Comments on: We furnished our entire office for less than the cost of 3 Aeron Chairs http://citizenagency.com/blog/2006/10/25/we-furnished-our-entire-office-for-less-than-the-cost-of-3-aeron-chairs/ Collaborating towards ecstasy Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:09:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Chris Messina http://citizenagency.com/blog/2006/10/25/we-furnished-our-entire-office-for-less-than-the-cost-of-3-aeron-chairs/#comment-264 Chris Messina Sun, 05 Nov 2006 05:26:06 +0000 http://citizenagency.com/blog/2006/10/25/we-furnished-our-entire-office-for-less-than-the-cost-of-3-aeron-chairs/#comment-264 Oh, and I hereby invent the currency called "Aerons" -- or the effective equivalent of the cost of one Aeron chair. So now we can say things like "We furnished the office for four Aerons" or "I bought a car for 10 Aerons" or "We put on a BarCamp for a third of an Aeron". Oh, and I hereby invent the currency called “Aerons” — or the effective equivalent of the cost of one Aeron chair. So now we can say things like “We furnished the office for four Aerons” or “I bought a car for 10 Aerons” or “We put on a BarCamp for a third of an Aeron”.

]]> By: Shazz http://citizenagency.com/blog/2006/10/25/we-furnished-our-entire-office-for-less-than-the-cost-of-3-aeron-chairs/#comment-237 Shazz Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:46:43 +0000 http://citizenagency.com/blog/2006/10/25/we-furnished-our-entire-office-for-less-than-the-cost-of-3-aeron-chairs/#comment-237 Hey Tara, saw this over on Coudal - love Coudal :-) - kinda the web-based sw version of your affordable office experiment? thought you might find it useful http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/webapps/our-office-2-0-experiment http://www.coudal.com/ Hey Tara,
saw this over on Coudal - love Coudal :-) - kinda the web-based sw version of your affordable office experiment? thought you might find it useful

http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/webapps/our-office-2-0-experiment

http://www.coudal.com/

]]> By: Deirdre Molloy http://citizenagency.com/blog/2006/10/25/we-furnished-our-entire-office-for-less-than-the-cost-of-3-aeron-chairs/#comment-232 Deirdre Molloy Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:18:08 +0000 http://citizenagency.com/blog/2006/10/25/we-furnished-our-entire-office-for-less-than-the-cost-of-3-aeron-chairs/#comment-232 Hey Tara, Chinwag just moved into new offices too, and partook of ye olde Ikea office furniture experience. Indeed we even had change for some smoothies and a posh espresso machine. Is this yet another symptom of how the grassroots start-up experience is being homogenised, or is it just desks, drawers, chairs (and wires) + people etc? ;-) Hey Tara, Chinwag just moved into new offices too, and partook of ye olde Ikea office furniture experience. Indeed we even had change for some smoothies and a posh espresso machine.

Is this yet another symptom of how the grassroots start-up experience is being homogenised, or is it just desks, drawers, chairs (and wires) + people etc? ;-)

]]> By: Lloyd D Budd http://citizenagency.com/blog/2006/10/25/we-furnished-our-entire-office-for-less-than-the-cost-of-3-aeron-chairs/#comment-216 Lloyd D Budd Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:51:32 +0000 http://citizenagency.com/blog/2006/10/25/we-furnished-our-entire-office-for-less-than-the-cost-of-3-aeron-chairs/#comment-216 How I love Ikea, let me count the ways... not long ago when I was frustrated by their lego with the missing instruction, I saught inspiration on ... where else, the interweb, and read the very funny, very interweb famous (new to me) <a href="http://www.woollymammoth.com/keith/whatever/ikea.html" rel="nofollow">letter to Ikea</a>. I am very proud of what Team Citizen has already accomplished, and very excited for your future. The highs are not as high without the lows. How I love Ikea, let me count the ways… not long ago when I was frustrated by their lego with the missing instruction, I saught inspiration on … where else, the interweb, and read the very funny, very interweb famous (new to me) letter to Ikea.

I am very proud of what Team Citizen has already accomplished, and very excited for your future.

The highs are not as high without the lows.

]]> By: michelle http://citizenagency.com/blog/2006/10/25/we-furnished-our-entire-office-for-less-than-the-cost-of-3-aeron-chairs/#comment-215 michelle Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:18:53 +0000 http://citizenagency.com/blog/2006/10/25/we-furnished-our-entire-office-for-less-than-the-cost-of-3-aeron-chairs/#comment-215 you guys are my heros. I've been reading ::hpc:: for the longest time, and I'm so excited for you! I graduate college (in advertising and web design) in four five months. I know the right thing to do is to put my time in and work for corporate america for a while, but this start up business is what I really want to do! And you've done it! You're an inspiration to us all. you guys are my heros. I’ve been reading ::hpc:: for the longest time, and I’m so excited for you!

I graduate college (in advertising and web design) in four five months. I know the right thing to do is to put my time in and work for corporate america for a while, but this start up business is what I really want to do! And you’ve done it!

You’re an inspiration to us all.

]]> By: Larry Halff http://citizenagency.com/blog/2006/10/25/we-furnished-our-entire-office-for-less-than-the-cost-of-3-aeron-chairs/#comment-214 Larry Halff Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:43:11 +0000 http://citizenagency.com/blog/2006/10/25/we-furnished-our-entire-office-for-less-than-the-cost-of-3-aeron-chairs/#comment-214 First, congratulations! I can hardly wait to see your new space. And, yes, Ikea is somewhat of a miracle supplier of office furniture, I have outfit four offices with Ikea in my entrepreneurial career. And now they have dark brown. Dark brown! First, congratulations! I can hardly wait to see your new space. And, yes, Ikea is somewhat of a miracle supplier of office furniture, I have outfit four offices with Ikea in my entrepreneurial career. And now they have dark brown. Dark brown!

]]> By: Pete Prodoehl http://citizenagency.com/blog/2006/10/25/we-furnished-our-entire-office-for-less-than-the-cost-of-3-aeron-chairs/#comment-211 Pete Prodoehl Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:21:43 +0000 http://citizenagency.com/blog/2006/10/25/we-furnished-our-entire-office-for-less-than-the-cost-of-3-aeron-chairs/#comment-211 Ikiea is the friend of offices whether they know it or not. My colleagues at Z2 Marketing + Design did pretty much the same thing for their office, and it looks great. Ikiea is the friend of offices whether they know it or not. My colleagues at Z2 Marketing + Design did pretty much the same thing for their office, and it looks great.

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