Monday, September 28, 2009

A day in the life... (part 1)

You may think you know, but you have no idea, this is the diary of the PerBlue Crew.

So what is it like to work for a startup in Wisconsin? It's a fast and furious ride on the high wire, much like Philippe Petit. Alright, seriously, the typical Wisconsin startup life (if there is one) may not be the most glamourous lifestyle but we like to think that it can be pretty exciting.

The typical day starts by coming to headquarters. HQ, as we lovingly refer to it. It is actually an apartment (three of us live here), and a typical college apartment to boot. We do have more monitors than a typical apartment, though (19). It is also littered with swag from different internships that we have taken part in: from the Google beach ball, to the Microsoft cooler, to the Amazon programming ninja (all essential parts to our success).

Everyone sets their own schedule and we come in and work as much as we can. We like the work, which helps a lot when you are working for a startup.

But it's not all work all the time, we have fun too. Our sense of humor can be a bit particular at times (usually it's in the "nerd domain," like this video). We also go boating, not that the weather allows that here anymore. We play frisbee with the computer science group every week, but that will probably finish up soon too. We will figure out some fun things to do in the cold temperatures though, don't worry. Otherwise, this could be a long winter...

If all else fails, some news such as Proactive Sleep being shown on CBS can get us pretty excited!

2 comments:

  1. Thats why I tried to introduce you guys to 8 minute abs. 8 minutes of fun you can do inside during the winter!

    -Kendra
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  2. What better way to spend a hard winter than coding?

    And beer. Definitely need beer.
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