A peer community in New York City for the crazy ones. The outliers doing hard, meaningful things — together.
Belonging. Accountability. Shared purpose.
We only grow as much and go as far as the people who surround us.
Cohort was created because the hardest things — starting a company, choosing a different life path, going deep on a craft — can't be done alone.
A place to be real
People who care deeply about similar things
Conversations that aren't performative
Others who show up and support each other
A shared rhythm that holds you steady
This isn't networking or just more events.
It’s a community built on genuine relationships between people who want more from work, life, and each other. A community that learns from, grows with, challenges, and supports one another, and goes far together.
“Ambitious people are rare…
When you take people like this and put them together with other ambitious people, they bloom like dying plants given water.”
— Paul Graham
Community is our foundation. Everything else is the byproduct.
Cohort is bringing together the city's founders, technologists, creatives, operators, and thinkers —
Not to be another loose network of professionals on a constant event circuit. But to be real, meaningful, and impactful in each other's personal and professional lives.
NYC isn't a monoculture that leads to group think. It's a deep well of people across disciplines, identities, and ambitions. That diversity allows for more growth, more innovation, new ideas, and better products.
Our goal isn't to maximize professional output.
It's to create an adult campus environment where people can grow, learn, and support each other. The foundation for collaboration, innovation, product creation, companies, art, new ideas, and movements.
Spending regular time with people who share your ambition leads to more than just productivity.
Feedback that's honest and helpful
Help and support from a brain trust of people who know what you don't
Faster progress when people keep each other accountable
People who ask better questions, not just offer answers
You feel less isolated — even when you're doing something weird or hard
Inspiration from celebrating each other's big and small wins
We don't promise results.
We offer the people and rhythm you need to get those results.
True communities only grow when they regularly see and do things together in person.
We have two types of events:
The regular rhythm of building focused events that are the backbone of the community.
Work side by side, support and help each other, and keep each other accountable.
Start of our weekly accountability sprint. Share your goals, wins, and blockers. And we'll keep you to it throughout the week.
Mid-week space to break bread together while founders support and help each other, surface blockers, swap ideas, and keep each other honest.
Demo the goals we are holding each other accountable to. Get feedback. Celebrate each other's wins and learn from the mistakes.
Events where we learn from others and each other as we explore the city together.
Break bread and build relationships
Deep dives into ideas that matter
Build and hang out in build spaces
Explore NYC's best kept secrets
Competitive fun and strategic thinking
Adventures and shared experiences
See all upcoming events and RSVP on ourLuma Calendar
The people who show up every week to build meaningful things together.
Our members come from diverse backgrounds but share a common drive for depth and authenticity.
Technical and Product Driven Founders
Engineers and Designers
Creatives
Researchers
Freelancers
The Insatiably Curious
What unites us: we're passionate, obsessed, curious, and value people.
The principles that guide how we build together.
We actively build things that matter. We don't complain, outsource, or wait. We get our hands dirty and solve problems.
People matter. We don't come to see how we can use each other. We come to build long lasting relationships with real people that go far.
We choose meaningful conversations over small talk. Real questions over easy answers. We obsessively dive deep to satistfy our unsatiable curiosity.
We believe everyone has something to teach and learn. We rise together, not at each other's expense.