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November 7th - Betterplace and Hacker Dojo
Dear Readers,
My name is Matias Lindroos, and I would love to share a story from San Fransisco. The trip has been amazing so far and I will be forever thankful to HankenEs for giving me the opportunity to spend a week in San Fransisco and Silicon Valley.
The 7th of October 2011 started in a perfect way. We woke up pretty early and noticed that the Sun was shining. I decided to get some time for myself so I headed 500 yards uphill to Buena Vista Park. The place is simply amazing; with a 360 degree panorama view, it gave me a chance to really boost my self confidence, and I felt great appreciation for all the people that helped me up to this point of life.
After the morning run we headed over to Paolo Alto to meet some people from AaltoEs. Our first stop was a company presentation: Betterplace wants to improve the world by making us less dependent on oil. Pretty average stuff I must say. I still do not believe in electric cars after the presentation.
We also got the chance to visit Hacker dojo, which is, as the name suggests, a dungeon for Hackers and über nerds. They had a very interesting evening event that day: a workshop on how to flirt with the opposite sex. Cute.
Lesson from the day: People in Silicon Valley are not superhuman in any way. If you have a great business idea, no matter where you come from or where you live, you will have a chance to make millions. Go Finland Go! The most important thing we need in Finland is an atmosphere that accepts Startups!
Over and Out,
Matias Lindroos
