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Instead of thinking of WeWork as Airbnb for desk spaces, I like to think of them more like office hostels. They are relatively cheap spaces depending on how muc
by jarjoura 12y ago
Instead of thinking of WeWork as Airbnb for desk spaces, I like to think of them more like office hostels. They are relatively cheap spaces depending on how much of it you need and and how private of an area you want.
They offer community events and shared spaces to help connect founders with as many other people as possible. They're not all startups like at accelerators, but also include remote office workers from big companies who haven't rented an official space yet. So it is quite the diverse crowd.
If you like working in coffee-shops, give WeWork a try. It was a worthwhile couple of months and I met some good friends.
- pdq 12y agoIt's definitely not like Airbnb, as the producers own the space, the consumers rent it by the day, and Airbnb connects the two for a fee. WeWork lease the office spaces themselves and rent it directly out to consumers, ala Coworking. The only secret sauce is if they can get a large enough following nationwide (especially for startups) to get a household name, such that you go directly to their location in your city, rather than Googling for Coworking.