It’s hard to be heads down when it’s hot out. Exhortations to “just keep shipping” trigger fantasies of sailboats; Friday afternoon happy hours just aren’t as appealing as sangria on a terrace in Spain. Besides–is there any surer sign of a healthy startup sector than tech stars taking lavish vacations?
Cofounder, Foursquare
Crossed the pond for patriotism.
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Straddled the highbrow/lowbrow snack matrix at the US Open.
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You might say it's been a very sporty summer.
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Founder, Cultivated Wit; author
#Surfatunde
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Cofounder, Foursquare
Put up with this terrible view of the Alps like a good sport.
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And braved the wilderness
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Founding partner, 500 Startups
Developed a bit of a crush.
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Cofounder, Thrillist
Got temporarily tattooed.
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Had trouble figuring out why other companies even bother.
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Founder, 4Chan and Canvas
Shame-on-you-o-gram
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Cofounder, Small Girls PR
Connected with Europe's rich clubbing heritage.
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Cofounder, TechStars
Spotted this cool deer going shopping for some cool stuff in Japan.
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And relived our childhood dream of slip and slidin'.
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CEO, Tumblr
Wore sunglasses by the seashore in Spain.
Disrupted office attire.
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Founder, Shoptiques
Got a gigantic pink spotted elephant for the office.
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Founder, OnSwipe
Found time for a old-fashioned cocktail
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Taught a dog how to skateboard.
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Founder and CEO, Daily Muse
Got Lemmon'd
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Founder, Makelovenotporn.tv
Chilled with party animals
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Founder and CEO, Brit & Co.
Found even craftier uses for duct tape, if you can believe that.
(Photo: HelloBrit.com)
Event coordinator, Oblierati; Managing editor, Thrillist
Got lei'd.
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Coworking space
Hosted a summer camp in the Adirondacks. Summer-jammed.
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Founder, Elepath
Iterated on wedding hairdos.
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Cofounder, Enstitute
Enlisted the troops for an airport engagement!
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Cofounder, Facebook
Tried not to be adorable, failed miserably.
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Cofounder, Kickstarter
Sailed around New York, NBD.
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Cofounder, Buzzfeed
Went under cover in the Valley for the good of the Alley.
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And fretted over his athletic options.
COO, Facebook
Reunited with camp pals; presumably strategized the imminent complete takeover by women.
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CEO, Facebook
Guarded against Facebook's dwindling stock price by scrimping on the bill.
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Retreated to Minnewaska State Park Preserve, for bonding.
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A few weeks later, they nuked their existing product.
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CEO, Square
Ate birthday cake.
Coopted Bruce Lee as hacker hero.
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