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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

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Competition is tight, but recent layoffs and uncertainty have created new possibilities for entrepreneurs. New York City With over 9,000 tech startups , and a startup ecosystem worth over $189 billion, New York City is second to the Silicon Valley Bay area.

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7 Indications Your New Venture May Not Be Investable

Startup Professionals Musings

Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. investors, for example, it may be worthwhile to set up an office in New York City or Silicon Valley. You need a big differentiator in these arenas. Products requiring changes to government regulations. If you want U.S.

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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. New York City is so damn big, that if you can’t find 10 people doing interesting stuff in your space, perhaps your market isn’t big enough or you’re too early.

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New York City Tech Podcast: Eli Bronner, Growth at AngelList

View from Seed

In 2010, Eli Bronner and his Lua Technologies co-founders were this exact profile of entrepreneurs, and New York City was an exuberant tech ecosystem without much structure or identity. So what happens when a rookie founding team collides with an adolescent startup city?

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7 Startup Proposals That May Raise Investor Red Flags

Startup Professionals Musings

Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. investors, for example, it may be worthwhile to set up an office in New York City or Silicon Valley. You need a big differentiator in these arenas. Products requiring changes to government regulations. If you want U.S.

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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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5 Ideal Locations For Young Startups

YoungUpstarts

Web technologies and software expedite the process of development. New York City. What list of cities would be complete without mentioning New York City? A startup may spark from a simple idea and quickly grow in momentum due to the ease of launching a product or service.

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