In This Google Home, You’re Never More Than 12 Steps Away From a Charger Or a Drink
Wesley Chan, an early Google employee, had his signature Silicon Valley priorities straight when he remodeled his home. It’s designed so that guests are never more than 12 steps away from a USB charging outlet, wireless charging port or a beverage.
Chan, who co-founded Google Analytics and Google Voice while at Google, describes the San Francisco home as a living laboratory, where he can try out new home apps, some of his own design.
Ring, the video doorbell for your smartphone, used Chan’s home as testing ground for earlier versions.
The home has an automation system that guests can easily access, allowing them to beam Spotify mixes or YouTube videos into the home’s sound system and television. Colored overhead lights sync with whatever music is playing. They shine over a grand piano, which Chan taught himself to play in three months with an iPad app.
Downstairs, a studio apartment dubbed “the CEO suite” has played host to a number of visiting startup founders and tech executives, Chan says. He and his partner have hosted dinner parties that bring together investors and startups looking for capital.
“We’ve inked deals here for startups on everything from whiskey to doorbells,” Chan told the Wall Street Journal.
