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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW YORK CITY TECH COMMUNITY Steve Schlafman (@schlaf) Principal RRE Ventures Last Update: February 18th, 2014

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY “You can resist an invading army; you cannot resist an idea whose time has come.” -Victor Hugo 1

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY BIRTHPLACE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM 2

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY HOME TO BIG INDUSTRIES Global Trade Textiles & Fashion Advertising Modern Finance Modern Real Estate Law 3

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY A NEW ERA IS HERE Today, NYC is better positioned than ever to make a global impact through entrepreneurship – it has become a self-sustaining ecosystem for innovation. 4

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY NYC TECH UNCOVERED • • • • • • • Welcome………………07 Ecosystem…………….10 Macro Trends………….11 Startups………………..20 Investors……………….33 Places………………….43 NYC Gov………………50 • • • • • • Education………...……56 Service Providers……..60 Big Companies………..70 News & Community…..79 Tips & Advice………..100 Final thought…..…….104 5

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY DISCLAIMERS • • • • I do not know everything about NYC tech I did not purposefully make omissions I could not include every person and biz I am not an academic or graphic designer 6

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY ABOUT ME • • • • • • Principal, RRE Ventures Raised in Boston but love NYC @schlaf schlafnotes.tumblr.com linkedin.com/in/schlaf My values: Responsive, transparent, honest / candid, consistent, hard working, modest 7

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY WHY I LOVE NYC TECH How is it possible for a Bostonian to deeply love this community? • • • • • • • • Welcoming: People new to tech can integrate quickly Collaborative: Continuous sharing of ideas, networks, deals, etc. Open: The community is accessible via Meetups, Twitter, and blogs Meritocracy: Great ideas, execution and hustle leads to progress Diverse: Many large industries in town but tech touches every one Innovative: Advancements from corporations, startups and makers Family: My friends here are from work, Twitter and events Driven: 24x7 work ethic to build something meaningful and valuable 8

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY RRE VENTURES • • • • • • Established 1994 Most active early stage firm in NYC for nearly two decades Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B Sectors: SAAS, Fin Tech, Commerce / Marketplaces, Consumer Mobile Services, Hardware, Ad Tech Mix of investing and operational expertise Support platform with unique access to Fortune 500 Stuart Ellman James Robinson James Robinson III Will Porteous Eric Wiesen Adam Ludwin Tom Loverro Jay Hass 9

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY THE NYC ECOSYSTEM Environmental: 1. NY State and NYC Government, 2. Global, Domestic and Regional Market Conditions, 3. City Infrastructure, 4. Culture & Social Fabric Resource Providers 1. Financial Capital -Angels -Accelerators -VCs -Crowdfunding 2. Education -Universities -Tech Education 3. Professional Services -Legal -Accounting -Development -Design -Real Estate -Recruiting -Public Relations Beneficiaries Talent 1. Engineers 2. Designers 3. Business Operators 4. Generalists 1. Consumers / Users 2. Corporations / CTOs 3. Small Businesses 4. Limited Partners Partners (Biz Dev, M&A) Startups + Founders Community 1. News & Information 2. Meetups / Events 3. Twitter / Blogosphere 4. Landmarks & Hangouts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Tech Platforms Ad Agencies Media Companies Fashion & Retail Investment Banks Music Labels Sports Leagues CPG Conglomerates 10

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY THE BIG PICTURE MACRO TRENDS 11

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY $8B INVESTED IN 1,205 DEALS SINCE ‘09 Source: New York Venture Capital Almanac Fall 2013 by Orrick, SVB, CB Insights 12

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY DOLLAR SHARE BY STAGE Source: New York Venture Capital Almanac Fall 2013 by Orrick, SVB, CB Insights 13

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY DEAL VOLUME BY STAGE Source: New York Venture Capital Almanac Fall 2013 by Orrick, SVB, CB Insights 14

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY 10 YEARS OF JOB GROWTH VS THE U.S. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, South Mountain Economics LLC 15

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY NYC JOB AND WAGE TRENDS 2007-2012 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, South Mountain Economics LLC 16

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY NYC SHARE OF US LABOR MARKET Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, South Mountain Economics LLC 17

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY EXIT ACTIVITY HAS PICKED UP Source: New York Venture Capital Almanac Fall 2013 by Orrick, SVB, CB Insights 18

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY NYC’S LARGEST EXITS SINCE 2009 $1,200 $1,100 $1,000 $1,000 $800 $600 $745 $570 $500 $494 $403 $400 $400 $339 $315 $230 $200 $- Source: New York Venture Capital Almanac Fall 2013 by Orrick, SVB, CB Insights 19

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY THE CORE FOUNDERS & STARTUPS 20

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY NYC STARTUPS Tech + [ ] …publishing …advertising …commerce …healthcare …finance …fashion …small business …education …mobile NYC has 1. Entrepreneurial Culture (risk taking, overcoming adversity, 24x7 work ethic, creativity, innovation, competitive) 2. Engineering + Creative Talent (universities, large tech companies, agencies, design shops) 3. Billions in advertising spend 4. Proximity to capital (big banks, hedge funds, VCs, angels) 21

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY GENERAL OBSERVATIONS • Content startups are still getting funded • SAAS and Health Tech appear to be the fastest growing categories in 2012 and 2013 • Hardware is the new category in 2013 and it is worth watching in 2014 • Ed Tech and Ad Tech seem to have cooled off a bit in 2013 • Commerce remains a core strength of NYC and shows no signs of slowing down • Social + consumer apps still a strength but not as “hot” as 2011 and 2012 22

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY NOTABLE FOUNDERS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Perry Chen, Kickstarter John Borthwick, Betaworks Ben Lerer, Thrillist Scott Heiferman, Meetup Chris Poole, 4chan Brian O’Kelley, AppNexus Mike Lazerow, Buddy Media Arianna Huffington, Huff Po Georg Petschnigg, FiftyThree Jared & Steve, GroupMe Dennis &Naveen, Foursquare Katia and Hayley, Birchbox Zach Simms, Codecademy Bre Pettis, Makerbot Joel Spolsky, StackEx Jason Goldberg, Fab Matt Meeker, Bark Co. Neil Capel, Sailthru • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • David Karp, Tumblr Dave & Neil, WarbyParker Jonah Peretti, Buzzfeed Raul Gutierrez, Tinybop Barry Silbert, SecondMarket Evan Korth, HackNY Rachael Sklar, The List Cyrus Massoumi, ZocDoc David Eisenberg, Floored Kevin Ryan, Gilt Groupe Pierre Valadre, Sunrise Nick Denton, Gawker Tina Roth Eisenberg, SwissMiss Lee Hoffman, Memoir Ayah Bdeir, Littlebits Zach Weinberg, Flatiron Health Noah Brier, Percolate Scott Belsky, Behance 23

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY CONTENT 24

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY COMMERCE 25

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY CONSUMER 26

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY HARDWARE 27

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY ED TECH 28

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY AD TECH 29

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY B2B 30

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY FINTECH 31

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY HEALTH TECH 32

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY THE MONEY ANGELS & VCs 33

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY ACCELERATORS dreamitventures.com 1251 Avenue of the Americas No investment; no ownership % One “vintage” per year Exec Committee: Ed Zimmerman, Mark Kesslen and a dozen VCs • • • • 555 8th Avenue Up to $25,000; 6% common stock One 3-month class: May 2014 Partners: Mark Wachen, Michael Levinson, David Bookspan • • firstgrowthvn.com • • • • 36 Cooper Square $118K, 6-10% common stock + optional note Every 9 months: March 2014 Partners: Alex Iskold, Nicole Glaros techstars.com • • eranyc.com • • • • 214 W 29th Street $40,000; 8% common stock Two 4-month classes: Jan & June 2014 Partners: Murat Aktihanoglu, Jonathan Axelrod, Charlie Kemper 34

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY ACCELERATORS blueprinthealth.org nycseed.com angelpad.org fintechinnovationlab.com • • • • 483 Broadway $20,000 cash, 6% common stock Twice per year: winter / summer 2014 Exec Committee: Brad Weinberg (MD), Mat Farkash • • • • 137 Varick Street $20,000, 5% common stock Twice per year: winter / spring 2014 Partners: Owen Davis, Brian Malkerson • • • • Cooper Square Not disclosed First class slated for 2014 Partners: Thomas Korte • • • • No set location No investment; no ownership % One 12 week class each summer Partners: Partnership Fund for NYC, Accenture, and many VCs 35

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY ACCELERATORS nytimes.com/timespace rgaaccelerator.com kaplanedtechaccelerator. com • • • • 620 8th Avenue No investment; no ownership % One class per year: summer 2014 Exec Committee: Geoffrey Isenman • • • • 350 West 39th Street $120K, ~6-10% common stock First class: Jan 2014 Partners: Calvin Chu • • • • 395 Hudson Street $20K, ~5% common stock One class per year: Summer 2014 Partners: Don Burton Others to Note: The Daily News Innovation Lab, Pearson Catalyst, Socratic Labs, Startl, Workbench, CFDA Incubator (Fashion), Pratt Design, Valuestream Labs, AccelFoods, Local Food Lab, NY Digital Health Accelerator, PILOT Health Tech NYC, Startup Health Academy, Welltech Funding 36

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY INCUBATORS 37

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY NOTABLE VCs + ANGELS Angels • Gary Vanyerchuk • Esther Dyson • Mike Lazerow • Joanne Wilson • Kal Vepuri • David Lerner • Jerry Neuman • Jared Hecht • Scott Belsky • Josh Stylman • Alexis Ohanian Bain Ventures • Matt Harris Bessemer • Jeremy Levine • Bob Goodman Betaworks • Nick Chirls Bowery Capital • Mike Brown Bloomberg Beta • Karin Klein Box Group • David Tisch • Adam Rothenberg Brooklyn Bridge • Charlie O’Donnell Collaborative Fund • Craig Shapiro Firstmark Capital • Rick Heitzman • Amish Jani • Larry Lenihan First Round Capital • Howard Morgan • Chris Fralic • Phin Banes Flybridge • Matt Witheiler Founder Collective • Micah Rosenbloom Greycroft • Alan Patricof • Ian Sigalow • Bo Peabody Highline Venture Partners • Shana Fisher Highpeaks • Brad Svrluga • Ben Sun IA Ventures • Roger Ehrenberg Redswan • Andy Dunn • David Eisenberg RTP • Kirill Sheynkman Softbank • Jordy Levy • Joe Medved Spark Capital • Mo Koyfman Lerer Ventures • Eric Hippeau • Ben & Ken Lerer Quotidian Ventures • Pedro Torres Picon • Rick Webb Thrive Capital • Josh Kushner Union Square Ventures • Fred Wilson • Andy Weissman Venrock • David Pakman 38

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY ANGEL GROUPS 39

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY SEED FUNDS 40

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY VC FUNDS 41

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY STRATEGIC VCs 42

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY RECOMMENDED READS NYC • Fred Wilson, Union Square Ventures: avc.com • Chris Dixon, A16Z: cdixon.org • Phin Barnes, First Round Capital: sneakerheadvc.com • Charlie O’Donnell, Brooklyn Bridge: thisisgoingtobebig.com • Jordan Cooper, Lerer Ventures: jordancooper.wordpress.com • Andy Weissman, Union Square Ventures: blog.aweissman.com • Albert Wegner, Union Square Ventures: Continuations.com • Roger Ehrenberg, IA Ventures: informationarbitrage.com Other • Mark Suster, Upfront: bothsidesofthetable.com • Hunter Walk, Homebrew: hunterwalk.com • Tom Tunguz, Redpoint: tomtunguz.com • David Skok, Matrix: forentrepreneurs.com 43

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY THE LANDSCAPE OFFICES & HANGOUTS 44

GOOGLE BETAWORKS MANY VCs GENERAL
ASSEMBLY Silicon Alley AOL / FACEBOOK NYU TECHSTARS FOURSQUARE THRILLIST ZOCDOC MORE VCs 45

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY MADE IN NYC MAP http://mappedinny.com/ 47

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY STARTUP GENOME http://www.startupgenome.co/ 48

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY THE HANGOUTS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Grey Dog Coffee Shop Balthzar La Colombe Saturdays Tom & Jerry’s TBSP Café Select The Wren Peels Think Coffee Wichcraft Soho House Joe Coffee • • • • • • • • • • • • • • City Bakery Siggy’s Good Food Kava Coffee Ace Hotel Brooklyn Roasters Lure Fishbar Eataly Parm Studiomates Café Gitane Shake Shack Ground Support Friend of a Farmer Washington Sq. Park 49

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY COWORKING NYC • WeWork Labs • Projective Space • Wix Lounge • Grind Spaces • Fueled Collective • New Work City • The Yard • The Farm SoHo • In Good Company • Center for Social Innovation (CSI) • Friends of Ebay • Neuhouse Brooklyn • Studiomates • The Alley • Secret Clubhouse • NYU Poly Incubator • NYC Resistor Make Space Source: http://www.nycedc.com/service/incubators-workspaces 50

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY THE GOVERNMENT KEY PLAYERS & POLICY 51

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY NYC DIGITAL Michael Bloomberg Mayor Rachel Haot Chief Digital Officer Kyle Kimball NYCEDC De Blasio’s Tech Plan 1. Make NYC the most wired city in the world 2. Increase the pool of engineering talent available in NYC 3. Retool city government to become a modern enterprise 4. Improve STEM education 5. Advocate for immigration reform Bill De Blasio Mayor-elect 52

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY NYC DIGITAL ROADMAP* Source: NYC.gov under Bloomberg administration (2012) 53

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY NYC EDC http://www.nycedc.com/ 54

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY TAKE THE HELM http://www.takethehelmnyc.com/ 55

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THE NYC STARTUP COMMUNITY MADE IN NY http://wearemadeinny.com/ 56

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY THE FUTURE EDUCATION & SCHOOLS 57

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THE NYC STARTUP COMMUNITY OLD SCHOOLS 58

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THE NYC STARTUP COMMUNITY NEW SCHOOLS 59

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY CORNELL TECH Timeline 2014: Initial groundbreaking 2017: Cornell Tech moves in 2037: Completion of all academic and campus buildings The Numbers 8 state of the art buildings 2.2m sq ft of new development $2B in private capital 2.5 acres of new public greenspace http://tech.cornell.edu/ 60

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY THE HELPERS SERVICE & SUPPORT 61

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS • • • • • • • • • • • • • Venture For America Techies Give Back Hack NY Coder Dojo Girl Develop It Skill Crush Girls Who Code Coder Dojo Coalition For Queens Blue Ridge Foundation Non-profit Tech Meetup Data Kind NY Tech Meetup 62

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY NOTABLE AGENCIES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Black Rose Charming Robot Red Antler Consigliere Bureau Blank Hard Candy Shell Big Spaceship Pentagram Partners In Spade Undercurrent IDEO Droga5 Wolff Olins R/GA Night Agency 63

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SHOPS • • • • • • • • • • • • • Fueled Happy Fun Corp Firehawk Creative Touchlab NYC Dev Shop Startup Giraffe Elm City Labs Sourcebits Eastmedia Apollomatrix Pivotal Labs Blue Whale Two Toasters 64

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY TALENT AGENCIES • • • • • William Morris IMG ICM Roc Nation Sports Creative Artists Agency • United Talent Agency • Ford Models 65

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY PR FIRMS • • • • • • • • • • Derris & Company Small Girls PR Brew Media Relations Astersk PR Horn Group LaunchSquad Bold PR Full Picture Mario Ruiz PR Bazini Hopp 66

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THE NYC STARTUP COMMUNITY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Real Estate • CBRE • Newmark • Jones Lang LaSalle • Cassidy Turley • Jack Petrie Legal • Cooley • Lowenstein Sandler • Gunderson • Goodwin Procter • Wilson Sonsini • WilmerHale • DLA Piper • The Forefront Accounting • Deloitte • KPMG • PWC • E&Y • WithumSmith • Schwartz & Co. • Eisner Amper • Marks Paneth 67

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THE NYC STARTUP COMMUNITY DESIGN SERVICES https://www.homepolish.com/ 68

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THE NYC STARTUP COMMUNITY MERCHANDISE https://www.startupthreads.com/ 69

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THE NYC STARTUP COMMUNITY SERVICES CONCIERGE http://fundedbuy.com/ 70

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY THE BIG BOYS PUBLIC COMPANIES + STRATEGIC PARTNERS 71

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY PUBLIC TECH 72

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THE NYC STARTUP COMMUNITY BIG MEDIA 73

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY MEDIA BUYING • • • • • • • • • • • • OMD Media Kitchen Mediacom Universal Mccann Starcom Mediavest phd mec Mindshare Zenithmedia MPG Carat Initiative 74

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY FASHION + RETAIL 75

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THE NYC STARTUP COMMUNITY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 76

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY Music 77

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THE NYC STARTUP COMMUNITY SPORTS 78

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THE NYC STARTUP COMMUNITY PACKAGED GOODS 79

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY THE PULSE INFO + COMMUNITY 80

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY TECH NEWS + INFO DESIGNER NEWS HACKER NEWS 81

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY THE TECH BEAT Jordan Crook TechCrunch Nitasha Tiku Gawker Erin Griffith Fortune Jordan Valinsky Betabeat Alyson Shontell Business Insider Ben Popper The Verge Sam Biddle Gawker Jenna Wortham NY Times 82

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY WE ARE NY TECH http://wearenytech.com/ 83

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY INSIDE STARTUPS http://www.insidestartups.org/ 84

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY CRUNCHBASE http://www.crunchbase.com/ 85

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY EVENT NEWSLETTERS This Is Going To Be Big Curator: Charlie O’Donnell Link: http://www.thisisgoingtobebig.com/ Gary’s Guide Curator: Gary Sharma Link http://www.garysguide.com/events 86

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY JOB BOARDS Christina Cacioppo’s Job Board Gary’s Guide http://www.christinacacioppo.com/jobs Link http://www.garysguide.com/events Every VC’s website Inside Startups Link: http://www.insidestartups.org 87

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY NY TECH MEET UP http://nytm.org/ 88

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY WOMEN IN TECH http://www.meetup.com/NYTechWomen/ 89

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY NYETM http://nyetm.com/ 90

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY DATADRIVEN http://www.meetup.com/NYC-Data-Business-Meetup/ 91

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY NYCVC http://nycvc.org/ 92

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY NYC HARDWARE http://www.meetup.com/NY-Hardware-Start-up/ 93

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY ARTS ED TECH http://www.artsedtechnyc.com/ 94

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY CREATIVE MORNINGS http://creativemornings.com/ 95

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY LIKEMIND http://likemind.us/ 96

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY STARTUP WEEKEND http://startupweekend.org/ 97

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY LEAN STARTUP MACHINE https://www.leanstartupmachine.com/ 98

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY AND DOZENS OF OTHER MEET UPS https://www.meetup.com/ 99

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY CONFERENCES • • • • • • • • • • • • • BrooklynBeta TC Disrupt NYC Business Insider Ignition Social Media Week The Feast NYU ITP Spring Show 99U by Behance Uncubed NYC Finnovate ad:tech New York APPNATION Internet Week Venture Crush 100

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY THE ADVICE TIPS TO BREAK IN 101

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY LOOK IN THE MIRROR • • • • What am I passionate about? How can I make an impact? What environments do I thrive in? What part of the community best matches my passions and skills? • How do I best hone these skills and communicate them to others? • What companies excite me? • Who do I admire professionally and why? Content by Sam Teller, Launchpad LA 102

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY HOW TO GET INVOLVED • • • • • • • Sign up for event newsletters Attend meetups, happy hours, panels and classes Learn how to code / design Check out hackathons Test and evangelize apps and products built in NYC Get coffee with interesting people you meet Be useful – make intros, give feedback, help people you meet, keep an open mind • Blog about your experiences and adventures • Engage on social media Content by Sam Teller, Launchpad LA 103

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY DON’T • • • • Think everyone knows something you don’t Be afraid to ask for help, guidance, and intros Hesitate to offer whatever it is that you do best Get discouraged Content by Sam Teller, Launchpad LA 104

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY ONE LAST THOUGHT 105

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THE NYC TECH COMMUNITY There’s no question the NYC tech ecosystem is reshaping the city and impacting the world. This shift is not driven by visionary founders alone but by the community as a whole. Together, we’re solving problems and building products that enable us to do things better. 106

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THE NYC TECHCOMMUNITY THANK YOU • • • • • • • • • • • Eliza Blank, my lovely wife Matt Brimer, General Assembly Taylor Davidson, KBS+P Haytham Elhawary, Zahn Center Mat Farkash, Blueprint Health Nicola Korzenko, Lerer Ventures Dan Love, Columbia MBA Tom Loverro, Kane Hsieh, RRE Ventures Amrit Richmond, Collaborative Fund Adam Rothenberg, The Box Group Sam Teller, Launchpad LA 107

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THE NYC STARTUP COMMUNITY HAVE FUN EXPLORING + GOOD LUCK Steve Schlafman (@schlaf) Principal RRE Ventures 108