Editor’s note: Legendary investor Vinod Khosla is the founder of Khosla Ventures . You can follow him on Twitter at @vkhosla . All Khosla Ventures investments, as well as ventures related to Vinod Khosla, are italicized

Editor’s note: Tien Tzuo is the CEO of Zuora , as well as the former chief strategy officer/chief marketing officer at salesforce.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @tientzuo

Editor’s note: Aileen Lee is a partner at venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, where she focuses on investing in consumer internet ventures. You can read more about Lee at KPCB.com and follow her on Twitter at @aileenlee .

Editor’s Note:   TechCrunch  contributor  Semil Shah  currently works at  Votizen  and lives in Palo Alto; you can follow him on twitter  @semil This is not a rant against email. This is a story of hope. It sounds nuts, but I really enjoy email, though I realize I’m in the tiny minority and that it’s legitimately unmanageable for many, especially those that don’t use clients that automatically thread messages by subject or label.