http://gapingvoid.com/2006/03/09/the-1990s/ "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards" Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:55:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://gapingvoid.com/2006/03/09/the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-10669 Hugh MacLeod Fri, 10 Mar 2006 16:21:40 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2234#comment-10669 Sounds like good advice to me, Jet... Sounds like good advice to me, Jet…

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/03/09/the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-10668 jet Fri, 10 Mar 2006 12:30:39 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2234#comment-10668 In the San Francisco bay area it's been damned difficult to find any landlord willing to offer a lease of less than five (or ten) years on any decent commercial space. When I was looking for space in 2001 we had landlords demanding 10 year leases, first year paid in advance, and stock warrants since we were pre-IPO. It's calmned down a bit since then, but if the landlord suspects you're going to make serious bank they're going to try and get a cut. My suggestion: Leave the bay area -- or any overpriced metropolis -- before starting your business. In the San Francisco bay area it’s been damned difficult to find any landlord willing to offer a lease of less than five (or ten) years on any decent commercial space. When I was looking for space in 2001 we had landlords demanding 10 year leases, first year paid in advance, and stock warrants since we were pre-IPO. It’s calmned down a bit since then, but if the landlord suspects you’re going to make serious bank they’re going to try and get a cut.
My suggestion: Leave the bay area — or any overpriced metropolis — before starting your business.

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/03/09/the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-10667 Tony Meurer Fri, 10 Mar 2006 09:47:09 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2234#comment-10667 Isn't it the sad lure of "prestige"? I think Paul Graham said a few sharp words on that one. Isn’t it the sad lure of “prestige”? I think Paul Graham said a few sharp words on that one.

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/03/09/the-1990s/comment-page-1/#comment-10666 Mike Fri, 10 Mar 2006 09:31:28 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2234#comment-10666 You won't believe how many online businesses I know spend more on offline efforts than online efforts. It's ridiculous. You won’t believe how many online businesses I know spend more on offline efforts than online efforts. It’s ridiculous.

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