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

This is going to be BIG.

In fact, GA East is the only one of its locations around the world that has any kind of coworking in it--and, while it''s a very cool group of people, it''s pretty small compared to the number of people at WeWork or the total amount of people working in one of the billion or so NYC coworking spaces. Keep calm and cowork on.

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Massaging the Octopus: Jiro Dreams of Startups

This is going to be BIG.

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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Opening Coworking Spaces & The First Year Post-Launch

Deskmag

Starting a well-running coworking space usually takes a lot of time and nerves. The same is true for capital. The results of the 2018 Global Coworking Survey will show you what you can expect during the planning phase and what new coworking spaces look like in the first year after being launched.

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The Glue that Makes a Community Stick

This is going to be BIG.

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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WeWork harms 40% of all coworking spaces in its close vicinity, however…

Deskmag

That is despite the fact that only a small part of the areas comply with the coworking space concept and most desks are located in private offices. With the roughly seven billion dollars they have so far collected in venture capital, WeWork has the potential to start a fierce competition with other coworking spaces.

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5 Tips for Improving Your Startup Deal Flow

Onevest

No one want capital sitting idle, especially not in today’s miserly low interest rate environment. Get in Front of More Pitches Attend panels, industry conferences, events that entrepreneurs flock to , frequent coworking spaces, go to pitch nights at accelerators, or start your own reality TV show.