On: How startups can compete with big company perks

[nawitus]

That's a good point if the startup is located in Bay Area.

[eli → nawitus]

I think that's a good point most places. Acquiring enough office space to get everyone an office is never going to be free.

[jaggederest → eli]

I really don't understand why a company under cash constraints that's doing digital work would have a physical office anyway. Consider it as a perk - how many thousands of dollars a month do people spend on office space? Would the employees be happier taking that money as salary and working remotely? I'd bet so.

[eli → jaggederest]

I thought that too when we started our company, but my co-founders convinced me we needed a space. They were right. The company (and certainly the culture) is better because we mostly all work near each other, and see each other, and can overhear problems other people are having. I suppose the math might be different if I were paying SF rents. YMMV.

[nawitus → eli]

You don't know if it's better, since you can't compare the two alternatives.