A NEAT TEAM

摘要

While reporting on startup incubator Y Combinator ("Meet Generation Y," page 136), senior writer Steven Levy visited the young founders in what he calls their "lairs." "They were a mess. Reminded me of geeky communes." The exception: TalkBin, a new SMS customer feedback service that was bought by Google in April. Founder Qasar Younis had the team clean up every week. "Their space was impeccable and set a tone for the operation," Levy says. "But the early Facebook office was a wreck, so neatness isn't all that counts."