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Amazon “Swipes Left” On New York City

Haystack

Today, Amazon announced it will entirely abandon its plans to build its second headquarters (a/k/a “HQ2”) in Long Island City, a residential neighborhood in the borough of Queens, New York City. I believe this will be talked about for months, which in today’s news cycle is saying something.

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“It’s okay to take profits and not hodl forever.” Does this make Alex Taub a web3 contrarian or just reasonable?

Hunter Walker

When I befriended Alex Taub in 2013 he lived in New York City, didn’t have children, and certainly did not yet have thousands of dollars invested in virtual race horses. I deliberately tried to work with people that I could learn a lot from and really engrain myself into the community. It’s been a lot of fun.

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New Power: An Interview with Henry Timms

Startup Lessons Learned

I’m speaking this summer at the Social Good Brazil event – which is larger than ours in New York City. Can you tell me a bit more about your own experiences transforming an old power institution into a new power role model? The 92nd Street Y is all about strengthening community. They aren’t waiting for permission.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

He’s a former Dell exec that worked on their startup team with Ingrid Vandervelt, a Capital Factory mentor, and the co-founder of DivInc, Austin’s pre-accelerator program for diverse founders, which is hosted at Capital Factory.

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Two Days of Entrepreneurial Community Building In Upstate New York

Feld Thoughts

On Wednesday and Thursday I spent two awesome days with my long time friend Martin Babinec (the founder of Trinet), his partner at Upstate Venture Connect – Nasir Ali – and about 1000 members of the Upstate New York entrepreneurial community. Young Entrepreneurs Organization, and the MIT Enterprise Forum.

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Top 10 Podcasts To Become a More Well-Rounded Human

Austin Startup

Many hosts tend to speak over their guests or cut them short, but Tim lets them carry on longer before redirecting them to a different question. The Moth The gist: “The Moth is a non-profit group based in New York City dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. His podcast gives me that same feeling.

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City Made: Why NYC Is A Great Place To Be An Entrepreneur

View from Seed

New York City is a tremendous place to be an entrepreneur. It’s good and healthy to have non-tech outlets in your life and in New York City, walk around the block or turn around in your barstool and startup life can disappear for as long as you need. “I