Again, today was a great experience at Silicon Valley. We visited the Google campus, a very successful start up, Boxfish, and we finished up the day at the Paris based Criteo company.
Though we were unable to receive a tour on the Google campus, we were able to explore around. Highlight of our Google trip was being able to cruise around on the "Google Bikes" and explore the campus much more efficiently. Since we didn't have a tour, Google Security was quick to identify and address us.
Our trip to Boxfish was a great way to see a small successful star-up company. What stood out to me the most was how the founders of Boxfish came from Ireland and due to the Silicon Valley atmosphere and work motto's; they were able to succeed, more than they could have anywhere else in Europe. Another interesting point to mention was how Boxfish's idea is completely unique, and due to that their revenues have been growing exponentially since it was started nearly 3 years ago.
We finished up our tours today with a trip to Criteo, which is a Paris based company. This was a rewarding experience as a Curry Alumni, Amber Rice, was able to speak with us a little bit about what Criteo does and how they operate. We were also able to talk to Criteo's Director of Technical Solutions Dennis Dominigo, and their VP of Engineering, Dimity Pavlov. From our talks with these individuals they gave us good insight into the functions of the company.
What seems to stand out the most with all of the conversations we have with individuals, with almost all of these companies, state that this can only really happen in Silicon Valley, and not many other places in the world are as welcoming and risk orientated when compared to here.
The day was concluded with an amazing dinner at Trellis, which is a superb Italian restaurant. Here we were able to talk to a couple Curry Alumni who live and work in the area. More to come today, with a tour of Apple and Facebook!
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