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NYC NYC CITY BEAT CITY BEAT THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR STARTUPS IN NYC
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StartupsFM presents “NYC City Beat: The ultimate guide for startups in NYC. Welcome to NYC, the land where startups BREATHE innovation! Shai Goldman says “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.” WSJ recently reported that the New York Startups doubled in two decades! NYC is the new Silicon Alley. Take a look at this Guide that outlines all the things that you would need to refer to to be a part of the NYC Startup scene.
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NYCNYCCITY BEATCITY BEATT H E U L T I M A T E G U I D E F O R S T A R T U P S I N N Y C
OUT OF ALL CITIES,WHY NYC?WHY NYC?
NOW THE QUESTION ARISES. . .
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.
2XWSJ RECENTLY REPORTED THAT THENEW YORK STARTUPSNEW YORK STARTUPS
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
DOUBLED IN THE LAST TWO DECADES!
AND IF YOU ARE STILL THINKING. . .
JUST CHECK THIS AWESOME INFOGRAPHIC FROM US
“WHY NYC?”
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ONLY THIS TIME
“WE WANT TO HELP YOU”
WE HAVE A DIFFERENT MOTIVE
ONLY THIS TIME
“WE WANT TO HELP YOU”
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU
YOU NEED TO HAVE BEFORE STARTING UP IN
NYC
WE HAVE A DIFFERENT MOTIVE
THE GUIDE
THE LAND WHERE STARTUPS
BREATHEINNOVATION
Welcome to NYC!
STARTING WITH THE MA JOR LOCATIONSYOU COULD CHOOSE TO SE T UP YOUR STARTUP
LONG ISLAND CITY
LOWER MANHATTAN
SOHO
MEATPACKING DISTRICT
CHELSEAFLATIRON DISTRICT
EAST VILLAGE
BROOKLYN
BRONX
NYC
YOU NEED
YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN’T DO WITHOUT
B U T BE F OR E YOU SE T UP A N OF F ICE SPA CE
TWO IMPORTANT CONTACTS
YOU NEED
YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN’T DO WITHOUT
B U T BE F OR E YOU SE T UP A N OF F ICE SPA CE
TWO IMPORTANT CONTACTS
L EG A L S B A NKS
5 NYC BASED LAWYERSWHO LOVE TO HELP STARTUPS WITH LEGAL ISSUES
HERE’S A LIST OF
ADA M DINOW ROM AN R . FICHM AN SELIM DAY STE VEN L . BAGLIO DAVID L . CONCANNON
Wilson Sonsini and Rosati
TheLegalist WilsonSonsini GundersonDettmer
Orrick
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THESE CAN BE THE SOLUTION!
AGAIN, YOU DEFINITELY NEED
SILICON VALLE Y BANK SQUARE1BANK
COMERICA BRIDGENB
HSBC
STARTUP FRIENDLY BANKS TOO
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DREAM TEAM OF LIKE-MINDED PEOPLENOT A PROBLEM WITH THESE 5 SITES THERE…
NOW COMES THE TIME OF BUILDING THAT
FOUNDER DATING INSIDESTARTUP S
STARTUPLY HIRELITE
WHITE TRUFFLE
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PROPER PLACE TO WORK10 BEST OPTIONS OF COWORKING IN NYC
WITHOUT BOTHERING YOUR POCKETS MUCH!
WITH THE TEAM THERE, YOU NEED A
COWORKINGSPACE
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INCUBATORSWE HAVEN’T FORGOT TEN THEM TOO
DURING THESE INITIAL MONTHS, YOU MIGHT ALSO PREFER TO JOIN IN
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COOLEST STARTUP MENTORS / ADVISORSTHEY CAN BE YOUR SAVIOURS, YOU NEVER KNOW!
YOU COULD ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO SOME OF THE
FRED WILSON DAVE LERNER NEIL BLUMENTHAL CHRIS BROGAN HAYLE Y BARNA
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LOCAL COFFEE SHOPSDID YOU KNOW? YOU COULD E VEN DISCUSS BUSINESS IN
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
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NOT ONLY THESE . . .
During this startup tenure you may also need
MARKETING STRATEGISTS
PR AND DIGITAL MARKETING FIRMS WEB DEV SHOPS
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
NOT ONLY THESE . . .
WE HAVE ALL OF THEM LISTED TOO!
During this startup tenure you may also need
MARKETING STRATEGISTS
PR AND DIGITAL MARKETING FIRMS WEB DEV SHOPS
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
NO WORRIES,
MARKETING STRATEGISTS
M ARK W SCHAEFER JINAL SHAH ANA ANDJELIC AVI WILENSK Y TONY ZA MBITO
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PR AND DIGITAL MARKETING FIRMS
5WPR MW W SM ALL GIRLS PR
SPARK PR LAUNCH SQUAD
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GRAPHIC DESIGNERS AND STUDIOS
MEAGAN FISHER SOF TFACADE RO AND CO STUDIO
TOBIAS VAN SCHNEIDER SAGMEISTER & WALSH
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WEB DEV SHOPS
NYC DE V SHOP RUST YBRICK WONDERSAUCE
DOTCOMWEAVERS ICREON
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WITH THE TEAM ALL SET UP AND WORKSPACE DECIDED, THE TWO NEXT IMPORTANT AND VERY CRUCIAL QUESTIONS YOU MUST BE COMING WITH ARE...
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
WHERE CAN I PITCH MY STARTUP IN NYC?
WITH THE TEAM ALL SET UP AND WORKSPACE DECIDED, THE TWO NEXT IMPORTANT AND VERY CRUCIAL QUESTIONS YOU MUST BE COMING WITH ARE...
#1
#2
HOW DO I GET AN INVESTMENT?
be it...
NYCFOR STARTUP ANGEL FUNDING
YOU COULD CHOOSE FROM MULTIPLE OPTIONS IN
Howard Morgan, Phin Barnes, et al
Fred Wilson, Albert Wenger, Andy
Weissman, et al
Alan Patricof, Ian Sigalow, et al
Larry Lenahanet al
Stuart Ellman, James Robinson, et al
DOING EARLY STAGE DEALS
VENTURE FUNDS
FIRST ROUND CAPITAL UNION SQUARE VENTURES RRE VENTURES
GRE YCROF T PARTNERS FIRSTM ARK CAPITAL
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Pedro Torres Picón John Borthwick
Jay Levy, Lary Scheinfeld
Chris Dixon, Caterina Fake
Ken Lerer, Ben Lerer, Eric Hippeau
MICRO VCs
QUOTIDIAN VENTURES BE TAWORKS LERER VENTURES
ZELKOVA VENTURES FOUNDER COLLEC TIVE
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DOING SEED DEALS
ANGEL GROUPS
GOLDEN SEEDS NE W YORK ANGELS ARC ANGEL FUND
NY LIFE SCIENCE ANGELS KEIRE T SU FORUM NY
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ACTIVE INDIVIDUAL ANGELS
ESTHER DYSON MICHAEL YAVONDIT TE BOB RICE
BRIAN COHEN JEFF STE WART
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WHERE CAN YOU PITCH?NOW COMES THE QUESTION
TECHCRUNCH DISRUPT NYC STARTUP PITCH NIGHT NYC STARTUPBOOTCA MP
SWITCHPITCH NYC STARTOUT NY DE MO DAY TECHWEEK NE W YORK
Open Pitch Days NYC
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Here’s a list we could think of…
ALONG WITH ALL THESE PRIMARY DETAILS, AT TIMES YOU ALSO NEED TO LOOK INTO SOME OF THOSE NOT-SO-MATTERING-YET-IMPORTANT DETAILS TOO!
Your printing marketplace
Office Catering Cleaning Services
Rent Electronic appliances
Office supplies
misc
Tax Experts
Payroll and HR
Make sure you go through them!
WHILE RESEARCHING, WE ALSO CAME ACROSS CERTAIN PROGRAMSAND CERTIFICATIONS YOU NEED BEFORE STARTING UP IN NYC.
Register in MadeinNY to be approved as Made in NY and don’t forget to add your startup in the Jobs Map too.
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Check whether your business is applicable for Relocation and Employment Assistance Program (REAP)
#2
Industrial and Commercial Abatement Program (ICAP) can provide abatements for property taxes for periods of up to 25 years.
#3
Get your certificate to do business in NYC.#4
EasyStart scenarios from NYC business express to learn about the requirements for starting in NYC.
#5
For food and beverage establishments, enroll with theNew Business Acceleration Team (NBAT).
#6
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 WE ARE M ADE IN NY
NYC OPEN DATA NYC EDU
THESE WERE ALL THE DETAILS WE HAD TO PROVIDE.
There’s an icing to the cake too!
THESE WERE ALL THE DETAILS WE HAD TO PROVIDE.
BUT HANG ON!
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Alessandro Piol, author of Tech and the City
Snapette
NY Tech Day
THANKS TO ALL THOSE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED US IN COMING UP WITH THIS GUIDE.
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