When it comes to recruiting and retaining top tech talent, Blackstone, the world's largest private-equity firm, is often competing with the likes of Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Blackstone Innovations, the tech team that designs tools for Blackstone's employees and investors and acts as in-house advisors for potential tech investments, recently moved out of the firm's New York headquarters and across the street to their own space. The new digs come complete with a pool table, event space, and a much more casual dress code.
"[We wanted to] put [our team] in a position where they're comfortable, and spur them to think differently," William Murphy, CTO of Blackstone Innovations, told Business Insider during a visit to the new space. Ahead, take a look at the brand-new offices in Midtown Manhattan.
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"People often expect that everybody who is tech-y wants to have an open plan with Nerf guns," Murphy joked. When Blackstone surveyed its tech employees about their needs in a new office, they found that many simply needed a quiet, comfortable space.
Murphy, who worked directly with the architects to help create the new office, was determined to exceed his employees' expectations.
"If you're trying to make it seem like your team is a family, you want to make sure your space feels like home," he said.
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