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“Sanzo is at its best when we serve as a bridge across cultures for both AAPI and non-AAPI.” CEO Sandro Roco on building a beverage startup, what to avoid in influencer deals, & protecting the brand.

Hunter Walker

Living in New York City and finding pockets of other Asian Americans, I grew to appreciate my own identity as an Asian American. I would go into specialty and natural food stores in New York City and look at the other independently owned and smaller brands and just cold-Instagram DM or cold-LinkedIn message the founders.

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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

It’s really difficult for me not to get into the thick of discussions about whether or not you can and/or should build a company in New York City. It’s often some combination of the idea not being big enough to sustain a venture exit or the company just not being appropriate for venture financing. I was there, too.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

I will always remember fondly my coffee meeting 5 years ago with my friend Sam Rosen in New York City shortly after Hurricane Sandy. Sam began drawing out plans for a new way to provide storage after he had horrific experiences with traditional storage after the storm. were more distributed.

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How MakeSpace Recently Closed $30 million in New Funding

Both Sides of the Table

million in capital to build out its operations in 4 cities: New York City , Los Angeles , Chicago and Washington D.C. If you have a storage need in one of these cities please consider checking out MakeSpace. If you have a storage need in one of these cities please consider checking out MakeSpace.

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10 College Business Incubators We’re Most Excited About

YoungUpstarts

Participants in the incubation program learn valuable lessons in entrepreneurial management, finding financing from incubator companies, modern office space, and fully permitted labs with a wide range of technical equipment and engineering resources. Based in Mountain View, Calif., Based in Mountain View, Calif.,

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

This is only true when: 1) there is funding available to finance short-term losses and 2) when there is a lucrative positive unit-economics business when you become the winner. Of course it takes time to roll out new scooters and replace existing inventory but this is already having a dramatic effect on the underlying business.

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It’s About Women Running Startups

Steve Blank

This was just one of the 14 WeWork co-working spaces in New York City – there are over 100 co-working spaces in New York. Michael Bloomberg has yet to get his due for engineering the New York entrepreneurial ecosystem. Women in New York Startups. Lessons Learned.