andrew.f.chen :: startup thoughts

I’ve really been enjoying my time at the NYC TechCrunch Disrupt conference. It’s really a prime example of the burgeoning NYC Tech Scene. While a lot at #TCDisrupt has made me “ooh” and “ahh” I think nothing will top the impromptu poem created and recited by KPCB Partner, Bing Gordon, on stage. It is all about NYC Tech and the conference and could be our rallying song, given it’s references and comparisons to Silicon Valley, key startups and especially a shout out to Jay-Z. Silicon Valley ain’t got no Jay-Z. So, feel free to enjoy:

Chris Dixon apparently has a hunch
That it’s only Internet news if it’s in TechCrunch –
And you can verify this on Wikipedia:
Ashton Kutcher is the Charlie Rose of social media.

The meat-packing district is the new South of Market
So VCs are bringing cash there to park it.
If you make a name for yourself, you’ll get Klout perks
And John Borthwick has proven that Beta actually works.

Rent the Runway, Gilt and Etsy have the New York smarts
To redefine the way we all fill up our shopping carts –
And now even Stanford will put up with Silicon Valley censure
And open a campus to provide entrepreneurs for Union Square Ventures.

You can prove you’re hip enough, and that you’re there
Because Disrupt has a custom check-in on 4 Square
Even Michael Bloomberg has gotten into the act
To support Kristina Salen’s Quest to Learn so education can be hacked.

The Big Apple was overwhelming in 1973
When I arrived from Michigan, it was like OZ to me.
This is a paean to Manhattan, on an Arrington dare –
Because, if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere!

Note: from Wikipedia - A paean is a song or lyric poem expressing triumph or thanksgiving. (yes, I had to look that up)

(Source: TechCrunch)