Hotels vs Hostels: The Coworking Identity Problem | S2 EP15

Hotels vs Hostels: The Coworking Identity Problem | S2 EP15

Author: Baseworx March 31, 2026 Duration: 18:08
If someone walked into your space for the first time, would they know straight away what kind of place it is or would they need a while to figure it out? Hotels and hostels both sell beds, nobody ever confuses the two. Coworking and flexible workspaces also both sell desks but plenty of operators are trying to be both at once and that is where it starts to get complicated. In this episode, Anne-Marie and Graham work through an analogy that sounds simple on the surface but opens up a lot once ...

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Who Actually Runs Your Space, You or Your Members? | S2 EP22 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:56
For anyone running a coworking space, there's a tension that builds up slowly and rarely gets talked about. The members you opened the doors with become part of the furniture. You know their kids' names and you've shared…
Your Costs Are Rising, Is Your Space Ready? | S2 EP21 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:50
If your energy bill doubled tomorrow, would your space still make money, and would you actually know why? It is the question Graham and Anne-Marie sit with this week on Flex That Worx, with single space coworking operato…
Who Should Be Paying For The Desk? | S2 EP12 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:24
When someone joins your space, in the busyness of signing them up do you and your team stop to consider who is actually paying for the desk? In this episode of Flex That Worx, we explore a shift that coworking operators…