This is a long one, but it's really good. Some of these take as long as 14 hours to put together, not counting all the coordination with community members, so I'd love for you to read the whole thing.
A YC company asked me for introductions to engineering teams building with coding agents. If that's your team, reply with what you're building and a link, and I'll check with both sides first. Below, you can also apply to the next Propel cohort or request a provider spot at Marketplace Night on Dec 1.
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beehiiv grew from $2 million to $3 million in monthly recurring revenue in nine months. See Tyler Denk’s post. I've been really enjoying using beehiiv and have been especially impressed with their community and monetization features, so I'm not surprised to see their success.
I've been reading the tweets of beehiiv's founder, Tyler Denk, and I've been super impressed. Congrats to beehiiv on crossing $3 million in MRR.
Yes, that Arnold Schwarzenegger.
He has a newsletter on beehiiv. So do Codie Sanchez, Jay Shetty, David Begnaud, Colin & Samir, and Joanna Stern.
They could publish just about anywhere. They chose beehiiv to build a direct connection with the people who want to hear from them most. And you can do the same, whether you’re world-famous or just at the start of your plan for world domination.
An ask from a YC team
A YC company builds AI tools for software development. They want to meet engineering teams already shipping with coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor or Codex. If that's your team, or you know one, introduce them below and I'll make a double opt-in intro.
Featured in our network
Sam Resnick (left) and Ryan Levychin (right)
Meet Sam Resnick of Private Axis
I met Sam Resnick of Private Axis at SeedLegals Power Hours and introduced him to the Propel community. He’s now having great conversations in real estate. If you’d like an introduction to Sam, reply and tell me what you’re working on.
Sam works in global capital markets and facilitates large real estate deals through Private Axis, which he describes as a deal-flow funnel for Eyzenberg. He says the team has placed billions of dollars in capital and deploys capital from internal funds. In our correspondence, we discussed equity checks from $15 million, debt from $10 million, and projects from $30 million to $40 million and up.
Request an introduction to Sam Resnick
Power Hours with Anthony Rose
At Power Hours on October 29 at The Wilson, founders signed up for one-on-one office hours with Anthony Rose of SeedLegals. We hosted the event with SeedLegals and Wayo. Anthony said he loved the format and the enthusiasm of the founders who joined.
Planning a raise? Post your fundraising question at https://propel.earth so we can share it with the community. The image below shows the October 29 event and its original office-hours schedule.
Meet Ryan Levychin of Aurelian Labs
Ryan Levychin is Principal, Capital Markets at Aurelian Labs in New York. His work brings together private markets, venture and technology, and his Luma profile lists 15 events hosted. He’s listed as a host for both events below. If you’d like to meet Ryan, tell me who you are and why. Ryan is cohosting the November 19 Family Office Mixer with me.
Request an introduction to Ryan Levychin
Ryan's upcoming events
Women Who Write The Checks: Wealth Meets Venture
Tuesday, Nov 17, listed 6 to 8:30pm ET; arrivals begin at 6:30. Aurelian Ventures and House of 434 present a fireside on private markets, liquidity and venture wealth. Approval required.
Beyond Small Talk: Tech Mixer
Thursday, Nov 19, 6:30 to 8:30pm ET, New York. Beyond Strangers’ tech social for founders, builders and investors. Approval required.
Want to host a room like these with Propel? Tell me the idea, who it’s for and when.
Email me about hosting your own room
Pick an upcoming event
Family Office Room Dinner
Thursday, Nov 12, 6 to 9pm ET. Fushimi Times Square, 311 W 43rd St.
The Family Office Room Dinner brings family offices, investors and founders together for introductions, presentations and a private dinner at Fushimi. Doors open at 6, family office speakers start at 7 and founder spotlights follow at 7:35, with dinner at 8 and a close at 9. When you register, tell us what you’re working on and who you’d like to meet, and family offices and active allocators can share their investment mandates so we can curate relevant introductions. Dinner is $350 and includes a ticket to the Nov 19 mixer. Approval required.
Cut Your Payment Fees
Tuesday, Nov 17, 1 to 1:45pm ET. Online.
If your business already takes card payments, this free 45-minute online session looks at what you are paying and what the alternatives to Stripe or Square look like. Propel is running it with First Nationwide Payments. Founder James Wilhelm and senior merchant account manager Courtney Wilhelm will cover how to find hidden and recurring fees on a statement, how flat-rate and interchange-plus pricing compare, and what to check in integrations and contract terms before switching. There is time for live questions.
Family Office Mixer
Thursday, Nov 19, 6 to 9pm ET. Fushimi Times Square, 311 W 43rd St.
After the Family Office Room on Oct 8 at Fushimi, we’re doing it again. The Family Office Mixer and Panel is an evening for family office professionals, investors and founders to meet, share what they’re building and say who they’d like to meet. Networking starts at 6, the panel at 7, and the night closes at 9. Family offices with $100 million or more in AUM can join free, subject to verification. Other tickets start at $50 for panel access from 7 with a drink, and a $200 dinner ticket adds dinner at Fushimi. Registration requires approval, and an RSVP request is not a confirmed place.
Propel Demo Day
Monday, Nov 30, noon ET. The Wilson.
This is the showcase for our Innovation in Public cohort, with up to six companies pitching. Doors open at noon, pitches start at 1pm and run about 75 minutes, the room favorite is voted live, and the floor then opens for conversation. General admission is free. We delayed Demo Day to the end of November to give teams more time.
Marketplace Night
Tuesday, Dec 1, 6 to 9pm ET. The location is shared with registrants.
Marketplace Night puts founders who each bring one current need in conversation with providers who come ready to say what they offer and who they serve. The evening is planned as a short welcome, focused conversations, a break, open time to keep talking, and a close, and the plan may adjust to fit the final group. Founders and providers attend free, and a Featured Provider ticket is $200 and includes a designated table. Registration requires approval, and sales and introductions are not guaranteed.
Asks and offers from the network
Looking for a systems designer for Propel
I’m looking for a systems designer who can help me map out how Propel coordinates people and projects. I want to move beyond introductions and build a clear system for intake, follow-ups and project management, so people can move from a need to a real outcome without everything depending on me. If you’ve designed systems for human coordination, I’d like to hear from you through the ask below.
Meet Dr. Ilona Naomi Koti of Azariel AI
Dr. Ilona Naomi Koti is building Azariel AI with a current focus on EchoVault, a governed document intelligence layer. She’s looking for paid pilot partners with a real business problem to solve and a useful outcome in mind. Each pilot is $10,000, with scope and timing agreed directly with Ilona. She hopes to build a case study from the work, with the partner’s permission.
Need help running operations?
Oceans Talent places full-time, 40-hour-a-week operators based in Sri Lanka across admin and operations, finance and marketing, in roles from project management to bookkeeping. Oceans told me its most requested option, EA+, takes people from professional backgrounds outside assistant work and trains them in admin and operations, and reported five to ten years of experience for its hires.
Each person works within a managed pod with a pod leader who coaches them, plus a dedicated success specialist you can go to about performance. Oceans told me it vets and background-checks the people it places and will rematch at no charge if someone isn’t a fit. If that sounds like what you need, tell me what you would like to hand off.
Request an introduction to Oceans Talent
Apply to the next Propel cohort
We’re planning our next Propel cohort. A team from a previous Propel cohort raised $100,000 directly after Demo Day, has found more investors since, and grew from 100,000 to 300,000 users. If you’re building something and want to join the next group, apply below.
Apply to the next Propel cohort
Offer your services at Marketplace Night
I’m looking for providers to offer their services at Marketplace Night. See event details and ticket options above.
Post your own ask
Tell the community what you are building, what you need and who you would like to meet.
The Private Network
The Private Network is $250/month for community access, standard rooms and three handmade introduction requests per month. Introductions happen only when both people say yes. Premium dinners and speaker packages are separate. Membership is not investor brokerage.
Join the Private Network, $250/month
See you there,
Stephen Michael
Propel Earth