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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