The Columbia Math Professor Every NYC Startup & VC Should Know

He has a good frame of reference: “I see this as an opportunity for academics in New York to contribute to start-up culture,” says Wiggins, referring to the pivotal role that Stanford’s dean of engineering, Frederick Terman, played in the rise of Silicon Valley.<p>Stanford is what it is today thanks to Terman's meddling and the army (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTC_RxWN_xo" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTC_RxWN_xo</a>). If Wiggins is NYC's Terman, what's NYC's army equivalent?

This dude is awesome. He's a genuine force for good in NYC and has access to one of the scarcest resources in the city: high quality technical talent.

loved the original title, i'm trying to get off "the Street" myself