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Rant: Overheard a guy at the Denver Foundry say coworking is just a desk rental
He called it 'overpriced office space' and missed the whole point. I found my biggest project this year through a casual chat in that same kitchen. Does anyone else get annoyed when people reduce it to just square footage?
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rosepark19d ago
My friend got her first client from a coffee spill there.
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lee.cora1mo ago
People forget it's a filter for finding your kind of weird. You're not just paying for a desk, you're paying to be around folks who also chose to leave their house. That self-selects for people who want to talk shop and try new things. A regular office forces that mix, but a coworking space builds it. The guy at the bar is just renting a beer, too, if you want to look at it that way.
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sam_cooper1mo ago
It's the same reason hobby clubs work. You join a book club to find people who also like to read, not just to talk about a book. A gym is full of people who chose to be there to work out. That shared choice is the real glue. You're buying into a tiny community with its own vibe.
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the_robin19d ago
Honestly, sam_cooper is onto something with the hobby club idea, but it's not just about the shared choice. That kitchen chat you mentioned is the real deal. It's where you bump into the designer who needs a copywriter for a project, or the developer who knows a fix for your bug. You can't put a price on those random fixes and leads that just walk by your rented desk.
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