#amazon HQ2 and why every #nyc #startup should have their own HQ2
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I had the opportunity to speak on a panel a few nights ago hosted by Eyal Bino ICONYC labs on the State of NYC Tech in 2018. This couldn’t have been more timely as Amazon officially announced its HQ2 which included a location in Long Island City/NYC (see Steve Lohr article on NYC tech). Right off the bat, our moderator Hope King from Cheddar asked whether or not there were any negative reactions to the announcement.So I chimed in…Yes, it’s going to suck for startups over the next few years as they compete for tech talent with Amazon and also Google who announced they were doubling their NYC presence with another 7k hires to 14k employees.Andrew Cleland agreed but long term believed it would be a net add as new talent will move to NYC and would also provide a landing spot between startups (...)