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What the End of Coworking at General Assembly Means for New York

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General Assembly isn''t really a coworking company. GA isn''t any better at coworking than anywhere else. Keep calm and cowork on. Venture Capital & Technology' Yeah, it doesn''t mean anything. It''s been an education business for quite a while now, if you haven''t noticed--and it''s a business they''re damn good at.

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How VCs, Accelerators, and Coworking Spaces Put Communities in Buildings vs. Buildings in Communities

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They don't have a stake in it--and by not actively putting themselves out there as a source of capital, they're not in the information flow. You can get just about any wealthy person to part with some small portion of their wealth to put into risky investments, but these people don't contribute back to the ecosystem.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

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When covering a story of a mishandled altercation between members of The Wing that involved issues of race, Jezebel referred to The Wing as “a glossy women’s coworking space we keep having to write about.” It makes me want to quit venture capital entirely. It’s an embarrassment to the ecosystem.

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The Glue that Makes a Community Stick

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Anyone can build a coworking space, but it''s a lot harder to attract and curate a set of folks that makes me want to move into that space. A lot of what they''d need would be really simple--intros to capital, spaces to convene, or just some PR. Venture Capital & Technology'

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Tough. Cold. Wet. Awesome. #toughmudder and #toughstartup

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I help my fellow coworkers succeed. Think about how you might rewrite it for entrepreneurs: I understand that entrepreneurship is not a race but a challenge. I put teamwork and camaraderie before money. I do not whine – cubical workers whine. I overcome all fears. Sounds like a pretty good "Tough Startup" pledge.

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Massaging the Octopus: Jiro Dreams of Startups

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In the NYC tech scene, you can quit your Wall Street job, move into a coworking space, and call yourself an entrepreneur all in the same day--good idea optional. Watching the movie made me think a lot about what's going on in the startup world right now--how you can hack together a project over a weekend and get funded.

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DC’s New Innovation Hub, STATION DC, Opens Membership Applications

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STATION DC was launched by Capital Factory, in partnership with the City of Washington, DC, as a community-driven coworking and event space designed to support diverse entrepreneurs, creators, and changemakers. As the official D.C.