A primer on Singapore's most popular startup co-working space, events space and entrepreneur community. What is it like? Who is it for? What facilities and events are available?

1.
Startup
co-­‐working
space
and
hotdesks
Plug-­‐In@Blk71
offers
the
usage
of
a
coworking
space
for
early
stage
start-­‐ups
that
are
still
validating
their
business
model.
Shared
or
personal
desks
are
provided.
Shared
desks
are
for
start-­‐ups
that
don't
require
work
desks
around
the
week
while
regular
desks
for
those
who
will
be
working
at
the
space
regularly.
Renewal
of
the
coworking
space
/
startup
hotdesk
lease
is
dependent
on
the
progress
and
case-­‐by-­‐
case
need
of
the
startup.
We
embrace
an
open
working
concept,
where
entrepreneures
discuss
and
dissect
ideas
freely
because
we
believe
such
exchanges
will
generate
valuable
feedback
to
the
individual
but
also
the
startup
community.
We
house
a
diverse
group
of
people.
Ranging
from
young
graduates
to
industry
veterans,
startups
to
institutional
investors,
we
see
a
healthy
diversity
within
our
community.
With
over
20
nationalities
represented,
you
can
receive
a
cultural
education
beyond
the
confines
of
national
borders.

2. Frills?
24
hour
access
because
we
know
start-­‐ups
operate
on
their
own
time.
Free
internet,
endless
coffee,
rows
of
lockers
for
storage
as
well
as
printing
facilities
(B&W
ink
is
free,
but
paper
is
BYOB).
Best
of
it
all
-­‐
We
host
regular
workshops,
hackathons,
meetups,
pitching
sessions
and
more!
Spend
less
time
traveling
and
more
time
building
your
world-­‐changing
venture!

3. Startup
&
Entrepreneurial
Events
at
Plug-­‐In@Blk71
Plug-­‐In@Blk71
brings
together
one
of
the
largest
collection
of
startup
entrepreneurship
events
in
Singapore.
We
have
events
such
as
the
Ruby
meetup,
Python
meetup,
Hackers
&
Painters
meetup,
iOS
Dev
Scout
meetup,
Brian
Chesky
Fireside
Chat,
Growth
Hacking
talks
and
more.
Join
our
activities
and
be
connected
to
a
community
of
like-­‐minded
individuals!
To
find
out
more:
Check
out
our
calendar
below
or
simply
register
with
us
(http://www2.blk71.com/user/register)
to
receive
weekly
updates
on
the
upcoming
events.
For
event
organisers:
To
hold
an
event
at
Plug-­‐In@Blk71,
please
send
in
a
request.
Application
should
reach
us
at
least
3
weeks
before
the
date
of
the
event.
Please
note
that
only
events
that
are
entrepreneurial-­‐related
and
beneficial
to
the
startup
community
will
be
supported.

5. About
Plug-­‐In@Blk71
Plug-In@Blk71 is a startup co-working space, events space and entrepreneur
community, which is a joint initiative by NUS Enterprise, MDA and Singtel Innov8
for the purpose of creating a collaborative and synergistic community. Managed by
NUS Enterprise, Plug-In@Blk71 serves as a common platform where different
stakeholders in a business venture can meet and be connected together to help
accelerate the growth of young startups and budding ideas.
Besides offering space to conduct events and hot desks for entrepreneurs to test bed
and work on their ideas, the founding bodies aim to bring 4 elements into this
community: institutions, industry experts, funding bodies as well as government - all
to bridge the gap and close the loop in establishing successful start-ups.
To translate this grand vision into actionable steps, NUS Enterprise has put together
business clinics, networking sessions, VC pitching sessions, and industrial-sharing
seminars to be held within Plug-In@Blk71, through which, the community will be
exposed to a holistic support network where dots can be connected.
So whether you are an individual with ideas, a software engineer, an industry expert
or a venture capitalist, we welcome you to plug into this community! Join us!