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Sama'sTweet: nearly everyone that tries to copy YC includes either a coworking..

6 points by r_singh 12y ago

benologist 12y ago
Having everyone find their own individual accommodation and work spaces just gives people who don't already live there a whole lot of hassle, for what advantage?
- r_singh 12y ago
  The tweet isn't clear about the advantage. Many of the subsequent replies try to sum the advantages, without much success (which is why I submitted the link here).
  - deleted 12y ago
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  - benologist 12y ago
    I think this is actually a bit of a fake argument. Everyone is focused on "coworking" as a giant collective open office where nobody can concentrate. The other option is private offices within coworking spaces.
r_singh 12y ago
This tweet became a hot discussion on twitter between Sam, Dave and many others who had something to say. IMHO Sam took a strong stance with his tweets; he probably has a justified reason for doing so. Many subsequent replies gave examples of successful startups that worked at co-working spaces as a counter argument. I would like to know what HN thinks about this. Can a co-working space really be the reason why many incubators don't work? There are a few examples that suggest otherwise; so this may be a not so meaningful pattern that Sam seems to support?
natch 12y ago
This topic deserves a full Sama essay imho, but I'd venture that maintaining a coworking space would be a major energy suck for management. And no, coworking spaces do not manage themselves, although to those that do not contribute, it may appear they do. Plus it would attract people who are not scrappy enough to use their own workspace solutions (garage, apartment, kitchen if need be).
- r_singh 12y ago
  What do you mean by "people who are not scrappy enough"?
  - natch 12y ago
    I'd point you to one definition of the word here: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=scrappy http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=scrappy There are several definitions there... warning, it's user-submitted content, and not all of the definitions match my meaning. The definition by user 'preshere' (scroll down one page or so) is the one that matches my meaning.

6 points by r_singh 12y ago

Having everyone find their own individual accommodation and work spaces just gives people who don't already live there a whole lot of hassle, for what advantage?

r_singh 12y ago
The tweet isn't clear about the advantage. Many of the subsequent replies try to sum the advantages, without much success (which is why I submitted the link here).
- deleted 12y ago
  [deleted]
- benologist 12y ago
  I think this is actually a bit of a fake argument. Everyone is focused on "coworking" as a giant collective open office where nobody can concentrate. The other option is private offices within coworking spaces.

r_singh 12y ago

This tweet became a hot discussion on twitter between Sam, Dave and many others who had something to say. IMHO Sam took a strong stance with his tweets; he probably has a justified reason for doing so. Many subsequent replies gave examples of successful startups that worked at co-working spaces as a counter argument. I would like to know what HN thinks about this. Can a co-working space really be the reason why many incubators don't work? There are a few examples that suggest otherwise; so this may be a not so meaningful pattern that Sam seems to support?

natch 12y ago

This topic deserves a full Sama essay imho, but I'd venture that maintaining a coworking space would be a major energy suck for management. And no, coworking spaces do not manage themselves, although to those that do not contribute, it may appear they do. Plus it would attract people who are not scrappy enough to use their own workspace solutions (garage, apartment, kitchen if need be).

r_singh 12y ago
What do you mean by "people who are not scrappy enough"?
- natch 12y ago
  I'd point you to one definition of the word here: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=scrappy http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=scrappy There are several definitions there... warning, it's user-submitted content, and not all of the definitions match my meaning. The definition by user 'preshere' (scroll down one page or so) is the one that matches my meaning.