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What are the best New York City events to attend to meet VC’s and Angel investors?

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The New York Angels Education Meetup. Invested Interests angel investors entrepreneurs events new york city startups VCs' NY Tech Meetup (first Tuesday of each month). original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.

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What are the advantages of stationing your startup in New York City opposed to Silicon Valley / SF?

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A much more tightly knit startup community, compared to the larger but more diffuse West Coast community. A city that from the Mayor on down is devoted to helping the tech startup community expand exponentially. The world’s fastest growing tech startup ecosystem.

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There Is Only ONE Silicon Valley

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It hosts an environment which many other communities have attempted to emulate, although they haven’t and won’t. Many other communities are entrepreneur-friendly and, by any measure, have the tools in place to spawn new high growth companies. The Valley has been a unique place for over half a century.

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Startup Accelerators are Entrepreneur Boot Camps

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Incubators I hear mentioned most often include YCombinator , led by Paul Graham in Silicon Valley, and TechStars , located in Boston, Boulder, New York City, and Seattle. business and technical assistance either on site or through a community referral system. group rates for health, life and other insurance plans.

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Startup Capital: Feast or Famine?

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It is suggested that companies cannot find the cash necessary to start new and exciting ventures. Furthermore during this economic downturn, we’ve heard a crescendo of voices lamenting the lack of startup funding, as communities finally recognize that new companies are the key source of job creation in this country.

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