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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

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. I certainly don’t know more about the food industry than they do. New entrepreneurs need to learn how to turn over rocks better. Response: Wall St.

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Amazon “Swipes Left” On New York City

Haystack

Today, Amazon announced it will entirely abandon its plans to build its second headquarters (a/k/a “HQ2”) in Long Island City, a residential neighborhood in the borough of Queens, New York City. I believe this will be talked about for months, which in today’s news cycle is saying something.

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It’s About Women Running Startups

Steve Blank

She had an interesting insight: existing content/media companies were having the same problem as hardware companies that rarely made the leap to new platforms. And she had a model for a new media company for mobile and wearables. I had lots of answers, but none of them good enough for either of us.

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Pause to think about how remarkable that truly is. The world all around us is filled with invisible things that don’t disturb us because they’ve always been there. It was a fascinating discussion in which he also talked about the early days of building Bird.

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Thinking About the Next Chief Digital Officer of New York City

This is going to be BIG.

You wouldn''t hire a new GM and just immediately get rid of your All-Star players. That means that just about every position is going to be up for grabs, including the newly created Chief Digital Officer position held by Rachel Haot. It says the job is about: ".improving Think about it. Same goes for a baseball team.

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Twitter Link Roundup #92 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Social Media Revolution – Facts and Figures (Updated) – [link]. Fascinating visual look at the population of Asians in New York City – [link].

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

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less than 18 months from when the company was created so I thought it was probably a good time to weigh in on the questions I get asked most frequently and why we’re so excited about Bird. How could Bird really be worth the reported $2 billion valuation that I read about in this press? name your city]? Forget the valuation?—?I