Inside Tech:NYC: 10 Years Building New York Tech Ecosystem

Julie Samuels has spent a decade building the connective tissue between New York City's tech industry and its government. As President and CEO of Tech:NYC, she's become one of the most trusted voices bridging Silicon Alley and City Hall, translating policy for founders and founders for policymakers.In this conversation with Jarrid Tingle, Julie traces Tech:NYC's founding story, unpacks the current political dynamics under Governor Hochul and Mayor Mamdani, and makes the case for why New York's tech ecosystem is built differently than San Francisco's. She digs into the city's affordability crisis, the Grid Fellowship program training tech executives in civic literacy, and her philosophy on relationship building that guides everything from local politics to national policy. The conversation closes with her candid takes on congestion pricing, ranked choice voting, and what the next decade of NYC tech could look like.Subscribe for more conversations with founders, operators, and investors building what's next.Our podcast is sponsored by Gunderson Dettmer #PoweredByGundersonTimestamps:0:00 Intro1:05 TechNYC's Founding Story4:15 Liaison Between Tech and Government6:08 Governor Hochul and Empire AI7:14 Mayor Mamdani and the New Political Landscape9:51 The Empathy Behind Political Leadership12:18 New York vs. San Francisco: Why Build Here17:20 What Would Make NYC Even Better for Tech19:37 The Affordability Crisis28:10 The Grid Fellowship32:31 When and How Tech Leaders Should Engage With Government36:58 The Secret to Building Real Relationships40:18 Making Events People Actually Want to Attend43:01 Congestion Pricing and Ranked Choice Voting48:05 Julie's Vision for NYC Tech's Next DecadeMore on Julie:https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliepsamuels/More on Jarrid:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrid-tingle/The Winners Welcome Podcast, by Harlem Capital, brings elite founders and top investors into thoughtful conversations on pushing past possible, sharing the conviction, standards, and lessons behind building generational companies.Harlem Capital is a venture capital firm that backs the next generation of winners. The firm partners with exceptional founders with the irrational motivation to build generational companies. All Winners Welcome.We’d love to hear from you. Share your feedback at info@harlem.capital or DM us @HarlemCapital, and if you’re enjoying the podcast, please subscribe, rate, and review.