--- Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Being in NYC, DC, or varrious other locations
would being us closer to
some subset of interesting orginizations... But being near a solid
airport places us near all of them. This really is the way a lot of
business is done today.
Whenever we have a critical mass of people in a spot we should
consider opening an office, but lets not let the tail wag the dog.
The increased cost of travel doesn't justify the cost of an additional
office in a prime location and if the location is non-prime, what did
you save on travel?
That is not the same at all. I live a 20 minute metro ride from the busiest airport
in the world
and that is not AT ALL the same as being a 20 minute metro ride to various contacts we
would want
to be in close communication with. There is added cost and time needed for air travel and
that
leads to fewer opportunities to meet. Proximity is very important.
Proximity for whom and to whom? We are an online organization with a
global perspective. We depend on online communications. Wherever the
headquarters happens to be will involve travel by some people if they
want to meet in person. If all you're trying to do is improve meetup
opportunities for the select few you just end up promoting the idea that
Wikimedia is a much less broadly based organization than it really is.
Ec