People enter the world of coworking in pursuit of greener pastures. But sometimes they don’t know how to actually get the green – the money. South African serial entrepreneur Alon Lichtenstein argues that coworking spaces should start recruiting independent sales people that can match up with freelancers and startups who need sales help. This is […]
Luka Piškorič, co-founder of a coworking space and crowdfunding lab in Slovenia, and Abdallah Absi, founder of the Middle East’s first crowdfunding platform, based in Lebanon, share how to create successful crowdfunding campaigns that create value—and income—for your fellow coworkers. By Melissa Mesku
GitHub, GitMo, it’s all the same to the Geekqualizer: he’s done his fair share of time for crimes he didn’t commit. Got a problem? Odds against you? Call the Geekqualizer. A part-time advice columnist and full time undercover agent, he’s ready to solve your geekiest coworking quandaries. Penned by standup comic Roddy O’Hare.
What do musicians and coworkers have in common? They both need a place to get together and do their thing. Turns out it’s not that easy. Julie Sutter takes us through the trials and tribulations, sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartening, of a group of people determined to build a shared rehearsal space in Fort Collins, CO.
Got a problem? Odds against you? Call the Geekqualizer. A part-time advice columnist and full time undercover agent, the Geekqualizer is ready to solve your geekiest coworking quandaries. This issue, we hear indispensable advice for a bitcoin bully, a wardrobe worrier, and more, penned by standup comic Roddy O’Hare.
In American culture, stress and exhaustion are worn with pride as status symbols. It’s time we reimagine the work week.
When he first came to New York City in 2007 my local network size was effectively zero, but after joining StartupBus, his network expanded explosively. Mike Caprio shows us visualizations of his network using the MIT Immersion Project and LinkedIn Labs to illustrate how his network works for him.
George Divoky is an ornithologist and an Arctic biologist, but what he discovered in his research on a remote island in Alaska put him at the center of the conversation on climate change. Beth Jusino brings us George’s story in her column Odd Jobs, dedicated to illuminating the surprising work life of our fellow coworkers.
