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Introducing the Hitchhiker’s Guide to New York City Tech

View from Seed

New York City is a dream but can also be a navigational nightmare, equal parts crammed circus and rat race mixed at warp speed. This holds for the city’s tech sector. In order to provide more transparent access and information, today we’re excited to launch the Hitchhiker’s Guide to New York City Tech.

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How To Predict The Future

Feld Thoughts

Wikipedia was a tremendous invention in the process of knowledge curation, and it was dependent, in turn, on the invention of wikis. If one had the idea of an crowd curated online knowledge system, you could apply the litmus test of internet connection rate to assess when there would be a viable number of contributors and users.

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20 must-attend tech conferences for female entrepreneurs in 2014

The Next Web

PSFK presents a ‘curated collection of creative thinkers will present new ideas in design, innovation and storytelling to an audience of peers’ in New York City on April 11. I’m very excited about Dent because it’s a small, curated group of people and there is a strong emphasis on relationship-building.

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What monks, chefs, lugers, singers, graffiti artists and actors all have in common

VC Adventure

SideTour events are designed to be shared in groups – often people who haven’t met each other before the experience (although the platform does allow for group booking). And SideTour heavily curates the experiences hosted on its site to ensure that they are both unique and that the hosts have true expertise.

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500 Startups unveils its Fall 2012 accelerator lineup: More international and more sh*t founders say

The Next Web

Club W: service that provides curated, personalized wine subscription. Hunie: community for designers to help them get feedback from their peers. SupplyHog: developing a new way to purchase building materials. Tealet: marketplace designed to connect tea drinkers with growers. Everbill: invoice and estimate service.

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

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Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Frances McInnis is a journalist and crossword enthusiast based in New York City. Auto-Tune the News" Curates: Our Fav. Kanye Wests Epic Hip Hop Opera "Runa.

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What monks, chefs, lugers, singers, graffiti artists and actors all have in common

VC Adventure

SideTour events are designed to be shared in groups – often people who haven’t met each other before the experience (although the platform does allow for group booking). And SideTour heavily curates the experiences hosted on its site to ensure that they are both unique and that the hosts have true expertise.