EP24: {Varun Chawla & Anand Vemuri, Co-founders of 91Springboard}
Hi Stars!
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 this conversation with the co-founders of the contemporary co-working pioneers in India - 91Springboard, we cover a lot of ground. Did you know that they moved their HQ to Goa in 2018?!
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Among other things, 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. Varun & Anand share their learnings & tips on creating an environment for a remote team’s success
- Tools 91Springboard uses for making "work from anywhere" work
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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
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