Thanks for coming by today. :) Let me know next time you're around and settled and I'll show you a wicked awesome demo of the stuff we've been building!

And congrats on YC!

From: Ted Benson <eob@csail.mit.edu>
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 10:51 AM
To: Michael Grinich
Subject: Re: James Tamplin intro?
Hey Michael,
We're in you're neck of the woods and can meet whenever you're free -- or happy to swing by at 12 like planned if that fits your schedule better.
Looking forward to it!
Ted
On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 11:55 AM Michael Grinich <mg@nylas.com> wrote:

> Sure-- bring him along too. See you then. :)

> --mg

> From: edward.benson@gmail.com <edward.benson@gmail.com> on behalf of Ted Benson <eob@csail.mit.edu>
> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 11:39 AM
> To: Michael Grinich
> Subject: Re: James Tamplin intro?
> w/ James: Thanks a bunch!
> Lunch: Great! Just sent you an invite. Noon OK?
> If YC rejection: That doesn't worry me. We're doing this either way. And if we truly hit a brick wall then that's valuable data for us as well.
> Looking forward to seeing you! Mind if Jake (cofounder) comes along for lunch?
> On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 12:31 AM, Michael Grinich <mg@nylas.com> wrote:

> > Cool, I'll see what I can do wrt James. He might be in Google land these days.
> > Some VCs see YC rejection as a red flag. You likely need to have clearly demonstrated conviction and/or traction to raise if that happens.
> > Want to stop by for lunch on Monday? We're at 2030 Harrison St. in SF.
> > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 4:21 PM -0700, "Ted Benson" <eob@csail.mit.edu> wrote:
> > Hi Michael,
> > No worries about the delay! I've never been to PyCon but heard it's a good time.
> > Thanks -- I know it's just the beginning, but it feels like such a long road to have gotten this far already. Psyched for what's to come.
> > Connections:
> > Right now we're looking for advice and angel investment.
> > - If we don't get YC, we're going to start a seed round
> > - If we do get YC, we're still really interested in meeting the kinds of people who can offer advice having already grown successful platform companies
> > In your judgement is that a reasonable way to plan out meetings for the post-YC days we're there.
> > Would love an intro to James, his tech counterpart, or others you think could help us out along those lines! (Agree about their model, btw).
> > I'd love to drop by Monday or Tuesday and see what you all are cooking up!
> > Thanks again!
> > Ted
> > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 5:03 AM, Michael Grinich <mgrinich@gmail.com> wrote:

> > > Hey Ted-- sorry for the delay. I was at PyCon in Montreal (we sponsored this year) and then our company retreat in Tahoe. Finally catching up back in SF.
> > > Congrats on making it to the interview circuit!
> > > regarding networking, are you looking for partnerships or YC advise or investment or something else?
> > > I've actually been coaching a couple startups, one of whichever is pitching YC this wkd. Anything specific you need there?
> > > Our first engineer came from Firebase (and MIT/PDOS before that), so I could get an intro to James. FYI he's more on the biz side since he's not a programmer. Also I'm not sure they're the best model for success honestly.
> > > In any case, want to grab a coffee and catch up? I'd love to show you some of the stuff we're building too. (The good stuff we haven't announced yet.) Happy to help on any of the mentioned points above.
> > > --mg
> > > On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 8:45 AM Ted Benson <eob@csail.mit.edu> wrote:

> > > > Hah - I just realized I might have read Facebook wrong. It is WE who are friends, not you and James.
> > > > So I'll spin that ask around: do you know any good advisors or angels that you'd be comfortable putting us in touch with? Nearest neighbors to us are companies like IFTTT, Firebase, Ionic, Parse, Automattic.
> > > > On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Ted Benson <eob@csail.mit.edu> wrote:

> > > > > Hey Michael,
> > > > > Hope all is well! FB says your friends with James Tamplin. Do you know him well enough to introduce me to him so I could ask for some advice?
> > > > > My cofounder and I are headed out to YC to interview next weekend, and we're trying to make the most of the trip. Firebase and James' other involvements are right up the alley of what we're doing, so I think he would be a really good person to meet.
> > > > > Company quickie, for context:
> > > > > Cloudstitch.io is a beginner-friendly reactive platform for making web apps that run off of everyday objects. Objects like Google Spreadsheets and Docs, all the way to physical objects like sensors and Amazon Dash-style buttons. Think IFTTT but for building apps.
> > > > > Let me know -- and thanks either way!
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > Ted
> > > > > --
> > > > > :: Ted Benson
> > > > > :: http://people.csail.mit.edu/eob/
> > > > > :: @edwardbenson

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