Monitors
The single upgrade most home-office founders notice within a day.
What actually matters
- Screen area is the point. Two documents side by side, or a spreadsheet you are not scrolling sideways through.
- Resolution matters more than refresh rate for business work — you are reading text, not playing games.
- Check the stand. Many monitors ship with a stand that does not adjust height, which is the adjustment that matters most.
- One large monitor is usually easier to live with than two small ones, and involves less neck-turning.
Picks
No specific picks in here yet — I only list things once I've actually formed an opinion about them. The points above are what I'd go on in the meantime.
Also in the desk
Kit is the easy part. The awkward part is usually the process.
Buying a label printer fixes an afternoon. If the thing eating your week is the admin around the orders rather than the packing itself, that's the part I build.
Tell me what's eating the week