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It's not free beer and free coffee, it's X% of $2,200 a month beer and Y% of $2,200 a month coffee.

sillysaurus3 9y ago
Sure, but your corporate overlord^W^Wfounder pays for that. From your POV, it's all you can drink coffee. Also $2200 is on the high end for four people. You can probably talk them down to $2k or less. You'd be surprised how valuable it is to have a pot of coffee ready to go all the time, next to a mini fridge that's always stocked with half and half. Sweetner's on the counter. It ends up taking like 30 seconds to grab coffee. The janitors are surprisingly cool people, and they're fastidious about making sure the trash is taken out, doing the dishes (yes, you get a kitchen + fridge!), and making sure everything is stocked. It's so effective to pool resources like that. Everyone gets those benefits just by being in the same place. And it's remarkable how un-cramped it all feels. Your office even has beautiful floor to ceiling windows that gives you a nice view of downtown and sunsets.
- eric_h 9y ago
  > Your office even has beautiful floor to ceiling windows that gives you a nice view of downtown and sunsets. s/Your office/some offices My company currently has an office in the middle of the floor of a WeWork building, it's cramped for 4 people, and the only "views" I have are of the walls of neighboring buildings in the windows that I can see through ~4 other offices and are ~80-100ft away (but, times are a bit tough right now and I think we're getting a pretty good deal for an NYC WeWork office). In general though, WeWork is pretty solid; their coffee is acceptable, and the beer is usually pretty good.
  - spurcell93 9y ago
    Are you in the Dumbo office? I found that one to be pretty cramped - I liked Montague St a lot more. And better subway access, IMO.
    - eric_h 9y ago
      No, and we had a much less cramped office in this same building before we were forced to downsize for financial reasons - most of the WeWorks I've been to have the whole spectrum of office sizes, from cramped to spacious - it's just about what you can afford.
- Chris2048 9y ago
  > It ends up taking like 30 seconds to grab coffee Try this stuff: http://www.nestle.co.uk/brands/coffee/superpremium/azera http://www.nestle.co.uk/brands/coffee/superpremium/azera Just mix with hot water, it's surprisingly good.
- eli_gottlieb 9y ago
  Why does that need a startup, though? Sounds like the perfect opportunity for a small-companies' cooperative.
infinii 9y ago
Let's do some conservative costing here. 4 people, consume 10 cups (total) of coffee each day, 20 work days in a month. At $3 a cup, that's $600. Now I'm not even going to guesstimate the beer but let's just say the team consume $100 of beer in a month. That leaves $1.5k for rent. Find a better deal.

Sure, but your corporate overlord^W^Wfounder pays for that. From your POV, it's all you can drink coffee. Also $2200 is on the high end for four people. You can probably talk them down to $2k or less. You'd be surprised how valuable it is to have a pot of coffee ready to go all the time, next to a mini fridge that's always stocked with half and half. Sweetner's on the counter. It ends up taking like 30 seconds to grab coffee. The janitors are surprisingly cool people, and they're fastidious about making sure the trash is taken out, doing the dishes (yes, you get a kitchen + fridge!), and making sure everything is stocked. It's so effective to pool resources like that. Everyone gets those benefits just by being in the same place. And it's remarkable how un-cramped it all feels. Your office even has beautiful floor to ceiling windows that gives you a nice view of downtown and sunsets.

eric_h 9y ago
> Your office even has beautiful floor to ceiling windows that gives you a nice view of downtown and sunsets. s/Your office/some offices My company currently has an office in the middle of the floor of a WeWork building, it's cramped for 4 people, and the only "views" I have are of the walls of neighboring buildings in the windows that I can see through ~4 other offices and are ~80-100ft away (but, times are a bit tough right now and I think we're getting a pretty good deal for an NYC WeWork office). In general though, WeWork is pretty solid; their coffee is acceptable, and the beer is usually pretty good.
- spurcell93 9y ago
  Are you in the Dumbo office? I found that one to be pretty cramped - I liked Montague St a lot more. And better subway access, IMO.
  - eric_h 9y ago
    No, and we had a much less cramped office in this same building before we were forced to downsize for financial reasons - most of the WeWorks I've been to have the whole spectrum of office sizes, from cramped to spacious - it's just about what you can afford.
Chris2048 9y ago
> It ends up taking like 30 seconds to grab coffee Try this stuff: http://www.nestle.co.uk/brands/coffee/superpremium/azera http://www.nestle.co.uk/brands/coffee/superpremium/azera Just mix with hot water, it's surprisingly good.
eli_gottlieb 9y ago
Why does that need a startup, though? Sounds like the perfect opportunity for a small-companies' cooperative.

infinii 9y ago

Let's do some conservative costing here. 4 people, consume 10 cups (total) of coffee each day, 20 work days in a month. At $3 a cup, that's $600. Now I'm not even going to guesstimate the beer but let's just say the team consume $100 of beer in a month. That leaves $1.5k for rent. Find a better deal.