Hayder Hamzoz, founder of the The Station, the first coworking space in Iraq, was interviewed by Sajid Islam on June 25, 2018. About The Station Entrepreneurs in Iraq are always looking for a safe place people can think freely without limitations or policies. The Station encourages them to launch their startups. After visiting some spaces in the United States, Hayder found that coworking was the idea that they needed. Entrepreneurs are not just looking for a space, they want people…
Alex Hillman talked to Vanessa Gennarelli. Vanessa works on learning communities as a researcher in the field while Alex Hillman is the co-founder of Indy Hall, a coworking space. Accreditation and Learning Everyone is talking about how people are entering the workforce without the necessary skill sets. Vanessa is from a high education background and discussed accreditation and what role it plays in getting and retaining jobs in today’s workforce. However, Alex spoke about learning from his experiences with…
Brandon Napoli was interviewed by Sajid Islam June 21, 2018 about Sacred Space, a coworking space and church in Palo Alto, California. [caption id="attachment_2140" align="alignnone" width="300"] Head Shot of Brandon Napoli[/caption] Beginning Brandon worked in New York for an economic development company that provided access to underserved entrepreneurs. Since he served entrepreneurs his whole career, Brandon was able to empathize more with their journey. When he moved back home to California, Brandon worked remotely out of his house while volunteering…
Alex Hillman answered one of the most frequently asked questions: How do you get members for your coworking community? Mistake with Events The number one way that spaces attempt to grow their community is by hosting events. The hope is that once people get through the doors they would see what the space is all about and want to join. Unfortunately, many spaces are finding that this is not the case. The biggest mistake that people make when trying to…
Todd Goldstein, founder and CEO of LaunchHouse, was interviewed by Sajid Islam on June 21, 2018. LaunchHouse started back in May 2008 when the term “coworking” was not really used. Starting Up Originally from Cleveland, Todd went away for college but decided to come back after graduation. While working in real estate, Todd was recruited to work for a medical tech startup company outside of Cleveland. He spent two years with them, continuing his own entrepreneurial real estate business on…
