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This Week in NYC Innovation - February 22, 2010

This is going to be BIG.

We'll talk to experts across the industry, including chef Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern, Glenn Roberts, founder of Anson Mills, marketing whizzes from Rooster Design Group, and writer and Food52 co-founder Amanda Hesser. Will scientists rule the kitchen? The conference is free and open to the public.

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5 questions for New Story after a month in Y Combinator

Jeff Hilimire

I can’t tell you how excited I was when Brett Hagler , CEO and co-founder of New Story (funding life-changing houses for homeless families), told me that they were accepted into Y Combinator (YC). During the first week, the founders of Airbnb came to speak, and Brian (their CEO) said, “be shameless about asking for help.”

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