Laylo’s Drop Dreams
We talked with Alec Ellin and Saj Sanghvi about their winding road in launching the “Salesforce for Creators”
This piece is part of our second edition of Creator Mag. To read the rest of the magazine, click here.
I have an hour to kill before my interview, so a friend tells me I should head over to Venice a little early and walk around the famous network of canals.
I thought he was joking, but as it turns out, my Uber driver drops me off and here I am, smack-dab in a neighborhood that trades asphalt roads for constructed waterways. Compared to its Italian counterpart — a not-so-subtle inspiration — this canal system is markedly smaller in scale, yet I can’t help but marvel at the arcing bridges, sitting in front of million-dollar mansions and their accompanying docks.
Maybe the reason I’m stunned is because it’s January. While it’s snowing in Chicago, here in sunny Los Angeles, I see a woman working at a standing desk, windows wide open and a beautiful view of the water out her front door.
Or maybe it’s because I noticed a real estate brochure labeling the area as “Silicon Beach.” It’s a clear nod to the growing tech scene that’s descended upon Los Angeles, though it won’t be the last sign I see that Venice — a neighborhood historically…
