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Starting a startup. 10 years ago, that meant renting an office, hiring cool people from your city and hang out with them every day. Today it is more effective
by TekMol 4y ago
Starting a startup.
10 years ago, that meant renting an office, hiring cool people from your city and hang out with them every day.
Today it is more effective to work remotely.
- onion2k 4y agoNo one ever really thought startups were about hanging out with cool people every day. People who treated it that way were playing at startups rather than actually doing it.
- macNchz 4y agoI am a huge remote work fan and basically refuse to ever attempt to write code in an open plan office again…that said there definitely is some electricity missing in those very early stages when working remotely. I’ve been involved with a few startups at the “handful of people in a room together” stages, and did feel that the setting made a difference. Working late in a shabby but cool office, gathered around the whiteboard, excitedly sharing ideas, stepping outside to the buzz of NYC at night. I’m romanticizing, but there’s an energy to it that I’ve missed in the past couple of years doing it remotely.
- CalRobert 4y agoMore effective, and much longer runway. My house is paid off and my expenses are minimal. Cities full of cool people are usually incredibly expensive. Would I rather spend the money on rent or on my startup?