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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

This is going to be BIG.

Not only that, there’s a hugely disproportionate amount of time spent on pitching for money for these paper ideas. Step #2: Pitch investors. HackNY is a terrific example of how academics should be inspiring innovation. So what role, then, should local schools be playing in the innovation ecosystem?

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Founders from MIT With a Plan to Change How We Grow and Eat Food

Both Sides of the Table

Today we’re proud to talk more about Grove Labs – we really hope you’ll quickly check out this innovative product and we think many of you will be as impressed with Grove as we have been. It’s something Yves Sisteron & I have been talking about for years at Upfront Ventures.

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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

I grew up here, went to school here, and have worked hard over the last 5+ years to help build up the NYC innovation community. It’s often some combination of the idea not being big enough to sustain a venture exit or the company just not being appropriate for venture financing. I was there, too. They’re not “dumb Wall Street money”.

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