Sajid Islam.

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Developing an Ecosystem through Coworking

2. -­‐ In
Dhaka,
Bangladesh
-­‐ Conceived
Sep
2013
-­‐ Opened
Mar
2014
-­‐ 3,375
sq.ft
(75
ft
x
45
ft)
-­‐ 1
meeting
room
Hubdhaka facts
2

3. Bangladesh : Work in Progress
-­‐ Developing
country
-­‐ In
N-­‐11
Emerging
Market
-­‐ Amongst
the
Frontier
5
-­‐ GDP
6%
growth
-­‐ 160+
millions
-­‐ High
unemployment
-­‐ Median
age
24yrs
3

4. 4

5. 5
Dense Dhaka : space is premium

6. Bangladesh overlapped onto
South Africa
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7. Looks Familiar?
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8. Our lifelines
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9. 9
Wire Spaghetti? Voila! Opportunity?

10. September 2013 Oct 2014
10

11. Working in Isolation? Akin to Prison.
11

12. Work from home?
1. Unplanned
electricity
outages
2. Unannounced
visitors
3. Internet
Speed
Fluctuations
4. Sudden
Internet
Disruptions
5. No
access
to
like
minded
Community
6. Family
members
think
we
are
jobless/useless
7. Tasks
from
family
members
8. No
separation
between
work
&
personal
life
9. No
work
-­‐
life
balance
10. Isolation
11. Diminishing
network
&
professional
relationship
-­‐
1. Security
Deposit
(more
if
commercial
property)
2. Many
restrictions
-­‐
when
renting
apt
as
an
of^ice
u Don’t
believe
startups/
freelancers
are
real
u Limited
number
of
visitors
allowed
u Scrutinize
every
one
3. Does
not
understand
the
model
4. Often
closed
spaces
5. Of^ice
Admin
challenges
such
as
u Open
&
close
every
day
u Facilities
cleaning
&
upkeep
Renting office?
12

13. Coworking benefits
1. Month
to
month
membership
2. No
administrative
headache
3. Access
to
a
community
4. Corporate
(multiple)
internet
line
to
prevent
Ø Outages
Ø Fluctuations
5. Generator
backup
6. Work
life
balance
7. Having
a
professional
of^ice
at
a
fraction
of
cost
8. Community
/
Networking
events
9. Air-­‐conditioned
10. Recreational
facility
11.
Freelancer
/
Startup
friendly
12.
No
visitor
restrictions
13.
Meeting
room
14.
No
need
to
buy
appliances
15.
Security
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15. 15
Our impact?

16. 16
Case Study : DhakaInsider.com

17. -­‐ Amongst
the
top
3
team
of
SWDhaka
2014
-­‐ Received
3
months
of
free
space
-­‐ 1st
Members
-­‐ Initially
only
3
founders
-­‐ At
present
5
people
-­‐ 100
contractual
employees
17

18. Case Study : ovimot.com
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19. Case Study: Upwork Freelancer
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20. Lets Learn Coding (llc)
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21. Interns from abroad
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22. Experts from abroad
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23. Community meetups
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25. Parting thoughts
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-­‐ Change
is
constant
-­‐ Embrace
everyone
-­‐ Check
ego
at
the
door
-­‐ Learn
from
mistakes
-­‐ Take
feedback
seriously
-­‐ Take
action
quickly
-­‐ Focus
on
customer
experience
-­‐ Don’t
get
too
comfortable
-­‐ Always
add
value

26.
THANK YOU
Get
in
touch
sajid@hubdhaka.com
www.hubdhaka.com
/hubdhaka
@hubdhaka
/
@sajidislam