The rapid development of the City`s startup scene started making big news towards the end of last year. Startups are reported to be choosing NYC over Silicon Valley, depending on the industry. And Mayor Bloomberg campaigned for and won a new graduate school of engineering to be built on Roosevelt Island. Meanwhile, in the background, earlier NYC startups have been steadily maturing and achieving...
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The rapid development of the City`s startup scene started making big news towards the end of last year. Startups are reported to be choosing NYC over Silicon Valley, depending on the industry. And Mayor Bloomberg campaigned for and won a new graduate school of engineering to be built on Roosevelt Island. Meanwhile, in the background, earlier NYC startups have been steadily maturing and achieving notable success.
In this first of a series of panel discussions co-organized by the MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC and the New York Technology Council, the focus will be on successful media companies that headquarter in NYC. Some use technology to deliver services in new ways as opposed to their chip-making Silicon Valley counterparts. Others are noteworthy for successfully publishing content in traditional print media while also innovating in digital media.