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This Week in the NYC Innovation Community – January 25, 2010

This is going to be BIG.

The agenda: * Quick introductions over breakfast * Three brief demos, including one from Hot Potato * Casual networking session, with free Wi-Fi on offer for those who want to stick around and work in a community environment. 10AM through the weekend Crisis Camp Haiti NYC-New York technologists helping the Haiti relief effort.

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Austin’s opportunity to change America’s entrepreneurial narrative

Austin Startup

In 1991, ten-year-old Jerry and his family escaped civil war in Haiti and resettled in America as refugees. Austin’s opportunity I’m excited to come to Austin next week because I’ve seen in the community everything we need to solve the problems we have. Second, we need to innovate as much in HOW we invest as WHAT we invest in.

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This Week in NYC Innovation - February 22, 2010

This is going to be BIG.

Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology nextNY.

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Out of the Crisis #22: Ron Klain on pandemic response and preparedness, entrepreneurship, and rebuilding trust in institutions

Startup Lessons Learned

It's the same reason why some people in the national security community, particularly ultra-conservatives, don't view climate change as a national security threat. So we need to really address that, also, as a country and as part of a global community. It's an environment problem. These aren't just one-time things.