(Part of) Why Brooklyn Rocks
We just came across this quote from venture capitalist extraordinaire Fred Wilson (@fredwilson) in a post last week discussing a start-up conference held by Brooklyn Beta at the Invisible Dog on Bergen Street: It also bears saying that Brooklyn is the coolest part of NYC by a long shot. It is filled with super talented…
We just came across this quote from venture capitalist extraordinaire Fred Wilson (@fredwilson) in a post last week discussing a start-up conference held by Brooklyn Beta at the Invisible Dog on Bergen Street:
It also bears saying that Brooklyn is the coolest part of NYC by a long shot. It is filled with super talented creative people who live and work in a dense urban environment that is still borderline affordable.
This pretty much sums up the wind that’s been at Brooklyn’s back for the past decade and what should continue to drive it going forward. Oh, that and the architecture, restaurants, parks and lack of the entitled superrich, to name just a few.
My opinion of Invisible Dog just increased quite a bit.
Fjorder – while you and I have fought in the past here about bike lanes, you just made my day with the Prince alert – the tix go on sale tomorrow
if you get the chance to see him – DO! – he’s AMAZING in concert – plays every hit single you can think of – one of the best shows I have ever seen and I have seen MANY
Can’t scalp the tweedy tickets – no paper tickets being printed – picked up at will-call the day of show 🙁
Jessi – you have a point!
“#ticketmastersucks: i interrupted a meeting, went to my computer at noon sharp, waited for Tweedy/Bowery tix to go on sale, and was shut out”
Me, too. I actually just callously did it @ at meeting and was shut out of Tweedt tix for the 2nd time in a week; I was also shut out of presale. Oh, well I guess we’ll go see Prince.
Gem – you should contact this Fred dude and offer to be his assistant until you find a new full time gig!
wow am glad it takes a venture capitalist to come to the realization that Brooklyn “rocks”
gimmmme a break!
Hopefully the WSJ picks up this guy’s quote and does a story on why BK rocks……
“Mr. B is the one that wrote the part about the lack of super rich.”
Exactly -that’s why I addressed my original comment to “you” and not “him.”
Still can’t believe this guy doesn’t have a personal assistant to squat a website for his tickets – and surely he can afford to get them from a scalper anyway.
“Also if you can read this blog you are entitled enough to know that you are reading this blog… read into this what you want. ”
you just blew my mind.