Startup Career Fair in NYC on April 9th

Since founding the Columbia Venture Community a few years back, I have watched the group continue to thrive due to the efforts of the talented leaders that have taken it upon themselves to drive the organization forward.   It has indeed come a long way. 

Initially the group was focused on creating a vibrant entrepreneurship community within the Columbia population.  Now that the group has become increasingly institutionalized in the fabric of the university culture, the organization is now working towards fulfilling its broader community responsibility:  helping to build the startup ecosystem in NYC.

I’m very proud to announce, a major step in that direction, our first NYC-wide startup career fair for job seekers from any university.  We’re also very excited to take this step in conjunction with the NYU Venture Community (founded by Chris Gimbert).

Special thanks to AOL for hosting the event and to the event’s organizers (especially Alex Horn, Dave Whittemore, Mike Brown, Nick Hurley and Chris Gimbert) whom have worked hard to pull this together.

If you’re a startup seeking talent or a student seeking a job this is the event for you.  The details of the event are below. 

NYC Startup Job Fair
The Columbia Venture Community and NYU Venture Community are thrilled to present the first annual NYC Startup Job Fair. The fair will bring students, young alumni and startups together to connect bright, motivated individuals with exciting and innovative New York-based companies. Our hope is that the NYC Startup Fair will foster grassroots awareness for startups throughout campuses across New York City.

 Where: AOL HQ (770 Broadway)
When: Friday, April 9th 2010
What Time: 1:00PM – 4:00PM

The event will be opened to all students and recent graduates; please RSVP if you would like to attend.

If you are a local startup interested in participating in the fair, please fill out the following application and submit it to NYCStartupJobFair@gmail.com.  While we would love to accommodate all startups, we are unfortunately constrained by the size of the venue. Our goal is to have a diverse range of companies and opportunities available for job seekers.

For inquiries, concerns or if you would like to help promote the event on your campus, please email Alex at NYCStartupJobFair@gmail.com.

You can find the website for the event here: nycstartupjobfair.com.

Mark Davis is the author of Get Venture, a column designed to help entrepreneurs raise venture capital. He currently works at DFJ Gotham Ventures, a leading early-stage IT venture capital fund based in NYC.