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Inaugural Investor Day @ FinTech Innovation Lab

David Teten

On Friday morning, I witnessed another volley of shots being fired from New York City at Palo Alto during FinTech Innovation Lab ‘s Inaugural Investor Day. The Lab is a collaboration between the New York City Investment Fund and Accenture, with support from the New York banking community.

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How much does it cost to build the world’s hottest startups?

The Next Web

Henrik Werdelin , the Managing Partner of Prehype , a venture development firm based in New York City that has helped build companies like Tradable , Barkbox , FancyHands , Basno and Path , says recreating Twitter isn’t necessarily difficult, but the layered features will take time to get right. 1) Twitter. 4) WhatsApp.

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Financial Technology Panel this Wednesday in NYC

David Teten

I hope you’ll join us at: The Power of “Social,” Venture Capital & Financial Engineering: How Tech Startups Are Challenging The Titans of Finance . Co-sponsored by Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance – New York, the Founders’ Circle, and Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York.

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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. View More » Social Good President Obama Tells Gay Teens "It G. I have a couple of points and resources to add.

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How To Prepare Your Business For Black Friday

YoungUpstarts

The history of Black Friday dates back to the early 20th century, when department stores in New York City hosted Christmas parades, ran advertisements in newspapers, and promoted the holiday season with special events. You can promote your upcoming Black Friday deals via social networks such as Facebook, Google+ and Twitter.

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How to Hire for Sweat Equity…

www.drowningamerican.com

What We’re Doing: We’re currently setting the groundwork for an innovative educational web application that will eventually fuse with social networking. In the longer term we will compete with social networks and online advertising. Well, I am not in the Bay area, I am in the New York city area.

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6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011

mashable.com

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has been trying very hard to raise New York City’s profile in the tech scene. The city appointed its first chief digital officer , Rachel Sterne, in January. That same month, prestigious startup accelerator TechStars announced its first New York City class.