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“Winners Take None:” Coworking, Self Storage, Scooters Have Burned Billions of Investor Dollars and Maybe Were Never ‘Tech Companies’

Hunter Walk

The “Uber for X” and “Airbnb for X” largely lacked positive attributes that transportation and travel possessed and accordingly found infrequent usage, low margins, complex processes and so forth. Self-storage on Demand. Winner take none. Micromobility Scooters. Winner take none. Winner take none. Winner take none.

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Why Employers Should Consider Recruiting Remote Employees

StartupNation

When an employee is working remotely, they don’t have as many distractions as they would in the office, such as impromptu meetings or idle chats with coworkers. Reduced transportation costs: By eliminating the need to commute to the office, employees save money on commuting expenses such as gas, tolls, mileage or public transportation.

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How to get a digital nomad visa for spain in 2023 and the best cities to be a digital nomad

Founder Bounty

It is home to many coworking spaces, cafes, and other work-friendly environments. It has a well-connected transportation system, a great nightlife, and a booming startup scene. It also has a growing startup scene and plenty of coworking spaces. It also has a growing startup scene and a number of coworking spaces.

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Bill DeBlasio's Uber targeting is in danger of making NYC a tech joke

This is going to be BIG.

Has Car2Go, in my opinion one of the best things to happen to outer borough transportation, undergone the same governmental scrutiny for taking up 400 Brooklyn parking spaces (or half spaces, since they're little Smart cars)? Has Via, the new bus service come under fire? What about WeWork?

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Unagi launches its own more exclusive version of shared micromobility

TechCrunch

Instead, the e-scooter manufacturer is launching a more exclusive version that will see its slick e-scooters available to rent at hotels, luxury apartments and coworking spaces. Unagi is a perfect fit with the culture, community, and design focus of our coworking spaces.”

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Remote Work, Not Taxes, Threatens Cities: Why That Threat has Peaked but Others Remain

This is going to be BIG.

If you want to be able to not own a car at all, to walk to any number of great restaurants, to live in an ethnically diverse community, to whiteboard in person with your coworkers, see shows, hop the train to the Rockaways in the summer and grab drinks after work at cool places—then New Paltz isn’t going to be your scene.

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Biosafety startup R-Zero acquires CoWorkr to create an ‘OS for the workplace’

TechCrunch

The New York Metropolitan Transport Authority, for example, purchased $1 million worth of UVC lights to disinfect subway cars each evening. For instance, CoWorker’s battery-powered thermal sensors allow employers to know which rooms in an office are being occupied. These lights were also used in real-life during the pandemic.