December 2011
3 posts
We Need Someone to Bridge the Gap
trevorowens:
It’s 48 hours before elections close for the NYTM Board. Last year I outlined my reasons for voting for Evan Korth of NYU/HackNY and here I’d like to explain the reasoning behind my vote for this year.
Let’s start by asking: What’s missing from the NYTM Board?
Take a look at the Board and you’ll see a cast of accomplished and inspiring people. Dawn Barber, Scott Heiferman, Esther...
Building MongoDB for Fun and Profit
This post was originally published on the College2Startup blog.
“How’d you land a job at 10gen?”
My name is Brandon Diamond, and I’m a Database Kernel Engineer at 10gen. I’m very active in the startup community having served as the producer of the NY Tech Meetup; I’m also involved in several other groups including the Hacker Union (HackerUnion.org) as well as the Brown ...
Me, Myself, and the NY Tech Meetup
It Begins
Two years and four months ago, I got off the subway and walked through the doors of FIT for my first NY Tech Meetup. Inside, I expected to find startups and demos. Instead, I found a movement.
Later that night I sent Nate Westheimer the first of what would be many emails:
I love what you’re doing at the NYTM. Is there anything I can do to help?
Over the months, I’ve...