"Solar energy in US now employs more people than coal, gas & oil combined. Solar employed 374K people over 2015-2016, making up 43% of sector's workforce, while traditional fossil fuels combined employed 187K people, making up 22%." // Dept of Energy Report
"Physicists @ Univ. of Southampton have found signs that the Universe may be an illusion by studying Cosmic Microwave Background CMB radiation left over from the Big Bang." // The Universe Is A Hologram
"Libratus did not use neural networks. Instead, it relied on a form of A.I. known as 'reinforcement learning', a method of extreme trial-and-error. In essence, it played game after game against itself." // Inside Libratus: The Poker A.I. That Out-Bluffed The Best Humans
Snap filed for $3B IPO ($404M revenue, up 500% YoY; 161M DAUs). 97 tech companies file amicus brief opposing immigration ban. EU ending wireless roaming charges. 3 massive battery storage plants (Tesla, AES, Altagas) go live in California. ZeniMax awarded $500M in NDA lawsuit against Oculus / Facebook. Amazon's $1.5B air cargo hub. Apple to make iPhones in India. Spectrum-TimeWarner sued by NY Attorney General. H-1B visa reform bill in Congress. Musk tunneling to fix city congestion (& Hyperloop)? Pats Super Bowl champs. And Maryam Mirzakhani 1st woman to win 'Nobel Prize of Math'!
NEW THINGS ==> Transit App (real-time crowdsourced data for all NYC subways). Pixel Recursive Super Resolution (image enhancing using Google Brain). Time Crystals (new form of matter w/ constant motion w/o energy).
As y'all know, my New Years Resolution is to get to know GarysGuide members & subscribers better :) So shoot me an email & introduce yourself!
ANNOUNCING ==> DreamIt Health Tech Accelerator (Global growth-focused; In partnership w/ Merck, Pfizer, Penn State, Johns Hopkins, Independence Blue Cross; 2 week investor roadshow in Silicon Valley, Boston, NYC; 250+ alums w/ combined market cap of $1.5B); apply by Feb 10.
ANNOUNCING ==> 1776 Startup Fellowship (Starts Mar 22; Focus on FinTech, Food, Agriculture, Education, Security, Smart Cities, Transportation, Energy; Mentorship + demo day; Free space + catered lunches @ Brooklyn Navy Yard campus); apply by Feb 22.
ANNOUNCING ==> Digital Health Marketplace Pilot Partner (Matchmaking + funding for health startups & providers; Apr 17; With Health 2.0 & NYCEDC); apply by Feb 17. Teak Fellowship (Helping talented students from low-income families get into top schools); hire fellows as software interns.
ANNOUNCING ==> Newark Venture Accelerator (@ Amazon Audible HQ in Newark; $100K funding for 6% equity; For tech startups in marketplaces, B2B, B2C, IoT; Mentorship + access to 25K sq ft space w/ 10 gigabit+ fiber; Partners incl. Prudential Financial and Dun & Bradstreet); apply by Feb 28.
ANNOUNCING ==> Betaworks Voicecamp Accelerator (8-10 voice-powered startups; $125K funding for 8% equity; Apr 17 - Jun 30; With Google, GE, Launch Capital); apply. Startup Chile (20M Chilean pesos; 0% equity; Free space for 9 months; 1 yr work visa; $300K in benefits); apply by Feb 07.
SPACES ==> Bond Collective (1st month FREE; @ 60 Broad St & 55 Broadway in FiDi, 115 E 23rd St in Flatiron, 68 3rd St in Gowanus). Kips Bay Space (900 sq ft; 5-10 ppl; Modern design + garden; $4K/mo).
Mo' Spaces ==> Midtown Space (@ Free Arts; Office, conf room, storage; Flex lease; $4.5K/mo). Soho Space (With entrepreneurs & investment peeps; 1-2 desks; $400/mo; Gorgeous view of Soho & BK).
DEALS ==> Meditation Studio App (Featured by Apple as top 10 best apps; 200+ meditations w/ 30 different experts; iOS & Android); 8 FREE Deals! X.ai Professional Edition (A.I. driven personal assistant who schedules meetings for you; 1st month FREE); 50 FREE Deals ($43)!
DON'T MISS! ==> Mar 10-14 SXSW Interactive (in Austin); check out our ULTIMATE Guide to SXSW Parties incl. Fast Company Grill, Casa Mexico, Pinterest House, Mix @ Six, Sony WOW! Factory, Burgers+Bubbles, Great Britain House & more! Have an event to include? Email me or add it here.
DON'T MISS! ==> Feb 08 Fast Company Presents: How The Onion Develops, Distributes & Monetizes America's Finest Political Satire w/ Matt Klinman (Head Writer, The Onion), Ben Berkley (Managing Editor, The Onion), Joe Fullman (VP Marketing, The Onion); 2 FREE Passes ($75 each)!
DON'T MISS! ==> Feb 16 Fixing The Investment Gap: VCs on Women-owned Businesses w/ Nisha Dua (BBG Ventures), Anu Duggal (F Cubed Ventures), Daphne Kis (Golden Seeds), Natalia Noguera (Pipeline Angels), Sara O'Brien (CNNMoney); 5 FREE Passes ($30 each)!
DON'T MISS! ==> Feb 07 Healthcare Tech w/ Shauna Coyne (Dir. Innovation, NY Presbyterian), Leonard Achan (CIO, HSS Global), Janelle Anderson (Partner @ CTI Life Sciences Fund & Host @ Human Proof of Concept), Adam Fine (CEO, Windham Ventures), Joseph Mayer (Founder, Cureatr); 3 FREE Passes!
DON'T MISS! ==> Feb 09 InnoVention w/ founders Iqram Ismail (Venmo), Brad Hargreaves (Common & General Assembly), Kyra Durko (TABu), Rahul Kumar (Elements Digital Health); 10 FREE Passes! Feb 13 Microbudget Filmmaking Business w/ Paul Harrill (Prof., Univ. of Tennessee); 2 FREE Passes ($150)!
DON'T MISS! ==> Feb 09 Art of Content Monetization w/ Rithesh Menon (Director NFP / Foundation Partnerships); 2 FREE Passes ($150)! Feb 08 Front-End Web Development 101 For Creatives & Entrepreneurs w/ Christine Cha (Frontend Enggr @ Squarespace); 2 FREE Passes ($150)!
DON'T MISS! ==> Feb 06-08 NYC Interaction Week 2017. Feb 08 Windows Developer Day. Feb 08 IBM THINK Leaders: Digital Founders. Feb 09 Apache CouchDB Developer Day. Feb 15 IBM Machine Learning (FREE, livestream). Feb 27 - Mar 03 Social Media Week.
Feb 09 Fast & Furious: The Race To Get Driverless Trucks On The Road w/ Seth Clevenger (Tech Editor, Transport Topics @ iTech Mag); 5 FREE Passes! Feb 12 Brunchwork w/ David Tisch (VC @ Box) & Jordana Abraham & Samantha Fishbein (Betches Love This); 2 FREE Passes ($40)!
Feb 21 Whiplash: How To Survive Our Faster Future (FREE) @ Ford Foundation w/ Joi Ito (Director, MIT Media Lab), Jeff Howe (Journalist, The Atlantic), Paola Antonelli (Sr Curator, Dept of Architecture & Design, MoMA). Reboot 1-Month Workshop (Coding basics).
Feb 06 Web Developer Program (@ Flatiron School; Feb 06 - Apr 28; Mon-Fri 9am-6pm). Feb 06 iOS Developer Program (@ Flatiron School; Feb 06 - Apr 28; Mon-Fri 9am-6pm). Feb 08 Fake News Solns w/ John Borthwick (CEO, Betaworks), Parsons, CNN, NYC Media Lab; 20 FREE Passes!
Mar 29-30 Data Disrupt Financial Services w/ founders Kathryn Petralia (Kabbage), David Snitkof (Orchard), Lynne Laube (Cardlytics), Brandon Wright (Cognical), Mark Hookey (DemystData), Noah Breslow (CEO, OnDeck), Amir Orad (CEO, Sisense); 20% off w/ "GARYSGUIDE".
Apr 18 TechDay (Largest startup event in US; 35,000+ attendees; AMA sessions w/ late-stage founders, Shark Tank casting call & Accelerator Alley). Feb 16 Flash Pitch (6 companies; 2 min pitches; Investors incl. Greycroft, Brooklyn Bridge, Social Starts); 10 FREE Passes!
Apr 25 Empire FinTech Conference (Keynote by Sallie Krawcheck, Founder @ Ellevest; Panels incl. InsurTech, B2Banks, Blockchain, Smart contracts + startup demos). Mar 15 Macro Economic Investing w/ Kevin Chen (Advisor @ Pureheart).
Product School: Weekends (Apr 08 - Jun 03; Sat 9:30am - 3:30pm; With Jesse Owens, Sr Product Mgr Digital Payments @ MasterCard) & Weeknights (Apr 06 - May 25; Tue & Thu 6:30pm - 9pm; With Taya Page, Dir. Product @ Artsy). Coding For Managers (Feb 06 - Apr 10; Mon & Wed 6:30-9pm).
FREE PASSES! (details) ==> Feb 06 Indie Game Devs. Feb 06 Building IoT w/ Maciej Kranz (VP Innovation, Cisco). Feb 06 Intuition Salone: Power of Feminine Leadership w/ Karin Bellantoni (Entrepreneurial Coach). Feb 07 Fintech Pitch Night. Feb 07 Legal Tips For Startups.
Mo' FREE Passes! (details) ==> Feb 07 Music Tech (OffTop, LessonFace, Audio Fusion). Feb 07 Sound Design Basics. Feb 07 Handling Difficult Conversations (BetterCloud, SailThru, Handshake). Feb 07 Fuckup Nights Brooklyn w/ Yin Lin (Co-Founder, SheWorx). Feb 08 Puzzle Game Design.
Mo' FREE Passes! (details) ==> Feb 08 SheWorx Roundtable w/ Anna Garcia & Marc Michel (Runway Venture Partners). Feb 09 UX For Games. Feb 11 Break Up By Text (comedy+therapy). Feb 13 Pixel Art. Feb 15 Educational Game Design Workshop. Feb 17 Blogologues.
UPCOMING EVENTS ==> Feb 07 Female Entrepreneurship Tales w/ founders of Birchbox & Brit+co. Feb 08 Designing Products w/ Betterment. Feb 08 Job Search Tips. Feb 15 Inside Conde Nast w/ GQ, Vogue, CN Traveler. Mar 16 Women In Tech: Recruiting.
CLASSES ==> Flatiron School Bootcamp Prep (Free for 1st 500). Feb 06 GitHub Intro @ Galvanize. Feb 08 CSS Intro. Feb 13 Metadata Mgmt. Feb 13 Success After Graduation. Feb 15 Coding Beginner. Feb 21 Web Dev Intro. Feb 22 Web Design Intro @ Noble. Feb 22 Info Session @ Dev Bootcamp.
Mo' Classes ==> Feb 23 Coding For Mgrs: AMA. Mar 11 Data Science w/ R: Machine Learning. Mar 11 Data Science w/ R: Data Analysis & Viz. Mar 12 Data Science w/ Python: Machine Learning. Mar 12 Data Science w/ Python: Data Analysis & Viz. Apr 03 Data Science Bootcamp @ Metis.
DEADLINES ==> Feb 09 Shorty Awards (Honoring brands, orgs, agencies, non-profits for innovative work in social media). Feb 15 Global Urban Innovators (For startups & social enterprises addressing urban challenges; Focus on Civic engagement, Demographics, Mobility, Sustainability).
Mo' Deadlines ==> Feb 17 NYC Marathon 2017 (Free to apply; Selections on Mar 02; Marathon on Nov 05). Harlem Biospace (Wet-lab + mentorship for life science companies; Funding channels incl. federal grants, crowdfunding, seed).
Mo' Deadlines ==> May 24 Global Challenges Prize 2017: A New Shape ($5M; For individuals, universities, companies & orgs; Proposals for alternative global governance model addressing issues of climate change, poverty, population growth).
CONGRATS! ==> Sean, Karan, Jamie & Knock (online home-selling platform) raised $32.5M. Victor, Eyal & Feedvisor (repricing algorithms) raised $20M. Sammy & Earnix (pricing banking & insurance) raised $13.5M. Greg & Reserve (customer mgmt tools for restaurants) raised $10M.
Mo' Congrats! ==> Claus, Thomas & GAN Integrity (compliance software) raised $9M. Reuven, John & Litify (software platform for law firms) raised $5M. Tim & Datalogue (AI driven data cleaning) raised $1.5M. GoKid (carpools for kids) raised $1M. LendingFront (small business lending) raised funding.
Biz Dev at Amazon AWS, VC at Amazon AWS, S/w Enggr at Collective, Happiness Coordinator at Carrot, Dir. Mktg at Blue Label, Dir. Sales at Blue Label, Office Mgr at Ellevest, Dir. Data Science at Birchbox, Mktg at Common, VP People at Kickstarter, Dir. Engg at MPower, Design at Casper, Product at Giphy, VP Logistics at Harrys, Product at Refinery29, Comms at Thrillist, Interior Design at WeWork, Partnerships at DojoMojo, Biz Dev at Bringhub,
Until next week :)
Gary
(aka "The Guy with the Red Tie")
Word on the Streets: "Enjoy reading GarysGuide! Thanks for putting it together!" - Westy Hopkins (VC @ Time Warner Investments)
Thanks, Westy! :)
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Handle (new robot from Boston Dynamics) has a pair of self-balancing wheels, giving it impressive new capabilities & making it much faster & more efficient. Crazy, yo!
Apple granted 2 new patents detailing a mobile AR/VR system (suitable for smartphones) that can detect objects in surrounding environment & overlay them w/ virtual info.
PBS series preview of City in the Sky (Feb 08 @ 10pm); go inside cockpit of world's biggest plane + discover complex logistics & invisible global networks making it all happen.
Antarctic Ice Marathon (Nov 24, 2017 & 2018) @ 80 Degrees South, few hundred miles from South Pole at foot of Ellsworth Mountains at 700m altitude w/ avg windchill -20C.
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