Really? I mean, I'm not involved in a startup or any kind of entrepreneurial endeavor (yet), and maybe I’ve been spoiled by the Herman Miller overhead of Big-5 consulting offices, but the thought of meeting someone at Starbucks for a business meeting is just depressing.
I mean, if the person is a certified coffee junkie (and I am), then this might be a good way to establish rapport… but are there not any temporary Executive Office suites in the DC area? Again, I’m a bit of an outsider, but I’ve read that there are such services, where guests are greeted at the door by “your” secretary, who answer the phone (your phone number) with your name… all the accoutrements of a big-time company at a fraction of the price. And a place where you could sit in silence, instead of having to drown out the overhead music with your iPod.
Do these places not exist in the DC area – are they only a West Coast phenomenon? Sounds like a business case to me… and maybe my ALP™.
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I mean, if the person is a certified coffee junkie (and I am), then this might be a good way to establish rapport… but are there not any temporary Executive Office suites in the DC area? Again, I’m a bit of an outsider, but I’ve read that there are such services, where guests are greeted at the door by “your” secretary, who answer the phone (your phone number) with your name… all the accoutrements of a big-time company at a fraction of the price. And a place where you could sit in silence, instead of having to drown out the overhead music with your iPod.
Do these places not exist in the DC area – are they only a West Coast phenomenon? Sounds like a business case to me… and maybe my ALP™.