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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

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It’s really difficult for me not to get into the thick of discussions about whether or not you can and/or should build a company in New York City. They flew in Leah Culver and the founder of Github to come speak—and that brought in 100 developers whose names, emails, and websites they all captured through Eventbrite.

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Why Your Startup's Name Matters

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Why Your Startup’s Name Matters. Cezary Pietrzak is a New York-based creative marketer and growth strategist. This article is the first in a three-part series about naming your startup; on Thursday, we’ll discuss creating names, and on Friday, we’ll discuss testing names. Like Tweet.

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16 Tips for Picking the Perfect Startup Name

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16 Tips for Picking the Perfect Startup Name. Cezary Pietrzak is a New York-based creative marketer and growth strategist. This article is the second in a three-part series about naming your startup; on Wednesday, we discussed why your startup’s name matters , and on Friday, we’ll discuss testing and buying domains.

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How to Pick the Right Name for Your Business

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How to Pick the Right Name for Your Business. Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. There are endless paths to take when brainstorming your new business name. But for many small business owners and entrepreneurs, the naming process is fraught with uncertainty and doubt. Clever irony?

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

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Frances McInnis is a journalist and crossword enthusiast based in New York City. Anyone who has sat stymied with their cursor blinking in a “username” field knows that coming up with a name is harder than you’d think. We talked to bloggers, social media gurus, linguists and naming experts (yes, they exist!)

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How to Supercharge your Content Marketing with Paid Advertising

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The content is ready and now post-publishing you’re on to emailing your list, reaching out to influencers, and distributing on your social channels. Taboola was founded in 2007 in New York City, and has been competing with Outbrain head-to-head almost from day one. Start with those notes already! Revcontent.

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A review of the first eleven Techstars Unicorns

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SendGrid is a transactional email platform. They were originally called BeamIt Mobile (yep – lots of companies change their names during the accelerator program). DigitalOcean is based in New York City. #9: Techstars funded ClassPass through our Techstars New York Accelerator in 2012.