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Pics of Web Company HQs in California - Digg, Facebook, OpenDNS..

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Post by PStamatiou » Wed, Jul 25, 2007, 5:28 AM UTC

Pics of Web Company HQs in California - Digg, Facebook, OpenDNS..
paulstamatiou.com

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#2

Post by rnesh » Wed, Jul 25, 2007, 8:44 AM UTC

Most of these places look like they have a great work environment. Getting a tour of these companies must have been an awesome experience.

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Post by mynameishere » Wed, Jul 25, 2007, 1:38 PM UTC

From the corner office straight to the chiropractor (classy verizon T, by the way):

http://paulstamatiou.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/opendns_...

I guess that might be a holding pen for reporters, and not an office, though. Then check out this stupid car:

http://paulstamatiou.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/sf_carre...

How stupid is that? The King Tiger tank (69 Tons) produced 690 horsepower. That car (1.5 tons) produces 612 horsepower. What a waste. And your typical diesel locomotive might product 3000+ horsepower (about 5 times as much) while hauling millions of pounds. And it doesn't even compare to a real car for looks:

http://firsttraderegistry.com/forsale/9_06/65mustang2/1965%2...

We're so vain.

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Post by lkozma » Wed, Jul 25, 2007, 2:59 PM UTC

"A chain is still a chain, even if made of gold" :)

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Post by startupper » Wed, Jul 25, 2007, 5:58 PM UTC

This is OK but I'd be more interested in seeing where these companies started out -- in a dorm room, around a kitchen table... any place else?

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Post by pq » Wed, Jul 25, 2007, 7:14 PM UTC

We want all our companies to have offices like this.

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Post by mynameishere » Wed, Jul 25, 2007, 7:36 PM UTC

pq wrote: post #6

We want all our companies to have offices like this.

Why you so dumb, huh?

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Post by papersmith » Wed, Jul 25, 2007, 8:39 PM UTC

Wow, Aeron chairs at a conference table. I usually only see them in posh marketing firms where executives sit in conferences all day.

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Post by nickb » Fri, Jul 27, 2007, 1:05 AM UTC

papersmith wrote: post #8

Wow, Aeron chairs at a conference table. I usually only see them in posh marketing firms where executives sit in conferences all day.

One of my mentors told me once that once he sees Aeron chairs at a startup, he not only doesn't invest, he cuts the meeting short and leaves running away from the company.