When you look at it objectively, we had no business getting a physical space of our own. We were small, we were broke, and we barely knew what we were doing. That anyone ever took a chance on us and let us have a lease in the heart of Manhattan is hard to understand. It’s as if, from the very first … Read More
412 Broadway has been the home to our community for five years now. During that time, thousands of people have passed through the doors for coworking, Meetups, classes, parties, and… in a lot of cases, just to check it out. When we got started, we were on a shoestring budget. It was only thanks to gracious loans from some of … Read More
Two friends and fellow New Work City coworkers, Natasha and Lorenz, are building a platform that gives people simple ways to form sub-communities around specific shared intentions. It’s called Heartbeat, and I’m excited to be working with them on implementing it at New Work City. The premise is simple: take something that you’d rather do alongside others than on your own, and … Read More
One of the biggest weaknesses of coworking in its current form is its propensity for letting work become too big a part of the experience. It’s so easy for people in a coworking space, even one with a great community, to arrive at the office, put on headphones, work all day, then go straight home without really talking to anyone. While this might … Read More
When two people I trust deeply (Eric and Amy) nearly simultaneously introduced me to The Alliance, I knew I had to read it. Among other things, it advocates for a new employer-employee dynamic that emphasizes specific, finite, mission-based efforts that are designed to benefit both employee and employer. Toward the end these “Tours of Duty,” both parties meet to review and … Read More
While traditional hierarchical jobs may have had their drawbacks, they were efficient. In a well-run corporation, people generally know when to do what, who to report to, what’s coming up next, and whether or not they’re doing a good job. When you work for yourself, however, all of that goes out the window. Shedding the structure of a traditional job … Read More
One of the downsides of typical coworking spaces is their barrier to entry. With the exception of free promotional spaces like Wix Lounge, even the most flexible of spaces offer at best a $35+ Day Pass. For the average independent, this is too much to stomach for just a day of work. What would it look like, then, to develop … Read More