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How VCs, Accelerators, and Coworking Spaces Put Communities in Buildings vs. Buildings in Communities

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Despite the attempts at seeding things way downtown, Flatiron and Soho is where tech startups grew, just like today. These are people whose business it is to support startups. Like pollinating bees, VCs bounce from meeting to meeting interacting with dozens of startups per week each. So why didn't it work?

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Massaging the Octopus: Jiro Dreams of Startups

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Watching the movie made me think a lot about what's going on in the startup world right now--how you can hack together a project over a weekend and get funded. In the NYC tech scene, you can quit your Wall Street job, move into a coworking space, and call yourself an entrepreneur all in the same day--good idea optional.

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The Best Coworking Spaces in Detroit for Your Hybrid Work Model

StartupNation

Coworking spaces support hybrid work models in a variety of ways. Some, such as Cahoots in Ann Arbor, offer seemingly endless options for individuals all the way up to fairly large teams, including conference rooms and call spaces to multiple desk options. Are you considering a coworking space as you emerge from remote work?

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BE 2.0: Focus on Responsibility, Not Tasks – The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything

Paul G. Silva

As I shared in a previous post , when I was president of Click Workspace, a startup coworking space, our board chairman delivered feedback that hit me hard: I wasn’t paying enough attention to our financials. A Contrasting Example: When Task-Focus Fails Another startup I worked with initially resisted this framework.

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Te W’anake The Foundry Marks Two Years of Supporting South Taranaki Entrepreneurs

NZ Entrepreneur

As the first co-working space in South Taranaki, Te Wanake The Foundry is proudly celebrating its second anniversary. With a strong base of full-time residents, the facility has become a thriving hub for freelancers, remote workers, startups, and entrepreneurs and is looking to welcome many more through its doors.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

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Take the story of luggage startup Away’s CEO Steph Korey. Don’t get me wrong--the mental and emotional well-being of startup employees is a serious issue. An examination of several high profile stories this past year about female CEO issues lays bare the other reason: It’s not “founder friendly.” It’s male founder friendly.

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Black Entrepreneurs and the Embracing of Coworking Space

Turnkey Office Space

It’s Black History month, and a great time to shed light on how black entrepreneurs are embracing and thriving in the coworking space culture. Grassroots coworking … Continue reading Black Entrepreneurs and the Embracing of Coworking Space