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“There(are(four(things(that(need(to(be(in(place(in(order(to(build(a(startup( scene.(The(first(is(a(venue(that(is(cheap(and(central,(where(meetups(can( take(place.(The(second(is(a(monthly(event(where(all(startups(gather.(The( third(is(an(established(hashtag(everyone(in(the(community(can(use(to( share(photos(and(event(info.(And(finally,(a(coworking(space(that(is(open( 24/7(so(that(when(an(outsider(lands(in(the(city,(they(have(a(place(to(go( and(meet(tons(of(people(in(the(scene.”( ( David&Lumb&in&article&about&how&Tyler&Crowley&built&Startup&Communities&in& LA,&London&and&Stockholm&
WHY$COWORKING$SPACE$
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$ IT’S$NOT$ABOUT$ ANOTHER$SPACE:$ • Physical(spaces(have( changed(the(outlook(of( Startup(Ecosystems(by( bringing(simplicity(and(clarity( to(it(as(a(reference(point.( ( • It’s(not((only)(about(the( space:(it’s(the(interaction( between(people,(enabling( connections(and(creating(a( thriving(culture.( • There(is(not(a(space(filling(in( that(role(in(KL(yet.(This(is(the( right(moment(and(we(know( how(to(make(it(happen.( Image:(Frau(Gerolds(Garten,(Zurich.(Link(
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“Silicon(valley(works(because(there(is(such(a(high(density(of(people( working(on(start[ups(and(they(are(inclined(to(help(each(other.(Other(tech( hubs(have(this(as(well(but(this(is(a(case(of(Metcalfe’s(law([(the(utility(of(a( network(is(proportional(to(the(square(of(the(number(of(nodes(on(the( network.(Silicon(Valley(has(far(more(nodes(in(the(network(than(anywhere( else”( ( Sam&Altman&in&“Why&Silicon&Valley&Works”& & &
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ENGINEERING$CONNECTIONS$ Great(people(attract(great(people:((building(relevant(connections(entrepreneurs( and(investors(in(the(region(will(make(sure(our(audience(stays(relevant(.( ( • Partner(with(the(key(Accelerators,(Investors(and(Startup(Hubs(in(Southeast(Asia( • Selected(Monthly(Meetups((Startup(Grind(+(other(Community(Partners),(Private( Events((Serendipity(Dinners),(Workshops(and(Office(Hours.( • Hosting(international(visitors(and(connecting(them(to(relevant(people(in(the(KL( Ecosystem(–(being(a(Satellite(to(other(hubs.(
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“We(had(5(teams(that(were(amazing.(And(there(were(10(that(were(pretty( good.(The(5(that(were(amazing(would(have(been(amazing(anyways.(The( 10(that(were(pretty(good(got(better(because(they(were(around(the(5(that( were(amazing.”( ( Dave(McClure(about(a(Stanford(Class(in(a(Startup(Grind(interview( ( (
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BUILDING$A$THRIVING$CULTURE$ Our(context(define(our(values(and(mindsets,(which(define(our(decisions(and( actions,(which(end(up(defining(our(culture.(( ( • Having(the(right(mindset(matters(to(a(business(success(is(as(important(as(much( as(knowledge(and(hard(work.(( ( • Our(culture(will(level(up(behaviors(and(bring(up(an(entrepreneurial(attitude(that( is(also(collaborative,(innovative(and(solutions[oriented.( • Our(culture(will(be(multiplied(by(our(members(beyond(our(walls(
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INSPIRATION:$YC$CULTURE$ $ Called(“The(Social(Radar�(by(her(Co[ Founder(Paul(Graham,(Jessica( Livingston(focuses(on(the(personality( and(social(relations(in(each(team(as(a( criteria(of(selection.(( ( The(strongest(element(of((Y( Combinator(is(its(network(made(by( great(founders,(alumni,(investors(and( eminent(entrepreneurs((that(help(each( other(and(give(back(in(private(events,( specially(the(famous(weekly(dinners.(( ( Y(Combinator(is(famous(for(its(track( record(graduating(startups(like(Airbnb,( ((( Reddit(and(Dropbox.( (( ( Picture:(Jessica(Livingston,( Y(Combinator((Elle(Magazine)(( (
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INSPIRATION:$$THE$HUB$SPACES$ $ SINGAPORE$ The(Hub(Singapore(hosts(a(variety(of( monthly(workshops(and(a(co[working( space(for(startup(and(social( entrepreneurs.(It(has(two(main(spaces,( including(an(open(work(area(and(a( private(work(area.(Today,(Hub( Singapore(hosts(200(members.(( (( KING’S$CROSS( Located(at(King’s(Cross(train(station(in( London,(is(has(become(the(focal(point( of(London’s(social(enterprise(sector.( The(Hub(is(a(workspace(and(meeting( (( place(for(budding(social(entrepreneurs( as(well(as(social(enterprise(investors.((
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The(ambience(impacts(how(we(feel:(inspired,(focused,(awake.(It’s(the( reason(why(we(choose(some(coee(shops((like(Starbucks)(over(others.( A(space(for(working(and(serendipity(must(bring(together(elements(that( inspire(both(focus(and(creativity,(working(hard(and(making(connections.( ( (
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WHAT$THE$CONFLUENCE$LOOKS$LIKE$ $ • The$Warehouse$$(60[120$pax)([(Hot(desks(and( Permanent(Desks.(Flexible(in(case(of(Big(Events.(Ideal( for(freelancers(and(creative(teams.( • The$Kitchen$(30$pax).(Big(table,(perfect(for(the(coffee( break(talks,(small(dinners(and(meetups.( • The$Den$/$Team$Islands$(5[7$pax$each).(5[6(private( rooms(and(desk(islands(for(teams(who(need(focus(and( full(time(privacy(to(work(on(their(business.( • Meeting$+$Brainstorming$Rooms$(15$pax$each).(2[3( rooms(for(meetings,(office(hours,(brainstorming.( • Phone$booths$(2[3$pax).(3[5(private(spaces(for(calls.( • The$Garden$(40[60$pax).$Open(space(for(events( integrating(an(urban(farm(with(coffee(shops.$ ( Plus$ +(Fast(Internet(=(Oxygen( +(Premium(Coffee( +(Open(24/7((Entrepreneurs(have(Keys)(
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Our(Value(Proposition(is(to(clients(who(need(a(great(place(to(work(that( also(offers(a(thriving(culture(and(connections.(According(to(Neil(Patel,( the(“Entrepreneur(who(wins(is(not(the(one(with(the(best(product,(but( with(the(best(connections”((but(we(will(help(building(good(products(too).( ( (
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“There(are(only(two(periods(of(time(when(I’ve(seen(extreme(excitement( and(interest(in(Startups:(and(that’s(1999(and(that’s(2014.(Last(time(I(sat( and(shared(things(with(200(people(was(in(1999”( Patrick(Grove(at(Startup(Grind(KL.(Link.( ( (
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WHAT$ANY$MONTH$LOOKS$LIKE$$
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Our(team(is(made(by(the(people(running(it(plus(the(people(behind(the( partnerships(that(will(enable(this(space(to(exist.(We(aim(to(make(sure( that(all(parts(involved(are(aligned(to(our(values(and(vision(–(to(build(the( space(from(where(the(next(big(startup(will(emerge.( ( (
THE$PEOPLE$$
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