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A tale of two cities: Bewildered by the city government's continued cluelessness on NYC's innovation scene

This is going to be BIG.

Nice going NYC government PR machine. Either way the "one stop shop" model went out with portals in 1998. Two of the recent Ultra Light Startup events--one about PR and the other about legal help--had copycat programs run by the city itself. You could use your PR machine to highlight the best companies if you'd like, too.

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How to Start a Startup

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But its hard to raise money with an IP cloud over your head, becauseinvestors cant judge how serious it is. Before you consummate a startup, ask everyone about their previous IP history. Back in 1998 our CFOtried to talk me into it. Surely 1998 was a little late to arrive at the party. Dont do what we did.

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