Tech@NYU Digest 4/16 - 4/30

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser April 16th, 2012 Buenos días, NYC!  It's that time of the year again - the scramble for the summer job! Check out our job board for the dopest opportunities in NYC - from a technical position at Rentenna to an internship at The Birdy. Get your #startuplife on! [Featured Event] A Conversation with David Lee, Founder of SV Angel // 6pm, NYU Stern Join Tech@NYU in welcoming David Lee, co-founder of legendary Silicon Valley VC fund SV Angel and NYU Law alumnus ('99). He will share his perspective of the entrepreneurial landscape and where it's headed. RSVP required. Monday, April 16 [Speaker] How to Develop a Disruptive Business Model // 6pm, Kaufman Management Center Come hear Alexander Osterwalder talk on how to develop a disruptive business model. He is the co-author of Business Model Generation, a global bestseller on biz model innovation. Registration required.    Tuesday, April 17 [Speaker] Data: From the Ad Graph to the Purchasing Graph // 2pm-3pm, 5 MetroTech Center Join NYU Poly in welcoming Kevin O'Connor for an interactive talk about data and the different ways meaning can be derived from it. RSVP required.   Thursday, April 19 [Event] NY Tech Day // 10am, Lexington Armory The inaugural NY Tech Day will bring together the NYC tech community, giving 200 startups the ability to showcase their companies with users, investors, and potential hires. Registration required. [Event] Food Trucks Made FREE - Brought To You By Fondu! // 11:30am, Gould Plaza Rickshaw Dumplings, Mexicue, and Wafels & Dinges will be giving out free food on West 4th St near Gould Plaza. The only catch? Download and start an account on Fondu! More details here.   Friday, April 20 [Job Fair] NYC Startup Job Fair // 1pm, World Trade Center 7 NYC Startup Job Fair connects talented students and recent graduates with the best startups in NYC. Registration required.  [Event] EEX Summit 2012 // 2pm-7pm, Paulson Auditorium Join Stern EEX for the premiere event for students and entrepreneurs! Keynote speakers from two of New York’s most successful startups and other influential speakers will be featured! Registration required. [Event] Kickstarter: Bring Your Creative Idea to Life // 4pm, NYU ITP Come learn about Kickstarter, the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects. Stephanie will present examples of successful projects and provide tips on how to promote your work, what kind of rewards work best, and other tips to successfully fund your project.  [Hacking] Tech@NYU HackDays // 4pm, Courant Institute Aaron Henshaw of Hashable will be presenting Android Development 101. RSVP required. [Event] I2E Mixer // 4pm-8pm, Varick St. Incubator Join NYU EIA for this networking event that will allow SparkStart teams and EIA members access to incubator companies to pitch their ideas and receive invaluable feedback.   Thursday, April 26 [Job Fair] NYC UNCUBED Talent Fair // 1pm, Altman Building NYC's biggest tech talent fair will feature 80 startups, music, and free drinks. Discussion panel speakers include Joel Spolsky (Stack Overflow founder), Kellan Elliott-McCrea (CTO at Etsy), and Seth Pinsky (President of the NYCEDC). Registration required - use discount code technyu for half off your ticket!   Friday, April 27 [Hacking] Tech@NYU HackDays // 4pm, Courant Institute Join Tech@NYU in welcoming Paul of Sonar.me as he presents on big data in real-time using backtype storm. RSVP required. Saturday, April 28 [Event] Kinect + Flash : Get Your Game On! // 9am, CITE Game Innovation Lab Game Innovation Lab will cover augmented reality, multi-player, multi-touch, and skeleton tracking to create a simple game with these tools. The basics of Natural User Interface design will also be covered. Registration required.   Down the road... [Event] NYC Startup Weekend: Music & Gaming // May 4, General Assembly Startup Weekend is an intense 54-hour event, focusing on building a web or mobile application in the field of music and/or gaming. The weekend brings together people with different skillsets to build applications and develop a commercial case around them. Developers & designers - use discount code NYU for 30% off the ticket price! Registration required.   Be sure to check out Wakefield, a daily email on the NYC startup space. Each email illuminates companies, products, and people - subscribers discover new startups and get curated event schedules, job opportunities, and other offers. Sign up today and look out for campus tech events from Wakefield soon!  The Tech@NYU Biweekly Digest is curated by: Kim Pham, E-Board Member of Tech@NYU Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Forward to a Friend About Tech@NYU Our mission: to foster a culture of building and innovation among students. We strive to do this by: 1. Connecting students leaders, faculty, and administration at NYU with a stake in the future of our innovation community 2. Teaching students the skills necessary to start technology ventures 3. Integrating students into the NYC tech community Keep an eye out for our events this year - from workshops to panels to classes. Follow us on Twitter yo!   Follow Tech@NYU on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Forward to a friend  Copyright © 2012 Tech@NYU, All rights reserved. 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