A big vision starts with a first step.City collaboration on innovation seems fairly routine by now, but it was not like that when we drafted the first vision paper in 2012. It seemed like quite a bold idea at that time. Today, collaboration is almost mandatory as the technological developments and new challenges cannot be… Continue reading TEP – Three Findings
Trends in New York
TEP’19 to focus on Data Collaboration
We are planning this year’s TEP. Here is our planning and a guide to the most important explanations to terms and institutions.Program componentsTEP will be an introduction to the New York tech eco-system and provide hands-on advice for international startups coming to the City. This year’s focus topic will data collaboration.The introduction into the City’s… Continue reading TEP’19 to focus on Data Collaboration
Start Alliance: Cities help ideas to spread faster
Josh Levin, Director of Economic Development at the Brooklyn Borough President’s Office, looked at the landscape of Brooklyn tech: it was booming, with passionate founders aiming to make the world a bit better by leveraging technology. Missing only was an international bridge to make it easier for companies like Etsy to expand beyond Brooklyn and… Continue reading Start Alliance: Cities help ideas to spread faster
Chatbots for Smarter Cities
AI Chatbots are not just a tech trend. Many SMEs and corporations have incorporated this technology into its processes with increasing success. With major backers from the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Google, etc. chatbots will continue to interact with us. Creedence Research estimates the global market for the tech to be at over $1… Continue reading Chatbots for Smarter Cities
Amazon’s HQ2 Could Spike Urban Housing Costs
What effects on housing could Amazon’s HQ2 have on the winning US city? Brookings, the Washington DC based think tank, this week published a report with a study on Seattle’s growth in housing prices over the past five years. Costs increased 10.3% from 2012 – 2017, over 4% the national average. Jenny Schuetz, Fellow at Brookings and… Continue reading Amazon’s HQ2 Could Spike Urban Housing Costs
Startup Podcasts
Starting a company means you’ve less time to do many things in life. For me, sitting down to read for a couple of hours feels guilty – even if it’s on a relevant subject I can learn from. Having travelled a lot over the last year, I have found podcasts to be a great guilt… Continue reading Startup Podcasts
New York City’s “Smart” Initiatives
As the US’s most populated city and one of the most diverse, NYC is also one of the smartest. In 2016, at the Global Smart City Awards, NYC was recognized as the best smart city and it has only increased its efforts to become a leader in urban technology since. This award was announced at… Continue reading New York City’s “Smart” Initiatives
Positive Trends in Funding for First Half of ’17
Crunchbase released a report this week demonstrating a healthier status for VC funding in Q2 2017 than in five previous quarters. Inside The Q2 2017 Global Venture Capital Ecosystem notes that “with two successive quarters of growth…, as well as a growing appetite on the part of the public for shares in venture-backed startups, there’s a… Continue reading Positive Trends in Funding for First Half of ’17
Report States European Startups Favour U.S. for Funding
In June 2017, Mind the Bridge, an entrepreneurial education program, in partnership with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a U.S. law firm focused on innovation and tech, released a report on European “dual companies” [EDCs] and their migration to the US in search of funding. These dual companies have their headquarters abroad with a strong operations… Continue reading Report States European Startups Favour U.S. for Funding
A Focus on Media and Journalism at Northside 2017
From June 7th – 11th North Brooklyn was epicenter for innovation in New York City. For five days over 200 of the best and brightest names in global innovation transcended upon a variety of venues in Williamsburg to discover the future in tech, media, entrepreneurship, culture, and music. Each day was filled with inspiring talks,… Continue reading A Focus on Media and Journalism at Northside 2017