
Venture Everywhere · 2026-06-16 · 30 min
In episode 122 of Venture Everywhere, Jenny Fielding , Managing Partner at Everywhere Ventures , sits down with Marty Ringlein , co-founder and CEO of Agree , for a founder’s-eye recap of New York Tech Week 2026. Marty breaks down his week - from demoing Agree at Intercom to a poker night at Bessemer - and what the energy on the ground said about where New York’s tech scene is heading. Together they dig into what had every founder and VC buzzing - agents, commoditization, and whether New York is finally having its moment as the center of the tech universe. In this episode, you will hear: New York Tech Week reaching its inflection point. The best and worst events of the week as a founder on the ground. Agents and commoditization turning once-defensible products into overnight features. Regulated industries as the last viable moat against AI encroachment. The question every founder is now asking: what won’t Claude or ChatGPT build? Learn more about Marty Ringlein | Agree LinkedIn: Website: Learn more about Jenny Fielding | Everywhere VC Linkedin: Website: