[temporalparts]

Which one would you recommend for the greater Boston area?

[matthewaveryusa]

They're about to get loaded with a bunch of furniture from all the biotech firms downsizing

[Teever]

Why are Boston biotech firms downsizing?

[alephnerd]

VC Funding dried up in the Life Sciences space by late 2021/early 2022 because there was too much investment during 2018-20 due to the "precision medicine" hype cycle.

Same thing happened to cybersecurity in 2022-23 and will happen in the Generative AI space in a couple years.

There are always expansions and contractions in each sector.

[rvba]

Didnt it dry up due to the interest rates hike? No more cheap money.

[potato3732842]

The interest rate hikes are just the cherry on top in this particular space.

[alephnerd]

Interest rates played a role but not significantly.

Renewables (IRA), Battery Tech (IRA), Hardware (CHIPS), Defense (CHIPS), and AI/ML became better investments in the 20-21 period.

[K0balt]

Ooooh that’s going to be some cool lab stuff!

[ghaff]

Don't know about Boston per se but I've bought some file cabinets from a place in downtown Worcester in the past. Might be Northeast Office Solutions.

[cushychicken]

I went to Brooks Bargain in Wilmington, MA, to get a used Aeron chair for about $500 if I remember right. They had a ton of different kinds of chairs to try on site. I went there torn between Aeron or SteelCase.

I’ve heard good things about Granite State Office Furniture too, if you don’t mind hoofing it up to Manchester NH.

[ghaff]

Steelcase vs. Aeron is mostly about preference for fabric vs. mesh. Though Hermann Miller also has other models that are basically stripped down Aerons or don't require as much personal adjustment.

[dmd]

There's always the MIT Furniture Exchange! [Note to non-Boston folks: this is a joke.]