NYC Office Space & Entrepreneurs Stories
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. By: Russ | Published: December 14, 2009 | Filed under: Events, Networking
Sunshine’s Senior Office Manager, Caitlin McConnell, on the upcoming Sunshine Holiday Bazaar.
(more…) As Social Media Director at Sunshine NY, I put out the call regularly and often for companies at Sunshine to share their areas of expertise with the Sunshine blog, and as such the small business/entrepreneurial community at large. What I didn’t expect to get, on the heels of a filming project that will be making its debut soon here on the Sunshine NY blog, was an incredible testimonial, passed to me by David Tunstall of the Tunstall Organization, based out of Sunshine’s Tribeca office. 
Testimonial from David Tunstall, of the Tunstall Organization (more…) By: Russ | Published: December 2, 2009 | Filed under: Events, Networking
Sunshine NY recognizes the fact that, in business-especially in small business, or when you’re working for yourself-it’s all about networking. To help maximize time and benefits, Sunshine is thrilled to be co-sponsoring
Connected To Greatness’s final “Connecting” event of 2009, this Thursday, December 3, from 5:30-8:00 P.M. at 3Ten Lounge.On Speed Networking, via Connected To Greatness:
Speed Networking events are fun and a great way to make contact with a lot of people in one evening.Here’s how it works. The first 30 minutes of our event will be dedicated to relaxed unstructured networking. Then, we’ll move into the speed networking portion where you’ll have four minutes of one on one time with another professional. When the four minutes are up, you’ll move on and connect with the next professional and so on and so on.60 minutes and at least 15 new connections later, we’ll break for another 30 minutes of unstructured networking. You’ll leave with a pocket full of business cards and the chance to start cultivating new and rewarding relationships with those you’ve met.Our event will be held in the cozy and inviting private area of 3Ten Lounge. Delicious Complimentary Light Hors d’oeuvres will be Served and $4 Happy Hour Drink Specials Will Be Available.
For further info or to
RSVP, click here By: Russ | Published: November 13, 2009 | Filed under: Events, Networking
As Joe
so eloquently put it, a big part of what Sunshine does is networking-focused, and there’s no better, or more fun, way to do that then a night out. Sunshine recently held an evening cocktail hour and networking mixer at the
Classic Car Club Manhattan-check it out!
Thanks to all who joined us-hopefully next time that’ll be
you!
Thursday, June 11th at 6pm
Sunshine Suites – TriBeCa West, 12 Desbrosses St. (1 block South of Canal St. BTW Greenwich & Hudson St.)The five-member panel will include a venture capital investor, a principal from a business incubation firm and founders of several successful entrepreneurial ventures. Space is limited, so please reserve your spot today by emailing
shiners@sunshineny.comJason Olim experienced just about every aspect of leading and operating a growth company. As the founder and CEO of CDNOW and as a member of public and private company boards, he raised venture, debt and public capital; he acquired and merged with other companies; and took his company private through a sale to Bertelsmann. Olim founded CDNOW in 1994, and became a highly recognized Internet entrepreneur, earning Entrepreneur of the Year awards from various organizations, including the Small Business Association and Arthur Andersen. Olim consults for startup companies on strategy, fundraising and organizational development. He is a frequent guest lecturer at business schools, and an instructor at The Wharton SBDC. His current project is
www.freshmanfund.com .Mark Davis is a Venture Capitalist at DFJ Gotham Ventures. Before DFJ, Mark was the Founder and CEO Zotspot, an internet search destination, and an advisor to numerous startups. Previously, Mark consulted Fortune 1000 and private equity clients on the strategic and financial attractiveness of acquisition targets at both Bain and KPMG. Mark leads the Blue Venture Community, a group he founded to serve Columbia University’s student and alumni entrepreneurs. Mark is also a member of the NY Tech Meetup’s Community Committee. Mark has a B.A. in Economics from Duke and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. Mark also has a blog (
markpeterdavis.com) that addresses industry topics and offers guidance to entrepreneurs on how to raise venture capital.Philip James founded
Snooth in 2006. The company is the world’s largest and most comprehensive wine site, featuring millions of reviews and hundreds of thousands of wines. Formerly, Philip was Executive Vice President at the Wine Messenger, a leading national online wine retailer. Philip’s background includes three years in Technology Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch, as well as time in the Venture Capital industry. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Masters degree in Computational Chemistry from Oxford University.Carlo Mantica is President of
Mantica Ventures, which is an innovative group of service companies that helps companies unleash the power of imagination. Mantica Ventures Business Incubation group is an advisory/angel investing firm. The group helps companies and entrepreneurs grow, find investments or get their business ready to make the step change from start up to professionally managed business. Mr. Mantica was previously Director of Strategy with Omnicom Arnell Group, where he provided his advice in the area of new business ventures and strategic engagements. Prior to Omnicom, he spent several years at Booz Allen Hamilton. Mr. Mantica holds an MBA from Stern. He is a member of the Stern Alumni Board and serves as a judge in the Stern Business Plan competition.Joseph Raby has served as President and Managing Partner of
Sunshine Realty Management since July 2001. Prior to establishing Sunshine, Mr. Raby served as Senior Vice President as a financial advisor for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, and has been a financial advisor for Prudential Securities. He has also worked as an auditor for Ernst & Young, Entrepreneurial Services division. He is also the co-founder and Managing Partner of AJ Realty, LLC, a residential real estate company. Mr. Raby graduated Lehigh University with a degree in Finance and Accounting.
Shiners
On Thursday, April 23rd the Shiners Networking Group hosted a Capital Markets Panel that discussed “Capital Raising & Lending Opportunities for Businesses in Today’s Economic Environment.” The five member panel included a portfolio manager for a leading investment management firm, a principal from a business incubation firm and a principal from a financial/analytics consulting firm that serves small and medium sized growing businesses. The panel also included principals of growing technology companies (www.directinteractive.com and www.regroup.com). For more information about the panel or to be included on the networking group’s event mailing list, please email shiners@sunshineny.com
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