"When I'm working on a paper, on the other hand, it's way more productive to have my coauthors right next to me" And this is why a lot of startups work well in

"When I'm working on a paper, on the other hand, it's way more productive to have my coauthors right next to me" And this is why a lot of startups work well in an open plan. When there are only 5 people in the company it can work well. It is a completely different situation than the typical 80-150 people per floor open plans of larger companies.