NextNY 2008 Member Survey
1. Gender?
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Percent		Response
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Male
82.8%140
Female
17.2%29
2. Age?
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Percent		Response
Count
Decline to answer 0.0%0
Under 18 0.0%0
18–24
3.6%6
25–32
53.8%91
33–40
20.7%35
41–50
16.6%28
51-60
4.7%8
61–70
0.6%1
71+ 0.0%0
3. Where do you live? (We will aggregate the ZIP codes on a neighborhood basis within NYC and on a City/County basis outside NYC)
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100.0%169
4. If you work, do you work for a business,for yourself, a non–profit or the government?
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Percent		Response
Count
Self–employed
18.5%29
Startup (Bootstrapped)
27.4%43
Startup (Angel Funded)
8.3%13
Startup (VC Funded)
8.3%13
Private Business
19.1%30
Public Business
12.7%20
Non–Profit
2.5%4
Government 0.0%0
Student 0.0%0
Unemployed
1.3%2
viewOther (please specify)
1.9%3
5. Where do you work? (We will aggregate the ZIP codes on a neighborhood basis within NYC and on a City/County basis outside NYC)
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100.0%157
6. How many employees are there in your business or organization?
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Percent		Response
Count
1 – 9
58.6%92
10 – 24
7.6%12
25 – 49
6.4%10
50 – 100
6.4%10
101 – 150
2.5%4
151 – 250
1.9%3
251 – 500
4.5%7
501 – 1,000
1.9%3
1,001 – 2,500
1.3%2
2,501 – 5,000
2.5%4
5,001 – 10,000
1.9%3
10,001+
4.5%7
7. What is your role?
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Percent		Response
Count
Consultant
10.2%16
Staff Employee
18.5%29
Management
14.6%23
Founder
8.9%14
Executive
8.3%13
Founder & Executive
30.6%48
Owner
4.5%7
Intern 0.0%0
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4.5%7
8. What do you do?
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Percent		Response
Count
Programmer
10.2%16
Web Developer (HTML/CSS/JavaScript)
1.3%2
Web Designer
0.6%1
Information Architect
1.3%2
Systems Architect
3.8%6
CxO
5.1%8
Marketing
8.3%13
Business Operations
1.3%2
I/T Operations
3.8%6
Management
7.0%11
Business Development
14.6%23
Sales
1.3%2
Product Development
12.1%19
Advertising
2.5%4
Retail 0.0%0
Analyst
2.5%4
Interaction Design 0.0%0
Graphic Designer 0.0%0
Venture Capitalist
3.2%5
Legal Counsel 0.0%0
viewOther (please specify)
21.0%33
9. Is your business primarily or entirely online?
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Percent		Response
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Yes
65.6%103
No
34.4%54
10. What industry do you work in? If your business is primarily online, select the closest industry (or enter in "Other").
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Percent		Response
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Accounting
0.6%1
Aerospace 0.0%0
Advertising & Public Relations
10.2%16
Architecture & Engineering 0.0%0
Arts & Entertainment
6.4%10
Automotive 0.0%0
Banking
1.3%2
Biotechnology
0.6%1
Chemicals 0.0%0
Construction 0.0%0
Consumer Goods
0.6%1
Design
1.3%2
Dining 0.0%0
Distribution 0.0%0
Education
1.9%3
Engineering
1.9%3
Finance
3.2%5
Financial Services
5.7%9
Food 0.0%0
Health Care
1.9%3
Hospitality
0.6%1
Human Relations
1.9%3
Information Technology
7.6%12
Insurance 0.0%0
Internet
16.6%26
Legal 0.0%0
Manufacturing
0.6%1
Marketing
7.0%11
Medical 0.0%0
Pharmaceuticals 0.0%0
Professional and Technical Services
1.9%3
Public Administration 0.0%0
Publishing
5.1%8
Real Estate 0.0%0
Retail
1.9%3
Retail Specialty 0.0%0
Retail Trade 0.0%0
Social Assistance 0.0%0
Sports
2.5%4
Telecommunications
1.9%3
Television 0.0%0
Transportation
0.6%1
Travel
1.9%3
Venture Capital
1.9%3
Wholesale Trade 0.0%0
viewOther (please specify)
12.1%19
11. Do you work from home, an office, some place else?
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Percent		Response
Count
Home Office
52.6%82
Incubator
3.2%5
Traditional Office
60.9%95
Retail / Store Front 0.0%0
Co–working (Jelly, NWC, etc)
11.5%18
Starbucks (or other café environment)
9.0%14
viewOther (please specify)
5.8%9
12. How did you hear about NextNY?
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13. What do you think it means to be a member of NextNY?
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Percent		Response
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Subscribe to Mailing List
81.3%104
Participate in Discussions
79.7%102
Attend Events
69.5%89
Organize Events
26.6%34
Play in Dodgeball 2.0
7.0%9
Maintain the Wiki
10.9%14
Read Charlie's Blog
16.4%21
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14. Why did you join?
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Percent		Response
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Education
51.2%66
Events
56.6%73
Knowledge Sharing
78.3%101
Personal Networking
48.1%62
Professional Networking
81.4%105
Self-promotion
17.1%22
Something to do
13.2%17
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15. What do you think of the NextNY mailing list? <http://groups.google.com/group/nextnydigital>
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 PoorBelow AverageAverageAbove AverageExcellent!N/ARating
Average		Response
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Signal::Noise Ratio2.3% (3)9.8% (13)28.0% (37)34.1% (45)11.4% (15)14.4% (19)3.50132
Breadth of Topics0.0% (0)3.8% (5)32.8% (43)38.2% (50)12.2% (16)13.0% (17)3.68131
Participants0.0% (0)2.3% (3)19.5% (26)44.4% (59)21.1% (28)12.8% (17)3.97133
Tone of discussions0.0% (0)7.6% (10)21.4% (28)40.5% (53)17.6% (23)13.0% (17)3.78131
List Management0.0% (0)6.1% (8)29.8% (39)31.3% (41)17.6% (23)15.3% (20)3.71131
Facilitates Personal Growth0.8% (1)10.6% (14)33.3% (44)31.1% (41)9.8% (13)14.4% (19)3.45132
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16. Have you attended a NextNY event in the past year?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
58.0%83
No
42.0%60
17. Which event(s)?
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Percent		Response
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BarCampNYC3 (March 2008)
39.5%30
Angel Investing 101 (April 2008)
34.2%26
Building The Team (May 2008)
17.1%13
Financing Your Internet Startup! (June 2008)
9.2%7
@shakeshack (September 2008)
59.2%45
Going to the Mattresses: Weathering Uncertain Times at a Startup (October 2008)
7.9%6
Holiday Party (December 2008)
46.1%35
Dodgeball
10.5%8
Internet Week Softball
9.2%7
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18. Have you attended an NY Tech Meetup in the past year?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
60.7%85
No
39.3%55
19. Including nextNY, how many New York City technology and media groups, Meetups, andcommunities do you identify with?
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Percent		Response
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1
10.9%15
2
21.0%29
3
29.7%41
4
15.9%22
5
11.6%16
6-10
10.1%14
11-15
0.7%1
16-20 0.0%0
21+ 0.0%0
20. One of the biggest problems we've had in organizing NextNY events is with securing space to host events. Community Conversations have had between 50-100 attendees, limited mostly by the space we could find. Would you be willing to host a NextNY event?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
11.7%16
No
88.3%121
21. What can we do to increase participation in NextNY (events, discussions on the mailing list, use and maintenance of the wiki as a resource to the NYC community)?
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22. What events should we organize in 2009?
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23. Can you organize one or more events?
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Percent		Response
Count
Yes
49.5%48
No
50.5%49
24. Who should we reach out to in 2009?
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25. Can you help with outreach?
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 Response
Percent		Response
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Yes
59.1%55
No
40.9%38
26. What other questions should we be asking?
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