To frame my advice for new entrepreneurs, I will give you a brief background. My parents were self-employed, owning movie theatres, and later restaurants and bars. Entrepreneurship was all I’d ever known. By the time I was 8, I was expected to do basic janitorial duties between shows—emptying garbage, cleaning out the auditorium, stocking the concession stand and (ewww) cleaning out the ashtrays between the theatre seats—in days long before Indoor Clean Air Acts!
Read MoreImagine trying to find a space that was big enough to support growing businesses, and yet had enough character and personality to feel like a second home during the workday. Envision an affordable shared space that would allow people with varying work styles and different schedules to work independently, but have the feeling of being on a collaborative work team.
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