@Shakeshack 3 with nextNY was pretty amazing

Last week, I was fortunate enough to get invited to an event that showed me that New Yorkers could throw not only huge shindigs where everyone wants to meet the upper echelon of people but also a much smaller, intimate event where people just wanted to be people. I responded to Charlie O'Donnell's post entitled "@Shakeshack 3 Recap" with the following:

As I've mentioned to everyone that's asked me about the evening -- This was the best tech event that I've been to while living here in New York (almost a full year). It wasn't because of the caliber of people or even the awesome burgers and fries, shakes (of which I drank too many) or wine but because it felt like everyone there was both passionate about what they are working on and not afraid of mingling with everyone else.

Everyone felt approachable and no one felt above the rest of the crowd. From VC to startup junkie, people could chat, drink together and simply make new friends without having to think about an end goal. While I'm sure some people took advantage of the opportunity to rub shoulders (which is great too), most were just there to take a break from the daily grind and hang with great people.

If there's another event like this soon, I highly recommend you attend it to experience what I did last week. I know I'll be back for more.