Jules (the other half of SugarSnap) and I had friends over at our office yesterday to watch us do a mock presentation - we’re going to be pitching for a second round of financing soon.
A few of them hadn’t seen our office before, so I thought I’d take a minute and write about the space itself. (FYI: Our friends are awesome and gave us their personal time to help us out, and we can’t thank them enough!)
It’s a real office, on the top floor of a building in a happening neighborhood in Chicago, easy access to public transportation, not far from Wrigley Field.
Our floor mate is a couture bridal designer, who shares space with an event planner. One level down is a photography studio and a lawyer who shares space with a realty. The ground floor has a popular restaurant, and retail shops that sell wine and women’s accessories.
We can have clients over in a professional office environment, even though our fledgling company has no revenue. We love this.
How do we afford it? Simple. I’m a squatter: I live in the back of the space and cover its rent out of my pocket. We use rolling partitions to keep Subbu’s side separate from SugarSnap’s. (FYI: The building is zoned for live and work…)
There are lots of ways to save money, this is one that we’re happy to share.