NYU Startup Week + Tech@NYU Digest 3.25 - 4.1

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser March 25th, 2013 Anyone else herp derpin' this Monday after Spring Break? No worries - NYU STARTUP WEEK IS AROUND THE CORNER! This semester, we're celebrating New York City as a unique place to innovate and create, where entrepreneurs and investors alike leverage the diversity of industries, skills, and talent in their backyard when they build and invest in companies. Many thanks to Startup Week sponsor eBay for their support! [Saturday & Sunday, April 6-7] hackNY Hackathon // Columbia University This once-a-semester hackathon organized by hackNY brings together students and NYC startups to build original applications. Register here. [Monday, April 8] Keynote Interview with Jason Goldberg, Founder of Fab // Location TBD Jason Goldberg will be giving the keynote to kick off Startup Week. He will be interviewed by Adam Penenberg, Editor at PandoDaily and journalism professor at NYU. Register here. [Tuesday, April 9] Innovating in New York City // eBay NYC Come listen about how starting a company in NYC provided a unique advantage to these esteemed startup founders. Panelists include Elias Roman (Founder of Songza), Robby Stein (Founder of Stamped), and Greg Leppert (Founder of Svpply). Register here. [Wednesday, April 10] Hacking NYU // Paulson Auditorium How can technology improve the lives of NYU students? Stay tuned for more information. University President John Sexton will be giving opening remarks. Register here. [Thursday, April 11] Investing in New York City // Vanderbilt Hall Gain insight from some of this city's most well-respected investors as they discuss what makes NYC an interesting place to invest. Panelists include Eric Hippeau (Lerer Ventures), David Hirsch (Metamorphic Ventures), and Roger Ehrenberg (IA Ventures). Register here.  [Friday, April 12] HackerHours + HackDays // Courant Institute Join us for an extra special edition of HackerHours and HackDays! Register here. [Saturday, April 13] #NYUSW DemoDays // Location TBD Come party with us during an extra-special edition of #DemoDays, Tech@NYU’s monthly celebration of creation! Register here.   Other Events [3.27] Rise of the Female Entrepreneur // 6:30pm, Kaufman Management Center Join CASEA to hear successful female entrepreneurs speak about starting companies and their experiences along the way. Registration required. [3.29] Product Design Day: Prototyping & Sketching with Jennifer Brook // 2pm, 719 Broadway Jennifer Brook, former designer at the New York Times and Interaction Design Lead at Method, will lead a workshop about sketching and prototyping product ideas. The workshop will give extra emphasis to touch and mobile experiences. Registration required. [3.29] TEDxNYU x Tech@NYU HackDays // 5pm, Courant Institute This week, Tech@NYU is partnering with TEDxNYU - we'll be screening two TED talks related to technology, followed by fellow NYU student Abhi Ashutosh giving an introductory workshop on iOS app development. Registration required. [3.30] Open Tech NYC // 9:30am, Hunter's Point Event Space Learn how open source is driving the NYC tech scene - from locally grown open source projects, to startups and big enterprises that run on open source, to new organizations and collaborative models. Registration required. [4.1] ReWork & Lean Startup Machine Mixer // 7pm, The Alley Please join ReWork & Lean Startup Machine for an evening of lean learning & robust networking. Tech@NYU members can attend for free with the code "LSMFriend." RSVP required. [4.11] NYU Startup Career Expo // 2:30pm, NYU Poly This exciting event will provide students with the chance to connect with the NYC startup community for potential jobs and internships. Registration required. [4.19-4.21] East Coast Startup Summit // Princeton University Connect with students from across the country, build a stronger student startup ecosystem, and unite over today's growth in East Coast tech. Registration required.   YEAH INTERWEBZ!   The Tech@NYU Biweekly Digest is curated by: Kim Pham, President 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 © 2013 Tech@NYU, All rights reserved. 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