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by Glibaudio 2472 days ago
It's been floated they can get margins instantly by pulling back on variable cost ameneties like beer, kombucha, operations staff, etc.

That said, having been one of their tennants in SF, the price still feels high.

The facilities are really nice, but it's A LOT of cash flow for most startups.

The clinentell that seem OK with the price tend to be large corporations conducing top-of-cycle innovation theater with small offices doing "INNOVATION"

And service agencies; PR, Marketing, etc.

There are relatively few low capital, expoential growth companies I have found.

Very few people griding out code past say 6pm most days.

Most folks are living a lifestyle outside of WeWork's walls. The Transbay facility at 535 Mission is completely empty Saturday and Sunday.

It's a lot of innovation & tec tourists. Folks here for top of cycle vibes, but without the cred of having built something that will last.

People who want to build lasting companies GTF away from WeWork.

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Do you mind telling me what you picture when describing "something that lasts"? The typical HN-featured SaaS isn't for one (with all of them offering a product easily replaced except for vendor lock-in and the big-data aspects) neither are the funky Teslas (with the eMMC dying faster than all the other cars going into planned obsolescence...)