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NY Startup shows benefit of IT support

Original post by TEKCONN Major metropolitan areas like Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles and New York City are hotbeds for startups, many of which have significant technical components to them. What might be surprising to some, however, is that a good number those entrepreneurs start out with little or no technology training. Instead, they rely on […]

The Rise of the New York Startup Scene

Original post by RACHEL METZ via  technologyreview A growing number of techies are calling New York City home, and investors are paying attention. When Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai started building their location-sharing startup,Foursquare, in 2008, they chose New York City for their headquarters, and Crowley’s kitchen table in the East Village served as their first workspace. “We […]

New York City-based Startup Wantworthy Raises $1M in Seed Funding

New York City-based Startup Wantworthy Raises $1M in Seed Funding

Original post by Lolita A. Alford via FashInvest Site Strives to Make Bigger Vision a Reality Wantworthy, a New York-based startup has just raised a $1 million in seed funding. Unlike many other sites, Wantworthy lets you keep track of everything you want. You can save products from any site as you’re shopping online and come back to […]

Crain Communications Now In Charge of Making Internet Week New York Happen

Original post by Kelly Faircloth via BetaBeat Old-school publisher takes over new-fangled festival. Sounds like changes are coming to that staple of the Silicon Alley social calendar, Internet Week New York. Crain Communications–the company behind publications like AdAge and Crain’s New York–has made a “strategic investment” in the festival. What’s more, the publishing conglomerate will be taking a role in the event […]

Submit Your Nominations For The 2012 Silicon Alley 100!

Original post by Marcus Moretti via BI In October, we will publish the most eagerly awaited rankings list in New York: The Silicon Alley 100. The Silicon Alley 100 ranks the 100 people who have done the coolest stuff in the New York digital community this year. We’ll be celebrating this year’s list with a huge bash on the floor […]