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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. With overhead like that, it’s going to be impossible for the local schools to educate good startup talent at the rate that the community can educate itself.

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The bar is higher

This is going to be BIG.

There are incubators to help you out on the financing side, too. The success of YCombinator and Techstars has spawned countless new incubators. New York will feature five this summer alone--Techstars, DreamIt, Startl and the NYC Seed/EDC Media and Finance incubators.

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Should every startup get funded?

This is going to be BIG.

Too many entrepreneurs start out their business endeavors with an investment pitch. I’m all for that—and that’s why I teach entrepreneurship at Fordham, run educational programs through nextNY and support the incubator programs that provide startups with hands on mentoring. Step one: Ask for money.

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The Role of Alternative Funding in Startups

StartupNation

Getting a loan on this kind of site requires a compelling pitch. You need a good pitch and must have (or develop) marketing skills. Startup Incubators and Accelerators Startup incubators and accelerators are relatively recent innovations that can help new businesses get off the ground. Cons It’s a very competitive field.

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

On a per resident, annualized bases, that's tops for any kind of co-working or incubation space in the city--but, unlike in similar setups, that's not even the goal of the space. Probably frequenting many of these buildings, helping companies, taking pitches, and being blown away by the creativity and inguinity of the folks that inhabit them.

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Practical Metrics and Methods: ESHIP Goal 5 – Part 2

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Her thesis entitled “Towards an Ecosystem Approach to the Strategy and Performance of Incubators” received two Best Dissertation in Management and Entrepreneurship Awards. She co-supervises a PhD thesis on “Incubator Sourcing and Performance: An Ecosystem Approach”. Bringing great talent to the Goal calls will pay many dividends.

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The unusual story of an unusual company – Melanie Langlotz and Geo AR Games 

NZ Entrepreneur

Melanie (Mel) Langlotz is the founder and CEO of Geo AR Games , a game design studio that utilises augmented reality for “creating digital experiences that positively impact the world, fostering education and empowerment with simulations and serious games.”