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Archive for January, 2012

Letter from Betaworks CEO: ‘Data is the New Plastic’

Original post by Madelyn Martin via BETABEAT And more from the state of Betaworks, as per a leaked letter to shareholders. Our apologies ... Read More

Venture Capital Funding in 2011:
Silicon Valley vs. Silicon Alley

Original post by Graceful via Find The Best Venture Capital firms invested $28.4 billion into 3,673 deals last year—the third highest level in terms ... Read More

TEXDRIVE ANNOUNCES PARTICIPANTS AND KICKS OFF
THE FIRST ACCELERATION PROGRAMME IN MOSCOW

World’s first: a wide range of unique technologies selected – January 31, 2012 – TexDrive announced the start of its ... Read More

ALLEY VS VALLEY:
NEW YORK TRIES TO ATTRACT TECH INNOVATORS

Original post by ARTEMIA Not so long ago entrepreneurs with great ideas for tech startups had only one option if they really ... Read More

Turing Fellowship works to fill
New York’s engineering pipeline

Original post by Ryan Kim via GIGAOM New York’s got an abundance of almost everything, but engineers are increasingly a precious commodity. But ... Read More

With the help of OpenBrand,
is in-house branding killing the big agencies?

Original post by Vanessa Zainzinger via TechCrunch Every status has its symbol, says an advertising slogan. When starting a business, creating this symbol ... Read More

Venture Capital Shifts Downtown

Original post by RICHARD FLORIDA via the Atlantic Cities The past several years have seen something of a subtle shift from the traditional "nerdistan" ... Read More

Gillibrand uses Facebook in retreat

Original post by REBECCA MELNITSKY via timesunion.com ALBANY — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand responded to concerns about the controversial Protect IP Act, a bill she ... Read More

An Insider’s Take On Why Silicon Alley Completely Rocks Silicon Valley

Original post by Matt Lynley via BusinessInsider It's been a little more than three months since I moved from Silicon Valley to ... Read More

Why Wall Street’s Loss Is New York’s Gain

Original post by Dinesh Moorjani via Huff Post  A flower has grown from the ashes of New York's financial industry meltdown. That flower ... Read More