But four or five of us still play. Santullo and Larry Drebes, Four11's co-founders, signed the paperwork for their first round of financing after an Ultimate game with venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson from Draper Fisher Jurvetson. He's been playing ever since, along with Warren Packard, also from his firm. While she and the others are serious about the game, Enger describes this group as mid-level. But people seem less interested in tournaments than in having a place to escape their cell phones, voicemail and Palm Pilots.
Lunch here can be a Power Bar and a bottle of water.
While twisted ankles and bruises are common pitfalls, the biggest obstacles on the field are six soccer goals cemented into the grass. The goals used to be just chained to the field until Flanzer, a software engineer at Sven Technologies, asked the city if the group could move them for games. They start up their shiny cars and head off to meet with hopeful CEOs or program software that ensures their stock options. I like hanging out with folks from the high-tech industry.