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> With coffee bars, free beer and well-used communal spaces Beer, while working? What a good idea... or maybe not. Reminds me of 10-15 years ago when we'd have a pint or 2 at a local pub during lunch on Fridays. Nobody every got anything done on a Friday afternoon after that.
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> With coffee bars, free beer and well-used communal spaces Beer, while working? What a good idea... or maybe not. Reminds me of 10-15 years ago when we'd have a pint or 2 at a local pub during lunch on Fridays. Nobody every got anything done on a Friday afternoon after that.
marc andreeesen says no
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Though an obvious risk, I wouldn't say it's the only one. To me I would be more concerned about the thousands of other spaces out there that are easily more affordable.
(big imho-post) Oh, I wish someone could explain to me how I can practically short many of these bubbles that come around HN daily. China, the many tech-unicorns, the housing market in Canada. Enough chances to short something succesfully. That whole 'private-IPO' thing makes the 'valued at' so much less worth, since you can't short them, information is private, no efficient market hypothesis in play (if any). I only…
> With coffee bars, free beer and well-used communal spaces Beer, while working? What a good idea... or maybe not. Reminds me of 10-15 years ago when we'd have a pint or 2 at a local pub during lunch on Fridays. Nobody every got anything done on a Friday afternoon after that.
(big imho-post) Oh, I wish someone could explain to me how I can practically short many of these bubbles that come around HN daily. China, the many tech-unicorns, the housing market in Canada. Enough chances to short something succesfully. That whole 'private-IPO' thing makes the 'valued at' so much less worth, since you can't short them, information is private, no efficient market hypothesis in play (if any). I only…
Other private offices appear to be entirely unutilized (i.e. they're occupied but I never see anybody in them). The latter seems to be more common with large companies that have "real" offices elsewhere and don't really need space at WeWork.
Obviously, this is entirely anecdotal.
> With coffee bars, free beer and well-used communal spaces Beer, while working? What a good idea... or maybe not. Reminds me of 10-15 years ago when we'd have a pint or 2 at a local pub during lunch on Fridays. Nobody every got anything done on a Friday afternoon after that.
In case of the China Town WeWork in DC. They switched to cold brew coffee. I'm guessing you can't just have an open tap in the kitchens in DC?
marc andreeesen says no