Adventures in Startup

nycedc:

As New York City’s dog lovers anxiously await the crowning of this year’s “Best In Show” at The Westminster Kennel Club’s 136th Annual Dog Show at Madison Square Garden, we estimated the number of pets (dogs and cats only) that call New York City their home.
Based on our analysis, we estimate that there are approximately 1.1 million pets in the City (600,000 dogs and 500,000 cats), or an ownership rate of about one pet for every three households. This figure is lower than the national average (about 60%), as you might expect given the City’s tighter living quarters and that some apartment buildings still do not allow pets. As shown in the above map, dogs and cats seem to really enjoy living near Central Park and the back yards of Staten Island.
Read the rest of our analysis via our StatsBee column on the NYCEDC blog.

As New York City’s dog lovers anxiously await the crowning of this year’s “Best In Show” at The Westminster Kennel Club’s 136th Annual Dog Show at Madison Square Garden, we estimated the number of pets (dogs and cats only) that call New York City their home.

Based on our analysis, we estimate that there are approximately 1.1 million pets in the City (600,000 dogs and 500,000 cats), or an ownership rate of about one pet for every three households. This figure is lower than the national average (about 60%), as you might expect given the City’s tighter living quarters and that some apartment buildings still do not allow pets. As shown in the above map, dogs and cats seem to really enjoy living near Central Park and the back yards of Staten Island.

Read the rest of our analysis via our StatsBee column on the NYCEDC blog.

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And we think this is a good way to build something. These days I think more and more people want to use services from companies that believe in something beyond simply maximizing profits.

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—	Mark Zuckerberg’s Letter to shareholders

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When Ellie Cachette started pitching her tech start-up to West Coast investors two years ago, she expected to raise big bucks. Instead, all she got from the roughly 25 all-male investors she met with were dismissive looks and patronizing advice.

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—	Golden ladies of NYC

fastcompany:

I’m a big believer that you can try to change the world based on philosophy, doctrine, and belief. But I think the thing that really drives the world is hedonism, the pleasure factor. As far as I’m concerned, the best way to convert people to eating fresh local grown produce is to show them that local fresh grown produce tastes better.

Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, talk to Fast Company about how to create 4-star food experiences with lines around the block.

nycedc:

The New York Post celebrates the City’s tech boom:

Two Silicon Valley giants are making the move to Manhattan. There’s eBay’s November 2011 acquisition of Hunch, an NYC-based recommendations engine, for about $80 million. The acquisition will expand eBay’s offices to New York City — which is expected to grow to more than 200 employees — and importantly will build upon the firm’s core engineering team.

Meanwhile, social-networking powerhouse Facebook opens its first New York engineering office this year. In a news conference last month with Mayor Bloomberg, COO Cheryl Sandburg [sic] said Facebook is looking to “hire as much talent as it can” and that its new office in New York City “isn’t a satellite office — it will be a core piece to its engineering stack.”

Read the full article, and discover NYCEDC’s initiatives to support the Media & Emerging Tech industry.

Photo credit: Edward Reed/NYC Mayor’s Office

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