NOVEMBER20174siliconindiaAs the digital age advances and occupiers' requirements evolve, use of flexible office space is becoming more popular. Co-working space has ushered in a unique culture of collaboration in the workspace environment and is expected to receive $400 million in investments by 2018, according to a study by JLL. The demand certainly has expanded to include not only small companies' occupiers but also large companies looking for additional space on a temporary basis and other occupiers with special space demands. Currently, more than 160 operators facilitate co-working offices with over 350 operational centres across various Tier I and Tier II cities in India.Co-working is centred on creating space which supports collaboration,openness, knowledge sharing, innovation, and the user experience. Demand for co-working space has been driven by the growth of creative and tech industries as well as the changing nature of work. Mobile technologies and personal devices have made working remotely from a variety of locations much easier. While this has fuelled the growth in home working, companies and their employees increasingly see the value of being part of a collaborative environment­something which is at the core of co-workingOver the recent years, several start-ups have collectively helped create a novel form of business. These growing number of start-ups are utilising co-working models to tap into innovative ideas, technology and to create a positive atmosphere for creative thinking and access to new ideas, approaches, or technologies. Our current edition of startupcity magazine has featured such "10 Best Startups in Co-working Space", well-known for catering to workspace needs of organizations. These start-ups are known to foster creativity and communication and have become the go-to options for initiating and developing new ideas. We also recommend you to read the cover story on WeWork, one of the world leading providers of shared Co-working spaces.Nandini MukherjeeManaging EditorCo-working Start-ups are witnessing the dawn of a new Era!!EDITOR'S NOTE Vol 3 · Issue 7-1 · December 21, 2017 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Nandini Mukherjee Editorial Team Amit Raja Naik Ananth. V Pooja Devi Shefali Mathur Tashi Sangmo Prisila Deepshikha Singh Sales & Marketing Ashu Sethi Garima Anand Editorial Queries editor@startupcity.com To subscribe Visit www.startupcity.com/subscribe Cover price is Rs. 150 per issue.Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Siliconmedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2017 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.sales@startupcity.comGroup Art Director Ashok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Sr .Visualiser MaitreyeeVisualisers S Sivasankar Krishna MohanSr. Manager Sales & Marketing Amrit Singh
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