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Introducing the Hitchhiker’s Guide to New York City Tech

View from Seed

New York City is a dream but can also be a navigational nightmare, equal parts crammed circus and rat race mixed at warp speed. This holds for the city’s tech sector. In order to provide more transparent access and information, today we’re excited to launch the Hitchhiker’s Guide to New York City Tech.

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5 Reasons You Should Be Using Coworking Spaces In New York City

YoungUpstarts

There’s no getting around the fact that New York City is one of the most expensive places in the world to rent an office. The bad news is that it can be very difficult for small businesses, with tight budgets, to get their start here. Yet, there’s good reason for this.

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The real entrepreneurs of New York City

Startup Lessons Learned

While I was in New York, I had another opportunity to witness this firsthand, and I wanted to share the results with you. The Lean Startup Machine looks a lot like reality television for startups. It's intense, the teams go head-to-head, the protagonists live and learn, and it's all very entertaining.

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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. New York City is so damn big, that if you can’t find 10 people doing interesting stuff in your space, perhaps your market isn’t big enough or you’re too early.

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StartUps in New York City – How to Succeed

The Startup Magazine

While startups will have an uphill battle no matter where they set down roots, there are some cities where competition can be a bit fiercer, such as New York City. As for how to find these furnished apartments in New York City, there are companies that specialize in the offering.

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New York City Tech Podcast: Eli Bronner, Growth at AngelList

View from Seed

In 2010, Eli Bronner and his Lua Technologies co-founders were this exact profile of entrepreneurs, and New York City was an exuberant tech ecosystem without much structure or identity. So what happens when a rookie founding team collides with an adolescent startup city?

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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.