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    “We’ve had ‘Conversations with Men in Tech,’ and now this is ‘Conversations with Women in Tech.’ But we need to get to a place where we can just have ‘Conversations in Tech.’”

    We were pleased to host a thought-provoking evening of conversation at Marketsite last night: the New York Tech Meetup and NASDAQ’s Conversations with Women in Tech event. (Watch the webcast here.)

    NYTM managing director Jessica Lawrence opened the event with our headline quote, setting the tone with this message: There’s no achievement gap, and there’s no ambition gap between men and women in the tech world. There is, however, a comfort gap — but hopefully frank conversations like last night’s, about where the community needs to go from here, will move the tech community towards a new set point where men and women can work together to develop ideas, recruit broadly and build great companies.

    Below the jump, a few standout quotes from each of the five other speakers who took the stage (Rachel Sklar, Founder, Change The Ratio; Tara Hunt, CEO, Buyosphere; Anil Dash, Co-founder, Activate & ThinkUp; Amy Quispe,Senior at Carnegie Melon & HackNY fellow; and Cindy Gallop,Founder, IfWeRanTheWorld/MakeLoveNotPorn) to share their thoughts on the status of women in tech and where the community needs to go next.

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    Thursday, June 28, 2012

    I was born this way, to quote Lady Gaga. It’s the kind of person I am. I’m someone all about action. I believe there is way too much talking in this world. I believe in making things happen.

    Cindy Gallop, Founder & CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld/MakeLoveNotPorn, and one of the many talented speakers we’re honored to have speaking at our Women in Tech event, taking place at Marketsite this evening. Gallop joins Tara Hunt, Rachel Sklar, Anil Dash, Amy Quispe and Jessica Lawrence for a spirited conversation about why both women and men of the tech world need to care about where women stand in the industry. 

    Wednesday, June 27, 2012

    Episode 4 of our #StartupStories series with members of the NYTM community (“The Money”) debuted at last night’s meetup. In it, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists take you inside the fundraising process, answering key questions: Do you need to raise capital? If you do, how do you convince angel investors and VCs to give it to you? And if they offer you money, how much should you take? (You’d be surprised how many say that more is not always better … and that sometimes, money isn’t the best thing an investor brings to a partnership.) Insight comes from OKCupid, Of A Kind, Artsicle, Warby Parker, Union Square Ventures, TechStars, Birchbox and betawors. Produced by HD MADE. See the whole series here.

    Wednesday, June 6, 2012

    Episode 2 of #StartupStories takes us inside the building of a great team. Give it a watch for tips, insight and advice from Warby Parker, Food52, Proclivity Media, OKCupid, Birchbox, SideTour, Union Square Ventures, Tumblr, betaworks and bitly. Brought to you by the content partnership of NASDAQ OMX and NYTM. Produced by HD MADE. See the whole series here.

    Monday, May 14, 2012

    NYTM’s Jessica Lawrence: The trend in NY this month is the money that is flocking here to invest in tech.

    In her role as Managing Director of New York Tech Meetup, Jessica Lawrence has a unique perspective on what’s bubbling up from the city’s startup community. She’s blogging her insights for us every month. So what should attendees at tonight’s meetup expect to see? 

    The trend in New York tech this month isn’t just about a handful of startups, it’s about the New York startup community as a whole — and the money that is flocking here to invest in tech.

    Data from a recently released report by the Center for an Urban Future highlights New York’s growth as a startup community — and its new position as the fastest-growing tech hub. Between 2007 and 2011, venture capital deals increased 32% in New York, while deals were down significantly in every other region, including Silicon Valley (-10%), New England (-14%), LA/Orange County (-8%), Texas (-17%) and San Diego (-38%). In addition, the number of accelerators in New York went from 0 in 2008 to 12 in 2012, and NY Tech Meetup’s own membership nearly tripled between 2008 and 2012. Even the real estate footprint of tech and media/information companies has been impacted, increasing from 3.8 million square feet in 2010 to 6 million square feet in 2011.

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    Monday, May 14, 2012

    For anyone who enjoyed the Made in NY PSA we debuted in March, we think you’ll like the latest product of our content partnership with New York Tech Meetup: 

    “The Pitch” is the first of our series of “Startup Stories” videos about how to build and grow a great entrepreneurial venture. In this episode, founders and investors from Birchbox, SideTour, Proclivity Media, Of A Kind, Artsicle, Warby Parker, OKCupid, Shelby.TV, TechStars and Union Square Ventures share their insights and advice about what it takes to craft a great pitch. Stay tuned for more episodes to come!

    Brought to you by the content partnership of NASDAQ OMX and NYTM. Produced by HD Made.

    Thursday, May 10, 2012