Thanks for the tip about meetups - any in particular that you would recommend?
Not sure what you meant by running a tight ship. If you mean allowing strangers into the office, I understand - I mentioned the office only because it can be a good icebreaker meeting new people. If coffee shops would be a more comfortable meeting spot, I'm happy to buy.
If you meant something else, I'd be interested in learning what. I didn't think asking to meet new people would be off-putting.
The downvotes are not because of a "random drop-in" (by definition, he's asking here first - politely - so it's not random) - the downvotes (at least mine) are because of the tone. "lol". So the guy asks to visit some startups, and the answer here is, literally:
'No, and I'm laughing at you, because we run a tight ship and are above this nonsense."
Everything about that response embodies the sort of negativity that folks are trying to avoid here.
Not sure what you meant by running a tight ship. If you mean allowing strangers into the office, I understand - I mentioned the office only because it can be a good icebreaker meeting new people. If coffee shops would be a more comfortable meeting spot, I'm happy to buy.
If you meant something else, I'd be interested in learning what. I didn't think asking to meet new people would be off-putting.