Inc: An Inside Look at the Coolest New Tech Lab to Hit the East Coast

In a recent article, Inc. reports on our new campus on Roosevelt Island and what that means for the New York tech scene.

One of the first buildings to go up in the initial phase of the campus has been dubbed “The Bridge.” A third of that building will be leased out to a not-yet-determined co-working group and other New York area businesses.

The goal, says Daniel Huttenlocher, Cornell Tech’s founding dean and vice provost, is to give students a real world business perspective in addition to their classes. While some programs will favor a certain course of study (MBA students, for instance, will get more leadership training, while computer science students will receive more pure technology guidance), all programs will benefit from collaboration with outside entrepreneurs, executives and investors. “Our focus is on developing pioneering leaders in technology for the digital age,” says Huttenlocher.

Read the full article on Inc.