Re:Startups bet that lonely freelancers crave company
by gargs on Friday February 28, 2020 @07:47AM
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I have thought about starting a little website where people open up their living rooms every once in a while to create an ad-hoc coworking space. It could even be the kitchen or the dining table, as long as you're sharing ideas, learning, and getting to know what other people are working on. From a business perspective, I'd rather make use of the plentiful libraries in Amsterdam than pay for a coworking space.
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Re:Startups bet that lonely freelancers crave company
by itsEtai on Friday February 28, 2020 @08:47AM
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Safety becomes a big issue for this kind of thing. It might make sense to start by leverage a platform like couchsurfing which has a personal review system.
Re:Startups bet that lonely freelancers crave company
by gargs on Friday February 28, 2020 @09:27AM
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Good point; I think it would initially involve some personal vetting as well as starting at a local level. This could be made part of the listing process where the only way to get verified as a member is to allow a designated photographer if you're hosting, and some kind of social proof (LinkedIn?) if you're looking for a space. I think this is a bigger concern in remote towns and the countryside, though. For a city like Amsterdam, safety might not be that big of an issue.
Re:Startups bet that lonely freelancers crave company
by lowercased on Friday February 28, 2020 @08:15AM
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I think that was the idea behind http://www.workatjelly.com
Re:Startups bet that lonely freelancers crave company
by gargs on Friday February 28, 2020 @08:37AM
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Yeah I saw them, but it seems like it's just a directory to Facebook pages that needs to be updated by sending an email. I think there's a good business case to make a nice website and app that would afford people a coworking space-like luxury, but at rather ad-hoc and personal locations.
Re:Startups bet that lonely freelancers crave company
by orangefarm on Friday February 28, 2020 @03:17PM
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Have a look at https://www.codiwork.com