New York City’s Hottest Start up Neighborhoods! The zone is Silicon Alley/Midtown South/Chelsea/Flatiron, centered around Broadway and above Broome St/Canal St and below 34th Street. Courtesy of ERA graduate The Square Foot.
Monthly Archives: May 2014
My 10 Favorite Maya Angelou Quotes
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”- “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
- “I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.”
- “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
- “No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”
- “I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.”
- “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
- “We need much less than we think we need.”
- “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud”
- “I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.”
Silicon Alley’s Top 10 VC Deals
Guess who’s fueling Silicon Alley’s rise? While angels and early stage funds provide the early sparks, the big bucks are coming from the west coast. For example, Fab’s $160 million Series D is the largest VC investment round in a NYC-based company since 2009. But Menlo Ventures and Andressen Hororwitz from the Other Coast lead the list of VC’s in the round. Below, from CB Insights, are Silicon Alley’s top 10 VC investment rounds in NY-headquartered companies since 2009. And note – Fab and GILT are listed twice.
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