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Thanks for posting! If anything is unclear (it's always hard to find quotes without trimming too much context), let me know.

simonebrunozzi 13y ago
Gregory, I think you did an amazing job! If you want, I can send you some pictures you can use, if you'd like to add them. Let me know.
- gkoberger 13y ago
  Would love to! username at gmail
  - simonebrunozzi 13y ago
    Sent! Feel free to use.
cygwin98 13y ago
How did you get the pictures to each person at the bottom of the page? Photoshop over their genuine pictures?
- gkoberger 13y ago
  Yup. I experimented with adding some features.. but it looked way too creepy: http://cl.ly/image/3s2P2z0j1Q33 http://cl.ly/image/3s2P2z0j1Q33
  - cygwin98 13y ago
    Yeah, the picture linked above kinds of creepy. I like the one currently being used better. By the way, it's a really impressive piece. Job well done!
  - gknoy 13y ago
    Using less detail definitely looks better. I noticed that when my window is ~950 pixels wide, though, I lose the names above each person as the display scrolls down. I found the names helpful for understanding who someone was, as I didn't decipher all of the doodled versions perfectly.
  - aray 13y ago
    The minimal-profile is something I experimented with when I made my current profile picture (http://stackoverflow.com/users/55720/machinaut http://stackoverflow.com/users/55720/machinaut) and really liked the look of it. Your lineup of speakers looks great! To me it's a good combination of minimalism with just enough details to pick out what's important.
sillysaurus2 13y ago
Hi Greg. Thanks for your work here -- it looks great! I have a few questions. Which mistake was Zuck referring to with "That mistake cost me billions"? What did he mean by "When a problem arises, lockdown"? What did Chase mean by "The worst part of being a nonprofit is that nobody says no"? What did Balaji mean by "Show people what a world run by Silicon Valley would look like (without disrupting)"? Politically?
- gkoberger 13y ago
  Good questions! 1) They naively structured Facebook in the early days, and Peter Theil had them restructure. Then Eduardo didn't move, so his stock didn't vest. That cost Zuck billions (according to his offhand comment). 2) When there was a problem, nobody would be allowed to leave. They don't do that anymore (because it's illegal), but teams sometimes commit themselves to it on their own. 3) People don't want to write him a check, but they also feel too bad to outrightly say "no". So, he had a ton of "they're about to write us a check"s, yet nobody ever did. 4) He wants us to show the world the benefits of SV's way of doing things. However, imposing it would upset people. Rather, we should be enticing them by showing them what it could be like.
Amygaz 13y ago
Simply want to join my voice to others by saying this is amazing and the design is very inspiring. It is simple, informative, and feels personal. Kudos!

simonebrunozzi 13y ago

Gregory, I think you did an amazing job! If you want, I can send you some pictures you can use, if you'd like to add them. Let me know.

gkoberger 13y ago
Would love to! username at gmail
- simonebrunozzi 13y ago
  Sent! Feel free to use.

cygwin98 13y ago

How did you get the pictures to each person at the bottom of the page? Photoshop over their genuine pictures?

gkoberger 13y ago
Yup. I experimented with adding some features.. but it looked way too creepy: http://cl.ly/image/3s2P2z0j1Q33 http://cl.ly/image/3s2P2z0j1Q33
- cygwin98 13y ago
  Yeah, the picture linked above kinds of creepy. I like the one currently being used better. By the way, it's a really impressive piece. Job well done!
- gknoy 13y ago
  Using less detail definitely looks better. I noticed that when my window is ~950 pixels wide, though, I lose the names above each person as the display scrolls down. I found the names helpful for understanding who someone was, as I didn't decipher all of the doodled versions perfectly.
- aray 13y ago
  The minimal-profile is something I experimented with when I made my current profile picture (http://stackoverflow.com/users/55720/machinaut http://stackoverflow.com/users/55720/machinaut) and really liked the look of it. Your lineup of speakers looks great! To me it's a good combination of minimalism with just enough details to pick out what's important.

sillysaurus2 13y ago

Hi Greg. Thanks for your work here -- it looks great! I have a few questions. Which mistake was Zuck referring to with "That mistake cost me billions"? What did he mean by "When a problem arises, lockdown"? What did Chase mean by "The worst part of being a nonprofit is that nobody says no"? What did Balaji mean by "Show people what a world run by Silicon Valley would look like (without disrupting)"? Politically?

gkoberger 13y ago
Good questions! 1) They naively structured Facebook in the early days, and Peter Theil had them restructure. Then Eduardo didn't move, so his stock didn't vest. That cost Zuck billions (according to his offhand comment). 2) When there was a problem, nobody would be allowed to leave. They don't do that anymore (because it's illegal), but teams sometimes commit themselves to it on their own. 3) People don't want to write him a check, but they also feel too bad to outrightly say "no". So, he had a ton of "they're about to write us a check"s, yet nobody ever did. 4) He wants us to show the world the benefits of SV's way of doing things. However, imposing it would upset people. Rather, we should be enticing them by showing them what it could be like.

Amygaz 13y ago

Simply want to join my voice to others by saying this is amazing and the design is very inspiring. It is simple, informative, and feels personal. Kudos!