BDev Brew & Build NYC, Presented by Justworks

A startup can decide to hire globally in one meeting. The operating complexity arrives immediately afterward. Payroll, compliance, benefits, culture, and management do not become simpler because the talent happens to be in another country. They become a test of whether the company can turn ambition into a repeatable operating system.

BDev Brew & Build NYC brings that conversation to Lower Manhattan for an approval-required breakfast presented by Justworks. The panel is built around founders and operators who have had to make the distributed-team decision work in practice, not merely defend it on a recruiting slide.

What the event is built around

• The operational decisions behind building and managing global teams
• Payroll, benefits, compliance, and the infrastructure required to hire across borders
• How founders preserve culture and accountability as teams become distributed
• Lessons from operators who have worked through the tradeoffs firsthand
• Founder and operator networking over breakfast in New York's Financial District

Who should have it on the radar

BDev Brew & Build should be on the radar for founders planning their next hires, people leaders managing distributed teams, finance and operations executives responsible for cross-border employment, and investors helping portfolio companies build beyond a single geography. Registration is free and subject to organizer approval.

What to watch

The most useful part of this room should be the distance between access and execution. Global hiring expands the talent market, but it also increases the number of operating assumptions a company has to get right. Watch how the panel separates the work that can be standardized from the decisions that still require local knowledge, managerial judgment, and trust.

The announced panel includes Karl Eshwer of BDev Ventures, Andre Jacquez, Valerie Avila, and Joshua Whetstone of Justworks, and Tomás Uribe of Mavity.

Event details

• Date: August 26, 2026
• Time: 9:00 AM-11:00 AM ET
• Location: Financial District, New York, NY; exact address provided to approved guests
• Type: Networking
• Access: Free; approval required
• Register: Official event page

Registration requirements, capacity, location details, and program information can change. Use the official registration page for the latest information from the organizers.