Of course, everyone's mileage varies. There are many items on that list that should be universal, though: Invite-only access (pisses me off as an interested us

Of course, everyone's mileage varies. There are many items on that list that should be universal, though: Invite-only access (pisses me off as an interested user all the time), go-nowhere "partnership" promises from other companies (I too wasted a lot of time on these dubious proposals during my startup time) and, the closely related point: "quick" meetings with people who do nothing but serve their own [and often times underwhelming] agenda. Working from home on the other hand is probably a personal thing - some people think it's great, for others it doesn't seem to work out at all. Personally, I prefer a mixture. At home I do get a lot of things done that require concentration.