Previous to working at my current company, I was at a startup working in a coworking space, and I also previously had been at a startup in its own space. Overal

Previous to working at my current company, I was at a startup working in a coworking space, and I also previously had been at a startup in its own space. Overall, the quality of the space was better in the coworking space. There were also benefits to having more "networking" opportunities (i.e., just talking to people that sit near you). We were able to share knowledge across companies, which was always very valuable. A lot depends on the particulars of the coworking space. One space I worked in ( https://www.grandcentraltech.com/ https://www.grandcentraltech.com/ ) was laid out not as one giant space, but rather conference rooms broke up the space so that desks were in clusters of 12-18. It was a nice balance between not paying a premium for your own room while also dealing with the noise that comes from a completely wide open space. You do need to think about security a bit differently. Our startup was a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), and to test out our tech we had a whole bunch of phones. As much as possible, we had to keep them locked up. The first start-up I worked for was before coworking spaces were as big a deal. The space was tolerable, but not great.