In NYC, there ought to be at least one meetup group for startup founders?! I would have a look on https://www.meetup.com/

BTW, did you consider applying to YC? You don’t have to move permanently to SF to join.

Probably any wealthy peoples kids would fit that bill.

"How can I meet other people like me?"

Do you really want to restrict yourself to meeting people in their 20s ? If you expand your horizon a bit, plenty of exciting founders in their 30s,40s or even 50s .

Hi, I am 21. First I didn't want to comment as I am not a founder (yet), but I actually had an idea: My university actually runs a rudimentary founders program/startup accelerator for students.

Maybe the institutions near you do the same, I am sure your input would be invaluable there and also the (future) founders would be right in your age range.

NYC based and would love to connect! https://ellispinsky.com/

You're on a rare vector, no doubt about it. It'll be tough.

You can try milling about various startup accelerators, I guess. You might find a few who did what you did, and they tend to have a younger crowd.

Meetups, happy hours around conferences and events, and lean our your VC contacts they should have their own events/dinners, and can intro you to like minded founders regardless

This is what I do when I was an undergrad. I used alumni startup products and went their meetups so I got to know the founders in person.

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