I joined my present startup, Socialico, two years ago as I was looking for something where I could be involved from start to finish. I enjoy being involved with the product at every stage as compared to contract projects.
We're currently working on a really exciting product, GameMaki, which you should totally check out at http://www.GameMaki.com. In short, GameMaki is a social discovery app to suggest and claim real world challenges for points and rewards.
My dream is to be a Cultural Anthropologist and I'd like to think that being a designer in this field is the closest I can get to it for now. I love solitary moments and they're usually spent in a nice cafe with my Kindle. :)