Sampa

Sampa is a Social Networking site which let's you create a central place on the web where all your life events can be seen by your friends and family. Your important photos and stories and videos will not be spread out all over the Internet or hiding in your sister-in-law's email. With Sampa, it's all in one place -- like a shared family history. With Sampa, all updates to your site send an email to your friends and family -- automatically. And they don't need to remember a password or login -- the secure email link takes them directly to the new post instantly!
Sampa is easy so you can focus on your family, not confusing or challenging technology.

Paul Gross (CEO) :

Paul joined Sampa in 2006 to help formulate the company's business and strategic direction. He joined Sampa as a logical progression from his role as an executive-in-residence at Ignition Partners where he evaluated business opportunities in the blogosphere. He has more than 25 years of experience in the software industry and has shipped dozens of products that range from consumer devices to enterprise servers. Paul was previously a senior vice president with Microsoft Corporation where he owned the end-to-end business for mobile devices. Prior to Microsoft, Paul was a senior vice president at Borland International. He is married and has two young children. When he isn't working at Sampa or playing with his children, Paul is an active venture philanthropist who raises money for children's hospitals and sits on the board of directors of the Hydrocephalus Association. He rarely finds time for surfing, motocross, Ultimate Frisbee and squash.