Himelberg Speaker Series Presents...
Tech and the City: The Making of New York's Startup Community
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)NYU Stern School of Business
44 West 4th St, Cantor Boardroom, 11th Floor
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Join us for a fascinating discussion with the coauthors of Tech and the City: The making of New York's Startup Community, Alessandro Piol and Maria Teresa Cometto.
Over 1,000 New York-based technology startups are currently hiring. This may come as a surprise to many who thought of New York as the capital of traditional industries such as financial services, media, advertising and fashion, but not necessarily as a high-tech hub. Yet, it is true: over the past several years the level of startup activity in the city of New York has increased at an exponential rate, reaching and surpassing Boston in number of tech companies formed and money invested.
“Tech and the City” is the first book telling the story of how and why this is happening: from the birth of Silicon Alley in the ‘90s to today’s level of activity and important milestones, such as the building of the Cornell NYC Tech campus. Based on over 50 interviews with entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, university professors, members of the Bloomberg administration and other stakeholders, this book’s objective is to inform and inspire the current generation of entrepreneurs.
The Story of Chobani Yogurt with Founder/CEO Hamdi Ulukaya
Monday, April 29, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)
NYU Stern School of Business
44 West 4th St, Cantor Boardroom, 11th Floor
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Dubbed “the Steve Jobs of yogurt” by Forbes in 2011, Hamdi Ulukaya has built Chobani Yogurt into a $700 million business in just four years- during the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. Led by his innovation and insight, energy and passion, genuine and authentic spirit, marketing acumen and relentless drive to give consumers the products they want and deserve, Chobani is is the #1 yogurt in America.
