When I considered bringing Lunch 2.0 to San Diego, Alex Bard at goowy was the first person I thought to ask. He has a reputation for being an ambitious businessman who supports startups.

“What goes into Lunch 2.0,” he asked.

“Very little,” I said. “Get some pizza and soda. All we need is a place for people to meet and get to know each other.”

So he took a shot on us, and Lunch 2.0 San Diego was born.

Since then, goowy was bought by AOL. When they were, Michael Arrington’s post on TechCrunch complimented the company for running a tight ship. Those of us who were at goowy’s office for the Lunch 2.0, saw it first hand.

The whole operation was no more than half-dozen guys working in an
office about the size of a New York studio apartment. It was the kind
of place where you just wanted to work because you could feel the
seriousness of their mission and the camaraderie in the room.

Congratulations AOL on acquiring a great company.