We’re celebrating Internet Week New York with a special edition of The Deal’s award-winning Behind the Money online video show, in which we ask entrepreneurs and venture capitalists why they love New York. Special thanks to our guests: Drop.io’s Sam Lessin, Spark Capital’s Bijan Sabet, KPG Ventures’ Dave Hill, Buddy Media’s Mike Lazerow, NY Tech Meetup’s Nate Westheimer and mediabistro.com’s Laurel Touby. And big thanks to The Deal’s George White and Maria Woehr for conceiving, producing and editing the piece. Internet Week New York, which kicks off Monday, is a festival of events saluting New York’s thriving Internet industry. It is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences in cooperation with the City of New York and The Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting. Like the Web itself, Internet Week is open: Anyone can attend events, and anyone can throw events citywide. Look for us at Silicon Alley Insider’s Startup 2009, where 10 startups will compete for a $25,000 investment from General Catalyst Partners and $50,000 in services, and where we’ll be conducting video interviews with presenters all day on Wednesday, June 3.
