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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

This is going to be BIG.

The local tech community is figuring this out, not surprisingly, way before the academic institutions are—and where it is being discovered by academia, it’s being done on a one-off basis by educational revolutionaries in the innovation space who aren’t stopping to ask their schools for permission or to change curricula.

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

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I wanted someone who was experimenting with computer controlled LEDs as an art form to feel part of the community as well--which is why I started referring to it as the "Innovation Community". It's the kind of place you just don't find in Manhattan, and definitely don't find in Silicon Valley. 33 Flatbush. 33 Flatbush. 10 Jay Street.

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How the New York City innovation community can still lose (and what you can do about it)

This is going to be BIG.

A lot has been written about whether or not we should be encouraging 1000 startups to bloom and the proliferation of incubators, as well as the growth of angel investing. Here's how you can prevent this NYC renaisannce from being a forest fire: Fail fast. If it doesn't, you pack up your marbles and go home to try something else.

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Why Technology is Driving More Urban Renewal

Both Sides of the Table

Technology innovation doesn’t occur in a vacuum. I think NY has always – by definition – been urban. So we’ve seen an explosion in the number of startup companies and subsequently a huge burst in the number of incubators. In addition to higher rents many cities impose city taxes on local businesses.

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Maximum Impact

This is going to be BIG.

I'm talking about innovation in New York City and a very basic thought exercise. What I definitely don't want to do is to do another startup--I think I'm much better at helping other entrepreneurs and being generally "entrepreneurial" than actually running a company. Run an accelerator/incubator?

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Christina Theodoraki

Ecosystem Builder Hub

I don’t say that ecosystem builders are people that yell to be heard but they are definitely people who share their experience and connect at the individual and collective level with other to make things happen). Incubators’ coopetition strategy in the start-up incubation ecosystem. Without these persons the ecosystem collapses.

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Hrishabh Sandilya: Building the Pillars for Migrants Inclusion Through Social Innovation

Impact Hub

Throughout our Better Incubation working sessions , we were inspired to delve deeper into the participants’ diverse stories and to learn more about the “whats”, “whys” and “hows” behind their efforts to build inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystems. Q: To get us started, how would you describe yourself in 3 words? . Q: That’s amazing!