an honor to share the journey Amy and I have had with Nowadays (YC S23) so far :) Key points I touched on: 1/ There’s never a “perfect” time to start 2/ Solve a problem you’ve personally experienced — founder-market fit is key 3/ Fundraising does not mean success 4/ The importance of a strong co-founder relationship 5/ The biggest reason startups die is because founders give up Someone came up to me afterward and said they were ready to quit their job at Google after hearing the talk! 🫢 ft. our favorite YC mascot Jared’s 🐶 #GHC24
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We’re excited to expand our team! 🚀 We're hiring for a Founding Engineer at Nowadays (YC S23)! 🌟 We’re looking for someone who loves shipping fast and wants a front-row seat in building our startup. This is the perfect role for those aspiring to become a founder or CTO. Why Nowadays (YC S23)? - We’re revolutionizing how corporate events are planned – using AI to make it seamless to bring people together. - Our customers love us! We help plan international offsites and handle all the negotiations and contracts through AI. - We’ve raised $1.8M from top institutional and angel investors. - You’ll have huge impact as part of a small, close-knit team that has fun every day. If you check these boxes…please apply! - Full-Stack experience (React, TypeScript, Python) - Proven ability to ship end-to-end products - Passion for AI-driven innovation in event planning - Strong bias for action and will to succeed - Excited to work in-person 5 days a week in SF - History or desire to work at a high-growth, early stage startup (Seed to Series B) Read the full JD and apply here! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eMtDV-2K 👈
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Our CEO, Anna Sun, will be speaking at Grace Hopper from October 8-11, 2024! She'll be presenting a lightning talk titled "From Idea to Investment: A Beginner's Guide to Startups," sharing our journey at Nowadays (YC S23). 💡 For those that aren’t familiar, Grace Hopper is the world’s largest tech conference for women and nonbinary people, and there will be 30K+ attendees this year! 🎉 My first Grace Hopper experience was back in 2018 when I was at Groupon. I was in awe of the incredible speakers and presentations. It's surreal to think that this year, we'll be on the other side, presenting our story! ✨ We’ve been to Philly before, but if you have any recommendations on restaurants and places to visit, we’d love to hear it. If you’re attending the conference, drop us a message here on LinkedIn – we’d love to connect! 💬 #GraceHopper #WomenInTech #YCombinator #entrepreneurship