Feb 4, We’re thrilled to present Sunshine’s 1st Yammer Day and Social Media Week Event!
Also, the evening of Feb 4, join us at Tribeca West at 630 PM for a roundtable talk about social media and small business with VaynerMedia, Yipit and Britemap.com, moderated by me!
Company name: The Hire Syndicate
Founder: Allen Ackerman
Date Founded: 2009
# Employees: 1+ freelance contractors
Resident of Sunshine Suites since: Almost 2 years
Over at the Another Sam Chan blog, there’s a great interview with Sunshine co-founder Cheni Yerushalmi , where he talks passion, drive, entrepreneurship and sports. It’s a really strikingly candid interview where Cheni offers words of wisdom for young, fresh-out-of-college men and women:
“I think that you have to have that ‘itch’ that you can never finish scratching. I think you have to notice opportunity and you have to be hungry because people’s biggest fear is change. That everybody’s not set out to be an entrepreneur? I agree with that. If you’re too content with your life, and you don’t have anything to reach for or you’re afraid (for better or worse) of change? Then you’re probably not meant to be an entrepreneur. The people around here, and there’s thousands of them. They all have one thing in common. They’re all hungry. You could see it in their eyes. Between all these entrepreneurs, I think you can tell very quickly on a person that they are constantly looking for opportunities.”
Be sure to read the whole interview here.
Company name: NinjaTax
Founder: Eric Konopka
Date Founded: 12/15/2008
# Employees: 1
Resident of Sunshine Suites since: August 2009
I was pointed by a link (from a link, from a link…you know how it goes) to this article from bNet on 8 Ways to mess up, thwart, destroy and essentially ruin your business’s social media strategy, most notably point three:
Mistake 3: Act like you own the conversation
Social media is a conversation, and conversations — more so than ads — require tact.
Read the rest of the (at times eye-opening!) article here.
Company name: Queen for a Day
Founder: Jenna Edwards
# Employees: 1
Resident of Sunshine Suites since: October 2009
Company name: AC Management
Founder: Anthony Calamita
# Employees: 1
Resident of Sunshine Suites since: January 2008
The First Round Capital Startup Trek hit both Sunshine offices this past Tuesday. Here’s a quick video clip-watch for the special guest appearance by the guys from Yipit, who call our Tribeca offices home!
Sobridge Media recently threw some very, very kind words the way of Sunshine:
Sunshine Suites is a place where you can grow your own start-up. A place to grow your own and become something more than what you already are. I rarely promote other companies, but I believe Sunshine Suites is one of few companies that actually work as a good incubator!
To read the rest of the post, which serves as a call-to-arms to taking 2010 by the horns and living the entrepreneurial dream, click here.
Both offices of Sunshine NY-Tribeca and Noho-are excited to announce being a part of First Round Capital’s “NYC Startup Trek 2010″.
What it is, as explained by First Round Capital:
Are you one of the thousands of innovative startup and tech folks working at Sunshine Suites, Techspace, the NYU/Poly Incubator, New Work City, or the Incubator at RoseTech? On January 5th, First Round Capital is making a trip around the city and we want to meet you on our “New York City Startup Trek 2010″. (#frctreknyc)
Five investment professionals from First Round Capital, a seed stage venture capital firm opening up a new office in NYC after making over a dozen investments here, will be visiting 8 incubator/temp office space locations throughout the city. (And yes, we’ll be huffing it on foot!) We’ll do a walkthrough, shake some hands, say hi (please say hi back!), and then set up shop for an hour for a very informal meet and greet. We’ll be happy to answer any questions about technology, seed investing, our interest in the NYC tech community, etc. This doesn’t have to be a pitch session, but we to hear about your companies and find out if we can help.
This is an incredible opportunity, and one that we at Sunshine are thrilled to participate in!
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I am unable to wrap my head around the fact as to why any entrepreneur in NYC would not be in this building considering the price and networking opportunities.
We will certainly never find a better price and I would be surprised if we will ever find the same service we get at sunshine.
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