Has anyone else used http://www.tripit.com? I've used it for a couple trips, and I think it's fantastic. Basically, you forward your booking email to plans@tripit.com, then it parses as much information as possible and presents it to you in a unified format. It doesn't seem like rocket science - and it really isn't. But nobody has bothered to create such a simple interface like this before, and TripIt has been duly rewarded with some heavy investment.

Why am I writing about this? Because I can't stop thinking about new features I'd like to add to TripIt. Mobile integration, CitySearch / Zagat recommendations,... there's lots of stuff I would like to get my name on. Before this, I'd never been inspired by a product or company like this ever before. They just got $5 million in VC funding and a part of me is tempted to drop everything and go work for them.

What got me thinking about this was a response to Paul Graham's sarcastic and snobbish essay, You weren't meant to have a boss. At some point in my career, I want to work for a startup. I'm happy here in big-company land, and I like the stability, mature products, and large amount of really freaking smart people. Plus, I like going home at 5pm. But at some point, I know I have to do startup, if even only for a year.