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Zahn Center NYC Brings Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Harlem

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The Zahn Innovation Center, a startup incubator located at City College in Harlem, is contributing to the growing entrepreneurial community in Silicon Harlem, both on and off-campus. It is located in the Grove School of Engineering, named for City College alumnus Andrew Grove (Class of 1960), a co-founder and former CEO and chairman of tech […]

31 Rules of Behavior When Working in a Coworking Space

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There’s no doubting the popularity of taking an office or a desk in a coworking space. One need only look at the proliferation of coworking spaces in NYC in the past few years to see that, while the local Starbucks might be fine for a while, how often do you want to hear the barista […]

This is the App That is Replacing Tinder on Females’ Phones

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We’d better explain that one. Think of Kwoller as a Tinder for commerce, where you swipe right for ‘love It,’ left for ‘leave it.’ The app also learns what you like and what you don’t, so the more you use it, the better it gets.. The company launched at the last TechCrunch Disrupt NYC’s Startup […]

Where Are They Now? Web 1.0 Pioneers in a Web 2.0 World

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  We hear about the Steve Jobses and Jerry Yangs who first led the charge in the brave new world of tech. Let’s not forget that they didn’t do it alone. What about the people who turned their backs on traditional industry in those nascent days and helped the pioneers build those companies – and […]

5 Signs You Need A Coworking Space (And How To Find One)

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Though working at home is a huge perk for some freelancers, some people actually find they work much better when they get up and go to an office and are surrounded by other people (even if they may not be directly working with them). That’s why the new startup Deskcamping may be some freelancer’s dream […]

What a Difference a Coworking Space Makes

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You may think that all NYC coworking spaces are the same, or that they’re at least somewhat interchangeable. Then there are other considerations like, besides the obvious (costs), what are the benefits of simply renting a desk in the open co-working area over taking a private office? And what ever happened to simply subletting some space […]

Pulse of the Cowork|rs: RentShare. The Startup That Keeps Roommates Honest (and Landlords Paid)

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So, you have roommates and every month, the rent comes due. Not to mention the utilities and the various and sundries that you split, too, come the end of the month. Instead of chasing your cohabiters down for the money for each and every bill, RentShare makes it easy. Add utilities and other household expenses […]

If It’s Monday, It Must Be Cowork|rs

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Moving offices is never enjoyable, even when you’re moving little more than that just-in-case umbrella that you always leave at the office and the laptop and files in your backpack. AlleyWatch moved last week, from a nicely appointed co-working space in midtown to a private office on the third floor of COWORK|RS, one of the newest […]

The Complete Guide to Coworking Spaces in NYC

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So you’ve quit your soul-sucking corporate job and are ready to enter the big, bad world of startups. You’ve got your idea all laid out and even managed to find a few partners to work with. But somehow, working at home in your pajamas isn’t as motivating and productive as you’d hoped it’d be? Don’t […]