Autumn Marathon

NYC Entrepreneur Week

A couple weeks ago NYC Entrepreneur Week took place, inspired by Mayor Bloomberg and run by the NYC Economic Development Council. The Mayor is encouraging entrepreneurship in all its forms as a way for the city to replace some of the jobs lost in last autumn’s economic meltdown. The week consisted of what you would expect: a business plan competition and panels on topics relevant to start-ups generally and those in NYC specifically. NYC, while a leader in many things, is known as 3rd or 4th in the US as far as start-up activity behind northern California, Boston and possibly, Seattle. There wasn’t anything extraordinary about the sessions I was able to attend and it would have been nice to see Entrepreneur Week get broader public exposure. Nevertheless, it was a beginning of sorts and we can only hope that it will be seen as a milestone for the NYC tech start-up community.