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Softbank backed OYO bought Innov8 for $31 Mio: “We will deliver great quality experience to real estate customers as well”

Softbank backed OYO bought Innov8 for $31 Mio: “We will deliver great quality experience to real estate customers as well”

Innv8 is among the first coworking brand launched in India. The company was bought by one of the biggest Indian hotel platform, OYO, for a total of 31 millions US$. Meanwhile, OYO announced the takeover of two other coworking brands (PowerStation, for corporations, and Workflow, more focused on startups), demonstrating a strong will to develop its position in the coworking field. Interesting to...

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“Coworking fills a void in the existing corporate real estate market”

“Coworking fills a void in the existing corporate real estate market”

The Coworking Europe 2019 conference took place in Warsaw for its 10th edition. In order to get to know the local ecosystem, we interviewed Konrad Szaruga and Natalia Kuliberda, both real estate experts who shared with us their experience, thoughts and insights about the polish market. Can you introduce yourself and tell us about your past and current involvement in the coworking fields? Konrad...

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“For property owners and flexible workspace operators, the shared revenue model will be one model among many”

“For property owners and flexible workspace operators, the shared revenue model will be one model among many”

GKRE, a UK based flexible workspace specialist, could be a kind of new operator in the market: a matchmaker between real estate owners, on the one hand, coworking and flexible workplace operators, on the other hand. GKRE advises landlords and building owners throughout the UK on their flexible workspace options and opportunities to partner with flexible workspace providers. The company has...

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The design of our space is research backed to promote varied types of interactions-Ben Gattie,The Working Capitol

The design of our space is research backed to promote varied types of interactions-Ben Gattie,The Working Capitol

Ben Gattie, the co-founder, and CEO at The Working Capitol wanted to nurture creative work environments in his home country of Singapore. After working for a real estate developer focused on SoHo loft conversions in New York City, Ben returned to Singapore about 8 years ago and set up The Bamboo Group, a boutique real estate company specializing in the redevelopment of neighborhood shop houses....

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“Many people who came to work at Starbucks discovered that the coworking environment was a much better solution”-Ashley Proctor

“Many people who came to work at Starbucks discovered that the coworking environment was a much better solution”-Ashley Proctor

Ashley Proctor runs both Creative Blueprint and Foundery in the vibrant city of Toronto, Canada. The newly renovated 15,000 sq ft community hub is an accessible venue run by Ashley and her business partner, Jake Koseleci, who also owns the property and leases space to Creative Blueprint and Foundery, in addition to a Starbucks. Established in 2006, Creative Blueprint is a pioneer and leader in...

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As coworking matures, annual growth slows, a sign of fine tuning and improvement: Results of the Global Coworking Survey

As coworking matures, annual growth slows, a sign of fine tuning and improvement: Results of the Global Coworking Survey

2016 has earned the title of being a difficult year. Luckily, 2016 wasn’t all bad, especially when it comes to coworking. As the movement matures, we see the the annual growth rate slowing down, which is a sign of the industry now focusing on fine tuning and improvement, rather than responding to the excitement of the trend, like in previous years. Recently, Deskmag’s annual Global Coworking...

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Take part in the Deskmag Global Coworking Survey

Take part in the Deskmag Global Coworking Survey

SocialWorkplaces.com, organizer of the Coworking Europe Conference, is proud to be the supporting organization behind the Deskmag Global Coworking Survey, 2017. ANNOUNCING THE 2017 GLOBAL COWORKING SURVEY The Global Coworking Survey is back and ready for your input! Coworking space owners, operators as well as members of coworking spaces from around the world are encouraged to...

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“Romania has the highest GDP growth in Europe and coworking has a lot of potential here”- Dragos Roua, ConnectHub (Romania)

“Romania has the highest GDP growth in Europe and coworking has a lot of potential here”- Dragos Roua, ConnectHub (Romania)

In 2012, Dragos Roua launched an event called Open Connect. Using Starbucks as a platform, Dragos transformed the coffee shop into an environment that nurtured connection, where individuals could communicate and give feedback to one another. According to Dragos, this type of environment was missing in Romania, and this was an attempt to change the scene. Yet, even though the coworking structure...

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“We propose the off peak environment of beautiful restaurants for coworking”-Preston Pesek, Spacious NYC

“We propose the off peak environment of beautiful restaurants for coworking”-Preston Pesek, Spacious NYC

Finding a place to work in a major metropolis like New York City can be a challenge and an expensive one at that. At first glance, options may seem limited, but if you look a little closer, maybe the perfect place to work was there all along. Preston Pesek, co-founder of Spacious Coworking, saw past property challenges and found that there was actually plenty of space, depending on how you look...

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Coworking India Survey and Data 2016

As a global movement, Coworking has taken roots in India the last years. A couple of hundreds of coworking spaces are now in operation in India. Mentioning coworking space means we don't take into account, here, basic shared spaces environments without services and (semi-)open access. Well workspaces associated with an identity and a community, mainly dedicated to digital workers of any kinds....

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