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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. Someone offers you a secure job with lots of responsibility to build some piece of trading software that billions of dollars will run on and thousands of people will use.

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AI Startups Need Data, and the Government Needs Help

ReadWriteStart

In the private and academic sectors, more companies are investing in AI and machine learning to solve complex problems in new ways. social media giants, product review sites, and travel companies) to be wary of sharing large customer datasets. Once that data is secured, the focus should be on using it safely and effectively.

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Guns and Cyber Security

Steve Blank

It’s time to teach Cyber Security as integral part of the high school and college curriculum and to all corporate employees. Each time gun safety was an integral part of training with new weapons. Hacking and Cyber Security. Companies need to make Cyber Security education an integral part of their on-boarding process.

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10 College Business Incubators We’re Most Excited About

YoungUpstarts

Dysonics secured $750,000 in funding from angel investors to develop products that will reproduce three-dimensional, immersive sound in headphones. NYU-Poly has not one, but four business incubators, boasting incredible support for fledgling businesses in the greater New York City area. Harvard Innovation Lab.

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Smart Cities, Smart Buildings, Smart People

Austin Startup

Present were: Darlene Pope who was instrumental in adding Internet connectivity to thousands of commercial buildings in New York City. Mark Parr who was the technical architect (CTO) on a project to bring Internet to the New York City Subway along with many other wireless smart building and city wide wireless network projects.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Time will tell.

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Guns and Cyber Security

Steve Blank

It’s time to teach Cyber Security as integral part of the high school and college curriculum and to all corporate employees. Each time gun safety was an integral part of training with new weapons. Hacking and Cyber Security. Companies need to make Cyber Security education an integral part of their on-boarding process.

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