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Marcos Dinnerstein

@mdinnerstein

Founder of A Better Mousetrap, Editor (former), Digital.NYC, NYC's official tech and startup hub. Interests: Curing Lyme Disease, Tech, Smart Cities, Kayaking

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Marcos Dinnerstein
@mdinnerstein Nov 1, 2018, 11:15 PM UTC

Andy Saldaña Appointed Executive Director of New York Tech Alliance

Andy Saldaña has been with the NY Tech Alliance for almost 6 year, primarily as Operations Manager. In that role he reviewed companies and presenting organizations for the monthly New York Tech Meetu…

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Marcos Dinnerstein
@mdinnerstein Sep 5, 2018, 12:35 PM UTC

A Conversation with Josh Weinstein, Founder of NYC's CannaGather

In the final week of summer we caught up with Josh Weinstein, founder of CannaGather, New York City's largest monthly cannabis event. The United States in in the midst of a sea change with regards to…

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Marcos Dinnerstein
@mdinnerstein Jul 31, 2018, 6:57 PM UTC

A Better Mousetrap Podcast: Conversation with Regine Gilbert

Regine Gilbert's career path to her current projects gives her a rich perspective on UX and UI design. She founded her own company, teaches at New York University and at General Assembly. Listen to h…

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Marcos Dinnerstein
@mdinnerstein Jul 23, 2018, 11:57 AM UTC

Interview: Lowell Kaufman, founder of Well Informed Pet

Lowell Kaufman, is the founder of Well Informed Pet, (wellinformedpet.com/) Lowell has some odd, off-beat stories to share. Lowell is a veteran of several startups. Take the one where the funding cam…

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@mdinnerstein Jul 8, 2018, 8:23 PM UTC

A Better Mousetrap - Conversation with Prasant Sudhakaran, Co-Founder of Aingel

Picking winners when investing in early stage companies is not for the faint of heart. No product, a prototype, a minimally viable product (says who?) or even a working product. None of these are a g…

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Marcos Dinnerstein
@mdinnerstein Jul 2, 2018, 6:52 PM UTC

Conversation with Philip Delvecchio, Program Manager of VentureOut New York

Listen to my recent interview in which Philip Delvecchio describes his upcoming initiatives on the NYC tech scene, international companies coming to New York City and his coming involvement in the U.…

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Marcos Dinnerstein
@mdinnerstein Apr 14, 2018, 5:14 PM UTC

Starta Accelerator's 5th Cohort - Podcast Interview with Select Founders

My podcast, A Better Mousetrap, distributed via my newsletter by the same name, spotlights founders and leaders in the New York City startup scene. My partner, Tony Sklar, and I hope to give you a vi…

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Marcos Dinnerstein
@mdinnerstein Mar 21, 2018, 7:53 PM UTC

Instant messaging is probably the fastest-growing trend and one of the most powerful weapons for marketers today.

Watch a talk on the power of marketing via instant messaging. I tweeted about this and voiced skepticism but was surprised to hear from one follower that she opts in to allow marketing in return for…

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Marcos Dinnerstein
@mdinnerstein Mar 13, 2018, 5:17 PM UTC

Japan to urge G20 for steps to prevent cryptocurrency use for money laundering

OK - So even though this push by Japan is unlikely to get buy in from the other G20 members it has the keeping this issue as something that nations should address. Having a global regulatory framewor…

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Marcos Dinnerstein
@mdinnerstein Mar 9, 2018, 11:10 PM UTC

Blockdaemon Raises $3.3 Mil to Offer Blockchain Nodes-as-a-Service

We’re in the midst of the Blockchain gold rush. So what’s the best business play? Ask Mark Twain and, if he were alive today, he’d say, “During the gold rush it’s a good time to be in the pick and sh…

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