This is what makes startups so special, and powerful. Everybody now knows (or should know) that the more modern type of developer environment - wear what you w

This is what makes startups so special, and powerful. Everybody now knows (or should know) that the more modern type of developer environment - wear what you want, arrive when you want, stay home when you want, have all the free coffee you want - makes them MORE productive. Pissing them off or giving them a shitty environment to work in makes them less productive. And productivity = money. Of course defects cost money. One defect means you lose money once. Less productivity means you lose money every single day.