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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR STARTUPS IN NYC

NOW THE QUESTION ARISES...

OUT OF ALL CITIES,

WHY NYC?

SHAI GOLDMAN SAYS ON QUORA

There are roughly 1,000 startups that are currently active. About 400 of those are VC backed (including seed funded).The other 600 are bootstrapped / self-funded.

MAPPEDINNY
HAS ABOVE 100 COMPANIES THAT ARE HIRING

NY TECH MEETUP
HAS OVER 34,000 MEMBERS SUPPORTING THE NEW YORK TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY

NEW YORK STARTUPS

DOUBLED IN THE LAST TWO DECADES!

WSJ RECENTLY REPORTED THAT THE

2X

AND IF YOU ARE STILL THINKING...

WHY NYC?

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WE HAVE A DIFFERENT MOTIVE

WE WANT TO HELP YOU

ONLY THIS TIME

WE HAVE A DIFFERENT MOTIVE

WE WANT TO HELP YOU

ONLY THIS TIME

THE GUIDE
YOU NEED TO HAVE BEFORE STARTING UP IN

WE WANT TO GIVE YOU

NYC

Welcome to

NYC!

BREATHE

THE LAND WHERE STARTUPS

INNOVATION

STARTING WITH THE MAJOR LOCATIONS YOU COULD CHOOSE TO SET UP YOUR STARTUP

BRONX

FLATIRON DISTRICT CHELSEA MEATPACKING DISTRICT LONG ISLAND CITY SOHO LOWER MANHATTAN EAST VILLAGE

NYC

BROOKLYN

BUT BEFORE YOU SET UP AN OFFICE SPACE

YOU NEED TWO IMPORTANT CONTACTS YOU ABSOLUTELY CANT DO WITHOUT

BUT BEFORE YOU SET UP AN OFFICE SPACE

YOU NEED TWO IMPORTANT CONTACTS YOU ABSOLUTELY CANT DO WITHOUT

LEGALS

BANKS

5 NYC BASED LAWYERS

WHO LOVE TO HELP STARTUPS WITH LEGAL ISSUES

HERES A LIST OF

ADAM DINOW
Wilson Sonsini and Rosati

ROMAN R. FICHMAN
TheLegalist

SELIM DAY
WilsonSonsini

STEVEN L. BAGLIO
Gunderson Dettmer

DAVID L. CONCANNON
Orrick

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AGAIN, YOU DEFINITELY NEED

STARTUP FRIENDLY BANKS TOO

THESE CAN BE THE SOLUTION!

SILICON VALLEY BANK

SQUARE1BANK

HSBC

COMERICA

BRIDGENB

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NOW COMES THE TIME OF BUILDING THAT

DREAM TEAM OF LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE

NOT A PROBLEM WITH THESE 5 SITES THERE

FOUNDER DATING

INSIDESTARTUPS

WHITE TRUFFLE

STARTUPLY

HIRELITE

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WITH THE TEAM THERE, YOU NEED A

PROPER PLACE TO WORK

10 BEST OPTIONS OF COWORKING IN NYC WITHOUT BOTHERING YOUR POCKETS MUCH!

COWORKING SPACE
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DURING THESE INITIAL MONTHS, YOU MIGHT ALSO PREFER TO JOIN IN

INCUBATORS
WE HAVENT FORGOTTEN THEM TOO

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YOU COULD ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO SOME OF THE

COOLEST STARTUP MENTORS / ADVISORS

THEY CAN BE YOUR SAVIOURS, YOU NEVER KNOW!

FRED WILSON

DAVE LERNER

NEIL BLUMENTHAL

CHRIS BROGAN

HAYLEY BARNA

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DID YOU KNOW? YOU COULD EVEN DISCUSS BUSINESS IN

LOCAL COFFEE SHOPS

NOW, THIS IS GREAT... 6 TECH HANGOUT PLACES JUST FOR STARTUP-A-HOLICS LIKE YOU.
GROUND SUPPORT CAFE BIRCH COFFEE BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE

BIRDICK CHOCOLATE

SATURDAYS NYC

TOBYS ESTATE Click to know why we love them

NOT ONLY THESE...

During this startup tenure you may also need

MARKETING STRATEGISTS PR AND DIGITAL MARKETING FIRMS GRAPHIC DESIGNERS WEB DEV SHOPS

NOT ONLY THESE...

During this startup tenure you may also need

MARKETING STRATEGISTS PR AND DIGITAL MARKETING FIRMS GRAPHIC DESIGNERS WEB DEV SHOPS

NO WORRIES, WE HAVE ALL OF THEM LISTED TOO!

MARKETING STRATEGISTS

MARK W SCHAEFER

JINAL SHAH

ANA ANDJELIC

AVI WILENSKY

TONY ZAMBITO

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PR AND DIGITAL MARKETING FIRMS

5WPR

MWW

SMALL GIRLS PR

SPARK PR

LAUNCH SQUAD
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GRAPHIC DESIGNERS AND STUDIOS

MEAGAN FISHER

SOFTFACADE

RO AND CO STUDIO

TOBIAS VAN SCHNEIDER

SAGMEISTER & WALSH

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WEB DEV SHOPS

NYC DEV SHOP

RUST YBRICK

WONDERSAUCE

DOTCOMWEAVERS

ICREON
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WITH THE TEAM ALL SET UP AND WORKSPACE DECIDED, THE TWO NEXT IMPORTANT AND VERY CRUCIAL QUESTIONS YOU MUST BE COMING WITH ARE...

WITH THE TEAM ALL SET UP AND WORKSPACE DECIDED, THE TWO NEXT IMPORTANT AND VERY CRUCIAL QUESTIONS YOU MUST BE COMING WITH ARE...

#1 HOW DO I GET AN INVESTMENT?

WITH THE TEAM ALL SET UP AND WORKSPACE DECIDED, THE TWO NEXT IMPORTANT AND VERY CRUCIAL QUESTIONS YOU MUST BE COMING WITH ARE...

#1 HOW DO I GET AN INVESTMENT? #2 WHERE CAN I PITCH MY STARTUP IN NYC?

FOR STARTUP ANGEL FUNDING

YOU COULD CHOOSE FROM MULTIPLE OPTIONS IN

NYC

be it...

VENTURE FUNDS
DOING EARLY STAGE DEALS

FIRST ROUND CAPITAL

Howard Morgan, Phin Barnes, et al

UNION SQUARE VENTURES

Fred Wilson, Albert Wenger, Andy Weissman, et al

RRE VENTURES
Stuart Ellman, James Robinson, et al

GREYCROFT PARTNERS
Alan Patricof, Ian Sigalow, et al

FIRSTMARK CAPITAL
Larry Lenahan et al
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MICRO VCs
DOING SEED DEALS

QUOTIDIAN VENTURES
Pedro Torres Picn

BETAWORKS
John Borthwick

LERER VENTURES
Ken Lerer, Ben Lerer, Eric Hippeau

ZELKOVA VENTURES
Jay Levy, Lary Scheinfeld

FOUNDER COLLECTIVE
Chris Dixon, Caterina Fake
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ANGEL GROUPS

GOLDEN SEEDS

NEW YORK ANGELS

ARC ANGEL FUND

NY LIFE SCIENCE ANGELS

KEIRETSU FORUM NY

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ACTIVE INDIVIDUAL ANGELS

ESTHER DYSON

MICHAEL YAVONDIT TE

BOB RICE

BRIAN COHEN

JEFF STEWART

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WHERE CAN YOU PITCH?

TECHCRUNCH DISRUPT NYC STARTUP PITCH NIGHT NYC STARTUPBOOTCAMP
Open Pitch Days NYC

NOW COMES THE QUESTION

SWITCHPITCH NYC

STARTOUT NY DEMO DAY

TECHWEEK NEW YORK

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ALONG WITH ALL THESE PRIMARY DETAILS, AT TIMES YOU ALSO NEED TO LOOK INTO SOME OF THOSE NOT-SO-MATTERING-YET-IMPORTANT DETAILS TOO!

Heres a list we could think of

Office Catering

Cleaning Services

Your printing marketplace

misc

Office supplies

Payroll and HR

Rent Electronic appliances

Tax Experts

WHILE RESEARCHING, WE ALSO CAME ACROSS CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND CERTIFICATIONS YOU NEED BEFORE STARTING UP IN NYC.

Make sure you go through them!

#1 Register in MadeinNY to be approved as Made in NY and dont forget to add your startup in the Jobs Map too. #2 Check whether your business is applicable for Relocation and Employment Assistance Program (REAP) #3 Industrial and Commercial Abatement Program (ICAP) can provide abatements for property taxes for periods of up to 25 years. #4 Get your certificate to do business in NYC. #5 EasyStart scenarios from NYC business express to learn about the requirements for starting in NYC. #6 For food and beverage establishments, enroll with the New Business Acceleration Team (NBAT).

And if you still think you need to know more...

HERES A LIST OF WEBSITES YOU NEED TO KEEP CHECKING FOR MORE UPDATES ON NYC STARTUP SCENE.

TECH & THE CIT Y

NYC GOV

WE ARE MADE IN NY

NYC OPEN DATA

NYC EDU

THESE WERE ALL THE DETAILS WE HAD TO PROVIDE.

THESE WERE ALL THE DETAILS WE HAD TO PROVIDE.

BUT HANG ON!

Theres an icing to the cake too!

PRESENTING THE HANDBOOK

FOR T HO SE CHA NG E M AKE R S W HO WA N T TO S TAR T UP IN N YC .

HANDBOOK FOR IN

NYC

STARTUP ENTHUSIASTS

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THANKS TO ALL THOSE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED US IN COMING UP WITH THIS GUIDE.

Alessandro Piol, author of Tech and the City

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NY Tech Day

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