EP24: {Varun & Anand of 91 Springboard} Co-working & Remote-working will be the new normal

Stars & Startups

EP24: Co-working & Remote-working {Varun Chawla & Anand Vemuri, Co-founders of 91Springboard}

For the first time on the Stars & Startups show I host 2 guests, it was a lot more complex than I expected but I think we did quite well to pull this off!

In the conversation with the co-founders of the contemporary co-working pioneers in India - 91 Springboard, we cover a lot of ground.

We chat about:

- The Goa vibe & how the 91Springboard team set the trend among businesses that moved their HQ to Goa

- The co-working business, how COVID is going to be a catalyst for increased adoption of co-working

- Advantages of building a remote team and both of them share some learnings & tips on creating an environment for a remote team’s success

- Tools 91 Springboard uses for making "working from anywhere" work

- Fund raising in this environment

- LOT more

Stay Safe

- V (@varunvummidi)

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Timeline:

01:00 - Introduction

01:26 - Co-working space vs Working From Home

05:40 - Co-working spaces solving for today’s (COVID) need

09:55 - Future of co-working

12:05 - 91 Springboard, before & today

14:00 - 14,000 members across 27 locations & the community location

16:18 - WeWork vs 91Springboard

20:00 - Pricing in co-working

22:05 - Co-branding with Barclays for a workspace

24:10 - Partnering with Orgs to creating a platform

27:53 - Partnering with the Govt - Atul Incubation Mission

33:37 - Moving to Goa & its Pros & Cons

38:11 - Work from Anywhere is here to stay

41:21 - How to work from anywhere?

47:05 - Techniques used to work remote

50:20 - Raising capital for the uncertainty

54:21 - Pitch to existing investors

56:51 - Being the AWS for Workspaces

1:01:41 - A message for founders & teams