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How VCs, Accelerators, and Coworking Spaces Put Communities in Buildings vs. Buildings in Communities

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I'll bet you don't know where the Center of NY's Tech Community and Center of Creativity is. In fact, it is "well-known internationally as the original home of New York's technology community.". These are people whose business it is to support startups. It's in the Financial District--right at 55 Broad Street.

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The Glue that Makes a Community Stick

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Cheaper rents could make it a great place for the creative community and there''s no reason why it shouldn''t become as popular a destination for out of town events the same way that Austin has. What was harder to figure out how to do--and something no one ever really thinks about on the economic development side, is community.

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

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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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Want to get in front of a VC? Be a little creative--human even.

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Given that, the lack of creativity and ingenuity around reaching an investor really astounds me. There are a lot of ways to reach investors by being a little more creative--without being creepy. Be a leader in your community. Community is a great platform (excuse) to engage people. Want to understand it better?

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Don't Forget Brooklyn: NYU's plan for the old MTA headquarters needs to happen

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I have no doubt that any new school dedicated to engineering will be a good thing in New York City--one that I will fully support. but for some reason, the one interesting proposal in Brooklyn--submitted by the existing most active participant in the local innovation community, NYU, doesn't seem to be getting much consideration.

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Excited to be an Investor in The Wing

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Moreover, it has a community built around diverse perspectives, support and empowerment. As someone who works in a space designed to make people feel at home more than they are at work, I can appreciate firsthand how creativity and productivity stems from comfort. Both spaces are about narrative and experience.

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A Seed Fund Grows in Brooklyn: Announcing Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

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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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