Since the settlement of New York in the 17th century, the city’s economy has been rooted in commerce. In fact, the thriving beaver population in the region and the immense demand for beaver pelts in Europe led to the creation of the trading colonies in the New World. Over the last 400+ years, trade has […]
Scott Heiferman
Meetup Surpasses 100,000,000 RSVPs…and Climbing Fast
They boast over 13 million members in 196 countries. There are 126,000+ meetup groups, well over a quarter of a million monthly meetups and last week Meetup announced that they had surpassed over 100 million RSVPs. Scott Heiferman started Meetup in the aftermath of 9/11. He observed random people coming together as a result […]
Why START Summit chose NYC
This past Friday, New York City hosted the first START Summit. This invitation-only event brought together five hundred of the most exciting early-stage startups, VCs, and reporters from around the world, including notables such as Andreessen Horowitz, 500Startups (Dave McClure himself, no less), TIME Magazine, Google, and Foursquare. START is an expansion of the annual […]