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SEYA

People Worth
Meeting

The internet made people easier to find.
SEYA makes them easier to meet.

SEYA curates purposeful face-to-face conversations with remarkable people in the city’s most vibrant coffee shops.

A conversation
worth having.

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THE PEOPLE

Your city is full of
remarkable people.

Designers, creatives, mentors, founders,
and curious minds. Find the person.
Discover what you could talk about.

SEYA gives you a clear reason and a trusted place to sit down with someone interesting.

TWO WAYS IN

Two ways to join the table.

SOURCE

Share what you know.

We invite people whose experiences, taste, stories, knowledge, or perspective could make someone want to sit down with them.

Sources are people whose experiences, taste or stories make someone want to sit down with them. SEYA handles the place, the time and the booking.

Apply as a Source
YOU

Meet someone worth meeting.

Discover people whose experiences, ideas, and stories offer a new perspective. Choose a conversation that interests you and meet face-to-face over coffee.

HOW IT WORKS

From URL to
IRL
in three steps.

Every session happens over a coffee or a full sit-down session - pick how deep you want to go.

Preparing a session with notes over coffee

01List your session

Share what you know. Set your price and availability.

A host sharing her perspective with a guest

02Host a conversation

Meet at a curated NYC café and share your perspective.

A host wrapping up a worthwhile café conversation

03Earn for your time

Get paid for your time and build your reputation.

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TRUST & SAFETY

Trust starts
with clarity.

Know who you are meeting, what you will talk about, where you will meet, and what it costs - all before you book.

01

Public places

Every session takes place in a public, SEYA-approved place.

02

Real Sources

Sources complete identity checks before any listing goes live.

03

Two-way reviews

You and your Source review each other. Reputation is earned, not claimed.

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FOUNDING SOURCES · NYC

Start with one conversation.
Let the next one follow.

SEYA is inviting its first NYC Sources - people whose experiences, taste, stories, knowledge, or perspective could make someone want to sit down with them.

HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE?

Be someone’s next perspective.

Apply as a Source
CURIOUS WHO YOU COULD MEET?

Find your first conversation.

A place to meet

About this session

Start with a coffee20 mins  |  Over coffee
Go a little deeper60 mins  |  
A new way to meet · NYC

Your next perspective
starts here.

Join the NYC beta to meet someone whose hour could change yours.

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