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by willbenito123 1922 days ago
This is interesting feedback.

Even a kitchen table could be interesting for people without plausible alternatives.

Alternatively, if you go to work in the day, you could rent out any spare desk space that you would otherwise use if you were at home.

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To me, I think there’d have to be a bigger sell... as a buyer, why would I rent office space in someone’s house instead of an actual office? Ok, maybe cheaper. Ok but what about benefits? Is it just a desk in a room? What about food, the environment, etc? And why would I rent space in someone’s house instead of just paying for a bigger place on my own? I get the idea maybe you’re visiting somewhere and need somewhere to work but then I’d have a hotel or an office space wherever I’m visiting because I’m visiting their office.

To me, I’m not seeing it as a customer or as a seller. Selling just an office desk space is like selling 40sqft of rental space but on an hourly basis but without all the benefits of a large office environment. I don’t see it. I’d probably just rather setup a desk in my own bedroom than commute to someone else’s house and rent a desk in their spare room.

I think this is really helpful and I guess this question is about the USP. This is what I think it could be:

- privacy - solo work space - change of environment = productivity + mental health benefits - community value (per WeWork, Airbnb etc) - Networking. People could share with like minded / same industry professionals to increase their personal exposure