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If You Don’t Know Their Names, You’re Already Dead

Part of the Coworking Confidential Series: Saying the parts unknown out loud

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James Panepinto
Sep 02, 2025
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The fastest way to tell if a workspace is the real thing or just theatre?

Ask the team the names of the people sitting inside it.

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If they can’t answer, the game’s already over.

This industry loves to sell “community” - it’s the word you put in bold on the brochure when you’ve run out of ways to talk a…

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