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Re:As venture capital dries up, tech startups discover fruga... by kdamken on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @09:45AM (#11620544)
This 1000x. Having an office space might make you feel like a "real company", but then again so will turning a profit. Having your own custom office space can be very expensive, especially if it's tricked out with all the stereotypical Silicon Valley amenities. The funny part is, most people don't care about those and would prefer to work remotely.

So, you're paying more money to make things worse for employees.

Additionally, if you're all in the relative area of a city and really need to meet there are often coworking spaces you can use.

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Re:As venture capital dries up, tech startups discover fruga... by mason55 on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @11:14AM (#11621365)
> most people ... would prefer to work remotely.

I'm really curious about this. I did full remote for about 3 months and I thought I was going to go crazy.

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Re:As venture capital dries up, tech startups discover fruga... by ryanx435 on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @12:38PM (#11622165)
I agree.

I work from home, but also rent an office downtown because the value of actually getting dressed, leaving my house, and interacting with people is worth more than the monthly rent.

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Re:As venture capital dries up, tech startups discover fruga... by Smeevy on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @09:45AM (#11628258)
Pretty much the same here. I ditched my 45-minute commute and rented 1-person office about .5 miles from my house about a year ago. I can choose to have lunch with my wife and I got back 90 minutes of my life every day.

I find that I'm more productive and focused when I'm "at work." I have to overcome so many distractions at home that it feels like "trying to work." Big difference.

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Re:As venture capital dries up, tech startups discover fruga... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @07:05PM (#11624947)
I've been doing full remote for two years and I'd never go back to an office.
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Re:As venture capital dries up, tech startups discover fruga... by fzzzy on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @11:18PM (#11625907)
I worked in an office for a few years and I thought I was going to go crazy.
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