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Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Capital?

Austin Startup

It follows up on my posts discussing why early stage startups should — or should not — move to Silicon Valley. Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Capital? In terms of access to capital, Austin is not Silicon Valley or New York — but it is Austin. Money is like gasoline during a road trip.

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The New York Times Launches TimeSpace, Its Own Startup Incubator/Accelerator

VC Cafe

The New York Times is launching a new startup accelerator, TimeSpace, a 4 month program taking in early stage media startups into the NYT Headquarters.

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Digital.NYC: The First Ecosystem Hub

Gust

On October 1st, 2014, after more than two years of partnership and development, Gust proudly joined the Mayor of the City of New York and IBM in announcing the launch of Digital.NYC , NYC’s new official hub for tech and startups. For Gust, Digital.NYC represents a new paradigm for connecting the early-stage ecosystem.

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Open Angel Forum and The Amazing Disappearing Funding Gap in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

About a year and a half ago, I wrote that New York needed more dedicated early stage capital. First Growth Venture Network formed to mentor high potential seed and early stage companies. Roger Ehrenberg is announces a new $25 million fund. Nate Westheimer hired by Flybridge as an advisor.

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How to Get World Class Experts to Support Your Company

David Teten

This is particularly true in New York, where their traditional financial services industry client base has sustained significant damage since the 2008 financial crisis. If you’re a late stage company trying to penetrate a new market (think Warby Parker trying to expand internationally), we have people who can help with that.

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Why I left Wall Street to figure it out.

Austin Startup

That’s when I began to think of New York. After confirming it in prayer, I was off to New York City. New York City Not long after arriving in NY, I threw myself into learning about as much as I can about startups and how it all works. But one day, at night, I decided to just Google NYC incubators.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. among North American Business Incubators and 4th in the world. Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. startup ecosystem for many decades.