🚀 Codex Best Practices Night #7 - OpenAI Codex & YCombinator Networking
Codex Community Meetup in San Franciso - Codex Best Practices Night with a Guest Speaker from OpenAI
Guest Speaker from OpenAI Codex - Phoebe Wang (Member of Technical Staff)
Next meetup: Yufei Zhao (Member of Technical Staff, OpenAI Codex) will be our guest speaker.
Panelists:
Address: 1590 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
When you arrive, please enter Sports Basement Bryant and go to the elevator. The elevator is right after the reception area. Take the elevator to the 5th floor.
There is also a staircase on the other side of Sports Basement that goes up to the 5th floor.
Additionally:
Submit you Codex Lifehack application: https://forms.gle/xF5YMyK7VhbidQYR9
Join us in San Francisco (Bryant street) for an evening designed for both beginners and experienced users to connect, learn, share demos, and explore how Codex is changing the way people build.
Our recent Codex Community Hackathon was on May 26, 2026
Our recent Community Meetup was on May 14, 2026
Our recent Community Meetup was on April 16, 2026
Upcoming Community Events:
Codex community meetup on July 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
No coding background is required. This event is open to everyone:
people who code and people who do not, people already using Codex and people who are simply curious about it.
Come meet builders, founders, engineers, creatives, operators, students, and community members interested in AI, coding agents, and the future of building faster with better tools.
Who Should Attend?
This meetup is for:
coders and non-coders, current Codex users and first-time explorers, founders, engineers, product people, students, creators, and anyone curious about AI-assisted building.
If you would like to be considered for the panel discussion, please apply or message the organizer directly.
What to Expect
Expect a warm, high-energy, and highly interactive evening with networking, refreshments, practical conversations, optional demos, and new connections.
!! This is not a passive event !!
Each attendee will be invited to do a short 30-second introduction, so everyone becomes part of the experience.
Please come ready to briefly introduce yourself.
You will leave with:
new contacts, fresh ideas, a better understanding of Codex, community energy, and a chance to win special prizes.
Join us for an evening all about Codex - OpenAI’s coding agent that helps you build and ship faster. Whether you’re already using Codex or just curious about coding agents, this is your chance to meet the team, connect with peers, and explore how AI is transforming the way we build software.
Event Details
📅 Tuesday June 23rd, 2026
5:30 p.m. - Doors Open and Networking Begins
6:00-6:45 p.m. - Discussion on Real Ways of Using Codex | Panel
6:45-7:15 p.m. - Codex Lifehack Competition: Top 10 selected participants pitch live
7:15 - 8:00 p.m. - Networking
8:00 p.m. - end
Speaker Opportunities
NEW!! Limited speaker spots are now open.
We are opening 5 community speaker spots for people who would like to take the stage and speak in front of 70+ guests.
If you would like to speak at this meetup, please apply or contact the organizer - TatianaSF
Special Giveaways
🎁 Gifts will be raffled among registered attendees of this meetup
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Host:
✅ TatianaSF.com - Tatiana Isa, Ambassador for OpenAI Codex
Volunteering and Support
Are you interested in volunteering for this event or supporting future community events as a sponsor, media partner, or collaborator?
Please contact: [email protected]
You can also reach out here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatianasf/
Address: 1590 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
When you arrive, please enter Sports Basement Bryant and go to the elevator. The elevator is right after the reception area. Take the elevator to the 5th floor.
There is also a staircase on the other side of Sports Basement that goes up to the 5th floor.
Parking is free and limited.
✅If you have ideas or would like to support the hackathon as a 🤝sponsor, 🤝volunteer, or you have any 📩 questions, please reach out anytime at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatianasf/
Out Reach Partner:
Funding Breakthrough Lab is a 501(c)(3) women-led nonprofit pre-accelerator with a mission of creating a supportive community to build a better tomorrow. We empower founders with education, networks, and resources to unlock their potential while championing diversity, inclusion, and authenticity. Founded by Natalie Pan, an engineer, community builder and executive coach. Apply for the next cohort starting March 21st 2026 here https://fundingbreakthroughlab.org.