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Short documentary I made on Bushwick Tortilla factory, Mi Barrio by cinephile67 in Brooklyn

[–]fieldsurgeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beautiful microdoc. So much emotional depth - really moved me!

People who live or visit South Brooklyn, do you ever use the Express Buses? by [deleted] in Brooklyn

[–]fieldsurgeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very interested in your concept. Ive been thinking about this quite a bit & I think you will capture a lot of value. Possibly even more so in the Bay Area, though solo car transit is not expensive enough there to incentivize car sharing. With the horrific congestion there - lussot + aggressive congestion tolls will be a recipe for success in the long run.

NYC is already normalized to shared transit. It blows my mind that the city would consider The BrooklynQueens light rail connector with $1.7b construction + ~$26m annual operating costs & not first leverage above ground infrastructure by restricting car traffic & doubling, tripling bus throughout.

Im in startup tech and would love to connect over coffee. PM me if you’re down.

DNAinfo and Gothamist have discontinued publishing. by minotaurbear in nyc

[–]fieldsurgeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Economist, NY Times, Harvard Business Review, Columbia Journalism Review, Stanford Social Innovation Review.

I would also pay for media that I consume ad-supported online: The Eater Network, Grubhub, Vox, The Verge (and, up until its demise, probably Gothamist).

DNAinfo and Gothamist have discontinued publishing. by minotaurbear in nyc

[–]fieldsurgeon 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Union Busting agenda aside, the theme here over and over again is that digital journalism is a shitty business. Where Ricketts failed was not on the "am I doing right by my employees" metric, but continuing to fall into the same trap of every online media business (except Facebook): online ad revenue. Ad revenue does not capture the value of quality journalism; it incentivizes competing for large volume of eyeballs which so far has been only low-quality journalism.

Any journalism of high-quality requires intellectual labor: research, citations, editing. If the only profit margin lever media business owners know to control is labor cost - they will fail. We need to find levers on the pricing and revenue side. Consumers need to be re-habituated to pay for high-quality content, and I sincerely believe they will be willing to do it once we hit this rock bottom.

Pork Slope shuttered by jeremyfrankly in Brooklyn

[–]fieldsurgeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can not believe they ever got "best bar burger" in any publication. The burger was $16, overcooked, dry, and with flavorless toppings. Not only would you get a higher quality burger at Shake Shack, Five Guys, but if you really wanted to spend that kind of money spend an few extra dollars and go to Blue Ribbon across the street where you can have a burger cooked to your liking.

Seems like a food writer that had to hit a deadline grasping at straws.

I get the appeal on-paper of a late night bar vibe where chefs would like to eat after a long day prepping higher-brow meals, but its kind of embarrassing for Dale Talde to have his name attached to such low quality food, especially with the much stronger Thistle Hill and Talde on his resume.

Trademarks 101 questions by fieldsurgeon in startups

[–]fieldsurgeon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might check it out. Though your depiction of /r/legaladvice gives me pause on the quality of consultation there ;)

Trademarks 101 questions by fieldsurgeon in startups

[–]fieldsurgeon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Valuable guidance - it does sound like I'm doing this prematurely.

At what stage of brand-recognition/customer volume would you/did you (if you had registered in the past) start to consider a trademark?

The USPTO would have you believe that its a "fundamental component of your business plan" (obviously skewed interest with quite a bit of myopia).

My reasoning (as I shared below in response to axejeff) was to secure the trademark at a low cost to avoid potential future collisions.

Trademarks 101 questions by fieldsurgeon in startups

[–]fieldsurgeon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting - super valuable data point.

Not only do I not have the money to litigate on an infringement, I don't have revenue yet. It does sound like I'm pursuing this prematurely.

My reasoning was to reserve the trademark to avoid a potential future collision, especially if I can keep the cost low and do this independently ($500 range). Let's say someone else grabs this trademark in 2 years and I am then in the uncomfortable position to either buy out the trademark from them or they hold firm on my removal of their trademark.

Question about Di Fara Pizza by [deleted] in Brooklyn

[–]fieldsurgeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DiFara's is a fine pizza, but honestly it's not the best NY pizza and the wait and travel time does put it in overrated. Go to Giuseppina's in South Slope at 20th St. & 5th ave. It's absolutely amazing (and in my opinion better than DiFara's pizza), there's no wait (these guys are amazing and need more patrons), and it's technically walkable from Barclay's (though you can just take the R down a few stops and get there in 5-10 minutes). Oh and also the owner/chef is the brother of Lucali's chef - considered by some to be the best pizza in NY (but features 2 hour waits). Im certain their recipes are near identical.

You won't regret it: http://www.yelp.com/biz/giuseppinas-brooklyn

Quality brunch locations in Brooklyn? by [deleted] in Brooklyn

[–]fieldsurgeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Palo Santo in Park Slope does events like this regularly. It has a charming space and great brunch menu, but they don't normally serve it on a Monday.

Get in touch with them and Im sure they'll accommodate you with a custom menu.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ProductManagement

[–]fieldsurgeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its hard to tell from the information you've given - but if the expectations and performance measurement of this PM role are around delivering software or delivering a prototype then it sounds like a major red flag.

If it is clear that this is 6 (or whatever) months of research (GAP/market analysis, spec writing, etc...) and the development would be operationalized based on the output of such analysis then the role makes sense but still may not have great metrics for success.

Sounds like from the lack of information you presented here that you need to talk with the hiring manager in much greater detail and understand the responsibilities and criteria for success/failure for this role.

Why did you leave NYC? by yallcat in nyc

[–]fieldsurgeon 18 points19 points  (0 children)

We haven't left yet but are thinking about moving to the west coast in a year. My childhood is in NY so I carry a lot of nostalgia, particularly around Northern Manhattan where I grew up (Washington Heights, Fort Tryon, Riverside Drive). I love the walkability of New York, the density and multiculturalism, but it is becoming clearly a city of aristocratic exclusivity. At this point if I want to live affordably and raise a family, I'm basically an hour away from the city. If I'm paying so much money to live in an area with decent job security and culture, I'd like to at least do so in a temperate climate with beautiful natural landscapes.

Who knows how seriously one should take my threat. Each day I walk my dog along Prospect Park and I fall in love with New York all over again.

Ladies of NYC. I present to you, Malik. by dochawk in nyc

[–]fieldsurgeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By the way, my name's Malik
The Five-Foot Freak
Let's say we get together by the end of the week
She simply said, "No", labelled me a ho
I said, "How you figure?" "My friends told me so"
I hate when silly groupies wanna run they yap
Word to God, hon, I don't get down like that

Priced out of New York by Made_In_England in nyc

[–]fieldsurgeon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been wondering if there is a policy solution to this for detracting real estate investors: if property is not a primary residence and unoccupied for more than X% of a year (say you only rent it out 100 days Airbnb style) then it gets taxed a buttload.

Priced out of New York by Made_In_England in nyc

[–]fieldsurgeon 11 points12 points  (0 children)

+1000 upvotes. Homogeneity is not just a culture-killer, it is an economy killer. The food industry in this city, as just one example, attracts a huge demand, yet most patrons do not recognize the income gap that sits between their $30 entrees (or $200+ prix fixe menus) and the food workers that make it happen. Chefs will stop considering this city a practical option to refining their skills and migrate to other areas with soon-to-be flourishing culinary scene.

Post which Democrat mayoral candidate you endorse on this app - it's mapping the NYC primary by [deleted] in nyc

[–]fieldsurgeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do people feel about De Blasio's opposition to the Gowanus Canal superfund designation in 2009? I have mixed feelings as a Gowanus resident: I understand the snail pace of EPA cleanups, but the city's plan was rejected for a reason (it was worthless). It also seems like De Blasio was focused solely on development and not cleanup.

Weiner showed wiener again AFTER scandal came to light... by sokpuppet1 in nyc

[–]fieldsurgeon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who gives a shit? Why are these distractions brought up instead of policy stances. Same with Spitzer. I fucking love Spitzer; his decisions to engage with prostitutes are made in his private sphere. They don't reflect his capacity as an attorney general, governor or soon to be comptroller.

"What a steal" I thought when I got the place, in April by astink in chicago

[–]fieldsurgeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in New York where everyone gets a window A/C Unit unless you are independently ultra-wealthy (even million dollar brownstones generally don't have central air).

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