NYCNYCCITY BEAT THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR STARTUPS IN NYC NOW THE QUESTION ARISES... OUT OF ALL CITIES, WHY NYC? SHAI GOLDMAN SAYS ON QUORA There are roughly 1,000 startups that are currently active. About 400 of those are VC backed (including seed funded).The other 600 are “ bootstrapped / self-funded. MAPPEDINNY HAS ABOVE 100 COMPANIES THAT ARE HIRING NY TECH MEETUP HAS OVER 34,000 MEMBERS SUPPORTING THE NEW YORK TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WSJ RECENTLY REPORTED THAT THE NEW YORK STARTUPS DOUBLED 2XIN THE LAST TWO DECADES! AND IF YOU ARE STILL THINKING... “WHY NYC?” JUST CHECK THIS AWESOME INFOGRAPHIC FROM US CLICK TO VIEW ONLY THIS TIME WE HAVE A DIFFERENT MOTIVE “WE WANT TO HELP YOU” ONLY THIS TIME WE HAVE A DIFFERENT MOTIVE “WE WANT TO HELP YOU” WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE GUIDE YOU NEED TO HAVE BEFORE STARTING UP IN NYC Welcome to NYC! THE LAND WHERE STARTUPS BREATHE INNOVATION STARTING WITH THE MAJOR LOCATIONS YOU COULD CHOOSE TO SET UP YOUR STARTUP BRONX FLATIRON DISTRICT CHELSEA MEATPACKING DISTRICT LONG ISLAND CITY SOHO EAST VILLAGE LOWER MANHATTAN NYC BROOKLYN BUT BEFORE YOU SET UP AN OFFICE SPACE YOU NEED TWO IMPORTANT CONTACTS YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN’T DO WITHOUT BUT BEFORE YOU SET UP AN OFFICE SPACE YOU NEED TWO IMPORTANT CONTACTS YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN’T DO WITHOUT LEGALS BANKS HERE’S A LIST OF 5 NYC BASED LAWYERS WHO LOVE TO HELP STARTUPS WITH LEGAL ISSUES ADAM DINOW ROMAN R. FICHMAN SELIM DAY STEVEN L. BAGLIO DAVID L. CONCANNON Wilson Sonsini and TheLegalist WilsonSonsini Gunderson Orrick Rosati Dettmer Click to know why we love them AGAIN, YOU DEFINITELY NEED STARTUP FRIENDLY BANKS TOO THESE CAN BE THE SOLUTION! SILICON VALLEY BANK SQUARE1BANK HSBC COMERICA BRIDGENB Click to know why we love them NOW COMES THE TIME OF BUILDING THAT DREAM TEAM OF LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE NOT A PROBLEM WITH THESE 5 SITES THERE… FOUNDER DATING INSIDESTARTUPS WHITE TRUFFLE STARTUPLY HIRELITE Click to know why we love them WITH THE TEAM THERE, YOU NEED A PROPER PLACE TO WORK 10 BEST OPTIONS OF COWORKING IN NYC WITHOUT BOTHERING YOUR POCKETS MUCH! COWORKING SPACE Click to know why we love them DURING THESE INITIAL MONTHS, YOU MIGHT ALSO PREFER TO JOIN IN INCUBATORS WE HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN THEM TOO Click to know why we love them YOU COULD ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO SOME OF THE COOLEST STARTUP MENTORS / ADVISORS THEY CAN BE YOUR SAVIOURS, YOU NEVER KNOW! FRED WILSON DAVE LERNER NEIL BLUMENTHAL CHRIS BROGAN HAYLEY BARNA Click to know why we love them DID YOU KNOW? YOU COULD EVEN DISCUSS BUSINESS IN LOCAL COFFEE SHOPS NOW, THIS IS GREAT... 6 TECH HANGOUT PLACES JUST FOR STARTUP-A-HOLICS LIKE YOU. GROUND SUPPORT CAFE BIRCH COFFEE BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE BIRDICK CHOCOLATE SATURDAYS NYC TOBY’S ESTATE Click to know why we love them NOT ONLY THESE... During this startup tenure you may also need MARKETING STRATEGISTS GRAPHIC DESIGNERS PR AND DIGITAL MARKETING FIRMS WEB DEV SHOPS NOT ONLY THESE... During this startup tenure you may also need MARKETING STRATEGISTS GRAPHIC DESIGNERS PR AND DIGITAL MARKETING FIRMS WEB DEV SHOPS NO WORRIES, WE HAVE ALL OF THEM LISTED TOO! MARKETING STRATEGISTS MARK W SCHAEFER JINAL SHAH ANA ANDJELIC AVI WILENSKY TONY ZAMBITO Click to know why we love them PR AND DIGITAL MARKETING FIRMS 5WPR MWW SMALL GIRLS PR SPARK PR LAUNCH SQUAD Click to know why we love them GRAPHIC DESIGNERS AND STUDIOS MEAGAN FISHER SOFTFACADE RO AND CO STUDIO TOBIAS VAN SCHNEIDER SAGMEISTER & WALSH Click to know why we love them WEB DEV SHOPS NYC DEV SHOP RUSTYBRICK WONDERSAUCE DOTCOMWEAVERS ICREON Click to know why we love them WITH THE TEAM ALL SET UP AND WORKSPACE DECIDED, THE TWO NEXT IMPORTANT AND VERY CRUCIAL QUESTIONS YOU MUST BE COMING WITH ARE... WITH THE TEAM ALL SET UP AND WORKSPACE DECIDED, THE TWO NEXT IMPORTANT AND VERY CRUCIAL QUESTIONS YOU MUST BE COMING WITH ARE... #1 HOW DO I GET AN INVESTMENT? WITH THE TEAM ALL SET UP AND WORKSPACE DECIDED, THE TWO NEXT IMPORTANT AND VERY CRUCIAL QUESTIONS YOU MUST BE COMING WITH ARE... #1 HOW DO I GET AN INVESTMENT? #2 WHERE CAN I PITCH MY STARTUP IN NYC? FOR STARTUP ANGEL FUNDING YOU COULD CHOOSENYC FROM MULTIPLE OPTIONS IN be it... VENTURE FUNDS DOING EARLY STAGE DEALS FIRST ROUND CAPITAL UNION SQUARE VENTURES RRE VENTURES Howard Morgan, Fred Wilson, Albert Stuart Ellman, James Phin Barnes, et al Wenger, Andy Robinson, et al Weissman, et al GREYCROFT PARTNERS FIRSTMARK CAPITAL Alan Patricof, Ian Larry Lenahan Sigalow, et al et al Click to know why we love them MICRO VCs DOING SEED DEALS QUOTIDIAN VENTURES BETAWORKS LERER VENTURES Pedro Torres Picón John Borthwick Ken Lerer, Ben Lerer, Eric Hippeau ZELKOVA VENTURES FOUNDER COLLECTIVE Jay Levy, Lary Chris Dixon, Scheinfeld Caterina Fake Click to know why we love them ANGEL GROUPS GOLDEN SEEDS NEW YORK ANGELS ARC ANGEL FUND NY LIFE SCIENCE ANGELS KEIRETSU FORUM NY Click to know why we love them ACTIVE INDIVIDUAL ANGELS ESTHER DYSON MICHAEL YAVONDITTE BOB RICE BRIAN COHEN JEFF STEWART Click to know why we love them NOW COMES THE QUESTION WHERE CAN YOU PITCH? TECHCRUNCH DISRUPT NYC STARTUP PITCH NIGHT NYC STARTUPBOOTCAMP Open Pitch Days NYC SWITCHPITCH NYC STARTOUT NY DEMO DAY TECHWEEK NEW YORK Click to know why we love them ALONG WITH ALL THESE PRIMARY DETAILS, AT TIMES YOU ALSO NEED TO LOOK INTO SOME OF THOSE NOT-SO-MATTERING-YET-IMPORTANT DETAILS TOO! Here’s a list we could think of… Office Catering Cleaning Services Your printing marketplace Office supplies misc Payroll and HR Rent Electronic appliances Tax Experts WHILE RESEARCHING, WE ALSO CAME ACROSS CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND CERTIFICATIONS YOU NEED BEFORE STARTING UP IN NYC. Make sure you go through them! #1 Register in MadeinNY to be approved as Made in NY and don’t forget to add your startup in the Jobs Map too. #2 Check whether your business is applicable for Relocation and Employment Assistance Program (REAP) #3 Industrial and Commercial Abatement Program (ICAP) can provide abatements for property taxes for periods of up to 25 years. #4 Get your certificate to do business in NYC. #5 EasyStart scenarios from NYC business express to learn about the requirements for starting in NYC. #6 For food and beverage establishments, enroll with the New Business Acceleration Team (NBAT). And if you still think you need to know more... HERE’S A LIST OF WEBSITES YOU NEED TO KEEP CHECKING FOR MORE UPDATES ON NYC STARTUP SCENE. TECH & THE CITY NYC GOV WE ARE MADE IN NY NYC OPEN DATA NYC EDU THESE WERE ALL THE DETAILS WE HAD TO PROVIDE. THESE WERE ALL THE DETAILS WE HAD TO PROVIDE. BUT HANG ON! There’s an icing to the cake too! PRESENTING THE HANDBOOK FOR THOSE CHANGEMAKERS WHO WANT TO STARTUP IN NYC. HANDBOOK FOR Download and build your dream team STARTUP into the next big venture of the world. ENTHUSIASTS NYCIN DOWNLOAD HERE THANKS TO ALL THOSE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED US IN COMING UP WITH THIS GUIDE. Alessandro Piol, Snapette author of Tech and the City NY Tech Day VISIT STARTUPS.FM FOR MORE SUCH AMAZING facts and insights --------------------FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING EMAIL US : [email protected].