Archive for August, 2007

Stingy on the Napkins

Every year I have this tradition of picking up Noah’s bagels for my team since training is early in the morning. I have the option of getting it catered, but it’s 1) more economical and 2) a nice gesture where I do something for them. I called and pre-ordered them (so that I [...]

Facebook Recruiting

This past week, I received a Facebook message from someone looking to hire software engineers for a startup. The person noticed I’m in computing and was hoping that I would have a referral in my network. The incentive… $10k!
I’ve heard that startups in the Valley have been really concerned with hiring the best [...]

Method to the Madness

I found new product line yesterday - bloq by Method at Tar-Jay which comes in bar soap, body wash, body lotion, and shave cream form. Of course I had to get the lotion and soap (in water flower). The lotion container is a trendy-looking block shape, however, I was trying to figure out [...]

A Summer’s Evening with Vienna

I first heard about Vienna from one of my staff. She graduated from Stanford with a Computer Science degree and decided to leave her Silicon Valley job to pursue a music career (Vienna Teng isn’t her real name).
Although nearly 2.5 years has passed since I saw her live for the first time, [...]

Geeks, Hockey Sticks, and Scoring a Job

geekSessions is yet another tech networking event in the Bay Area. More specifically (according to their site):

A high-end networking event that brings recognized experts from the Web space together to speak on a new topic each session.
A place with smart people and free beer.

Having seen the event topic — Web Infrastructure: Surviving The “Hockey [...]