I run three lucrative business via a similar scenario because of the state licensing prerequisites (as in, I need a state registered/certified location that is zoned properly and a place where i receive mail)... I see it as a case of simple economics.
Unless you are a total moron run by sheer pride, why spend up on a large location that you dont need??
Tom is out in world (the real word) hustling up deals...Meeting face to face with foreign dignitaries and the business elite....what the hell does he need a massive office for??
Your issue is massively unimportant...
And contrary to your point, The very thing you are poking fun at is a wildly used methodology for many extremely successful companies around the world
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