The circle by https://padlet.com/kati_felchner/goqumgi7h5hr Made with an aura of mystery en-us 2018-11-28 11:32:38 UTC 2025-11-24 18:20:16 UTC hello@padlet.com The Circle celinekeuter1 https://padlet.com/kati_felchner/goqumgi7h5hr/wish/308716346
  • "the froty most curial minds at the company - the Gang of 40 - privy to its most secret plans and data" (p. 14, ll. 15,16)  -> shows how special and unique the company is 
  • "people move up here pretty relaiable, and as you know we hire almost exclusively from within" (p.15, ll.20,21) -> the circle wants to motivate their emplyees to work hard 
  • "Glass Eatery" = Cafeteria (p.15, l. 9) "Borrow Room" (p. 15, l.12) -> the bulilding is new, inovative  and modern
  • "There is someone every day. Musicans, comedians, writers. thats`s Bailey`s passinon project, to bring them here to get some exposure, especially given now rough it os out there for them." (p. 17, ll. 9-12) -> for the company it is important to inspire the employees and to make sure they feel valuabled 
  • "But it`s not just about money here, as I`m guessing you know. There`s enough revenue to support the passion of the community. Those guys working on the sustainable housing, they are programmers, but a couple of them had studied architecture. So they write write up a proposal, and the wise men went nuts for it" (p.18, ll. 22-27) -> the circle has differnt priorities than other businesses 


    • ]]>     2018-11-28 11:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kati_felchner/goqumgi7h5hr/wish/308716346     Ty Gospodinov celinekeuter1 https://padlet.com/kati_felchner/goqumgi7h5hr/wish/308716478
  • full name : Tyler Alexander Gospodinov (p. 19, l. 24)
  • around 25 years old --> "no more than 25" (p. 19, l. 18)
  • "first wise men" (p. 19, l. 24)
  • "dark unkempt hair and underlined face" (p. 19, l. 18) 
  • he is wearing "nondescript glasses " and "enormous hoodie" (p. 19, l. 14)
  • rented a "ramshackle two-bedroom apartment a few miles away from the Circle " --> but some assum that he lived at the Circle because "no one saw him leave or arrive " (p. 23, ll. 24-26)
  • "he founded the company Circle after a year in college " --> he is the reason that the Circle exists (p. 20, l. 21)
  • they see him as a "brilliant management master" (p. 19, l. 24)
  • people say he was "borderline Asperger's " (p. 19, l. 16)
  • "Circle's boy-wonder visionary" 
  • --> he is important for the Circle (p. 19, l. 13)
  • "none of us would be here without him " --> nothing would have worked without him (p. 19, l. 21)

    • Ty knew he was "at best socially awkward, at worst an utter interpersonal disaster " (p. 20, ll. 3-4)
    • he hired the other two wise men (p. 20, ll. 5-6)
    • the more successful the company got "ty was seen less and less " (p. 20, ll. 10-11)
    • the more he became reclusive " the aura around him grew" (p. 20, ll. 12-13)
    • "ideas just come like that, a million flowing out of his head.."  --> very smart (p. 20, ll. 23-25)
    • he invented "TruYou" (p. 21, l. 9)
    • they called him "Niagara" (p. 20, l. 23) 
    ]]>     2018-11-28 11:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kati_felchner/goqumgi7h5hr/wish/308716478     Tom Stenton celinekeuter1 https://padlet.com/kati_felchner/goqumgi7h5hr/wish/308716683
  •  he is in the "early fifties"          --> older than the others (p. 23, l. 14)
  •  he has "dark hair, at the temples striped in grey, his eyes are flat, unreadable " (p. 23, ll. 10-11)
  • wearing an "Italian suit and grinning " (p. 23, l. 9)
  • "was in the mold of the eighties Wall Street traders, unabashed about being wealthy, about being single and aggressive and dangerous " --> his outward appearance is scary (p. 23, ll. 11-13)
  • he was the "world-striding CEO" (p. 23, l. 7)
  • describes himself as "Capitalist Prime " --> loves Transformers --> self-confident (p. 23, l. 8)
  • "threw his money and influence around without fear" --> does not worry about anything (p. 23, l. 15)
  • "was unafraid of presidents, not daunted by lawsuits or threats from Chinese-hackers"   --> he is fearless and thinks he can beats everyone (p. 23, ll. 16-18)
  • he ownes " a NASCAR team, a racing yacht or two, piloted his own plane" --> very wealthy (p. 23, ll. 19-20)
  • was the "anarchronism " at the Circle (p. 23, l. 20)
  • "created conflicted feelings among many young circlers" (p. 23, ll. 21-22)
  • he has "houses everywhere "     --> very rich (p. 24, ll. 1-3)

    • ]]>     2018-11-28 11:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kati_felchner/goqumgi7h5hr/wish/308716683     Eamon Bailey celinekeuter1 https://padlet.com/kati_felchner/goqumgi7h5hr/wish/308716730
  • "[..]loves enabling the curiosity of great young minds" (p.18 ll. 27, 28)
  • has a huge library (p.18 l.28) "And the library's insane."
  • likes ancient stuff (p.19 l.5) "He loves his ancient shit."
  • well-dressed (p.19 l.12,13) "[...] dressed in their best-known clothes [...]"
  • was hired by Ty (p.20 ll.5,6) "[...] he hired the other two Wise Men [...]"
  • "[...] modest three-bedroom home on a widely accessible street ten minutes from campus." (p.23,24 ll. 28,1)
  • he is "[...] grey-haired, ruddy-faced, twinkly-eyed, happy and earnest." (p.24 l.8) and the "[...] public face of the company [...]" (p.24 l.9) 

    • ]]>     2018-11-28 11:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kati_felchner/goqumgi7h5hr/wish/308716730     The TruYou technology celinekeuter1 https://padlet.com/kati_felchner/goqumgi7h5hr/wish/308716799
  • was invented by Ty (p.21 l.9)    "[...] and invented TruYou [...]"
  • no multiple identities possible (p.21 ll. 10,11) "[...] no multiple identities [...]" 
  • it knows who you are (p.21 l.11) "Your devices knew who you were, [...]"
  • no anonymity  "You had to use your real name, and this was tied to your credit card, your bank, and thus paying for anything was simple." (p.21 l.14,15)
  • is a successful technology "TruYou changed the internet, in toto, within a year." (p.21 l.27)
    • ]]>     2018-11-28 11:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kati_felchner/goqumgi7h5hr/wish/308716799     kati_felchner https://padlet.com/kati_felchner/goqumgi7h5hr/wish/309690879
  • "the threee men, the founders of the company, were arranged in a pyramid, each of them dressed in their best- known clothes" (p. 19, ll. 10 ff.) -> the company was founded my three men and is is important to the company how they are presented
  • first wise man: "Tyler alexander Gospodinov" (p. 19, ll. 24,25) 
  • "So, just six month before the company`s IPO, he made a very wise and profitable decision: he hired the other two Wise Men [...] The move assuaged the fears of all investors and ultimately tripled the company`s valuation: The IPO raised 3 bilion..."  (p. 20, ll. 5-9)-> the company gained a lot of valuation in a really short time
  • "the plans where kept unknown" -> inside secrets
  • "his system had overtaken the web and the world"-> the impact of the circle on the whole world is really big  
  • "to use any of the Circle`s tools, and they were the best tools, the most dominat and ubiquitous and free, you had to do so as yourself as your actual self, as your TruYou" (p. 21, ll. 16-18) -> the tools which are used are exclusive 
  • "It was a three-story library" (p. 26, l. 2) -> Books and education are important for the company 
  • "a hundret books began to move inward, revealing a secret chamber within" (p. 27, ll. 10-11) -> there are some secrets hidden
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