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| last edited by BillSeitz on Oct 10, 2008 10:23 pm |
I attended the [NextNY] meeting discussing Nyc Challenges for StartUp-s - z2007-01-30- Nyc Startup Challenges. Some interesting bits:
NYC Angel Capital people rarely invest in tech/net startups - they do Real Estate, Hedge Fund-s, etc.
NYC investors of any level are more likely to demand an existing significant revenue stream - no "building audience" as a stage.
People felt that the expense of living in the city make it harder to get developers to give up their WallSt jobs, no matter how much they hate them.
there was a general smell of Silicon Valley-envy in the air
some people felt that it makes most sense to leverage the existing strong industries in NYC: fashion, media, advertising, etc. - although I think there's a question of whether you can foster Disruptive Innovation through the people you're trying to disrupt...
some folks are thinking about encourage future Entrepren Eur-s by speaking to kids via NFTE, etc., while others want to focus on college students to get fresh hires, etc.
[Kristian Hansen] intends to put a session together on Real Estate.
Co Working, etc.
after the event, I suggested that maybe members should "show their colors" while at a Coffee House with a [Luggage Tag] or Laptop Sticker bearing the [NextNY] logo.
[Darren Herman] has blogged his experiences and recommendations on the NYC StartUp environment.
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