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I've always been curious about 1000Memories. Namely, is it more difficult to have fun with a product/company that centers around death? As a young startup, I'm

I've always been curious about 1000Memories. Namely, is it more difficult to have fun with a product/company that centers around death? As a young startup, I'm sure the guys at 1000Memories have their fair share of fun and silliness. But if I walked into their office would there be a bunch of typical silly startup stuff all over the office? And perhaps more importantly, would that stuff be considered inappropriate? If I walked into a funeral home and saw a kegerator and some skate boards I might be a little weirded out. I wonder how often these guys run into philosophical problems that warrant serious board room time. Just to be clear, I'm not knocking 1000Memories, I'm just generally curious.

kin 16y ago
I would assume that though this thought may come up, it's more likely considering the positive nature of 1000Memories that they don't run into such philosophical problems. The site, to me, is more of a post-mourn/grief period where one remembers another in memory positively. I don't grieve when I use the site but rather reminisce. And, in general I would say that the majority of current entries are around famous people where people remember their awesomeness and not just their death. But that's just my assumption, I really don't know what these guys think day to day.
michaelfairley 16y ago
As one of the first hires at 1000Memories, I can definitely say that we have plenty of fun, and that the office is an upbeat place. Part of the reason we can do this is that we don't consider ourselves as being centered around death, but rather as being centered around life. We view our site as a place where friends and family can come to celebrate, rather than to mourn. Most of the design on our site reflects this intention, and most of the memory pages on our site fit this theme. Occasionally, there are tragic stories shared on our site, and we're certainly saddened by them, but most of our memory pages have a celebratory and upbeat tone. If anyone's interested in coming by and seeing our office (in the Mission in SF), feel free to shoot me and email and we'd be glad to show you around.
- ebaysucks 16y ago
  That's a great way to look at it. You're creating memories online where they didn't exist before. You're celebrating life.

kin 16y ago

I would assume that though this thought may come up, it's more likely considering the positive nature of 1000Memories that they don't run into such philosophical problems. The site, to me, is more of a post-mourn/grief period where one remembers another in memory positively. I don't grieve when I use the site but rather reminisce. And, in general I would say that the majority of current entries are around famous people where people remember their awesomeness and not just their death. But that's just my assumption, I really don't know what these guys think day to day.

michaelfairley 16y ago

As one of the first hires at 1000Memories, I can definitely say that we have plenty of fun, and that the office is an upbeat place. Part of the reason we can do this is that we don't consider ourselves as being centered around death, but rather as being centered around life. We view our site as a place where friends and family can come to celebrate, rather than to mourn. Most of the design on our site reflects this intention, and most of the memory pages on our site fit this theme. Occasionally, there are tragic stories shared on our site, and we're certainly saddened by them, but most of our memory pages have a celebratory and upbeat tone. If anyone's interested in coming by and seeing our office (in the Mission in SF), feel free to shoot me and email and we'd be glad to show you around.

ebaysucks 16y ago
That's a great way to look at it. You're creating memories online where they didn't exist before. You're celebrating life.