I&#x27;ve seen a couple of comments where expensive office space or other somewhat optional expenses are cited as reasons for going bust.<p>I&#x27;m curious, as I have no experience in this area, if that&#x27;s really likely.<p>As an outsider, it feels like salaries would be the overwhelmingly largest monthly expenditure for most tech startups.  Such that things like office space, even a lavish choice, wouldn&#x27;t really be relevant.<p>If you were to break it down by &quot;cost per employee&quot; is there really a case where office space, perks, etc, really becomes the driver for failure?  Where it is statistically meaningful versus the base salary cost?