Comments on: Start Cutting Expenses http://www.npost.com/blog/2009/02/11/start-cutting-expenses/ Connecting Startups with Talent Since 1999 Fri, 27 May 2011 04:20:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josh Maher http://www.npost.com/blog/2009/02/11/start-cutting-expenses/#comment-318 Josh Maher Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:22:28 +0000 http://blog.npost.com/?p=1949#comment-318 And for those smallish teams that are just large enough to be in an office together... Salary cutbacks - better to stay working on your favorite project then it would be to have to find a new favorite. Team lunches for those days when bringing food from home isn't appealing (cheaper to pitch in $2 on pizza then going out to eat). Coffee at the office - and invite people to your office instead of a coffee shop 4 day work weeks - if the team is only working four days a week the heat, lighting, etc does not need to be on that 5th day (this is more effective for larger teams, but has a small benefit for smaller teams). If you are small enough to be sharing space, see if you can get a three or four day a week co-working agreement. Lastly - Focus on your business - don't spend time/money on things that can really be done by someone else for cheaper, your team should only be doing things that relate directly to what you are producing. And for those smallish teams that are just large enough to be in an office together…

Salary cutbacks – better to stay working on your favorite project then it would be to have to find a new favorite.

Team lunches for those days when bringing food from home isn’t appealing (cheaper to pitch in $2 on pizza then going out to eat).

Coffee at the office – and invite people to your office instead of a coffee shop

4 day work weeks – if the team is only working four days a week the heat, lighting, etc does not need to be on that 5th day (this is more effective for larger teams, but has a small benefit for smaller teams). If you are small enough to be sharing space, see if you can get a three or four day a week co-working agreement.

Lastly – Focus on your business – don’t spend time/money on things that can really be done by someone else for cheaper, your team should only be doing things that relate directly to what you are producing.

]]> By: Nathan Kaiser http://www.npost.com/blog/2009/02/11/start-cutting-expenses/#comment-317 Nathan Kaiser Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:48:32 +0000 http://blog.npost.com/?p=1949#comment-317 Hi Greg, I couldn't agree more. Sometimes repetition is key, though that is mostly true for me. Interestingly, I wrote this post while drinking a Mocha. "My hypocrisy knows no bounds!" Hi Greg, I couldn’t agree more. Sometimes repetition is key, though that is mostly true for me. Interestingly, I wrote this post while drinking a Mocha. “My hypocrisy knows no bounds!”

]]> By: Greg http://www.npost.com/blog/2009/02/11/start-cutting-expenses/#comment-316 Greg Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:39:11 +0000 http://blog.npost.com/?p=1949#comment-316 a lot of these go without saying but have to be said and resaid (as i begrudgingly sip my coffee). Thanks for the great post a lot of these go without saying but have to be said and resaid (as i begrudgingly sip my coffee). Thanks for the great post

]]> By: Derek Johnson http://www.npost.com/blog/2009/02/11/start-cutting-expenses/#comment-315 Derek Johnson Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:57:52 +0000 http://blog.npost.com/?p=1949#comment-315 We have a huge office with too much space and we sub-lease it out to contractors. Been the best decision for us, we are covering our entire rent through sub-leasing. - Derek We have a huge office with too much space and we sub-lease it out to contractors. Been the best decision for us, we are covering our entire rent through sub-leasing.

- Derek

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