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> I like this way of thinking. WeWork isn't doing anything "new" - coworking spaces have existed for years. What's the upside of having a giant corporation owni
by optimuspaul 7y ago
> I like this way of thinking. WeWork isn't doing anything "new" - coworking spaces have existed for years. What's the upside of having a giant corporation owning all coworking spaces, versus having many small and independent small businesses running and operating independent coworking spaces? The answer to this question isn't obvious to me.
An advantage I see as a customer is that I can go to any WeWork across the country and get a desk/coffee/etc for the day. I can get that from a few other coworking places, but I don't think any have the number of locations that WeWork does.
- treis 7y agoI don't really see that use case. If you're in a different city, presumably, you're there to visit something physically located in that city. If not, why travel there? So during the day there's no need for an office. You'll be visiting the factory, client site, etc. that brought you there. For the rest of the time your hotel room comes with a desk and you can work there. Sure, there's probably some need for temporary surge office space like a insurance company setting up after a disaster. But that seems a pretty small niche to build a billion dollar business on.