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A look inside Green Bein’s office

Lincoln February 14, 2011 by Kate Ellingson

Green Bein's “conference room” or office “coffee shop." CEO Collin Caneva said that all great ideas are developed at coffee shops or bars, and regarding the foosball table, he said it's aesthetically displeasing but mostly used for hanging coats. Photo by Kate Ellingson.

Collin Caneva's business goal is to "create a creative, fun place for young Nebraskans to come and work and create great jobs and create wealth." In a recent interview with Caneva, president & CEO of Green Bein’ Productions, we spoke about the hardships of starting a business and also some of the recent success his company has seen (see: "Kid Command adds 56k users in Jan., Aaron Davis joins Green Bein’ team"). During the interview I realized that Caneva is not only motivated by his business, but also by his team at Green Bein’. I wanted to learn more about the culture and take a tour of the space.

Today, we're sharing with you the office tour (Photos by Kate Ellingson). Tune in Wednesday to learn more about Green Bein's culture.

Caneva with the $400 Acer computer the company was founded on. The Acer is currently used for company jokes and hard core development.

When the Green Bein’ team is working in the office they sit around this large, custom built table.

The tiki bar and tradeshow booth area is the office “work lounge.” The tiki bar also contains the team’s gaming consoles.

The dry erase painted whiteboard is the team’s “dream board.” This is where they develop priorities and upcoming releases.

This smart board can be connected to anyone’s computer to share notes, ideas and drawings. It’s used a lot when communicating with remote team members.

Justin West, the lead programmer, based in Bozeman, Montana, designed this work chair because he has a bad back. He found the parts on Craig’s List. His wife uses the more traditional work desk on the right.

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tom

This is awesome! Great story, Kate! I really like your writing style - very refreshing!

Feb 15, 2011 at 05:46 PM

I want a foosball table in my office...

Feb 16, 2011 at 11:08 AM

Wow-wee you two hippie's! There are many families out here in the Eugene, Oregon area that'll love your site/company! You're HQ reminds me of the TerraCycle company and your message as wonderful as healthyschools.org. I loved the suddo PacMan and flags of the world games (that's as far as I got right now but I'm sure both my kids will get further and have even more fun). Kuddos and take care!

Feb 17, 2011 at 09:34 PM

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