Brad Hargreaves threw a metaphorical grenade into our feeds this week with a note titled "Coworking Must Rise from the Dead" and anticipating the resurrection of the "old coworking model" sharing that there's "a WeWork-shaped hole" in what has become the "flex workspace" industry.

While the post circles around their experience (read: challenge) trying to find 3 affordable desks to rent in Manhattan, it looks at how so many businesses who started in coworking shifted towards private offices, top-tier amenities, and sometimes almost-astronomical prices per desk. Other brands mentioned include Industrious and The Malin.

The post raised a whole bunch of questions I wanted to ask Brad. Firstly, regarding the search, where did he look? Were any aggregators, AI search engines, or flex brokers involved? If so, what were the criteria and results? If not, why not? Brad, you know where to find us, let's hop onto the pod and chat?

On the flip side, this does present a threat and opportunity for your space. If the Thesis Driven team, who are "plugged into the forefront of the future of work, managed office, and commercial real estate in New York" couldn't find you or your offering, could less connected and CRE-experience growing businesses?