Well, at the time I was told by one prospective interviewee that, aside from Google, there wasn't anything interesting going on in the valley. That's because it was still recovering from the dot com boom/bust.
Aside from being not true - sometimes the most interesting things happen when money is scarce - I found the place to be in a very reflective mood, which benefited the documentary and I think I managed to capture quite well on film.
We finished editing in 2006, by which time TechCrunch, whom I now write for, was founded, based on the web's second coming and the beginning of the startup 'renaissance' (if we can call it that) we see today. And, as the film concludes, Silicon Valley is everywhere now.
I wrote the article and, yes, I probably conflated TESO and ADM with w00w00 on one level, though I did a ton of research and those other hacker groups were routinely mentioned in comparison.
"Gotta disagree with you on this one. Lots of folks in w00w00 worked together. In that sense, they did invest in each other (with time and effort, if not cash)." -- that's correct and a good way of putting it.
We're getting ready for our public Beta and, having rolled out some changes, it would be really helpful to get a few more Alpha users in beforehand. Use the secret word: "magic". Thanks.
