Analysis

July 9, 2020

Getting away from the office — for €500,000

This startup spends half a million euros relocating its office for an entire month every year


Tim Smith

6 min read

Remember when company away days and retreats used to be a thing? Before the coronavirus outbreak began, Sifted visited Madrid to meet one startup who is taking the idea to a whole new level.

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The Mentimeter team gathered on the roof terrace
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A casual working environment at Mentimeter’s temporary Madrid HQ
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Founder Johnny Warström (right) doing the Mentimeter hand sign with colleagues
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A Mentimeter team dinner in Madrid
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Kara Ikaneng, Knowly founder
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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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