5.4: Recruitment
Continue to recruit more engineering talent and teams to New York City Other Information:
Continue to Recruit More Engineering and Entrepreneurial Talent to New York City -- In addition to the landmark investments
in engineering education institutions, the following New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYEDC) programs help
attract and nurture engineers and entrepreneurs:
Stakeholder(s):
- New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYEDC): NYC TECH TALENT DRAFT -- NYCEDC plans to expand its successful NYC Tech Talent Draft, a pilot series of on-campus information
and networking sessions that provides top computer science and engineering students with a firsthand look at exciting tech
start-up career opportunities. NYC Tech Talent Draft sessions feature founders, CEOs and CTOs from New York City's leading
startups who spoke candidly about their entrepreneurial experiences, job opportunities and career advice. In spring 2012,
NYCEDC conducted successful Tech Talent Draft recruiting events at Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Harvard, MIT and Princeton.
- Stylsize: NYC NEXT IDEA -- In March, the City announced the winning teams of entrepreneurs for NYC Next Idea, the third annual global
business plan competition that encourages innovative business ventures to launch and operate in New York City. Two winning
teams, Stylsize and TaxiTreats, were selected from a highly competitive and diverse pool of applicants with more than 270
business ideas submitted from 62 countries. TaxiTreats is developing a vending machine to be used in taxicabs, and Stylsize
is developing an app for online clothes shoppers to visualize how the clothing fits.
- TaxiTreats
- NYC Venture Fellows: NYC VENTURE FELLOWS -- NYC Venture Fellows is a selective program that provides 20-30 "rising star" entrepreneurs from around
the world an opportunity to take their ventures to the next level. The program is designed to foster collaboration among startups
and established businesses and to encourage national and international startups to locate and grow their businesses in New
York City. Fellows benefit from mentorship from teams of industry leaders as well as networking opportunities through public-private
dialogues and roundtable events.
- NYCEDC Incubator Network: NYCEDC INCUBATOR NETWORK -- The City's network of ten incubators includes six that help tech startups grow and thrive by providing
them comprehensive sup port when they are at their earliest stages. Incubated companies have attracted approximately $83 million
in funding and currently support up to 500 jobs. The incubators have graduated more than 42 companies that are now strong
enough to be independent. These graduates—which include some of NYC's hottest startups— have moved into market-rent office
space and cre ated dozens of jobs—doing their part to strengthen the City's economy.
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