With so much going on in the city’s thriving ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the happenings in the space. We keep you abreast of a few of things that you may have missed in NYC Tech News this week including the fundings, exits, and events. CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED IN NYC […]
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Collaborative Commerce: 7 Ways to Play in the Sharing Economy
Amazon’s not the only threat to online retail and brands selling direct to consumer – the shift towards the “collaborative economy” has the potential to disrupt virtually any vertical, with ripple effects to other industries. Dubbed the “next phase of social business” by Jeremiah Owyang, sharing is the new buying, and savvy sellers are exploring ways […]
A New York VC Spotlight: Craig Shapiro
You might say Craig Shapiro is one of the busiest entrepreneurs around, since he’s been involved with seven companies in various high-powered roles since 1999, often working with many of them at the same time. But it certainly hasn’t burned him out. In 1999, Shapiro started working as an account executive in business development at […]