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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage VC Investments

View from Seed

But we’re also very active in New York, as five of the most recent startups we’ve funded are based in Manhattan (which is 40% of this recent flurry of investments). We’ve been remarkably consistent on this dimension as well: five of the recent 13 investments were B2C, five were B2B, and three you could categorize as B2B2C.

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The End Of “Build It Yourself” Software

YoungUpstarts

On May 7, 1947, Levitt & Sons announced their first rental homes in Levittown, New York. This is the model we see at software companies that are doing exceptionally well. By Ralph Dangelmaier, CEO of BlueSnap. Of the 2,000 homes, more than 1,000 were rented within two days.

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Funding Computer Science Education In NY

Feld Thoughts

We’d previously contributed to another project Fred and Joanne spearheaded for the Academy of Software Engineering last year. Philanthropy computer science new york non-profit' A few weeks ago Fred sent me a note and asked if Amy and I would make a contribution from our foundation.

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Top 5 Innovative Business Ideas For Civil Engineers

YoungUpstarts

Roads, streets, bridges, metro lines, and huge skyscrapers everything that we see from the business and corporate buildings to malls for entertainment, is just because of the marvels of civil engineering. In the future, we will witness the role of civil engineers evolve even more as technology is evolving everything and everywhere.

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How Venture Capitalists and Government Can Promote Entrepreneurship

David Teten

By contrast, as a venture capitalist, I can report that almost all of our portfolio companies are desperate to hire talented software engineers, and eager to hire in a range of other roles. New York has an extremely active Meetup culture; almost every night there are 3-10 tech-focused events.

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Simply Awesome Leadership in Computer Science Education

Feld Thoughts

I woke up this morning to a post from Fred Wilson titled The Academy For Software Engineering. In it Fred announced a new initiative in New York City called The Academy For Software Engineering. I expect efforts like The Academy For Software Engineering to take this on directly.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

Local Press / Websites / Organizational Tools – New York has an amazing startup scene and the energy and momentum is palpable. Ability To Attract a Pool of Engineers – We know that SF is Mecca for software engineers. Every city should have a “BuildIn” program.

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