My 2 cents (Well, 1 cent really):

Something that stuck out to me when reading an article about Hubspot that Dan posted: "Hubspot's offices were colored bright like a Montessori school" as some type of criticism.

However, having walked around their offices all too many times, I can say that it's orange and white splattered around a brick-and-glass warehouse[1]. Pretty standard way to brand your own offices, and stark contrast to Newsweek's offices[2].

If Dan is making a fuss about something like this, I'm really not inclined to take him too seriously, despite the good points he makes.

[1]https://media.glassdoor.com/l/48/40/0b/62/new-lounge-area.jp...

[2]http://www.dc4mf.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/articles...