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Interview with Jerome Chang, BlankSpaces
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BLANKSPACES (www.blankspaces.com) -- which is on Wilshire Blvd.--is the brainchild of architect Jerome Chang.
Chang is looking to open up two to three more similar spaces in the next year.
The existing space on Wilshire is heavily used by meetups, business networking groups, as well as local startups, and we thought we'd talk with Jerome to better understand what the whole idea is behind the space and coworking.
What's the idea behind coworking?
Jerome Chang: Coworking, as many people are starting to understand, is the idea of working within a community, so you can collaborate.
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Jerome Chang: We've been around for less than a year.
We're in month seven, going on to month eight.
What kind of clients are using your space?
Jerome Chang: We have quite a variety of residents here, ranging from a lawyer, to real estate investors, to technology startups, to people in the entertainment industry, such as production firms, script writers, and filmmakers.
What is it that is different about your space, and why are they using you?
Jerome Chang: We really have quite a lofty goal, in that we are trying to drive the movement to create modern workstyles--that is, that people can work from wherever, and people work most importantly for themselves, but not by themselves.
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Jerome Chang: An example: we have a four person production firm, which moved into our space in July, but found that had to increase to six people soon after.
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Jerome Chang: You can rent desk or office space, or our "work bar" which is a version of a cafe counter--by the day, by the month, or the year, however you like.
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Jerome Chang: We have about 50 to 60 seats here, so anywhere between 1 person or 20-30 could sit in here.