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Life inside a media startup, our own
Tuesday night at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism I was invited to speak about Technical.ly Brooklyn and entrepreneurial journalism. What follows is a recollection of my thoughts on the topic of...
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The 16 best photos of the New Lab grand opening on Saturday night
We wrote a couple hundred words on the grand opening of New Lab earlier today, but it wasn’t enough. Given the Picture Value Theorem, here are 16,000 more words on the space. That was cool. #newlab...
View ArticleWow, this haunting VR game by NYU Game Center devs and … Viacom?
A virtual-reality game that requires you to solve the mystery of your own death. A practical robot so simple even a four-year-old kid could use it. An alarm clock that shares your annoyance at the G...
View ArticleSauce maker Brooklyn Delhi wins Make It in BK Pitch Contest
Brooklyn Delhi founder Chitra Agrawal had the winning pitch Wednesday night, snagging the $5,000 prize and the respect of some of Brooklyn’s top investors and executives. “Since Indian flavors are...
View Article‘Brooklyn is ahead of the curve’: Inside the Make It in Brooklyn Innovation...
“Ten years ago, we wouldn’t have had kale kimchi before we got started here.” That was the kicker Jacob Weisberg, the publisher of Slate, threw out to close the “Launch. Scale. Thrive.” panel on...
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Demonstrators protest gentrification outside Make It in Brooklyn pitch...
“Gentrification is not innovation!” protesters chanted Wednesday evening from the sidewalk outside the Make It in BK Pitch Contest. About a dozen protesters in total held signs and banners reading...
View ArticleTrying to raise funding? Don’t be so desperate: advice from 5 New York VCs
Will Oremus, a staff writer at Slate, cut right to the chase. “Is there a tech bubble?” he asked. Oremus was moderating the “Show Me the Money” panel at this week’s Make It in Brooklyn Innovation...
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Brooklyn startupper leads swag surf on White House lawn, video goes viral
Yesterday in the nation’s capital there was a swag surf on the south lawn of the White House. It was the work of Jason Mowatt, the creator of Million Swag Surf, Trap Karaoke, and part of the team at...
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The projects from these 3 Eyebeam fellows are all really interesting
Saturday night, avant-tech arts institution Eyebeam celebrated its new class of research fellows, throwing a party in its Industry City headquarters, which brought out many from Brooklyn’s creative...
View ArticleHow LearnVest is transforming the financial services giant that acquired it
In May 2015, Milwaukee financial services giant Northwestern Mutual acquired LearnVest for $250 million. One product of that new relationship? LearnVest is driving Northwestern Mutual to look at...
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These Brooklyn companies were named ‘Top Startups’ at the Fashion Tech Forum
Thursday’s Fashion Tech Forum at the Navy Yard featured boldface names such as Levi’s, Tesla, Google and Diane von Furstenberg. (Find our coverage of those heavy hitters here.) But the event also...
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The Brooklyn founder who’s a role model to Muslim women got honest at...
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh wasn’t always proud of who she was. Or, she felt like she couldn’t be. The 24-year-old founder of MuslimGirl, a media site for Muslim millennials run out of Williamsburg that we...
View ArticleCan Brooklyn take cues on tech innovation from Dubai?
These days, nearly every region in the world boasts a burgeoning tech scene. In the last few years, Dubai has gained particular notice. Hyperloop One, the Los Angeles company that’s attempting to carry...
View ArticleEBT startup Propel wins Make It in BK pitch competition
Thursday night in a velvet-curtained, macabre-chic bar, startup Propel won the winter Make It in BK pitch competition. “Really hard, really tough we think they’re all great, we’d like to give money to...
View ArticleThoughts on how tech can help society, from some Blue Ridge Labs startups
Three of Blue Ridge Labs’ startup founders explained how they tackle civic improvements at the Robin Hood Foundation’s “Unplugged” event this weekend. “I try to stay away from the word disrupt because...
View ArticleNYC’s tech chiefs discuss how to build a smart city
As we’ve noted before, Brooklyn — and New York at large — now has an abundance of “smart cities” programs, all focused on supporting tech companies that address thorny issues, from energy to...
View ArticleAt Greenpoint demo night, the blockchain is taken very seriously
Monday night at the Greenpoint coworking space Pencil Works, an Israeli dating app startup pitched a roomful of interested, if skeptical, potential investors. It could have been any tech event...
View ArticleCan ‘intelligent’ machines produce art?
On the stage at New Lab Monday night, a screen cycled through a slideshow of images, ranging from quirky to psychedelic. Van Gogh or Picasso, they were certainly not — they looked more like the insides...
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1776NY’s first-ever Women’s Demo Day featured an impressive slate
Twelve pitches in 24 minutes. And a healthy smattering of red. That was the scene at 1776NY’s Women’s Demo Day, which observed International Women’s Day with a pitch event featuring female founders of...
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BAM goes heavy on virtual reality with Teknopolis exhibit for kids
The Brooklyn Academy of Music has long been at the forefront of promoting the avant garde. So maybe we shouldn’t be surprised. “BAM has a legacy of featuring artists who create work that uses creative...
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