Union Square Ventures’ @​rebeccakaden and @​mignano explain why NYC is poised to thrive as AI shifts from an infrastructure buildout into a deployment and application era: 1. Consumer-oriented talent 2. Cross-industry density “One of our portfolio companies, Suno, they have offices in San Francisco, they have offices in Boston, but their biggest office is actually becoming New York City.” “It’s strategically advantageous to maybe build around the market there and attract talent that is interested in consumer and other sort of non-pure enterprise or infra areas.” ▻