Ali Kriegsman and Alana Branston built Bulletin, a New York-based startup,connects like-minded, online-only brands renting them space in its physical stores, thereby helping hundreds of digitally-native companies access the physical retail economy for the very first time. With a retail model that has a WeWork mentality, Bulletin is built as a tight-knit community of female-led brands. They host monthly programming across their NYC and Brooklyn spaces to support small businesses and as a real-life hub for women. The two-time Y-Combinator grads and co-founders of Bulletin are here with me today to discuss the importance of persistency, pivoting, and partnership.
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First launched in Montreal, on demand private workspace providerrents on-demand workspaces for short-term use and has over 500 locations in 10 cities globally. More of a Airbnb than it is a WeWork, companies use Breather to search, book, pay for and access over hundreds of private spaces from spaces for meetings and events for a few hours or days to month-to-month private offices. With landlords viewing flexible workspace differently, Breather has been able to capitalize on a solution for today’s workforce that attracts new tenants and landlords equally. Breather CEO Brian Murphy sat down to discuss flexible, affordable workspaces.