[Foundation-l] Where we are headed. (was Wikimedia main office)

[Daniel Mayer]

--- Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell at 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. 

-- mav 

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
http://mail.yahoo.com