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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

As an early-stage VC I love this phase. I will always remember fondly my coffee meeting 5 years ago with my friend Sam Rosen in New York City shortly after Hurricane Sandy. Sam began drawing out plans for a new way to provide storage after he had horrific experiences with traditional storage after the storm.

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Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups

techcrunch.com

Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups. She attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, majoring in Writing and Art, and moved to New York City shortly after graduation to work in the Media industry. Alexia Tsotsis. View Staff Page.

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Why a Company Can’t “Be More Like a Startup”

Steve Blank

In addition, some cities put an artificial limit on the number of taxi operators by requiring them to buy medallions and agree to a set of local regulations. Today, New York City has 13,587 yellow-taxi medallions and more than 50,000 Uber and Lyft cars.

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Open Angel Forum and The Amazing Disappearing Funding Gap in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

About a year and a half ago, I wrote that New York needed more dedicated early stage capital. First Growth Venture Network formed to mentor high potential seed and early stage companies.

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Startl's Accelerator Program for Ed-Tech Startups Now Accepting Applications

ReadWriteStart

Early stage education technology startups can now apply for Startl 's second annual accelerator program. The program offers ed-tech startups a three-month residency in New York City and an opportunity to work with the social venture Startl and the tech accelerator DreamIt Ventures.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. But having different funds available for different stages of one’s company is actually a really good thing. Note that I’m not defining who numbers 1,2 are. Time will tell.

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Venture Capital Access Program launches to aid women and diverse entrepreneurs

David Teten

HBSAANY is comprised of New York City tri-state area Harvard alumni who are venture capitalists and other accredited investors investing in early-stage, private companies around the United States. The organization invests in companies led by both Harvard and non-Harvard alums across all industries.