January 2012
3 posts
Made in NY...in Austin: Back for 2012 →
madeinyaustin:
We’ve been getting lots of questions about whether New York Startup Meetup will be back at SXSW in 2012…and the answer?
Yup. We’ll be there. And we’re excited. Because in addition to having a lot of the great team back from last year (with NY Tech Meetup taking the lead this time), we’ve got lots…
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Computer Science (Language) as a Requirement
Fred Wilson just wrote a blog post about The Academy for Software Engineering that is going to be built in Union Square. It’s an awesome project that is going to help lay the ground work for demonstrating the importance of teaching math/science/technology and computer programming and inspiring a future generation of technology leaders. This helps further complete the NYC’s investments...
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Silicon Valley vs. Silicon Alley
MBA@UNC just posted an interactive infographic on “Silicon Valley & Silicon Alley” and compares key opinions, metrics and trends between the two. More and more infographics like this are popping up as the debate intensifies. This one is particularly intersting given the interactive nature. See below for details.
From my perspective, it’s a fun debate but somewhat detracts...
September 2011
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August 2011
3 posts
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The Road to SXSW: Hit Thumbs Up!
nycedc:
NYCEDC is submitting two panels to SXSW this year, and we need your help! By hosting panels at SXSW Interactive, our goal is to spread the word about NYC’s booming tech startup scene and further brand the City as an innovative tech hub. NYC offers unparalleled tech companies, talent, and government resources, and we want to drive new people and startups to join us here in the Big Apple....
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What the NYC Startup World Needs (and Doesn’t... →
marksbirch:
An excellent post by Nate Westheimer in response to Chris Dixon’s original post. I think Nate is spot on in his assessment and critique. The fact is that the push by NYC government to lure a world-class engineering campus to NYC is brilliant. This is just one of many critical initiatives and events that will help NYC grow as a global hub for technology innovation and commerce....
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NYCEDC: And the Winners Are... →
nycedc:
By Andrew Chen, Kristy Sundjaja, and Steven Strauss Center for Economic Transformation
We’re happy to announce the winners of our first NYC BigApps Ideas Challenge, part of the NYC BigApps Competition, which gathers ideas from the public for apps that that can help improve the lives…
June 2011
1 post
NYCEDC: NYC BigApps Ideas Challenge →
nycedc:
By Andrew Chen, Kristy Sundjaja, and Steve Strauss Center for Economic Transformation
We’re really happy to announce the launch of the NYC BigApps Ideas Challenge. As we move forward from BigApps 2.0 and are on the road towards BigApps 3.0, we’ve designed the BigApps Ideas…
May 2011
5 posts
NYCEDC: Entrepreneur at Large at NYCEDC →
We’re looking for a very seasons entrepreneur looking to help the NYC Tech Ecosystem grow for 6 months while networking and helping us better listen to what entrepreneurs and tech companies are in need of. Spread the word and apply!
nycedc:
By Millie Parekh, Dmytro Pokhylko, Ann Li, Kristy Sundjaja, Steven Strauss Center for Economic Transformation
Are you an entrepreneur who is passionate...
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Hip Hop Tech Poetry - a Poem by Kleiner Perkins...
I’ve really been enjoying my time at the NYC TechCrunch Disrupt conference. It’s really a prime example of the burgeoning NYC Tech Scene. While a lot at #TCDisrupt has made me “ooh” and “ahh” I think nothing will top the impromptu poem created and recited by KPCB Partner, Bing Gordon, on stage. It is all about NYC Tech and the conference and could be our...
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Why We Chose NYC: Lawrence Lenihan (FirstMark...
“New york is the land of milk and honey, it’s always 75 degrees and sunny …” - While Lawrence Lenihan, the Founder of FirstMark Capital, was rhyming for fun, he was serious about convincing the Boston area engineering students on how great a place NYC is for startups and technology. I was able to film these two segements by Lawrence and then by Next Jump CEO Charlie Kim,...
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NYCEDC: Recap of NYC@Boston →
nycedc:
By Steve Strauss, Kristy Sundjaja and Andrew Chen Center for Economic Transformation
On May 5th, NYCEDC held a talent recruiting event in Boston, where about 15 NYC startups met with approximately 160 engineering students from MIT, Harvard, Brown, Dartmouth, and many other schools….
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How New York City Will Own Silicon Valley
As I write this blog post, I’m on the Acela Express from Boston to NYC, coming back from a mission to steal Boston’s best and brightest with a number of other startups and VCs (FourSquare, Etsy, Tumblr, Union Square Ventures, etc.). There’s not enough talent to supply the astronomic growth we’re experiencing here in NYC and so we’re starting to get organized (read...
August 2010
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Virtual Gifts. Virtual Value
Today I met up with a good friend of mine and we got into conversing about the Virtual Gifts market. He’s looking to become a product manager (he’s going to make a great one) for an established silicon valley startup and work on their virtual gifts product. So, as a result we talked about the job opportunity and the space in general. While not having thought about the space all too...
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The Cup Cake Bubble
You know, ever since I read this article about the Cup Cake Bubble in Slate, I’ve been dying to write a response. Or actually, just to continue the conversation. I’m glad some noticed the trend and it’s indicative of the many “cute food” trends that have been flying about over the last decade or so. My opinion is that, while these trends come, I don’t think...
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We're All OCD: Why We Love Bejeweled
One of the first games that I heard analyzed from a psychological point of view is the Mobile/Web App hit Bejeweled. The rules are super simple: reorder jewels into rows containing 3 or more same colored jewels and the jewels will disappear, you earn points, more jewels come and you do that until you beat the level by reaching the goal for number of jewels that disappear. Simple, no? Yet,...