Please provide a brief description about your company.
Offie is an online marketplace connecting remote workers to home rentals with fast WiFi and ergonomic workspaces. Think Airbnb for remote workers.
Two hashtags that best describe you
#digitalnomad #adventurer
What are your top tips for balancing work and life?
During the pandemic every remote worker received an abrupt crash course in work-life balance. I consider my girlfriend and I lucky – unlike many of our co-workers, we didn’t need to juggle children or pets on top of our jobs. We had 3 main strategies to stay balanced while working remotely: – Go for walks before, during, and after work – After 5pm, laptops closed and notifications silenced – Create a dedicated workspace that you can walk away from at the end of the day
What is something new that you learned about running a business this year?
When developing a great product, most people think the hardest part is coming up with a great idea. In reality, the hardest part is learning to say no to the 1000 other great ideas emerge once you begin building.
What is your most marked characteristic?
I’d say my restlessness. It’s hard for me to go more than a few weeks between projects without starting to begin brainstorming what’s next.
What is your motto?
“Be in the arena” – a reference to Teddy Roosevelt’s “Man In The Arena” speech
What advice would you give to yourself at 25 years old?
I’m 25 right now so this one is in the present tense – turn your phone on silent and start focusing!
- Patrick Erichsen
- Offie
- patrick@offie.us
- https://www.offie.us/
- @ErichsenPatrick
Tricia Meyer is Founder + Managing Attorney of Meyer Law, one of the fastest growing law firms in the United States. Meyer helps entrepreneurs and technology companies from startups to large corporations with day-to-day matters and notable clients include companies that have appeared on Shark Tank to companies gracing the Inc. 500 to some of the largest companies in the world.
Tricia has been named on the Forbes Next 1000 list, is one of the Most Influential Female Lawyers in Chicago according to Crain’s Chicago Business and been recognized as a top 10 technology lawyer.
As an entrepreneur and a lawyer, Meyer has a unique perspective and has mentored thousands of startups and scaling companies at tech incubators and accelerators across the United States such as 1871, WeWork Labs and Techstars. Tricia has been featured in Inc., Crain’s, Chicago Tribune, NBC Chicago, American Express OPEN Forum, and more. Learn more at www.MeetMeyerLaw.com and follow Meyer Law’s story on Instagram @loveyourlawyer.
