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I'm considering a move to Berlin. Anyone know if something like the Hacker Dojo exists in Berlin? A 24 / 7 hacker, coders, ideas, dreamers sort of space.

sagichmal 10y ago
No, but we have several similar things. Betahaus (http://www.betahaus.com/berlin/ http://www.betahaus.com/berlin/) might be the closest. There's a new one called Ahoy! (http://ahoyberlin.com/ http://ahoyberlin.com/) which is getting off the ground. And there are tons of coworking facilities with their own cultures and work feelings. Avoid the Factory, it's full of the SV brogrammer types, or (worse) German transplants from Munich and Frankfurt playing SV dress-up.
- sorenbs 10y ago
  I couldn't help but smile reading your description of factory because it is mostly true. We stay there as it is extremely cheap - membership fee only barely covers my coffee consumption :-) and because the environment is modern and nice. Ping me if you come by again anytime soon.
  - sagichmal 10y ago
    Extremely cheap?! Last I saw, a flex desk is about 350 Eur/mon, fixed 470. That's the most expensive coworking rate in the city as far as I know. But maybe you got a different deal.
    - sorenbs 10y ago
      They changed the model recently. It's now 50€/mth and flex is the only option.
      - sagichmal 10y ago
        Ah! Interesting. Wonder where the rest of the money is coming from.
SyneRyder 10y ago
There must be something like Hacker Dojo somewhere, but St Oberholz [1] and Betahaus [2] and Factory [3] (mentioned in the article) are the names that spring to mind: [1] http://sanktoberholz.de http://sanktoberholz.de [2] http://www.betahaus.com/berlin/ http://www.betahaus.com/berlin/ [3] http://factoryberlin.com/membership/ http://factoryberlin.com/membership/
et-al 10y ago
If you're looking for something more grassroots, check out c-base. I've been to Betahaus and the vibe there is more commerce-driven rather than for the love of technology alone.
kuschku 10y ago
> Anyone know if something like the Hacker Dojo exists in Berlin? A 24 / 7 hacker, coders, ideas, dreamers sort of space. Berlin basically invented those things ;) The other posters posted enough links and places for you, but you might also enjoy during summer for some days the CCC Camp.
patall 10y ago
In addition to the other comments, note that both the Chaos Computer Club and Freifunk are based in Berlin. The CCC has a space in Mitte though I am note sure that compares to Hacker Dojo.
passiveincomelg 10y ago
I don't think it's 24/7, but c-base is one fine hackerspace.

sagichmal 10y ago

No, but we have several similar things. Betahaus (http://www.betahaus.com/berlin/ http://www.betahaus.com/berlin/) might be the closest. There's a new one called Ahoy! (http://ahoyberlin.com/ http://ahoyberlin.com/) which is getting off the ground. And there are tons of coworking facilities with their own cultures and work feelings. Avoid the Factory, it's full of the SV brogrammer types, or (worse) German transplants from Munich and Frankfurt playing SV dress-up.

sorenbs 10y ago
I couldn't help but smile reading your description of factory because it is mostly true. We stay there as it is extremely cheap - membership fee only barely covers my coffee consumption :-) and because the environment is modern and nice. Ping me if you come by again anytime soon.
- sagichmal 10y ago
  Extremely cheap?! Last I saw, a flex desk is about 350 Eur/mon, fixed 470. That's the most expensive coworking rate in the city as far as I know. But maybe you got a different deal.
  - sorenbs 10y ago
    They changed the model recently. It's now 50€/mth and flex is the only option.
    - sagichmal 10y ago
      Ah! Interesting. Wonder where the rest of the money is coming from.

SyneRyder 10y ago

There must be something like Hacker Dojo somewhere, but St Oberholz [1] and Betahaus [2] and Factory [3] (mentioned in the article) are the names that spring to mind: [1] http://sanktoberholz.de http://sanktoberholz.de [2] http://www.betahaus.com/berlin/ http://www.betahaus.com/berlin/ [3] http://factoryberlin.com/membership/ http://factoryberlin.com/membership/

et-al 10y ago

If you're looking for something more grassroots, check out c-base. I've been to Betahaus and the vibe there is more commerce-driven rather than for the love of technology alone.

kuschku 10y ago

> Anyone know if something like the Hacker Dojo exists in Berlin? A 24 / 7 hacker, coders, ideas, dreamers sort of space. Berlin basically invented those things ;) The other posters posted enough links and places for you, but you might also enjoy during summer for some days the CCC Camp.

patall 10y ago

In addition to the other comments, note that both the Chaos Computer Club and Freifunk are based in Berlin. The CCC has a space in Mitte though I am note sure that compares to Hacker Dojo.

passiveincomelg 10y ago

I don't think it's 24/7, but c-base is one fine hackerspace.