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New York City’s tech scene is expanding at an astonishing rate these days, which raises the obvious question: why now? And, if New York has all the right ingredients to create a rich and deep...
View ArticleNew York Second In Country For February Funds
NY is second, trailing California, in funds received in February 2010, according to Form-D’s filed with the SEC, with $150M involved. via SEC Watch Company Blog Most companies who received funding are...
View ArticleScenius
Brian Eno is the musician (and genius, candidly) that coined the term “Scenius” by which he meant “the intelligence and the intuition of a whole cultural scene. It is the communal form of the concept...
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Technology Meets Art: Seven On Seven
We don’t really know where inspiration comes from. The idea that hits you like a brick thrown out a speeding car, smashing into your head behind your left ear, and leaving you dazed at the side of 7th...
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Anthony Casalena and Squarespace
Squarespace is a New York based company that offers a hosted blogging platform of the same name. No longer a start-up, the company has been running for 7 years, has been totally self-funded, and is...
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Bloomberg At Techcrunch Disrupt
Hizzoner Michael Bloomberg came to the TechCrunch Disrupt conference and made a compelling case for the growing tech start-up scene in New York. Along with the city’s cultural attractions he pointed...
View ArticleFare Share: An App For NYC, Only?
At the TechCrunch Disrupt event today, I had the chance to talk with Jeff Novich, Co-founder of Fare Share, which is a mobile app designed to help New Yorkers easily share taxi rides. The app — which...
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What The NYC Technology Ecosystem Is Missing
I am not a New Yorker, in the sense of having been born, raised, and educated here. I am an economic migrant, like most of the people I know and admire in New York, and the great majority of people I...
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