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Re:M-rge Is Offering $1 Million of Free Coworking Space and ... by shurane on Friday August 10, 2012 @11:27AM (#4366541)
Apart from not being prejudiced against the 'bridge and tunnnel' crowd and cheaper rates, what differentiates AlleyNYC from other coworking spaces? General Assembly and New Work City also offer classes and host events.

I know there is an increasing demand for coworking spaces, and that's great. But I would like to know what makes them so different from each other.

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Re:M-rge Is Offering $1 Million of Free Coworking Space and ... by saltzmanjason on Friday August 10, 2012 @11:35AM (#4366576)
The real difference is that AlleyNYC HELPS spartups, and has offered free space. Other co-working places have never done this EVER. GA is all classes and they are SUPER expensive. Its all about vibe and community. Come to ALleyNYC and you will understand!
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Re:M-rge Is Offering $1 Million of Free Coworking Space and ... by shurane on Friday August 10, 2012 @01:21PM (#4367173)
By the way, where is AlleyNYC's webpage?
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Re:M-rge Is Offering $1 Million of Free Coworking Space and ... by trevor99 on Friday August 10, 2012 @11:51AM (#4366673)
The goal of M-RGE isn't to compete on classes/events at all. It's all about creating a community and curating the top people to be there.
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Re:M-rge Is Offering $1 Million of Free Coworking Space and ... by ecargnfx on Friday August 10, 2012 @11:33AM (#4366565)
It's the people that work there that is the differentiation. The article mentions they are trying to build a community of designers and hackers. Also building an authentic vibe where people care "about who you are, not your investors"
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Re:M-rge Is Offering $1 Million of Free Coworking Space and ... by nanijoe on Friday August 10, 2012 @01:14PM (#4367138)
I did not even know people were prejudiced against the 'bridge and tunnel' crowd (I live in New Jersey) , but just because this co-working space is close to Penn Station, I am more likely to make an appearance there.
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