NYC Startups Guide

NYC CITY BEAT THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR STARTUPS IN NYC

NOW THE QUESTION ARISES... OUT OF ALL CITIES, WHY NYC?

SHAI GOLDMAN SAYS ON QUORA “ There are roughly 1,000 startups that are currently active. About 400 of those are VC backed (including seed funded).The other 600 are bootstrapped / self-funded.

MAPPEDINNY HAS ABOVE 100 COMPANIES THAT ARE HIRING

NY TECH MEETUP HAS OVER 34,000 MEMBERS SUPPORTING THE NEW YORK TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WSJ RECENTLY REPORTED THAT THE 2X NEW YORK STARTUPS DOUBLED IN THE LAST TWO DECADES!

AND IF YOU ARE STILL THINKING... “WHY NYC?” JUST CHECK THIS AWESOME INFOGRAPHIC FROM US CLICK TO VIEW

ONLY THIS TIME WE HAVE A DIFFERENT MOTIVE “WE WANT TO HELP YOU”

ONLY THIS TIME WE HAVE A DIFFERENT MOTIVE “WE WANT TO HELP YOU” WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE GUIDE YOU NEED TO HAVE BEFORE STARTING UP IN NYC

Welcome to NYC! THE LAND WHERE STARTUPS BREATHE INNOVATION

STARTING WITH THE MAJOR LOCATIONS YOU COULD CHOOSE TO SET UP YOUR STARTUP BRONX FLATIRON DISTRICT CHELSEA MEATPACKING DISTRICT LONG ISLAND CITY SOHO LOWER MANHATTAN NYC EAST VILLAGE BROOKLYN

BUT BEFORE YOU SET UP AN OFFICE SPACE YOU NEED TWO IMPORTANT CONTACTS YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN’T DO WITHOUT

BUT BEFORE YOU SET UP AN OFFICE SPACE YOU NEED TWO IMPORTANT CONTACTS YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN’T DO WITHOUT LEGALS BANKS

HERE’S A LIST OF 5 NYC BASED LAWYERS WHO LOVE TO HELP STARTUPS WITH LEGAL ISSUES ADAM DINOW ROMAN R. FICHMAN SELIM DAY STEVEN L. BAGLIO DAVID L. CONCANNON Wilson Sonsini and Rosati TheLegalist WilsonSonsini Gunderson Dettmer Orrick Click to know why we love them

AGAIN, YOU DEFINITELY NEED STARTUP FRIENDLY BANKS TOO THESE CAN BE THE SOLUTION! SILICON VALLEY BANK SQUARE1BANK COMERICA HSBC BRIDGENB Click to know why we love them

NOW COMES THE TIME OF BUILDING THAT DREAM TEAM OF LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE NOT A PROBLEM WITH THESE 5 SITES THERE… FOUNDER DATING INSIDESTARTUPS STARTUPLY WHITE TRUFFLE HIRELITE Click to know why we love them

WITH THE TEAM THERE, YOU NEED A PROPER PLACE TO WORK 10 BEST OPTIONS OF COWORKING IN NYC WITHOUT BOTHERING YOUR POCKETS MUCH! COWORKING SPACE Click to know why we love them

DURING THESE INITIAL MONTHS, YOU MIGHT ALSO PREFER TO JOIN IN INCUBATORS WE HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN THEM TOO Click to know why we love them

YOU COULD ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO SOME OF THE COOLEST STARTUP MENTORS / ADVISORS THEY CAN BE YOUR SAVIOURS, YOU NEVER KNOW! FRED WILSON DAVE LERNER NEIL BLUMENTHAL CHRIS BROGAN HAYLEY BARNA Click to know why we love them

DID YOU KNOW? YOU COULD EVEN DISCUSS BUSINESS IN LOCAL COFFEE SHOPS NOW, THIS IS GREAT... 6 TECH HANGOUT PLACES JUST FOR STARTUP-A-HOLICS LIKE YOU. GROUND SUPPORT CAFE BIRCH COFFEE BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE BIRDICK CHOCOLATE SATURDAYS NYC TOBY’S ESTATE Click to know why we love them

NOT ONLY THESE... During this startup tenure you may also need MARKETING STRATEGISTS GRAPHIC DESIGNERS PR AND DIGITAL MARKETING FIRMS WEB DEV SHOPS

NOT ONLY THESE... During this startup tenure you may also need MARKETING STRATEGISTS GRAPHIC DESIGNERS PR AND DIGITAL MARKETING FIRMS WEB DEV SHOPS NOALL OF THEM LISTED TOO! WORRIES, WE HAVE

MARKETING STRATEGISTS MARK W SCHAEFER JINAL SHAH ANA ANDJELIC AVI WILENSKY TONY ZAMBITO Click to know why we love them

PR AND DIGITAL MARKETING FIRMS 5WPR MWW SPARK PR SMALL GIRLS PR LAUNCH SQUAD Click to know why we love them

GRAPHIC DESIGNERS AND STUDIOS MEAGAN FISHER SOFTFACADE TOBIAS VAN SCHNEIDER RO AND CO STUDIO SAGMEISTER & WALSH Click to know why we love them

WEB DEV SHOPS NYC DEV SHOP RUST YBRICK DOTCOMWEAVERS WONDERSAUCE ICREON Click to know why we love them

WITH THE TEAM ALL SET UP AND WORKSPACE DECIDED, THE TWO NEXT IMPORTANT AND VERY CRUCIAL QUESTIONS YOU MUST BE COMING WITH ARE...

WITH THE TEAM ALL SET UP AND WORKSPACE DECIDED, THE TWO NEXT IMPORTANT AND VERY CRUCIAL QUESTIONS YOU MUST BE COMING WITH ARE... #1 HOW DO I GET AN INVESTMENT?

WITH THE TEAM ALL SET UP AND WORKSPACE DECIDED, THE TWO NEXT IMPORTANT AND VERY CRUCIAL QUESTIONS YOU MUST BE COMING WITH ARE... #1 HOW DO I GET AN INVESTMENT? #2 WHERE CAN I PITCH MY STARTUP IN NYC?

FOR STARTUP ANGEL FUNDING NYC YOU COULD CHOOSE FROM MULTIPLE OPTIONS IN be it...

VENTURE FUNDS DOING EARLY STAGE DEALS FIRST ROUND CAPITAL UNION SQUARE VENTURES RRE VENTURES Howard Morgan, Phin Barnes, et al Fred Wilson, Albert Wenger, Andy Weissman, et al Stuart Ellman, James Robinson, et al GREYCROFT PARTNERS FIRSTMARK CAPITAL Alan Patricof, Ian Sigalow, et al Larry Lenahan et al Click to know why we love them

MICRO VCs DOING SEED DEALS QUOTIDIAN VENTURES BETAWORKS LERER VENTURES Pedro Torres Picón John Borthwick Ken Lerer, Ben Lerer, Eric Hippeau ZELKOVA VENTURES FOUNDER COLLECTIVE Jay Levy, Lary Scheinfeld Chris Dixon, Caterina Fake Click to know why we love them

ANGEL GROUPS GOLDEN SEEDS NEW YORK ANGELS NY LIFE SCIENCE ANGELS ARC ANGEL FUND KEIRETSU FORUM NY Click to know why we love them

ACTIVE INDIVIDUAL ANGELS ESTHER DYSON MICHAEL YAVONDIT TE BRIAN COHEN BOB RICE JEFF STEWART Click to know why we love them

NOW COMES THE QUESTION WHERE CAN YOU PITCH? TECHCRUNCH DISRUPT NYC STARTUP PITCH NIGHT NYC STARTUPBOOTCAMP Open Pitch Days NYC SWITCHPITCH NYC STARTOUT NY DEMO DAY TECHWEEK NEW YORK Click to know why we love them

ALONG WITH ALL THESE PRIMARY DETAILS, AT TIMES YOU ALSO NEED TO LOOK INTO SOME OF THOSE NOT-SO-MATTERING-YET-IMPORTANT DETAILS TOO! Here’s a list we could think of…

Office Catering Your printing marketplace Cleaning Services misc Payroll and HR Office supplies Rent Electronic appliances Tax Experts

WHILE RESEARCHING, WE ALSO CAME ACROSS CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND CERTIFICATIONS YOU NEED BEFORE STARTING UP IN NYC. Make sure you go through them!

#1 Register in MadeinNY to be approved as Made in NY and don’t forget to add your startup in the Jobs Map too. #2 Check whether your business is applicable for Relocation and Employment Assistance Program (REAP) #3 Industrial and Commercial Abatement Program (ICAP) can provide abatements for property taxes for periods of up to 25 years. #4 Get your certificate to do business in NYC. #5 EasyStart scenarios from NYC business express to learn about the requirements for starting in NYC. #6 For food and beverage establishments, enroll with the New Business Acceleration Team (NBAT).

And if you still think you need to know more...

HERE’S A LIST OF WEBSITES YOU NEED TO KEEP CHECKING FOR MORE UPDATES ON NYC STARTUP SCENE. TECH & THE CIT Y NYC GOV NYC OPEN DATA WE ARE MADE IN NY NYC EDU

THESE WERE ALL THE DETAILS WE HAD TO PROVIDE.

THESE WERE ALL THE DETAILS WE HAD TO PROVIDE. BUT HANG ON! There’s an icing to the cake too!

PRESENTING THE HANDBOOK FOR T HO SE CHA NG E M AKE R S W HO WA N T TO S TAR T UP IN N YC . HANDBOOK FOR STARTUP ENTHUSIASTS IN NYC Download and build your dream team into the next big venture of the world. DOWNLOAD HERE

THANKS TO ALL THOSE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED US IN COMING UP WITH THIS GUIDE. Alessandro Piol, author of Tech and the City NY Tech Day Snapette

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