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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. NYC Tech is bursting at the seams with nightly networking events at floors and floors of co-working spaces.

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How To Predict The Future

Feld Thoughts

A big technical challenge we studied was piping streaming video over networks. Wikipedia was a tremendous invention in the process of knowledge curation, and it was dependent, in turn, on the invention of wikis. Read Gotham: The History of New York City to 1898.) Some trends run into negative feedback loops.

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Succeeding in Venture Capital as an Introvert

Hunter Walker

I would experience some social anxiety mixed with generally feeling overwhelmed by my own internal scorecarding and thoughts of, “Am I networking enough?” I can’t say that Covid-19 has made me rethink the personal utility of the really big conferences (I don’t attend many), but it does make me miss the curation of smaller groups.

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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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5 tips for securing partnerships with big brands

The Next Web

Gary Sharma, who curates an impressive list of tech events at GarysGuide , has made himself a fixture at New York City networking events – and he’s always easy to spot in his signature red tie. If you do attend a big event, you’ve probably realized it will be tricky to stand out in the crowd.

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

Frances McInnis is a journalist and crossword enthusiast based in New York City. 3) Check the social network username site www.knowem.com to see who else is using something similar. Auto-Tune the News" Curates: Our Fav. I have a couple of points and resources to add. And Good luck!

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Making the NYC Community Smaller

This is going to be BIG.

After I graduated in 2001, I remember it seeming impossible to feel the same way about living in New York City. It was a time before the widespread use of social networks, obviously. I then reached out to the people I wanted to spend time with and offered up spots with small, curated groups around great food.

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