Brooklyn Beta took place from October 9-11, in Brooklyn’s Navy Yard. Technically Brooklyn dropped in on one of its parties. In the organizers’ words: “Brooklyn Beta is an annual gathering of some of the friendliest folks on the Web. Join us for three days of fun away from your computer.”
Despite the promise, the event was heavily tweeted by its attendees, and we collected an array of them to peer inside of the popular event series.
October 9th
Wonderful and emotional first day at #brooklynbeta. Nice to just go with the flow among friends, and a welcome break from internets.
— Jon Gibbins (@dotjay) October 10, 2013
Great photos from the first day of #BrooklynBeta: http://t.co/X0MZ5UxwJ0 — Jesse Gardner (@plasticmind) October 10, 2013
Ira Glass & Tavi Gevinson at #brooklynbeta pic.twitter.com/p1czVZ5Jyc
— Samantha Warren (@samanthatoy) October 9, 2013
not sure #brooklynbeta is my sort of thing. I’m very much a fan of schedules. It’s all a bit baffling. Also no wifi is just stressful.
— Rachel Andrew (@rachelandrew) October 10, 2013
Discussing mental illness, status anxiety, imposter syndrome, and over stretching at #brooklynbeta
— Philip Meissner (@pmeissner) October 10, 2013
Good design and successful projects are begun by asking the right question #brooklynbeta
— Aaron Pinero (@aaronpinero) October 10, 2013
October 10th
When you wake up in the morning and frantically search twitter to make sure you didn’t say anything dumb last night. #brooklynbeta
— Jess Eldredge (@jessabean) October 10, 2013
Conferences where you know and care about people are far better than the ones where you’re always trying to pitch yourself. #brooklynbeta
— Jesse Gardner (@plasticmind) October 10, 2013
#sketchnotes of a great first day at #brooklynbeta with great talks by @glaybourne @jodify and @ldavidmarquet http://t.co/75n4ZQxJFD
— Eva-Lotta Lamm (@evalottchen) October 10, 2013
“The future of art is artists.” #brooklynbeta (Also substitute design/designers, creativity/creators…)
— Cameron Moll (@cameronmoll) October 10, 2013
“Discovery is one thing, but sustainability is even more important.”—@valenti #brooklynbeta
— Josh Brewer (@jbrewer) October 10, 2013
@VALENTI talks about not believing you’re wrong just because investors might think you’re wrong. #brooklynbeta
— larissa meek (@larissameek) October 10, 2013
“Leadership is about encouraging acts of greatness. But we train people to do what they are told” – @ldavidmarquet #brooklynbeta
— Ben Peck (@benpeck) October 10, 2013
Brooklyn beta so far: Ira glass, ghostly international, nuclear subs, typography and amazing
— fffunction (@fffunction) October 10, 2013
@Meetup has people coming in to test everyday so they can evaluate ideas quickly #ux #brooklynbeta
— Michael Foley (@michaeldfoley) October 10, 2013
what do #web #tech #app #design & #craftbeer have in common? BKLYN. We brewed w/ the crew @brooklynbeta readmore: http://t.co/8WLccqpxbx
— Sixpoint (@sixpoint) October 10, 2013
100% awesome #brooklynbeta lunch conversation with @sazpeitia and @nickd about being bold and instigating great change where it’s needed.
— Casey West (@caseywest) October 10, 2013
October 11th
Why we find ‘HTTPster’ funny = @dallendoug #securityguy #brooklynbeta
— NguyetV (@NguyetV) October 11, 2013
Most Brooklyn Beta folks imbibe booze. I’ve eaten at Shake Shack three times. #brooklynbeta #haiku
— Joshua Blankenship (@blankenship) October 11, 2013
#brooklynbeta gave me so many ideas, I cannot sleep. Especially the talk from @ldavidmarquet. My ship is making a slight heading adjustment.
— Trevor Adams (@TrevorJAdams) October 11, 2013
Today is the day we welcome #1300. All my body has left to run on is adrenaline and faith in humanity. I believe in you, <a
Decent view. #brooklynbeta pic.twitter.com/2NrRIHy3AB
— Kyle Hill (@kylehill) October 11, 2013
href=”https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BrooklynBeta&src=hash”>#BrooklynBeta.
— Jessi Arrington (@jessiarrington) October 11, 2013
There has not been sufficient time between alcohol consumed and sleep acquired today. Mimosa anyone? #brooklynbeta #hairofthedog
— Sarah Parmenter (@sazzy) October 11, 2013
Decent view. #brooklynbeta pic.twitter.com/2NrRIHy3AB
— Kyle Hill (@kylehill) October 11, 2013
Wow #brooklynbeta team, this is huge! Bravo! Looks beautiful pic.twitter.com/o6bxaQGgUp
— Samantha Warren (@samanthatoy) October 11, 2013
“It’s not about you, it’s not about your product, it’s about what you’re trying to accomplish.” – @timoreilly #brooklynbeta
— Kara Murphy (@karaem) October 11, 2013
Change happens slowly. Then all at once. — @timoreilly #brooklynbeta
— Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) October 11, 2013
big echo during @timoreilly ‘s talk at #brooklynbeta lots of people nodding their heads #churchoftheopenweb
— celinecelines (@celinecelines) October 11, 2013
Sewed my first patch at #brooklynbeta @jessiarrington love this! pic.twitter.com/RfLWknvJc6
— jessica marquez (@miniaturerhino) October 11, 2013
“Maker” is the new “hacker”. #brooklynbeta
— Aaron Pinero (@aaronpinero) October 11, 2013
“The only obligation of businesses is to maximize profits for shareholders. I call bullshit on this!” — @timoreilly #brooklynbeta
— Ralph Brandi (@thereisnocat) October 11, 2013
Mad respect for @Catherine_Hoke spilling her heart on stage. #BrooklynBeta http://t.co/E7FL0UcYEH
— Matt D. Smith (@mds) October 11, 2013
These chairs are terrible. My butt hurts. #brooklynbeta
— Mark McCartney (@mrtips) October 11, 2013
It’s wonderful hearing a conference speaker say, “I built a great thing. Then I screwed up. Now I’m building another thing.” #brooklynbeta
— Joshua Blankenship (@blankenship) October 11, 2013
“Killing for responsive design is justified!” #brooklynbeta #comedyhackday
— Shawn Gregg (@iamshawngregg) October 11, 2013
@Catherine_Hoke and 3 Defy Ventures entrepreneurs were at #brooklynbeta: inspirant, et émouvant. pic.twitter.com/OdiRzi2N8i
— Elyse Viotto (@elyseviotto) October 11, 2013
.@brooklynbeta Left #BrooklynBeta early because the content made me so uncomfortable. It felt exploitative with dangerous undertones.
— liza kindred (@LizaK) October 11, 2013
Love this! RT @elyseviotto Tim O’Reilly at #brooklynbeta: the sketch notes! pic.twitter.com/kTxi2mXDzX
— Colleen (@thepanorama) October 11, 2013
Loving this demo at #brooklynbeta. The more you click the better the world gets. http://t.co/oBD48q8uxD #CLICKSTRBAIT via @mattklinman
— Kevin Sweeney (@restlessdesign) October 11, 2013
Wrapping up #brooklynbeta with a talk by @airbnb‘s co-founder talking about gratitude. Awesome.
— Cliff Wegner (@cliffwegner) October 11, 2013
“If the 20th century was about ‘keeping up with the Jones’s,’ the 21st century will be about ‘sharing with the Jones’s.’” #brooklynbeta
— Kevin Sweeney (@restlessdesign) October 11, 2013
Texted my wife to tell her why I was grateful for her at the behest of @jgebbia her reply: wtf? #brooklynbeta
— Dan Betz (@bephf) October 11, 2013
Whiskey’s being given to everyone in the audience at #brooklynbeta @baratunde must be nearby! #whiskeyfriday pic.twitter.com/oE55dG7nHg
— John Merlino (@nettdrone) October 11, 2013
Paper planes casting shadows on the wall at #brooklynbeta pic.twitter.com/EKzTij99CO
— Andrew Lim (@andy_wrote) October 11, 2013
“It’s on the internet. Because I put it there.” @wyattcenac at #brooklynbeta pic.twitter.com/cp1AIL788A
— Jen Cotton (@jencotton) October 11, 2013
Reggie Watts is funny. Now signing a song about cloud data and redundancy. Ironically, this is the only real tech content at #brooklynbeta!
— Cliff Wegner (@cliffwegner) October 11, 2013
And… Judah Freidlander took the stage at #brooklynbeta. pic.twitter.com/lO0mVP7mxr
— Avery Swartz (@AverySwartz) October 11, 2013
“My role model is myself in the future. That guy is fucking awesome.” We should all think this. #Brooklynbeta
— Lachlan Hardy (@lachlanhardy) October 11, 2013
#brooklynbeta was definitely a unique experience. At first I was nervous but by the end a huge believer. Bravo, @fictivekin, bravo.
— Sharon McMullen (@sharonmcmullen) October 12, 2013
#brooklynbeta was a day-long exercise in overcoming social anxiety in order to chat with wonderful strangers & long-admired heroes. Success.
— Mark Grambau (@markgrambau) October 12, 2013
‘Create more value than you capture’ #brooklynbeta
— Taylor Nall (@jtnall) October 12, 2013
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