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MARCH 25, 2013
Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Tech community" seemed too much about people soldering things together and writing code. 33 Flatbush. Picture: Benjamin Norman for The New York Times.
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MAY 7, 2012
You're not going to replicate the Valley, but you could certainly look to a place that went from essentially zero to the second most proflific startup communities in 15 years (or 8 years, depending on if you count the fact that we came back from zero again dating back to '04). There are a ton of fantastically creative people here.
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This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
Given that, the lack of creativity and ingenuity around reaching an investor really astounds me. It doesn't have to count as an official pitch of any kind. It's more just to understand the kinds of things VCs are going to ask and want to see when you are ready to pitch. Take this #notapitch event. Plenty of room. RSVP here. ).
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MAY 30, 2013
It is Nikolas Tesla pitching a VC firm. Because the videos show exactly what life would be like if a young Elon Musk came to pitch VCs today and said I want to transform P2P finance, get people driving electric cars and send a man to mars in our lifetime. He has now created Part II. It is also very funny but please watch Part I first.
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APRIL 11, 2022
My company is Bread and we make ad creative super easy. They’re looking to spend only a precious few seconds with each person, forcing you to rush your pitch. So much of a VC’s work behind the scenes of their inbox is trying to figure out if this person is for real and you’re only giving them the pitch to vet. My name is Alan.
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DECEMBER 19, 2011
However, here's a question that I think even casual observers of the NYC innovation community would all answer unanimously: If you were to place a school in a strategic location to help drive innovation in NYC over the next 50 years, where would you put it? Roosevelt Island or Downtown Brooklyn?
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JANUARY 17, 2012
It is the first venture capital fund based in Brooklyn--the city’s most exciting and creative borough. Gilt Groupe maintains a significant presence there, as does scores of creative agencies and design firms. It’s a great place to build a business--creative, less expensive, flexible, etc. Brooklyn is my home.
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