Fintech is a fast-changing industry with new developments, ideas, and innovation every day. Nowhere is this more evident than in NYC at the intersection of Silicon Alley and Wall Street.BANKS AND LARGE FINANCIAL CORPORATES INVESTING IN STARTUPSWhen it comes to true innovation, it’s not the big corporates and banks leading the way. Only recently have… Continue reading Four Fintech Trends You Should Know About
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Brooklyn’s Next Frontier(s)
Being on the cutting-edge has its benefits, especially in real estate. Finding your way to an up-and-coming business hub can mean significant cost savings in office space, bolster your company’s brand, and may provide a competitive hiring advantage if you locate in close proximity to your potential workforce. Brooklyn has become a well-established hub for… Continue reading Brooklyn’s Next Frontier(s)
3 Months to a Tech Career: The Latest in Education Innovation
Immersive tech programs, or boot camps, have taken the United States by storm, equipping graduates with a strong set of technical skills in an extraordinarily short period of time. In these programs, students undergo rigorous training for ten to twelve weeks and emerge on the other side as qualified programmers, many times moving on to… Continue reading 3 Months to a Tech Career: The Latest in Education Innovation
Hey New York, The Internet is Coming!
By most accounts, New York is usually ahead of the game in innovation. So how is it that when it comes to public WiFi, the city has been lagging behind? Two recently unveiled plans are changing how New Yorkers connect on our commute and on the streets by providing free public WiFi. It’s time to… Continue reading Hey New York, The Internet is Coming!
New York City in 2015: Trends to Watch
This is the time of year for lists. We asked ourselves: “What topics from New York City will hit the news outside of the city in 2015?” Here is our list of trends to watch in the five hottest categories. BUSINESS Review: 2014 was a good year for NYC businesses with a record number of… Continue reading New York City in 2015: Trends to Watch
Sensor City: Dublin
With the world’s population increasingly drawn to live in cities, officials and citizens must imagine a more urban future. It is estimated that seventy percent of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050. This trend is driving the need to implement technologies that enable cities to predict rather than react to the future’s… Continue reading Sensor City: Dublin
Citizen Science: New Yorkers Creating a Better City Together
There’s a new trend in New York that has the city’s citizens volunteering their time and skills to the cause of science. If you have a smartphone and some time, you too can get involved in this cool new way trend of crowd-sourced science.Citizen Science is the development of science projects where professional scientists recruit… Continue reading Citizen Science: New Yorkers Creating a Better City Together
Entrepreneur Portrait: Bram de Zwart, 3D Hubs
When visitors walk through the door of Brooklyn’s New Lab they immediately feel surrounded by the entrepreneurial spirit of new manufacturers, innovation-driven designers, and prototype crafters. It is in this environment that we visited Bram de Zwart, the newest member in the facility at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The Dutch-native is co-founder of the Amsterdam-based… Continue reading Entrepreneur Portrait: Bram de Zwart, 3D Hubs
Silent, Smart, Sustainable: Driving Innovation with Tesla
Imagine driving all the way from New York City to Los Angeles. During your 3,000 mile journey you don’t pay for any fuel, you don’t pollute the air, you travel almost silently, and your vehicle is so safe it was rated 5.4 out of 5 stars by the Highway Safety Administration. Seems impossible? It is… Continue reading Silent, Smart, Sustainable: Driving Innovation with Tesla
Entrepreneur Portrait: Pep Gomez, Fever
Pep Gomez is a young Spanish entrepreneur from Madrid, now based in New York City. At the age of 21, he embarked on a journey to change the way people discover entertainment around the world through his app, Fever. Fever calls itself a “personal concierge right in the palm of your hand.” The app gives… Continue reading Entrepreneur Portrait: Pep Gomez, Fever