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
NYC BigApps: Civic Hacking, Startup Success
Join us tonight at The Space, Inc. at Chelsea Market for NYCEDC and NYC DoITT’s Internet Week panel!
NYC BigApps: Civic Hacking, Startup Success
When: Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: The Space, Inc. at Chelsea Market, 75 9th Avenue, 6th Fl., New York
NYC BigApps, in addition to other groundbreaking City-sponsored initiatives, is becoming a catalyst for startups and helping spur incredible growth in entrepreneurship across the City—from Chelsea to Brooklyn, and soon, Roosevelt Island. Join several BigApps winners, judges, City officials, and City-based technology experts to hear how BigApps helps spawn new start-ups and foster the open data movement in New York—and find out what is in store for NYC’s emerging culture of innovation.
Rachel Sterne, New York City’s Chief Digital Officer, will introduce the panel:
- Kristy Sundjaja, Senior Director, Head of Industry Transformation, NYCEDC (moderator)
- Joel Natividad, Co-Founder, Ontodia
- Andrew Rasiej, Chairman, New York Tech Meetup
- Robert Richardson, Director of Strategic Technology Development, NYC DoITT
- Dan Robinson, Head of Product, Roadify
- Steve Rowe, Chief Revenue Officer, MyCityWay
Check out the new Made in NY Digital Jobs Map, just unveiled at Internet Week NY by Mayor Bloomberg and Chief Digital Officer Rachel Sterne. It’s an interactive guide to the City’s startups, investors, incubators, and co-working spaces, including over 325 digital companies currently hiring for jobs in NYC. The map was created by Internet Week New York in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and NYCEDC.
What we’re seeing is emergence of Hyphen-Tech. Technology plus Media, Technology plus Advertising, Technology plus Finance, Technology plus Fashion. In worlds where tech is driving innovation around industries, being near those industries accelerates innovation and growth. New York is ideally suited to grow technology companies in these verticals and, in particular, in social media software where New York’s diversity, population density, and frenetic pace helps people-powered software innovate in rapid cycles.
