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Così New York City è diventata New Tech City
“Tech and the City” sul CorrierEconomia di oggi: il venture capital preferisce la Grande Mela alla Silicon Valley; il maxi piano da 2 miliardi di dollari del sindaco Bloomberg per fare un nuovo campus; e i profili delle quattro startup newyorkesi più famose in Italia (Tumblr, Meetup, Etsy e Foursquare)
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Book availability
Many of you have been asking, so here’s a status: we decided to launch in Italy first, so the book came out yesterday March 7th (both paper and eBook) and we are following up with a book tour the next couple of weeks around Italy and Europe. In the US, the Kindle edition of the…
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New York #2 Tech City in the US
A new ranking of U.S. metropolitan areas’ tech prowess has been released, and anoints Silicon Valley as No. 1 due to 226 acquisitions of privately held technology companies in 2012, followed by New York with 100!! http://bit.ly/Yh7t9A
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Tech and the City on the road in Italia dal 13 al 21 marzo
In mezzo all’attuale confusione politica in Italia, “Tech and the City” vuole essere uno spunto per chiedersi se il modello delle startup – che ha rilanciato New York – sia esportabile in qualche modo nel nostro Paese per creare nuove occasioni di crescita e di lavoro. Ne parleremo in una serie di eventi, a cominciare…
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Articolo su Corriere.it
estory su Corriere.it scritta da esperto high-tech Edoardo Segantini Maria Teresa Cometto e Alessandro Piol hanno scritto insieme un bellissimo libro sulle startup a New York, “Tech and the City, un modello per l’Italia”, editore Guerini e Associati. Diversamente da altri di questo genere, che pretendono di indicarci l’ubicazione della pietra filosofale, o ci infliggono…
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Specific Help for Foreign Entrepreneurs
One way to orient oneself when coming from outside the US is to contact theDivision for International Business at the Mayor’s Office for International Affairslocated at the United Nations. Other organizations that can help foreign entrepreneurs in New York are:VentureOutNY, WorldWide Investor Network and NY Tech Meetup International There are some organizations attached to the Chambers of Commerce…
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Funding
There are a variety of investors in New York, from angel investors to early-stage and later-stage venture capitalists. You can also apply to and be funded by one of the accelerator programs in NY. Angel Investors Angels are typically individual investors who invest on their own or as a group. The typical investment size…
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Networking
There are many opportunities to network with companies, entrepreneurs and investors. There are multiple events in New York every night. Fortunately you can subscribe to a few newsletters that will help you keep track of what’s going on. New York Tech Meetup is probably the best known of the regular events. 800+ tickets are sold…
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Accelerators, Incubators and Workspaces
New York is well supported by a variety of shared spaces, incubators and accelerators that can provide affordable office space and resources for ventures in a multitude of industry sectors. What is best for you depends on what business you are in and what kind of help you are seeking. The list of incubators, accelerators…
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Competitions
Competitions Many of the schools in New York offer business plan competitions. To get up-to-date information it is best to go to a site like BPC that tracks the many events and competitions taking place in New York. Very popular are the Hackathons, and HackNY.org has been at the forefront in organizing them. To learn more about HackNY, watch…