Meet the group trying to make AT&T very un-AT&T-like

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Just a short bicycle ride from Stanford University, there’s a work space befitting any hip startup. Squat, teardrop-shaped chairs and short, lime-green swivel chairs sit atop a colorful checkered carpet, across which a small dog casually pitter-patters. Lining the sparse ceiling are rows of florescent lights, wooden beams, and large ventilation tubes, adding an industrial-chic ambiance. On one side lies a sliding divider made up of strands of cable lines strung closely next to each other, while the other side features a movable row of hanging chains, creating a flexible space that can be manipulated as needed. Aside from a corner filled with a few developers quietly typing away at their computers, it’s fairly empty in the middle of the afternoon. For most folks who work here, the afternoon is still early; people tend to flock in at unusual times, and all-nighters are a common routine. A week later, the place will be crammed with nearly 200 developers participating in a Facebook hackathon. The office, a stone’s throw from the humble beginnings of startups such as Flipboard, is a magnet for venture capitalists and developers — Marc Andreessen is a familiar face. But it’s no pre-IPO… Read full this story

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