GrandCentral meeting at Google Campus

Visited the Google Campus the other day and met with the GrandCentral product manager, what an awesome place. First when arriving you see the employees riding the Google baby blue beach cruisers. When you sign in there is a screen that asks for your name and who you are there to see and it prints out your nametag sticker...ahh...makes you feel official.

The campus is only a few minutes from Ipevo's office but it felt like being on the movie set of Toys (that corky 80's movie with Robin Williams). The culture that they've created is one that all startups envy. Before going into the meeting conference room my colleague Ed and I pass through the cafeteria which is fully stocked with all the beverages and snacks you'll ever need to work 24/7...

Meeting was very interesting and crossing fingers for future integrations with IPEVO and Google...needless to say- I am an official Grandcentral member call me to test it out anytime: (408) 922-9933

MySpace Cancelled...

I cancelled my "MySpace" account today...It felt so liberating. I never used it so it was pretty easy to do so. I realized that it is a cause of a lot of drama in my domestic life and felt too much like high school with no end. I have kept in touch with my best friend since were were 12 and for the last 20 years we managed to keep in touch even without myspace.

Maslow's Hierarchy of needs is changing...it has gone from Self-Actualization as the pinnacle of needs to something needed as food and shelter. Many will deny it but it is a proven fact that people who are on social networks are spending more time on social networks than in real life networks replacing real friendships, family and/or even real sexual intimacy. It is a causing a false sense of "Self-actualization", a false sense of "Esteem" (reputation), a false sense of "Love/Belonging" and sadly a false sense of "Safety" to the ruin of many who are addicted to such websites like MySpace.

Facebook is also becoming much more like this and its initial purpose no longer exists. I will likely cancel that account soon too. Linkedin has provided me with support for my basic need- a network to help me find work in order to support my "Physiological" needs. Beyond that -most of the professionals that I am networked with I have met at functions or in business settings so it does not feel like another social network. Recruiters and Offshore engineers are starting to make it a bit concerning at times.

The Best Document Social Network Site

So as of late I've been finding some great resources via the web (go figure). I was on google searching for key word terms: "Common Stock Option Agreements" and it came up with a few listings.

1. www.slideshare.net

and

2. www.docstoc.com

I am a member of Slideshare and enjoy their powerpoint presentations and PDF exchange forum, but last night i found myself downloading about 15 documents from docstoc.com and really enjoyed the search function on it which was very accurate, resourceful and fast.

I recommend any startup entrepreneur who is in need of documents to visit both of these sites to gather their needed templates for startup work.

I would totally invest in these sites if they were interested in taking investors.