1. The NYC startup scene

2. This is my introduction to the NYC startup
scene – based on my experience, my network
and my knowledge.
NYC is a big apple and there are plenty of
things out there that I don’t know about – in
consequence this is a biased and non-
exhaustive overview.
Go explore for yourself!!!
Includes shameless copy/paste from @schlaf

3. about.me/akonig
Drank lots of beer
and met girls
Discovered that there
is more to life
The tools and
confidence to go do it
Big Corp was not for
me
Strategic overhaul of US
biz & started EU biz
First entrepreneurial
experience
Dive into tech and
project management
Building something great & having fun!

4. The numbers

5. Silicon Alley
is booming

6. Growth outpacing Silicon Valley

7. The investors are following

8. News & Networking

9. Read up!

10. NYC’s top
Tech
journalists

11. Go to a
MeetUp

12. Sign up for
a newsletter

13. Attend a
conference

14. The money

15. Accelerators

16. Incubators

17. Seed stage

18. VC’s

19. Strategic

20. Angel’s

21. Angel’s

22. Angel
Blogger’s

23. VC’s

24. The people

25. Notable Founders

26. Notable Founders

27. Notable Founders

28. Notable Founders

29. Notable Founders

30. NYC startups

38. Your support!

39. The city of
NYC

40. Co-Working spaces

42. Design & Branding

43. Development

44. Media buying

45. Talent representation

46. PR firms

47. Legal

48. Accounting

49. Where to start?
Stay in touch
Attend a MeetUp
Sign-up for newsletters
Get a drink and talk to strangers
Network in your industry
Make a plan
Build something and show it someone
about.me/akonig
Includes shameless copy/paste from @schlaf