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Cyndi Ramirez is the founder of Taste The Style ; Taste the Style was fabricated to bring two seemingly different industries together under one roof , proving food is most definitely fashionable . Taste the Style ’ s mission is to inform you on fashion & food-related news , inspire you with style posts , guide you to tasty restaurants , and introduce you to likeminded fashionable foodies .
Ramirez isn ’ t the only one looking to spread the news . With a focus on the New York tech scene , Chowdhury and the AlleyWatch team use their site to condense everything going on in the city to a concise set of information that actually matters . As Chowdhury explained , the city ’ s tech scene is still incredibly fragmented , and considering their audience of entrepreneurs and venture investors , the ability to efficiently provide quality information is not only convenient , but time saving . And that time factor is one that we can all appreciate when it comes to understanding what ’ s happening around the industry .

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Despite an intense focus on the New York scene , AlleyWatch also has a “ deep readership ” outside of the US . And that ’ s one thing Chowdhury has in common with Saxberg , host of Tech and the City . With burgeoning startup scenes to be found the world over , Saxberg ’ s program is focused on connecting the newest ideas and trends in the US to a Scandinavian audience . So how did Saxberg end up in this group ? Because not only is she connecting the two hemispheres , but the US is essentially paving the way for European startups . What we mean , and Saxberg explained , is that European startups are able to pitch ideas to investors , essentially using US companies as a proof of concept .

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