Hi, I'm a techy business dev. working for an app development company in Cape Town, South Africa.
I'll be in New York City on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th September; and would love to visit any New York based tech companies.
If you're doing something interesting; have a great startup culture that I could learn from; or just feel like chatting to someone from the tip of Africa - please let me know!
Any referrals or introductions would also be sincerely appreciated!
More info about me here: http://nicksmit.co.za or http://touchlab.co.za
You can also get in touch with me here: @nickste
edit: I'd really like to visit FourSquare - I'm really interested in what they're doing in the mobile space - so please let me know if you've got any contacts!
by bmac27 on 9/15/12, 3:35 PM
Stop by General Assembly; (
http://generalassemb.ly/) you can most likely get a tour of the place or sign up for one of the classes they have that day. Just let them know beforehand that you'd like to check out the space. Great vibe & atmosphere. Lots of other startups & incubators/workspaces in the area (Flatiron) as well.
by scottilee on 9/15/12, 3:57 PM
You should make a list of companies you are interested in and email them to schedule a visit.
Tell them what you want to accomplish during your visit and make sure to research the company beforehand.
by Sidnicious on 9/17/12, 3:25 PM
You’re welcome to check out OkCupid — just drop me an email (address in my profile).
If you stop by on Thursday afternoon, you can join us for lunch and a game of Catch Phrase. Or, come after work and challenge someone to Mario Kart or Smash. Or, stop by any other time and we’ll still be happy to show you around.
by iamjs on 9/15/12, 4:18 PM
Most NYC tech startups will be more than happy to visit with you for a bit and give you a tour. I did this just before graduating from University. I visited General Assembly, Betaworks, Etsy, and also some really small companies. Just email beforehand and try to arrange a time that works for both of you.
by JshWright on 9/15/12, 2:56 PM
New York in general, or New York City?
It's around a 7 hour drive from one end of the state to the other.
by abuiles on 9/17/12, 4:15 AM
Hey, I'll be visiting NYC next week too, I'm from Colombia(South America), I'm attending startup weekend and trying to connect with some people over there, let's meet if you want, builes.adolfo at gmail dot com
by olidb2 on 9/15/12, 10:48 PM
Hey Nick - come and visit us at Datadog
http://datadoghq.com
We're on 26th and Broadway, next to a great many other startups. I'm oli@
by ryen on 9/15/12, 4:48 PM
by lanej0 on 9/15/12, 8:11 PM
I don't work out of the NYC office, but if you're interested in checking out www.getharvest.com, I can see if one of my co-workers would be willing to chat you up.
jon at getharvest
by j45 on 9/15/12, 3:47 PM
FogCreek does tours sometimes from what I vaguely recall..
by dblock on 9/15/12, 5:59 PM
Feel free (you or anyone reading this) to drop me an email and come visit Art.sy, we're on Broadway & Canal (dblock[at]dblock[dot]org).
by carterschonwald on 9/15/12, 6:48 PM
I tend to work out of a space in the union square area near GA, feel free to drop me a line and time permitting I'm down for a fun chat.