Our first proper office was big enough for three people and a sink, so we could wash the mugs. When we moved downstairs into an office with a proper front door and room for six people, it felt pretty special.
We haven't really stopped growing since then. As a result, Fruit Towers in London is pretty much rammed these days. Luckily, we've just got the keys to next door (unit 6) so in a few weeks we'll be occupying units 3, 4, 5 and 6. We'll be up to about 100 people in London by then (another 30 or so in Manchester, Paris, Dublin, Amsterdam and Copenhagen) so we're looking forward to stretching out a bit.
rolls of astroturf, ready to be laid in the new office
When are you opening an office in Munich?
Posted by: MarcusBrown | August 18, 2006 at 12:04 PM
We don't know when we might open a German office. Would Munich be the best place to start off?
Posted by: dan at innocent | August 18, 2006 at 02:52 PM
Hi Dan,
Munich is a great place. It's one of four places you could look at in Germany. Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne are also very nice. Munich is close to three borders (Austria, Italy and Switzerland) which means that you could use the Munich office to test and enter those markets too. They have a very famous market in the center of the city that is open 6 days a week. You could consider a similar exercise to the one that kicked innocent off; with a stall and a yes and no bin.
Also the Pope is coming on the 9th to the 14th to Munich, (the motto of the visit is "who believes is never alone"). Considering your logo and the fact that you are innocent, you may think about doing something quick and saucy. We are expecting 250.000 visitors on the 9th alone. Just a thought.
Regards to you all at innocent (and the lovely lady on the banana phone),
Marcus
Posted by: MarcusBrown | August 21, 2006 at 08:07 AM