San Diego Coworking Alliance Blog

San Diego CoWorking Alliance Reimagines the Future of Work in America’s Finest City
In the heart of Southern California's innovation ecosystem, the San Diego CoWorking Alliance (SDCA) is relaunching with renewed vision and expanded partnerships to transform how professionals collaborate in our city. As remote and hybrid work…

Nathan Fletcher on COVID-19 Response, SDCounty Board of Supervisors
Nathan Fletcher on COVID-19 Response, SDCounty Board of Supervisors on Seamless Podcast: Smart Cities
Darin and Mike from Seamless Podcast are pleased to welcome previous guest Nathan Fletcher back to the show. Nathan joins us remotely…

San Diego Coworking Week #SDCOWORKINGWEEK2019
Mark your calendars because San Diego Coworking Week is August 5-9th, 2019! To celebrate the occasion, some amazing San Diego coworking spaces open up their locations for you to experience throughout the week. This year's Coworking Week includes…

How Independent Coworking Spaces Can Compete With WeWork
In 2011, Felena Hanson founded the coworking space Hera Hub in San Diego. Not only was the company pioneering in the sense that it offered coworking space — that was a brand-spanking-new concept in those days — it also provided coworking…

San Diego Coworking Week – #SDCoworkingWeek2018
Hope you'll join us for #SDCoworkingWeek18. Visit these coworking space for free during coworking week...
Monday, August 6th
Scale Matrix/ Ansir at Launch Center - Kearny Mesa (Open Coworking | Launch Party 5 pm - 7 pm)
5795 Kearny Villa…

How to Build and Nurture Relationships with Others in Your Coworking Space
There’s something to be said for the freelance life — it’s flexible, and it’s rewarding.
But it can also be a little isolating, even for people at co-working spaces. In a traditional office, everyone plays for the same team. There…

The Evolution of the Coworking World
Today’s coworking office didn’t simply spring from the penny loafers of a techie, hipster entrepreneur. In fact, you have to look back to the 1950s to see some of the seeds that grew into the modern coworking office.
History
In many…

The Work Lodge Names Hera Hub Top Coworking Space in California
We are so excited to announce this honor! The Work Lodge, a work space and business community based in Houston, named Hera Hub as one of the top coworking spaces in California!
According to SmallBusiness.com, coworking is on trend to grow…

Daring to Go “Co”
Because coworking without community is just plain working.
by Shelly Bowen
Some people think of co-working as a place to focus on work, and that’s true, but it’s only part of the story. More often than not, it’s a place to meet people,…

Building Your Startup Inside a CoWorking Space
In an effort to encourage entrepreneurial growth in San Diego, CyberTECH created its Entrepreneur in Residence program (EIR) in early 2016. Because of the success of the initial cohort of businesses, CyberTECH opted to welcome a second cohort…

Healthy Collaboration, Courage, Creativity and Reciprocity
Guest post by Hera Hub member, Jennie Starr - the Founder and CEO of Startup18 a San Diego based social venture lab and accelerator. You can read more about her work at www.startup18.org. You can connect with her on Twitter at @Startup18SD and…

San Diego’s Coworking Ecosystem: A Catalyst for Regional Innovation
I’m thrilled to share the expanding collaboration between the San Diego Coworking Alliance and our region’s top innovation organizations.
This partnership represents a powerful alignment of resources that will drive entrepreneurial growth throughout our ecosystem.
SDCA’s independent members—Ansir, Downtown Works, NEST CoWork, Ivy Street CoWork, Aquillius, CoWork + Connect, and Hera Hub—are in discussions or actively collaborating with Startup San Diego, CyberTECH, EvoNexus, TechStars, Connect and other key innovation enablers to create a more cohesive support network for entrepreneurs.
“Coworking has become part of the mainstream fabric that creates economic viability and growth in innovative communities. These collaborative spaces serve as vital connection points that transform ideas into viable ventures through meaningful human interaction,” says Darin Andersen, President of SDCA.
By creating these strategic bridges between coworking communities and established innovation organizations, we’re building pathways for entrepreneurs to access the resources, mentorship, and capital they need at every stage of growth.
This integration of San Diego’s innovation infrastructure represents an exciting new chapter for our city’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Stay tuned for upcoming collaborative events and initiatives!
Darin Andersen
Chairman & Founder