http://www.ugurus.com/posts/which-is-better-virtual-or-physical-agency
When I first started building websites professionally and full-time out of my house, I almost immediately wanted an office. I would see “agency” websites online with pictures of their sweet entryways, conference rooms, and kegerators and think: one day…
After winning a couple of five figure deals, I thought it was time. I partnered up with a neighboring company to “go in” on some space together. This was before community work-spaces and startup incubators became mainstream. Or at least I didn’t know about them.
After a few months of trolling around Denver visiting office space, we honed in on a sweet space downtown. It was right on the main drag called the 16th Street Mall. The space gave Steve and I the opportunity to have our own offices and then we had a “bull pen” type area where we could start adding additional employees once we needed them.
Luckily the company we went into office space with had some capital—because the upfront costs to furnish and finish the space ran about $50k. I remember deciding that we wanted a two-tone look, white walls and dark grey running boards. So in lieu of adding additional costs to our ledger, we all decided to spend a weekend painting. It was miserable.
But when you don’t know any better, you might think things like a “two-tone look” are important. It wasn’t.
