I got there late, but I made it in line.
No, not the iPhone line in Palo Alto. The Butter Chicken, Samosa and Naan line at Simply Hired’s Lunch2.0 event.
Met a few new people and caught up with a few familiar faces. Had to avoid certain people because I saw them reloading their Simply Hired water gun.
But d’oh I am back in my iPhone fever again so I can’t write a coherent post…so I’m just going to make a list.
Why Simply Hired is my most special Lunch2.0 yet.
1) I got lost on my way there. I drove around Google Country back and forth on Charleston Road for heaven knows how long before I finally pulled over and consulted Google Maps which told me that Simply Hired was on the other Charleston Road.
2) For 35 minutes while looking for Simply Hired, I was not thinking about the iPhone.
3) I met a few new people who aren’t really new we were just never really introduced. Finally met Terry Chay.
4) Someone approached me with a Lunch2.0 Moo Card and asked “is this you?” That made me feel special.
5) I learned how to make a tie-dye shirt. Step #1: soak it in water first. Very important. I ruined a perfectly good Simply Hired shirt because I skipped this step.
6) I learned the rules of Four Square. Holly Liu and Michael Li were kind enough to explain it to me.
June 30, 2007 at 12:16 am
Hey Lisa, thanks for taking the time to come out and join us! Hope your tie-dye T turns out well.
June 30, 2007 at 4:20 am
Thanks for dropping by, Sachin! I had a great time.
June 30, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Water guns and tie dyes? Do I smell another tech bubble bursting? Put down the greased watermelon and get a grip. Seriously.
July 1, 2007 at 3:15 am
I hear ya Jane.
Though the original burst wasn’t that long ago and hopefully we all still remember it. I know I do.
Unfortunately what we remember from the last time were the scooters and the ultra-relaxed atmospheres in start-ups. That atmosphere isn’t what caused the downfall, there were more underlying things…like say…tons of VC money being tossed to chase garbage. There’s a lot of that going on right now too, and that’s what scares me to no end. The water guns and tie-dyes…not so much. But I see how that can induce tech bubble burst flashbacks. I admit they do that to me too sometimes.
July 1, 2007 at 3:16 am
BTW Jane, here’s a post you might want to read from TechCrunch. Interesting points raised within those 241 comments.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/22/silicon-valley-could-use-a-downturn-right-about-now/
July 3, 2007 at 12:40 am
Water guns and tye dye is what you get in the quacky bay area.
The original bubble was all about Ferraris, insane parties with real bands and skyrocketing IPOs day after day.
May the day never come that having fun is part of a bubble.
July 3, 2007 at 3:22 am
Hi Pedro,
Thanks for getting that point across. You were right on.
The quackiness comes with the tech culture.
July 3, 2007 at 6:06 am
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