Surge newsletter fall 2013

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large meeting spaces. When we first began, the concept of coworking offices was relatively new and we received a lot of attention from the press.

“While it may seem improbable, I definitely

Are you planning to make more spaces like Space Noah?

think that people who

Space Noah will remain the name of pursue meaningful the business in this office space. In the work such as social future, I am planning It seems like enterprises, deserve to, to create another graduating students company called N in Korea are mainly and can have, financial Space with a bigger vision to unite the interested in stable security.” space market in jobs at large Korea. One of the multinational things N Space will do is to create a corporations. In comparison, there is Portal Site (search engine) like G-Market less interest in work that benefits the (a Korean online shopping mall) where public. What do you think? people anywhere and anytime can go to While it may seem improbable, I look for reasonable working spaces. I also hope to grow my next venture into definitely think that people who pursue a consulting company. Like I said meaningful work such as social before, since it is projected that demand enterprises, deserve to, and can have, for this kind of working space will rise financial security. One of the barriers of and because our business will largely entry to youth entrepreneurship is the rely on pre-existing spaces (instead of high cost of office space—reducing creating new ones), I think we will do space costs can have a huge impact on well. youth who are contemplating selfemployment. In his book, "Free Agent What would you like to say to youth Nation”, futurist Daniel Pink talks about dreaming of entrepreneurship? the coming age when creative goods in IT, culture, and content will be more If you have original and unique content, valued over production goods. the entire infrastructure is ready. In Furthermore, he talks about a time when particular, there are a growing number of people will not use much of the present low-cost office spaces in Korea and our infrastructure to do their work. In many company will work hard to make more ways, I think we are already of those spaces available. Have courage experiencing this transition. The and dive into the world of changes discussed in Pink's book are entrepreneurship! n reasons why I believe that the market for working spaces will continue to grow. After all, more and more people are demanding reasonably priced space over pricey offices.

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