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		<title>GroupMe&#8217;s New Headquarters Has &#8216;Secret Makeout Hallway&#8217;</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://groupme.com">GroupMe</a> didn't get crowned this year's Foursquare at SXSW for lack of charm. And that winsome nerdiness was on full display, in all its <em>Lord of the Rings</em>-quoting glory, during a recent tour of its headquarters when <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/07/tc-cribs-unlock-the-secrets-of-groupme-hq-beware-the-time-out-chair/">TechCrunch's Jason Kincaid stopped by</a>. After Mr. Kincaid takes a moment to marvel at his surroundings "You can see cabs and tall buildings everywhere!" he ventures into the start-up's new 10th floor lair. Watch co-founders Jared Hecht and Steve Martocci as they take Mr. Kincaid around their sprawling office, past the customized pound-sign smiley-face carpet, beyond the embarrassing drunk photos of Mr. Kincaid on the flatscreen, and around the dead squirrel statue pilfered from Pivotal Labs to the "secret makeout hallway. "<!--more--></p>
<p>But it's not all fun and games on your way to scaling up. The  co-founders carefully note who shows up late to the townhall meetings.  If you're late once, you owe the group a six-pack. Mr. Hecht, of his own  volition, says he's on his way to a fourth offense. The penalty? A keg.  That should go nicely with the Johnnie Walker collection in the  kitchen.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://groupme.com">GroupMe</a> didn't get crowned this year's Foursquare at SXSW for lack of charm. And that winsome nerdiness was on full display, in all its <em>Lord of the Rings</em>-quoting glory, during a recent tour of its headquarters when <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/07/tc-cribs-unlock-the-secrets-of-groupme-hq-beware-the-time-out-chair/">TechCrunch's Jason Kincaid stopped by</a>. After Mr. Kincaid takes a moment to marvel at his surroundings "You can see cabs and tall buildings everywhere!" he ventures into the start-up's new 10th floor lair. Watch co-founders Jared Hecht and Steve Martocci as they take Mr. Kincaid around their sprawling office, past the customized pound-sign smiley-face carpet, beyond the embarrassing drunk photos of Mr. Kincaid on the flatscreen, and around the dead squirrel statue pilfered from Pivotal Labs to the "secret makeout hallway. "<!--more--></p>
<p>But it's not all fun and games on your way to scaling up. The  co-founders carefully note who shows up late to the townhall meetings.  If you're late once, you owe the group a six-pack. Mr. Hecht, of his own  volition, says he's on his way to a fourth offense. The penalty? A keg.  That should go nicely with the Johnnie Walker collection in the  kitchen.</p>
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