Breather River North space

Breather: Airbnb for office space?

It’s difficult not to be aware of the limitations of working from home: No professional spot conference room to host clients, and sometimes, they themselves don’t have the space to share when we need to meet. What with the real estate shakeup that Airbnb has caused, it seems inevitable that hourly…
Coffee and a donut

Caffeine and community: Why I cafe-work

When you’re on the road often enough, it’s easy to feel rather displaced. You don’t have your typical work setup, and sometimes you completely forget something necessary, like a charging cable. I usually end up in a Starbucks—if nothing else, they’re everywhere and I know what I’m going to get…
NGIN Workplace

NGIN Workplace: Boston coworking

Add another Boston-area coworking spot to the mix (you’ll recall I reviewed a couple others previously): I’m happy to share NGIN Workplace, located in Cambridge. The focus here is definitely on community, with breakfasts, yoga and cross fit sessions and happy hours, plus an internal platform to share skillsets. I love the healthy…

Workfrom.co: Cafe working made simpler

View image | gettyimages.com Sometimes it feels like the hardest part of a work/travel day is finding a decent spot to work, with good wifi and an outlet or two. Thankfully, Darren Buckner has been thinking about this too. “Before Workfrom.co, it was hard to find good spaces to get work done as…
Workbar stairs

Cambridge & Boston coworking: WorkBar & Idea Space

Coworking spaces are the remote worker’s office—and sometimes much more. “It’s a place where members (and visitors!) can connect with people in complementary industries, tap into a variety of unique perspectives, and grow their businesses into successful companies,” says Lauren VanElsander Mearn, founder of Idea Space, a coworking space I was lucky…