[juliamae]

I guess I'm the outlier, but I think this page is trying too hard. It turns me off because it seems fake, sugary sweet, attempting to be cute for the sake of being cute. The bios barely say anything of value about the people; they're idealized descriptions of what the perfect person for each job would be. I do think it's nice visually, but the length of the page annoys me.

[gabrielroth]

Yup. I find the 'our-whole-office-is-staffed-by-fun-people-who-love-(office-admin|client-management|sales|.+)' trope really grating. These are people going to an office to do their jobs. Maybe they're good at their jobs, and maybe it's a nice place to work, but it's not summer camp, it's not a four-year liberal arts college, and it's not a heist movie in which a crack team of experts come together for one last big score. It's a software company. Get a grip.

[prawn]

I don't mind that atmosphere and we have it at my office (my employees, interns and the freelancers we share office space with), but it's a bit grating when it's piled on so thick and sugary-sweet.

[rick_2047]

I thought startups were like this and also google. Full of people who love there job.

[laskito]

Most startups I know are more like the guys from Primer.

[exit]

hahahaahahah. no.

[toast76]

The page shouts "fakers" to me. Yeah it looks nice and all, but that says more to me about the photographer than it does about the company. Anyone can hire a good photographer.

I don't feel like I understand anything about these people...and that's kind of the point of an about us page.

[prawn]

+1. Plus, if I'm the programmer or designer or PA or whatever, I'd also hate to be described by the common stereotypes. I once helped out designing some basic but clean slides for an awards night and was there on the night when the CEO mentioned me in his thankyous as a "web wizard" or "design wizard" or whatever it was and I absolutely cringed. Nice thought and his heart was in the right place, but I'd rather go unmentioned or just get a plain thanks amongst a list of others.

[kyro]

I tend to feel the same way when I see bios end in a cutesy fact. It's quite cliche now.

[kmfrk]

Pretty much. If these are good photos, they're too good. It looks like stock photography. And this makes the company nondescript without a lot of personality, which seems like the opposite of their aim.

[exit]

nauseating kitch is the cornerstone of german culture

[gabrielroth]

Not sure what Goethe and Beethoven might have to say about that ...

[exit]

precisely fuck all since they're dead, both literally and in terms of everyday german culture?

[rick_2047]

Sometimes you should enjoy a beautiful thing without fussing about the amount of data in it.

I am amazed nobody commented on the Photos, beautiful compositions.

[juliamae]

Sure, it's beautiful on the outside. But it's fake. It's chock full of cliches. It's lying to us.

[Dramatize]

It didn't come across as fake to me. I'm pretty sure the HN audience wouldn't be their target market anyways.

[RtodaAV]

Completely Agree.