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What does it cost in terms of talent and time for every block away from BART and the Underground you decide to locate your office? It's a more expensive than a
by davidu 16y ago
What does it cost in terms of talent and time for every block away from BART and the Underground you decide to locate your office?
It's a more expensive than an extra $5K or $10K a month in rent, that's for sure.
- tptacek 16y agoThis is exactly the logic that our mteam used in the '99 bubble when we built out offices on 2nd. I'm not saying Dropbox is extravagant, but this isn't a compelling argument to me.
- davidu 16y agoThat's not the logic that sank the company. Seriously, $5 or $10K increase in monthly rent is a pittance. There are a lot more wasteful things I could bitch about than that, and I'm a cheap-ass.
- tptacek 16y agoIs Dropbox overspending on employee perks? I highly doubt it. Does that make every expense that can be rationalized in comparison to headcount, revenue, or (worst of all) potential pull-through revenue valid? No! Some are valid, some aren't. All I am saying is, this notion of "we need the very best talent, and we need to make it is as happy as can be" is a platitude that was used by execs to justify a lot of excess.