Booting Up: The NYC Tech Talent Draft Begins

This crisp weather says it’s fall, which means it’s time for another round of the NYC Tech Talent Draft. [Wall

Tech talent from Sesame Street. (Photo: flickr.com/libertygrace0)

This crisp weather says it’s fall, which means it’s time for another round of the NYC Tech Talent Draft. [Wall Street Journal]

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Booting Up: The NYC Tech Talent Draft Begins