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I miss hanging out in cafes. And not just because I am bored with all the coffee in my house... (1/x)
I met Nick Rellas, co-founder of @Drizly, at the Refuge Cafe in Allston (now gone, but not b/c of the pandemic.) Nick sent me an email asking if he could "pick my brain," a phrase I usually hate.
But we met anyway, and he told me about his plans for liquor deliver via app. (2/x)
But we met anyway, and he told me about his plans for liquor deliver via app. (2/x)
I also once interviewed Peter Thiel at Refuge, thinking that no one in Allston would possibly recognize the Silicon Valley investor and PayPal co-founder.
Of course, on the way out, an entrepreneur stopped him to follow up on a pitch he'd emailed. (3/x)
Of course, on the way out, an entrepreneur stopped him to follow up on a pitch he'd emailed. (3/x)
Finally, one of my favorite cafés is closing later this month: 4A Coffee in Brookline. (Still time to drop by for a cup or a bag of beans!) What I most loved about 4A were the amazing lattes... and the fact that they never got approved by the town to have chairs or tables. (4/x)
The only place to sit inside 4A was a sort of wide, wooden window ledge. Very uncomfortable. It meant that you could have a nice short 20 minute meeting — and everyone would be happy when it ended.
Cafés matter for connections, entrepreneurship... and journalism! (5/5)
Cafés matter for connections, entrepreneurship... and journalism! (5/5)
P.S. The greatest café the Boston startup scene has known, at least since I started covering it in 1997, was Voltage Coffee in Kendall Square. @lu_valena should get someone to help revive that post_COVID...
