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PHOTO CREDIT: Adam Jones/For New York Observer

A Fixer for Your Life

Alfred pairs you up with a… butler? Servant? No, a caretaker—someone who comes into your home, gets to know your needs, and integrates into your life and neighborhood. For $99 a month.
By Jack Smith IV
WeWork's offices. (Photo by Emily Anne Epstein)

2014’s Tech Insurgents: Where Are They Now?

Looking back at last year’s Tech Insurgents, the Observer noticed some picks that are not only going strong, but have attracted imitators.
By Brady Dale,  Sage Lazzaro,  and John Bonazzo
Paul Bunditz (Photo: Jamie Kripke/For New York Observer)

The Talented Mr. Budnitz

Mr. Budnitz’s past is littered with sold businesses, as well as artists, designers, diplomats and CEOs who will swear that the eccentric serial entrepreneur is part huckster, part market mastermind and part visionary.
By Jack Smith IV
Payal Kadakia, co-founder of ClassPass, one of this year's Tech Insurgents. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)

The Observer’s 2015 Tech Insurgents

By Jack Smith IV

Call For Entries: 2014 Tech Insurgents

By Jordyn Taylor

Tech Insurgents 2012: Ryder Ripps, Jonathan Vingiano and Jules LaPlace

By Jessica Roy
Mr. Webb

Tech Insurgents 2012: Rick Webb

By Nitasha Tiku

Meet Betabeat’s 2012 Tech Insurgents

By The Editors

Tech Insurgents 2012: Valery Komissarova

By Kelly Faircloth
Professor Estrin.

Tech Insurgents 2012: Deborah Estrin

By Kelly Faircloth
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