To me this then boils down to: Are the people in my organisation the ones that are most likely to make me say 'Wow!' or would it be better if my water cooler co

To me this then boils down to: Are the people in my organisation the ones that are most likely to make me say 'Wow!' or would it be better if my water cooler conversations happen at the local coffeeshop / meetup. And I've got to say as the founder of a very small firm, I know what people in my org are doing, but wow are there a lot of talented people doing amazing things in Seattle.