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Sharing a new way to work. How colab workspace was started. Talk on opencoffee in Athens 17-12-10
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How coworking started
• The Hat FactorySan Francisco
Founded: 2006 by programmer Brad Neuberg and others
The Hat Factory bills itself as "community office space for geeks and media hackers."
By Busisness Week
How coworking started
Chris Messina and Tara Hunt
Who are coworkers?
• software engineers, • web developers, • small startups, • social media strategists, • entrepreneurs, • designers, • writers, • public relations specialists, • and more, and anyone!!!!.
The philosophy
Collaboration
Openness
Community Accessibility
Why Coworking Succeeds?
Nomadz, The Hague Netherland
Why Coworking Succeeds?
ClubOffice, Berlin German
Growing Fast
< 2008 2008 2009 20100
20
40
60
80
100
120
140Coworking place EU
Coworking space
Coworking Europe Survey 2010
Small and swarming
60%23%
6%
11%
Capacity
< 20 users
20-50 users
50-100 users
> 100 users
Coworking Europe Survey 2010
How we started
How we started
We found a creative, friendly place
We offer
Free internet access via Free coffee
We offer
Meeting RoomOpen plane desk
Building a Freelancers Cluster
1st GTUG Greece Meet up
Jelly meet up
1st European Jelly week
Android Hackathon
with theme “Love is in the air”
The Secret to success
Strategy
Skills and Ability
Clear Agreements
Trust
Agile patterns
Everyone wins
Flexible time frameat low cost
30 euro discount if you buy CoLab time until end of the month.
Promo
Code: opencoffee
Next steps
more: space and meeting rooms in suburbs
grow the community
More engagement
Lower cost than a Conventional Office
It’s a marketplace
If we are around interesting people, interesting things usually happen
To the point
Thanks for your attention
http://colab.gr
Twitter @colabathensFacebook: CoLab Athens
LinkedIn: CoLab Athens workspace
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