New York Tech Startups Come of Age
September 2, 2010 | Market Watch
Much like its namesake in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York imploded after the dot-com boom and bust, with Darwinism getting rid of the worst ideas. Slowly, though, over the last decade, New York has been building a real tech center, where software, media, and ad-related startups are thriving, a venture capital community is growing and serial entrepreneurs are as commonplace as they are in Silicon Valley.
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Will the Stem Cell Ruling Afect Venture Capital Investing?
September 1, 2010 | Xconomy
Last week’s ruling ordering an immediate halt in federal funding for stem cell research has thrown academic research circles into a state of confusion. This has caught the attention of the VC community, as the venture-backed biotech world is largely dependent on technology developed in academic institutions.
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To Win Over Users, Gadgets Have to Be Touchable
September 1, 2010 | New York Times
Device makers in a post-iPhone world are focused on fingertips, with touch at the core of the newest wave of computer design, known as natural user interface. Unlike past interfaces centered on the keyboard and mouse, natural user interface uses ingrained human movements that do not have to be learned.
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