Brendan Baker

I like to work with smart people to get great products to the right markets. That started with building low cost water technologies in Senegal and Ethiopia. More recently I worked with AngelList to help startups and investors date better. I'm currently working with Greylock.

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I also decided to add a slot to manage desktop cords. #woodworking #wood #furnituredesign #walnut #customfurniture (at San Francisco, California)

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The curve, at about 90% done. Had to smooth out that bit on the left side. This is the back. The curve went around the front and sides. #design #interiordesign #customfurniture #walnut #furnituredesign #wood #woodworking (at San Francisco, California)

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A MacBook Air. Wait, what? After joining the milled wood, I was thinking of what to do with the edges. I've always loved the curved bottom of the MBA, which gives the impression of it floating. So I decided to do something similar with the walnut. #furnituredesign #walnut #customfurniture #interiordesign #design (at San Francisco, California)

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Once I squared the slab off, I taped out the boundaries of the curve. #design #interiordesign #customfurniture #walnut #furnituredesign #woodworking #walnut (at San Francisco, California)

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Here's how it started. The dining table took most of the slabs. Nice, clean Eastern Black Walnut from Indiana, sourced through McBeath in Berkeley. #wood #woodworking #woodfurniture #furnituredesign #interiordesign #customfurniture #liveedge #walnut (at San Francisco, California)

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Next project. Eastern Black Walnut Desk. A bit of a throwback, as it was one of the earliest projects I did. I had about 4' of excess walnut from the dining table project (see back in the feed) and wanted to use it for something else. A desk was clearly needed. #woodworking #wood #interiordesign #furnituredesign #woodfurniture #customfurniture (at San Francisco, California)

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Thus is the best result ever. Mel, happy with her new table. It was a fun project to work on. #customfurniture #woodworking #wood #liveedge #seztotable #furnituredesign #furniture (at San Francisco, California)

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Hope some of you are doing a little of this today. http://instagram.com/p/uV8iUdSGMK/

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Found a few more surfing shits from Hawaii, so will share them over the next few days. I was surprised, and very happy, with the layers of water in this one. Hoping to get in the water myself this afternoon, now that number one board is back from repair. #surf #hawaii #travel http://instagram.com/p/uQtenByGGU/

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TBT to Senegal, 2004. We were working to create a market around low cost, clean water pumps and wells. Whenever one was installed, kids would explode towards it. I always loved that. #tbt #senegal #water http://instagram.com/p/uOqBBQyGCn/

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Taking tine out in Kauai. http://instagram.com/p/uLhQpJSGJk/

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Now that we finally have a little cloud (and two raindrops) in the Bay Area, throwback to a sunny evening a few weeks ago at Land's End in SF. #sunset #golden #ocean http://instagram.com/p/uJsEXUSGH0/

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Second shot of the same building near Lafayette Park in San Francisco. Still playing with black and white edits. Thoughts? Criticism? Thanks. #blackandwhite #architecture http://instagram.com/p/uGcN7myGBo/

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I'm going to start playing a little more with shots of architecture, and black and white. Sometimes it just makes sense. #blackandwhite #architecture http://instagram.com/p/uFCirjSGMe/

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@Usnavyblueangels yesterday for Fleet Week in San Francisco. This is always one of my favorite weeks in the city. Makes me feel like a kid again. This year we found and crashed a rooftop party hosted by a dentist office, complete with food, drinks, DJ. it pays to walk with confidence :) #fleetweek #flight #blue #blueangels #sky http://instagram.com/p/uEO7y_SGD_/

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From above, I knew this spot - along the Kalalau Trail in Kauai - would be a fun place to play with space. But I underestimated how interesting it would be. Shooting from within a refreshing stream after 6 miles was a bonus. #travel #hawaii #ocean #sky

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TBT to Senegal, 2006. I was going for a run through the neighborhood I lived when I came across this game. After shooting a couple photos I joined in, to be schooled by the kids. Ziguinchor, Senegal. #tbt #travel #senegal