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Thomas McLeod President at Imaginary Feet

San Francisco Bay Area

Engineer (Audio and Computer), Serial Entrepreneur, Mostly focused on mobile and web based technologies.

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Solid advice.

Source: Clarity Dewitt Robinson Mar 3, 2014

Literally the best call I have had on Clarity. Confirmed allot of the things I was thinking the last couple months around App development. Already making aggressive moves based on Thomas suggestion to improve how my team builds and markets apps.

Source: Clarity Oisin O'Connor Nov 8, 2013

Smart guy.

Source: Clarity Weina Scott Jul 12, 2013
Thomas McLeod, President at Imaginary Feet answered:

I think they're great if you're using them for specific purposes. I find working at home almost too easy and it takes a long time for me to really get into "work mode" vs having a space somewhere I start switching gears on the way there and then feel more productive right from jump.'

Benefits:
Meet peers/friends/teammates.
Better work/life balance.
Lots of the small stuff is handled for you.
A real address for meetings.
Learn about other things going on in your sector.

Drawbacks:
Can't really tailor the details to your specific needs (volume, potted plants, artwork, etc)
You incur a substantive cost on the books of your company.
Potentially distracting if you're direct sharing space.
Rarely do they deliver quality on any extra-stated promises (Money connections, quality events, etc) so you can really only bank on having a desk.

I find the best alternative is to try and rent some space from a larger company that is growing/scaling so you get to learn a bunch, meet people who are focused, and usually you sort of join the family and get the benefits of free lunches and happy hours.

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