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Is this really a hackspace? I know it's a woolly word, but a hackspace seems like a different thing to a coworking space - less focused on building businesses,
by v21 16y ago
Is this really a hackspace? I know it's a woolly word, but a hackspace seems like a different thing to a coworking space - less focused on building businesses, and more on making cool shit and the sense of community.
Sure there's overlap, but it seems to me the ideal time at a coworking space would be quiet crunching on your business, with some interesting people to chat to in the kitchen. The best times at a hackspace are when someone gets an idea, and someone else gets excited, and before you know it you're learning how to cast something in resin. The hackspace is the ideal "Third Space", whereas a coworking space is still ... work. Cool work, and hopefully pleasant and fulfilling to be at, but still work.
- joelhaasnoot 16y agoIt will depend on the space I believe, but both can definately have a community vibe, though the people they attract may be different. A hackspace may attract more of the "hacking/building/creating" crowd, but a coworking space may attract more business-type folks, like consultants and freelancers. The last group still may work together and network. Also, lots of coworking space host a variety of events, so you can get to know people and network.
- aditya 16y agoYeah, nycresistor comes much closer: http://nycresistor.com http://nycresistor.com
- robryan 16y agoI like the idea of a compromise, a coworking space where you generally come in each day planing on working on your own thing, but things may randomly popup during the day and you might end up getting involved in something completely different for a bit.