Kevin Brown

nyc'er. former traveler. sweet spot where strategy meets storytelling for fintechs. big gif guy. dad to maddie & cecelia, husband to @agbrown13

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

If you want to create a lot of value you have to do.

Value isn't created by coming up with ideas, commenting at meetings, forwarding emails, making powerpoints, reading social media, getting organized, etc.

At best, these are low value.

Value is created by doing.

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

“Simplicity is the end result of long, hard work, not the starting point.”

— Frederick Maitland

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

America is so much better than what we’re seeing today.

[Kevin Brown @KevlarBrown]

Going to miss those 767 work-horses with the 11 ft winglets in the @Delta fleet...

[2PM @2PMinc]

News: @amazon acquired 11 aircraft from Delta and Westjet in and effort to expand delivery capacity.

[Kevin Brown @KevlarBrown]

I believe, $12.7B + Black Friday + PrimeDay is called a tipping point...

“Hey grandkids, when we were young we had these things called malls. They were like walking around a bunch of Shopify hosted sites, but in real life!”

[Web Smith @web]

Cyber Monday, a timeline:

2020: An estimated $12.7B
2019: $9.4B
2018: $7.9B
2017: $6.6B
2016: $3.4B
2015: $2.9B
2014: $2.6B

eCommerce is the captain now.

[Kevin Brown @KevlarBrown]

“This is the best magazine I’ve ever read.” ~my 6 year old, flipping through the @ZabarsOfficial holiday catalogue. “I’m going to bring it with me when we go to the store this weekend to buy lots of stuff.” Well played Zabar’s, well played. #nyc #eatyourfeelings #2020

[Fast Company @FastCompany]

Bust out that humidifier. https://t.co/0hojJbuo9s

[Kevin Brown @KevlarBrown]

Now that was Presidential. #feelssogood #46

[Kevin Brown @KevlarBrown]

Here we gooooooo!

[Kevin Brown @KevlarBrown]

For the first time ever I pre-ordered an iPhone (12 Pro) and picked it up Friday AM. The pacific blue, screen to the bezel, all good, but the camera, especially at night, just hits different. So good. #stillafan #apple #instafollowerswatchout

[Kevin Brown @KevlarBrown]

World, meet North Lane!

[North Lane @Paynorthlane]

We’re excited to announce our next chapter as North Lane Technologies, joining forces with @DavinciPayments as part of Syncapay to drive unparalleled innovation in #payments. #paynorthlane #fintech https://t.co/SoXLj0PPf7

[Stew Fortier @stewfortier]

One theme in all of Bill’s advice was to deeply and consciously know and trust what makes you different.

Bill signed off our call with this epic line:

“You have to find your own rainbow to follow. There is no gold at the end of somebody else’s rainbow.”

[Kevin Brown @KevlarBrown]

We’ve been lucky to call this quirky island home for the last 4+ years. #nyc #rooseveltisland #cornelltech #oasiswithinacity https://t.co/iR5NUahy6a

[Kevin Brown @KevlarBrown]

How long until there is a twitter handle for the fly on Pence’s head?

[Kevin Brown @KevlarBrown]

Gonna need the moderator to step up the moderating just a touch... #VPDebate2020

[Kevin Brown @KevlarBrown]

@bdickins I’m thinking Back to the Future Part II would have been the move.

[Danny Meyer @dhmeyer]

Can’t fathom that there will be no #stimulus until after the election. On behalf of millions of restaurant employees - still without work - and hundreds of thousands of independent restaurants striving to provide jobs and return vitality to their communities, please reconsider!

[Kevin Brown @KevlarBrown]

Loved @chamath ‘s point on @CNBC this AM around Telsa not winning long term because of hardware or software, but due to energy innovation: battery tech, supply chain, regulation. That clarity around actual vs perceived differentiation is so key.

[Kevin Brown @KevlarBrown]

@HowIBuiltThis During college, I had a 2nd summer job scraping plates at a seafood restaurant, getting them ready for the dishwasher. $100 a shift, rain or shine. Didn’t quite make the resume, I was torn between “plate scraper” or “the dishwasher before the dishwasher”

[Kevin Brown @KevlarBrown]

@LaurenBerson @HOT97 Yes! Nas’s new album King’s Disease took me right back, especially Car 85 - so good!