New York-based TechSpace Holding Co. announced Monday that it plans to expand into Austin by opening a new TechSpace business center. The coworking center will be located at 98 San Jacinto Blvd. in Austin’s central business district. TechSpace plans to occupy the entire ground floor and the entire 4th floor of the San Jacinto Center. […]
Urban Co-Lab to Launch “Urban Innovators” Coworking Site in East Austin
August 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
In a former brothel and gas station in Austin’s East 12th Street Business District, Urban Co-Lab plans to create a center for entrepreneurial activity and innovation. The coworking site is the brainchild of Natalie Cofield, president and CEO of the Greater Austin Black Chamber, founder of Walker’s Legacy and now CEO of the Urban Co-Lab. […]
WeWork is Already Full and Looks to Expand in Austin and Texas
April 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By HOJUN CHOI Special Contributor to Silicon Hills News WeWork, a startup that offers short-term leases to businesses in need of office space, has expanded to Austin and, despite only having launched in February, is already operating at full capacity with over 500 members. The New York-based company currently operates in cities across the globe, […]
Coworking Options for Yogis, Dog-Lovers and Everybody Else
April 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News Picking a co-working space is like a cross between choosing a place to work and finding your favorite hangout. What’s important to you? Ergonomic chairs? Community? The vibe? The snacks? Or, as one Yelper explained, the fact that they “play the same tunes I have on my […]
Geekdom Gets a Hip Makeover at its New Digs in the Historic Rand Building
December 12, 2013 by 1 Comment
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Converting a historic building into a modern-day tech coworking space to incubate hot new startups in downtown San Antonio isn’t an easy task. But Irby Hightower of Alamo Architects and his team have managed to do just that. They took a former bank building and are transforming […]
Cospace in North Austin Shuts Down and Pivots Its Business
January 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Cospace, one of Austin’s original and popular coworking spaces, shut down last week. The site, located at Highway 183 and Lamar in North Austin, is working with TechRanch, a nearby tech incubator and coworking site, to relocate its members. While the physical space is gone, the Cospace brand continues to live on and serve entrepreneurs […]
A Video Tour of Geekdom, Texas’ Largest Co-working Space
January 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Nick Longo, director of Geekdom, provides this insight into Geekdom, a year-old collaborative coworking space in downtown San Antonio. It is Texas’ largest co-working site. Geekdom, which is a sponsor of Silicon Hills News, has expanded from the 11th floor to the 10th floor. It’s home to the TechStars Cloud. Geekdom 2.2 video from The […]
Startup Weekend Austin sells out but wannabe attendees vie for a ticket
March 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Startup Weekend Austin kicks off Friday and runs through Sunday. The event features a group of people who come up with business ideas and then spend 54 hours together hammering out the details and launching the companies. The event, which takes places at HubAustin Coworking at 4930 S. Congress Ave, is so popular that it […]
Coworking is changing the way people work
March 9, 2012 by 1 Comment
The way people work has changed dramatically through coworking. Today, younger workers don’t covet a corner office with a closed door and a view, said Tony Freeth with Medusa Business, a technology provider to coworking spaces. “A huge demographic change is taking place,” Freeth said. “For workers under 35, they see being assigned a private […]
