Downtown Brooklyn - It's the moment Rob Kalin

Rob Kalin

ETSY founder and creative director

"Our company is all about community. To be able to draw so much, including 85% of our staff, from the surrounding community is a huge selling point for me."
- Rob Kalin

Etsy: Website that allows visitors to buy and sell handmade items. Nearly $100M in sales in 2008

Location: Loft space in Downtown Brooklyn

Why it's the moment for creative companies in Downtown Brooklyn:

It's one of the world's most creative communities:
- Home to the BAM Cultural District
- 50 arts and cultural groups in the area
- Over 2,500 filmmakers, graphic designers, architects, artists and writers
working in Downtown Brooklyn

A rich talent base to draw from:
58% of the adults in the surrounding communities have undergraduate or graduate degrees

Trend toward more creative industries:
- Interboro Partners and Terreform 1 are already taking advantage of all
Downtown Brooklyn has to offer
- More design, advertising, architecture and software businesses are making
the move

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