Bo Bergstrom ⋅ Boulder, CO Uvize, Inc. ⋅ 11 years experience

Matthew,

I'm a Marine veteran involved with the tech startup scene in Boulder, CO. Obviously most of my network is local, but I would highly recommend reaching out to the Techstars community in Denver (and if you have the means to do so maybe even consider being an "associate" for their program to get plugged in) as well as networking with the Scout Ventures crew. The latter was founded by Brad who is ex-Army. Also, a few things to keep in mind based on my transition into the startup world are:

1. Network like hell via the military connection. It's strong and will get an above average response rate to cold emails.
2. It's difficult to hop straight into the startup world unless you have a very impactful skill (ie - software development)
3. Based on #2, it's okay to aim for direct entry into a startup, but you may have to land "nearby" at a 20-ish person company that needs a general "cat herder" role, gives you some tangible tech industry experience, and then move to the startup world in job #2 or #3.

Kevin McIntyre ⋅ Loveland, CO Ricoh Production Print Solutions ⋅ 30 years experience

There is a company called Rocket Software in Denver that is dedicated to hiring veterans.

Scott Lackey ⋅ New York, NY Jugular ⋅ 25 years experience

Hi Matthew: Get in touch with Matthew Brimer, the co-founder of General Assembly, a company that specializes in offering courses in high tech entrepreneurship and start-ups. He knows a number of people in the New York start-up community. He's at mobrimer@gmail.com Tell him that Scott Lackey from Jugular recommended that you write him. Let me know how it goes. Best, Scott

James Mingey ⋅ Oregon City, OR U.S. Army, Sergeant ⋅ 2 years served

You might want to network with something like this: http://www.fundingpost.com/entre.asp?refer=VCP-689 or go direct to angel fund like http://www.arcangelfund.com to ask if they know any veteran in their angel portfolio

Peter Edelson ⋅ New York, NY JNK Securities ⋅ 18 years experience

Matthew -- I live and work in NYC and believe I can certainly help you meet some people. Message me back if you are still looking and lets discuss.

Thomas Donovan ⋅ Brooklyn, NY Coludera ⋅ 20 years experience

Hey Samantha- I work for a tech start up? www.cloudera.com
How can I help??
Tom

Samantha Keefe ⋅ Boston, MA AVID Technical Resources ⋅ 10 years experience

Matthew,

If you're still looking, AVID Technical Resources has an NY office and we work with startups. We also have remote positions and obviously, plenty of other positions not associated with startups. Check out our site at www.avidtr.com or email us at info@avidtr.com if you're looking to get into IT. Good luck with your search!

Ben Ritter ⋅ Saint Johns, FL Unison Industries ⋅ 15 years experience

Matthew,
Good morning and thank you for your service. In 2011 New York had 479 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards and grants totaling $142M. Digging deeper in the data base will point to companies and POC’s for a wide variety of topics and technologies.

http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/

Charles McGrue ⋅ U.S. Army Reserve, Captain ⋅ 21 years served

Hey Matthew,

I was watching TechStars, I think on Bloomberg, and even though it isn't a guarantee, you could probably watch that show and see what companies are trying to start up as a new tech company. It's an option.

Regards... Charles

John Staniszewski ⋅ Staten Island, NY U.S. Navy Reserve, Seaman ⋅ 6 years served

I believe Polytechnic University in downtown Brooklyn still has a business incubator. There are other business incubators in the North East. Check for them online. What are you looking to do?

Philip Mullins ⋅ Richmond, TX IBM ⋅ 40 years experience

The most exciting start up in NY has to be MakerBot in Brooklyn ... the developers of the 3D printer... check them out at www.makerbot.com

Cliff Sullivan ⋅ Largo, FL Internal Revenue Service ⋅ 50 years experience

I know that you are in NY but you may want to check out http://www.tbinnovates.com/, a tech incubator...there may be some ideas there. My step son is the Executive Director of Sports Media and Community Relations for LA TECH....we toured the campus recently and he pointed out their Biz Incubator, and other start ups on the campus...that could be a good place to start. You should also contact www.score.org for your closest or on-line mentor where good ideas abound. SCORE has a Veterans Fast Launch initiative, which all chapters are involved in.
We are hosting a Veterans Expo October 6th, 2012, at the St. Petersburg Marriott, 12600 Roosevelt Blvd, St. Petersburg, FL.

h m ⋅ Charlotte, NC U.S. Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel ⋅ 20 years served

Matthew,

Are you looking for information on tech start-ups or are you looking to participate in one? I'm involved with a tech start-up launching the end of August. It's not location based so if you have any interest get in touch.

By the way, no hot dog carts are involved.

Suzanne Delaney ⋅ Nashua, NH The Entrepreneur's Source ⋅ 4 years experience

I don't know of anything in NYC but if you are interested in the Boston market let me know.