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You Should Know: Xochi and Michael Birch
How could such a disgustingly successful couple also be so annoyingly lovely? Well, the story of husband and wife team Xochi and Michael Birch is really that of every entrepreneur. You know, casually racking up the startups - co-founding over half a dozen in just the past 15 years. Numerous companies, investments, features in The New York Times, WSJ, The Guardian. Oh, and their latest endeavor - The Battery. The San Francisco exclusive social club into which you’ve no doubt spent the past year trying to weasel your way - drawn to it’s chic, luxe interiors (merci, Ken Fulk). Add in a family life filled to the loving brim with three children, and, well, of course they've the warmth of people who genuinely couldn’t be any happier.
Xochi Birch
Occupation:
Founder, The Battery
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, CA
Instagram/Twitter:
What do you actually do all day?
Email & meetings
Favorite song growing up?
Xanadu
My biggest secret is…
juicy
Why do you live in San Francisco?
My family is nearby
Uber, Taxi, BART or Bike?
Uber
My motto is…
Don't worry, be happy.
My alter ego is…
Who??
The last drink I had was…
Chardonnay
My secret crush is…
Michael Birch
What was your first job?
KFC
If you had one day left to live in SF, what would you do?
Walk the entire city
Coming from? Going to?
Lunch, Dinner.
What is your favorite work of art?
Anything by Van Gogh
Who should we know?
Everyone
Michael Birch
Occupation:
Starting things
Place of birth:
Cambridge, England
Instagram/Twitter:
What do you actually do all day?
Favorite song growing up?
Hey Jude
My biggest secret is…
I like traffic lights, but only when they're green
Why do you live in San Francisco?
My wife made me
Uber, Taxi, BART or Bike?
Walking
My motto is…
Impatience is a virtue
My alter ego is…
James Bond
The last drink I had was…
2 hours ago
My secret crush is…
awkward
What was your first job?
Lumberjack
If you had one day left to live in SF, what would you do?
Er, party
Coming from? Going to?
Something cool, something cooler
What is your favorite work of art?
My children
Who should we know?
Someone else