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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

This is going to be BIG.

This is the case when the requirements of these events don’t actually include building a real business or product. If schools are going to participate in the growth of NYC’s innovation ecology, they’re going to have to change the way they operate, or they’re going to get lapped and left behind.

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EO Members Share Entrepreneurial Trends for the New Year

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Rapid advancements in technology—including artificial intelligence, IoT technology and blockchain—make it crucial for entrepreneurs to stay informed about technological advancements. Be it a product or service, technology and digital tools add to enhanced reach, innovation and overall customer experience.

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

menagerie of creative entrepreneurs occupies the seven-story building, now known as the Metropolitan Exchange, or MEx, including biotechnologists, ecologically minded architects, organic fashion designers and even miniature-cupcake makers.

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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

In fact, it’s probably easier to get media coverage for your company here than any place else, because you can literally run into a relevant reporter at your average tech event and go for coffee because they work down the street from you. Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. They’re all doing pretty well.

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3 Ways to Boost Your Team’s Work From Home Performance

StartupNation

From a leadership perspective, it’s important to understand how to leverage technology to make teams more efficient when working from home, but also to ensure that all team members still feel they’re a part of the team. Even at a distance, it’s great to organize creative socializing events, such as virtual happy hours on Zoom.

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10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

TechCrunch

The country’s Federal Commission for Technology and Innovation (KTI) supports CTI-Startup and CTI-Invest, providing startups with investment and support. I really wish that the business case for social and ecological startups will finally be proven (kind of like Oatly showed with the Blackstone investment). is incredible.

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Finalists in the 2023 $50,000 PA Wilds BIG IDEA Contest Announced!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

In partnership with the PA WILDS Center for Entrepreneurship and with funding support provided by the Appalachian Regional Commission , Ben Franklin Technology Partners’ recent BIG IDEA competition targeted the counties of Cameron, Elk, Forest, McKean and Warren. Join us for the finale of the 2023 PA Wilds $50K BIG IDEA Contest.

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