Hi! Liz (Gordon) Hall over here. Your blog post made my day. I couldn't stop laughing and smiling. Seriously, best thing in a while so thank you! Ok, some thi

Hi! Liz (Gordon) Hall over here. Your blog post made my day. I couldn't stop laughing and smiling. Seriously, best thing in a while so thank you! Ok, some things: - Considering Ben P. was the one who sent me the article I'm contractually obliged to agree with the updated "shh" being a cut-off "sh*t". But, please don't edit or change one thing in the article regarding the great shh debate of 2005, it's perfect the way it is :) - I was going to say we sold way more copies than 5,000 but after fact checking myself via emails from 2005/2006 it is, in fact, around 5,000. It felt more though because many were international copies and I had to find a way to convert the film to PAL, then we all spent like a week hand packaging each dvd leading up to Thanksgiving. - Aardvark'd was actually Google Video's FIRST documentary. And to prove it, I found my old resume circa 2006 which, is so insanely hysterical I will bravely share this part here: • Work directly with CEO Joel Spolsky and CFO Michael Pryor • Contributed to the growth of the company by becoming the abstract layer: I do everything but code • Manage the summer internship program including the: recruiting, interview schedules, travel, living arrangements, and plan the summer event calendar • Oversaw construction expansion as we doubled our office space • Deal directly with building management to maintain office needs • Organize catering schedule, keep kitchen stocked and anticipate all needs of the programmers • Project/Production Manager on “Aardvark’d: 12 Weeks With Geeks”, Google Video’s first feature length film, sold over 5,000 copies worldwide - I will swim upstream here and declare I think it's a perfect film lol. Seriously though, for me it captures a moment in time that I will forever look fondly upon. I had no idea that it was the starting point for my career in tech. I also love Lerone, the film marker, who has gone on to make great films featured on PBS :) Plus, no one in my life believed the stories I would come home and tell and with the film I finally had proof. - Some key players missing from the post: Ben Kamens and Michael Pryor. Ben went on to be the VP of Eng at Khan Academy and is the CEO of his own company Spring Discovery (https://www.springdiscovery.com/ https://www.springdiscovery.com/) so basically, a badass and nicest guy I know. And Michael... in a million years I never thought I'd have a career at Fog Creek. My plan was to stay a year then move back into TV Production. But Joel and Michael, they created a company that was way ahead of its time in terms of not only tech but company culture. It was special and I knew I was lucky stumbling into this other world. Michale and Joel pioneered so many things but after 18 years in this industry I can say with confidence they pioneered a people-first culture. I'm forever grateful to those two.