7 Best Articles on Coworking
The most useful articles on coworking from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Coworking Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on coworking by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on coworking—all under 10 minutes.
The newest hot coworking space costs just $2.25 an hour, because it is a parking spot
WePark shows that in cities like San Francisco, coworking is unaffordable to many, and the sheer volume of free space allocated to parked cars could be put to much better use.
Why It's so Hard to Actually Work in Shared Offices
WeWork offers freelancers a chic workspace and beer on tap—but are people productive?
The WeWork mess, explained
From the "next Alibaba" to a financial liability for SoftBank, here’s how the coworking startup got to this point.
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In the era of remote work, we still need offices
The CEO of a coworking office company describes what the future of collaboration will look like, and how the traditional work space can fit in.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on coworking.
Most coworking spaces don’t make money; here’s how they can adapt to survive
The Coworking Unconference 2017 in Chiang Mai invited me to speak. Since it’s a coworking space conference and I’ve seen a lot of them. I wanted to analyze their business and see what was up. Here’s a transcript of my presentation. It ties a bit into a post where I analyzed remote work retreats. Here’s ...
WeWork Used These Documents To Convince Investors It's Worth Billions
What the $10 billion co-working company’s internal financial documents tell us about how a decacorn is built.
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