Autobahn A8, Nice (F), Google Maps

The Future is Now. But how did it all get started?

The very initial idea for what we do now at Gate 53|10 occurred to Oliver and me back in autumn 2007 while heading towards Nice (Cote d’Azur, France) on the French “Autobahn” A8. Basically, we were discussing a couple of Web 2.0 services, if these are usefull and/or meaningfull, how we use the Internet, and what’s a pain in the neck surfing the web. All of sudden, we weren’t talking about existing stuff anymore but shaping a wish list on a certain type of service. So, actually we were sort of putting together the very first feature list at this point of time (we didn’t realize this back then though).

Anyway… as a matter of fact, a rental car - a Renault sportster to be more exact - became the breeding ground for what we do today at Gate 53|10.

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Tags: 2007, beginning, cotedazur, france, idea, nice, renault, retrospective