Brooks Brothers is sacrificing expensive retail square footage at one of it’s stores to incorporate a new cafe concept. The shop, at 901 Broadway in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, is dedicated to the Red Fleece line designed “with the young entrepreneur in mind.”Brooks Brothers, America’s longest established retailer is the latest among several NYC brands who… Continue reading Brooks Brothers Swap Clothes for Coffee
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Amazon Grows its Physical Presence
Earlier in 2016, Amazon opened it’s first ever physical bookstore in Seattle, a surprising move given the demise of renowned bookstore chain Borders once Amazon disrupted the space with it’s online alternative.Amazon have successfully followed up their bookstore with 21 pop-up stores to sell some Amazon hardware in shopping malls such as Kindle readers, Fire TV… Continue reading Amazon Grows its Physical Presence
Social Media & Data: The Future of Elections?
The 2016 U.S. elections are finally over. Eight years ago President Obama revolutionized campaigning with data tracking and social media. The question for us: what did we learn from the 2016 campaigns regarding trends, tools and tactics that will soon be relevant in elections elsewhere? We looked at the election coverage and traveled to Ohio,… Continue reading Social Media & Data: The Future of Elections?
TEP 2016 Takeaways
Here is a “balcony view” on the 6 takeaways of this year’s TEP & International Week. We have focused again on concepts, ideas and topics that will be relevant for corporations, cities and policy makers in future while introducing startups to the NYC tech eco-system. The findings are almost universally applicable, so we are suggesting… Continue reading TEP 2016 Takeaways
A Case for Distributing Economic Development
Prior to each TEP, W2NYC and International Week, we talk to each participating startup and explain the program, but more importantly we ask about their objectives for coming to New York City. Over the last five years two things have significantly changed: From “great to know” to “must know” In the beginning, companies came without… Continue reading A Case for Distributing Economic Development
Is Software Having General Management for Dessert?
TEP was founded in 2011 with the belief that the fast exchange of new concepts and ideas is vital for global economies. We started with a transatlantic perspective, which has since become a broader vision connecting tech ecosystems around the world. Originally we focused on the media and publishing industry. Media was not only being… Continue reading Is Software Having General Management for Dessert?
Start Alliance: International Expansion has never been Faster or Cheaper
Stephan Beyer, Chief Financial Officer at BigRep—the Berlin startup for large-scale, commercial 3D printers—impressed everyone at Brooklyn’s New Lab back in August. He had shipped a huge box from Berlin to New Lab with BigRep’s newest and biggest 3D printer and was ready to install it for the first time. BigRep started working with New… Continue reading Start Alliance: International Expansion has never been Faster or Cheaper
Leipzig: Europe’s New Biotech Hub
There’s no question about it – biotech is one of the fastest moving and innovative verticals currently. Not one to be left behind, New York City is pushing to get up its ranking in biotech, probably the only sector where Boston still has an edge. In several locations along the East River, the city has… Continue reading Leipzig: Europe’s New Biotech Hub
Announcing….our new site!
Welcome to the NEW New York International!As you can see, there have been some changes around here on the NYIntl site. We’ve been constantly evolving from the beginning, but had begun to see that something was holding us back – our website itself.A few months ago, we decided to switch from a custom (and difficult to manage) site to… Continue reading Announcing….our new site!
New York International at Tech Day 2015
Yesterday was Tech Day NYC , an expo for startups, science fair style, with representation from all verticals, from across the country and world in fintech, social media, hardware, enterprise, health and fitness, fashion, music and media, education, and ecommerce.We spoke with countless startups with interesting new ideas: MovieQu, like Shazam for movies, Cups, a coffee subscription app that… Continue reading New York International at Tech Day 2015