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

This is going to be BIG.

Back in the late 90's, a lot of money and real estate brokering went into trying to make it so, however. In fact, it is "well-known internationally as the original home of New York's technology community.". I'll bet you didn't know that--mostly because it never was.

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The Future of Brick and Mortar

This is going to be BIG.

Storefront real estate's saving grace? And when we do, what happens to the real estate footprint that ATMs and bank locations take up? I'll be excited to see the same spaces that were distrupted by internet distribution get reinvented by hybrid models and more engaging places for people to connect. ATM Locations.

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How to Fill a Building Full of Tech and Startup People

This is going to be BIG.

There are plenty of one-off coworking spaces that people like and enjoy because of a convenient locale that people are willing to come work at. That's just as bad of an idea as me thinking I'm going to start developing real estate. So, this is more of an economic decision than anything else.

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Colabs gets $3 million seed to expand across Pakistan, launch back-office SaaS solution

TechCrunch

Lahore-based coworking space startup, Colabs , is set to roll-out a SaaS product to enable businesses meet back-office needs including company registration, talent sourcing and management, payroll processing and legal and tax compliance. The family-owned real estate firm develops Colabs spaces.

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Bitwise Industries lands $80M to expand its sprawling software dev business

TechCrunch

Olguin and Soberal’s latest venture through Bitwise is commercial real estate — the two develop and turn previously blighted buildings into coworking spaces, restaurants, theaters and more. Historically, female founders have received just 12% of venture capital investment for their businesses.

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Coworking Megatrend Predictions for 2020

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As we stated in our Coworking Megatrend Predictions for 2019 , the sleeping giant is definitely awake. The real estate industry has finally figured out that coworking is not a fad or a little blip. They will need a little time but real estate will continue to invest heavily in our industry.

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Deskimo, the on-demand desk booking app, raises $3M and expands to Jakarta

TechCrunch

It partners with coworking spaces, including WeWork, The Hive, Executive Centre and Garage Society, giving them additional streams of revenue. YC-backed Deskimo, an on-demand coworking space app, launches in Singapore and Hong Kong.