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Where are all the NY tech and small business reporters?

Submitted by Jungleg from Google Reader

Oct 08, 2009

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On Tuesday, October 13th, at 6:30PM, 100 Founders and CEO’s of NYC tech companies will gather at Sun Microsystems for nextNY’s “NYC Media: Meet the startups” event.

The idea behind the event was that, on a pretty regular basis, tech and small business reporters find their way to me and want to know about the “comeback” or “birth” or “rebirth” or whatever of the NY tech scene. Then I have to tell them all about the fact that we’ve been here for years, heads down working. Half the time, they don’t know about the most successful startups or the most innovative ones.

It’s not easy, either. NYC startups blend in pretty easy—squatting in other offices, in coffee shops, in their own apartments. You never know when the two dudes in the back of your Williamsburgh design showroom are actually a couple of hackers trying to change the world.

Therefore, I thought it would be great to gather a bunch of NYC’s really awesome startups together in one room—and that’s what we’ll have. There will be 100 Founders and CEOs of NYC startups all in one room, including:

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