Yu-kai Chou

Yesterday I met with Avi Bar-zeev, a co-founder of Google Earth, who also built the 3D grid infrastructure for Second Life, as well as the 3D virtual reality aspect of the Disney Aladdin ride in the old days. We decided to catch a quick lunch in South Pasadena and discuss the possibility of being the virtual world expert on our board. Before I met him, I thought he’d be a guy who has a stern face, talks very fast, and would try to shoot down everything I have to say. After all, he is the expert in virtual worlds, for professional use or not. When I met him, he’s actually one of the chillest people I have met. He’s a lot taller than I thought and has a mild smile. He does not have the elitist feel at all, even though he is one of the top people in the field. He pretty much is a guy who is just passionate about building cool stuff and making sure it’s actually working. We shared the common problem of wanting to start companies that are usually years away in terms of market maturity. We talked about how he got to do what he is doing today, and the new venture he is working on Big Stage. We also just decided to eat a house salad and keep things light. That didn’t make our waiter too happy.

So we got Avi on our advisory board. He said we can bounce feedback from him about our products and plans, and he probably knows what are the best platforms and resources out there. Now we have the founder of Google Adsense and the founder of Google Earth on our advisory board, as well as a legal and accounting expert. I think Future Delivery is really establishing a strong foundation in making things successful.