Google and lots of other new tech companies are helping New York City’s economy grow faster than the nation’s. So if you haven’t found a job yet: You’re better off coming to the city than sitting on your parents’ couch.
For Tech Start-Ups, New York Has Increasing Allure
The New York Times on tech start-ups like Qwiki, TutorSpree, Shoptiques, and Branch and their business decisions to move to New York City:
People who have founded start-ups on the East and West Coasts say there can be an advantage to being in a place like New York where tech is not so all-consuming. Those at start-ups in New York repeatedly mention the intimacy of the relatively small but tight-knit industry here — in fact, they may be the only people who say they moved to New York because they liked its small-town vibe.
Visit NYCEDC’s website to find more resources on locating and growing your business in New York City.
Photo credit: James Best Jr./The New York Times
View more photos of our Internet Week panel last week: “NYC BigApps, Civic Hacking, Startup Success” at the beautiful The Space, Inc. at Chelsea Market.
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Tech undergirds all industries that New York needs to be competitive in. Every industry in New York City and every job in New York City is going to be impacted by technology. Going forward we have to think of technology as the economy.
