Save me, San Francisco

Reporting from the Plug & Play Center in Sunnyvale, CA - the breeding ground at one point of famous startups like PayPal and Milo. The facility is now home to 300 companies (at least in name; most of the companies don't show up every day), including Fair Observer.

 
I've been at Fair Observer for about two weeks and it is genuinely strange. We live in a mansion on a hill overlooking the latino slums of Daly City, CA. Luckily we have access to nearby luxuries such as Target, the US Post Office, and Sports Authority. Once a week we go to Costco and spend hundreds of dollars on groceries. The other people in the house, mostly Germans, have ravenous appetites - particularly for milk, juice, and cookies. It's like living in a fraternity house. We have enough fit men for a 5-on-5 football match.
 
Also, I have managed to piss off the administration of ESADE with a piece in The Economist where I outline a series of things the school should fix. Please read the article! http://www.economist.com/whichmba/mba-diary-move

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