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

Steve Blank

As more and more companies face disruption from globalization, new technology, and startups that have more capital than the incumbents, the continuing cry from Wall Street investors is, “Why can’t companies be as innovative as startups?”. Today, New York City has 13,587 yellow-taxi medallions and more than 50,000 Uber and Lyft cars.

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10 College Business Incubators We’re Most Excited About

YoungUpstarts

Follow along as we explore 10 of the most exciting college business incubators around today, and be sure to share your own favorites in the comments: Entrepreneurs Hall @ The RIT Global Village. NYU-Poly has not one, but four business incubators, boasting incredible support for fledgling businesses in the greater New York City area.

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YSN Launches Global “Build Your Own Virtual SUBWAY® Store” Campaign

YoungUpstarts

Global and country-specific leader-boards will track the highest scoring contestants throughout the six-week challenge and will determine, along with a comprehensive review by a panel of judges, the top five winners. From there, the adventure will continue in New York City and Washington DC.

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15 Inspirational TV Shows For New Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

Business experts, Amanda Brinkman and Robert Herjavec work with local businesses to identify the problems and challenges they face and work to help overcome them so that they can survive and thrive in the local and global marketplace. Tech Stars.

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After Raising $6.7M For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies

techcrunch.com

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. As Smartphones Reach A Global Tipping Point, Why Your Product Isn't As Simple As You. New York City. New York City. with a $3 sale.

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Austin Tech Happy Hour at The Dogwood (7/22)

Austin Startup

With a new Austin software development office and sales headquarters in New York City, BountyJobs is the global recruiting marketplace where employers engage top headhunters to fill any job, anywhere. Remember that this event is at a bar, so 21+ please.

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A review of the first eleven Techstars Unicorns

David Cohen

Twilio became a popular perk for Techstars companies globally over the years and many other Techstars portfolio companies use the product extensively. Outreach is a sales engagement platform that was funded by the Techstars Seattle Accelerator in 2011. DigitalOcean is based in New York City. #9: 4: Zipline (2011).