inner circle, inc.
silicon valley headquarters

FOUNDED IN 2014 BY EDWARD BARKLEY AS THE CLUB, INC. INITIALLY BEFORE BEING DISSOLVED IN LATE 2020 INTO EDIE'S CONTROL AND INTO THE INNER CIRCLE, INC., NAMED AFTER THE APP CO-CREATED BY EDIE. AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, EDIE FORD IS THE MAJORITY STOCKHOLDER OF THE INNER CIRCLE, A MULTIBILLION DOLLAR CONGLOMERATE THAT SPECIALIZES IN TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, HOLDING APPROXIMATELY EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE COMPANY'S STOCK-MARKET PROPERTIES. EDIE COMMANDS THE VAST FORTUNE OF THE COMPANY AND ACTS AS THE CHAIRWOMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AS A RESULT, FORD HAS NEARLY FULL ACCESS TO ALL ASPECTS AND PROPERTIES OF THE COMPANY. SHE HAS PRIVATE PLANES, CARS, BUSES AND OTHER FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION AT HER DISPOSAL, AS WELL AS HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGY. THE IC HEADQUARTERED IN SILICON VALLEYL. IN RECENT YEARS, FORD HAS ACTED AS THE PUBLIC FACE OF HER OWN COMPANY, USING HER STATUS AS A CELEBRITY TO BOOST SALES FOR HER COMPANY.

IT’S A REFLECTION OF SILICON VALLEY’S RECENT SHIFT AWAY FROM STAID CORPORATE BUILDINGS. THE FLOOR PLAN OF THIS TRIANGULAR BUILDING IS DESIGNED AROUND HOW PEOPLE MOVE, DEMONSTRATING DESIGN FROM THE INSIDE OUT. OVERSIZED PLATFORMS REPLACE STAIRWAYS AS VERTICAL CONNECTORS AND SERVE TO STAGE IMPROMPTU MEETINGS AND INTERACTIONS. THE BUILDING’S SCULPTURAL ROOF, INFORMED BY THE INTERIOR PLANNING, CREATES LARGE, VAULTED SPACES ALONG WITH MORE INTIMATE AREAS WHERE PRIVATE, FOCUSED WORK OCCURS. SKYLIGHTS BRING AMPLE DIFFUSED DAYLIGHT INTO THE BUILDING, CREATING AN EFFICIENT AND UPLIFTING WORK ENVIRONMENT, ONE POISED TO MAKE ITS MARK IN THE SILICON VALLEY LANDSCAPE..

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