Harpoon, the financial planning app for freelancers, was started by freelancers who met at a coworking space. We talk to co-founders Andy Johnson and Ryan Battles about how their experience lent toward the creation and success of the product.
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Made by coworking: Ambiguous You
Amber Buckley of Ambiguous You, a line of all-natural vegan bath and beauty products, shows us that our dream jobs and business ventures are within reach, with the right ingredients.
Empty dance floor syndrome: the difficulty coworking platforms face
Currently in beta, Townsquare is a platform that aims to connect coworkers with each other around the world. We take a look at the possibilities and the challenges ahead.
Planet Labs: photographing the entire planet from above
Planet Labs, an “agile aerospace” startup, builds tiny satellites that orbit the Earth, photographing the entire planet day in, day out. We talk to their lead engineer, based at Geekdom coworking space in San Antonio, about the humanitarian possibilities for the data Planet Labs is making available.
Coworking podcasts to check out
A handful of cool podcasts have come from within coworking. The Naked Freelancer debuts April 22, Alex Hillman’s Coworking Weekly Show is top-notch, and Coworking Success is full of useful hacks for people who cowork.
Made by coworking: FIXY
Here’s one up and coming company fixing something that’s quite literally broken: FIXY, whose product in development lets make-up enthusiasts fix broken pressed powder cosmetics. We talk to founder Jill Rossini about coworking, the creative process, and her product in development.
Made by coworking: the advent of breakout app Plan to Eat
Popular meal planning app Plan to Eat came about because Clint Bounds’ family wanted to eat better. The company is big on small business values and eschews the startup business model.
Made by coworking: GrowBuddy, the weed cultivation app
To help optimize the legal weed growing industry in Colorado, the GrowBuddy app was created to bring the cannabis garden to the digital era.