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Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.53,0:00:13.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good morning
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.58,0:00:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just kidding, good evening!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.74,0:00:17.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ladies and gentlemen, Tedsters
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.46,0:00:19.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Amarit Charoenphan
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.05,0:00:21.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the cofounder & CEO of HUBBA Co., Ltd
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.38,0:00:22.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the first coworking space
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.63,0:00:25.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Thailand for startups, \Ncreatives and freelancers.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.24,0:00:27.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And today I’d like to share with you
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.46,0:00:28.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one very simple message
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.82,0:00:30.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.10,0:00:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coworking can change,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.46,0:00:33.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can and will change the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.26,0:00:35.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I like you to be\Npart of that movement,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.33,0:00:38.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, how did coworking begin in Thailand
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.61,0:00:41.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what is a coworking space?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.92,0:00:44.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, for me the journey towards
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.02,0:00:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,building the whole coworking movement
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.88,0:00:48.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is essentially trying…me trying to solve
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.82,0:00:51.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a personal, very painful situation,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.85,0:00:54.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a house that \Nwas flooded in October 2011
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.77,0:00:57.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I had to move out to Pattaya.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.05,0:01:01.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So…like most people,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.33,0:01:02.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,me and my brother, we started working,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.94,0:01:04.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of course, at a house.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.66,0:01:05.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We rented this small house in Hialeah,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.97,0:01:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that includes 13 dogs,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.44,0:01:11.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the stuff we brought over from Pattaya,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.04,0:01:12.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a very nagging mom
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.38,0:01:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just general mayhem \Nwith no wifi and 3G, imagine that!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.18,0:01:20.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we tried to start \Na business at that house,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.21,0:01:22.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ok, at first, of course,\Nit's sort of works
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.73,0:01:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's the quickest office\Nyou’ll ever get to in your life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.80,0:01:26.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You just get up and go,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.96,0:01:28.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's also the most cost-efficient
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.57,0:01:30.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you're living with your parents.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.77,0:01:32.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And also it's comfortable
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.71,0:01:34.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you're working from your bed\Nor in your underwear.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.93,0:01:36.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately I do not have pictures of me
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.66,0:01:38.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,working in my underwear!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.13,0:01:41.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, more importantly is that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.01,0:01:42.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we soon found out that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.41,0:01:44.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you're working from your homes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.04,0:01:45.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you’ll get the feeling that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.42,0:01:47.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s just not a place to start anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.82,0:01:50.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether you become lonely, bored
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.42,0:01:52.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or generally demotivated
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.62,0:01:55.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the place is really not suited
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.02,0:01:57.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for you to meet with investors,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.50,0:02:00.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,teams, your clients and your suppliers.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.55,0:02:02.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then once you throw in your pets
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.50,0:02:04.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you have wives, kids,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.30,0:02:06.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,visiting relatives and 13 dogs,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.85,0:02:08.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it just becomes too much.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.78,0:02:10.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So like most people, we just said,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.62,0:02:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ah…this isn’t going to work,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.90,0:02:13.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so where do we go?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.74,0:02:15.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we went to look around \Nfor the best coffee
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.58,0:02:17.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the best café in town.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.88,0:02:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we searched far and wide \Nand we love coffee
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.04,0:02:21.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we craved it after a while.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.73,0:02:25.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also we just love\Nthe energy and buzz of seeing...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.71,0:02:27.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know...people,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.21,0:02:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially good-looking people
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.04,0:02:31.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,working at the café.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.05,0:02:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And initially it sort of worked as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.58,0:02:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, you soon found out that cafés
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.94,0:02:37.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were never meant to be
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.69,0:02:40.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ah… office substitute.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.34,0:02:41.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For a very good reason:\Nyou're paying the rent
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.82,0:02:43.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with 2 cups of coffee a day,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.58,0:02:44.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you don’t drink,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.58,0:02:46.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the owner starts looking at you
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.18,0:02:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and getting pissed off
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.50,0:02:49.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, after a while,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.42,0:02:51.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the power socket is hard to find,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.30,0:02:52.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the chairs are uncomfortable,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.54,0:02:53.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the light is dim,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.77,0:02:58.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then, all the tourists \Nfrom everywhere start coming,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.33,0:03:00.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and eventually, you realize that
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.20,0:03:02.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is too much distraction.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.01,0:03:03.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, after a while,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.80,0:03:04.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you just find out that,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.93,0:03:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, this coffee shop
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.08,0:03:08.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has one very big drawback:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.69,0:03:11.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one I just found out \Nin a very hard way!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.64,0:03:13.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's that, I had diarrhea,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.61,0:03:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to pack all my stuff in my bag,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.52,0:03:18.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,put everything together,\Nrun to the toilet,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.57,0:03:19.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then it’s locked!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.88,0:03:21.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Somebody was inside!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.17,0:03:22.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then like...No, I know It
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.66,0:03:24.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't do it on my pants
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.46,0:03:27.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was the lady's room on the side.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.33,0:03:29.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what is there to do \Nfor new entrepreneurs?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.96,0:03:31.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Essentially, there’s…
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.70,0:03:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's the house and the café
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.80,0:03:36.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just didn’t really work,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.13,0:03:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but, we couldn’t afford for an office
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.80,0:03:40.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or rent one of those service offices.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.25,0:03:42.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, there has to be a better way
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.66,0:03:44.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there is!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.47,0:03:46.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is this mega trend of coworking,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.65,0:03:48.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is working out for\Na hundred thousand people
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.69,0:03:52.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,across the world in\Nover 3,000 spaces worldwide
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.39,0:03:54.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we read all these articles and said,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.25,0:03:55.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is so awesome
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.23,0:03:57.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but none of this exists in Thailand
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.25,0:03:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if there was one in Thailand,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.96,0:04:01.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then I would pay money \Nto go and use it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.90,0:04:03.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, it’s working out \Nfor so many people
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.93,0:04:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it's actually, \Nfundamentally changing
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.88,0:04:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way we work and for the better.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.72,0:04:11.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what is coworking space?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.57,0:04:12.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of you would say,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.50,0:04:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, it’s basically a whole bunch \Nof independent professionals
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.96,0:04:19.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coming together to share \Na facility that has
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.07,0:04:21.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the stuff you find \Nin a really nice office.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.58,0:04:24.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that’s the simplistic definition
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.47,0:04:27.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that only describes the tangible aspects\Nof a coworking space
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.93,0:04:30.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whereas I’d like to see coworking
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.52,0:04:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a concept that is a verb \Nand not a noun.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.60,0:04:35.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the way of working,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.24,0:04:39.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not actually a static place,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.28,0:04:40.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also where 3 COs
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.92,0:04:42.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the word “coworking” converge:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.97,0:04:44.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cooperation, Collaboration, Community.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.99,0:04:47.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s where our generation of millennials
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.61,0:04:49.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and generation Y and people after us
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.76,0:04:51.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want from work space
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.40,0:04:55.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a service, a relationship... a community
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.84,0:04:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, back to my story.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.68,0:04:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came back from Pattaya and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.52,0:05:00.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought this was the big…
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.93,0:05:02.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very big pain that I want to solve
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.68,0:05:04.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I really wanted to work at
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.21,0:05:05.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a coworking space
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.63,0:05:06.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s none in Thailand,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.57,0:05:07.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've never been to one,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.59,0:05:09.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,never did any market research,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.14,0:05:09.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we knew
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.61,0:05:10.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there were more people
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.55,0:05:13.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going through the same pain as me,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.71,0:05:14.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not just about diarrhea,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.68,0:05:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but just about working;
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.24,0:05:17.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we realized that O.K.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.79,0:05:19.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We’re just gonna build it
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.21,0:05:21.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we found this really beautiful house
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.13,0:05:22.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually it’s very ugly right now,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.76,0:05:24.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in 6 months,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.49,0:05:26.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we turned it into this!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.37,0:05:29.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We basically put everything
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.13,0:05:30.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you find in a really nice office
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.81,0:05:33.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and more, and shared it \Nwith everyone else.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.37,0:05:34.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.38,0:05:36.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beautifully decorated work space,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.08,0:05:38.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fast Wi-Fi, a lot of books,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.88,0:05:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shared water, coffee, a printing service,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.60,0:05:44.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meeting rooms, everything,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.56,0:05:46.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even a trampoline in this garden.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.89,0:05:49.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, all of that is very affordable
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.42,0:05:51.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the budget-conscious entrepreneur
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.70,0:05:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and freelancer and at the same time,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.26,0:05:55.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so well-managed that
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.77,0:05:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our members just focus on their work
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.04,0:06:02.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not actually \Non the workspace or managing.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.20,0:06:04.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we thought that people love us
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.03,0:06:05.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for building this,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.51,0:06:06.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they’ll kiss my hands and say,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.96,0:06:08.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, shut up and take my money.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.12,0:06:10.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, thank you bringing \Ncoworking to Thailand."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.59,0:06:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, of course,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.66,0:06:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that’s a fairytale
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.08,0:06:14.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then, the reality is that,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.68,0:06:15.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the first months,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.83,0:06:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we had 1 member.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.60,0:06:19.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we were like, what is going on?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.85,0:06:23.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we were immediately \Nso close to failure.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.42,0:06:25.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I spent millions on this space,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.43,0:06:27.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and built it, nobody…you know
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.71,0:06:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everybody came
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.80,0:06:31.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the investors, media and everyone...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.10,0:06:33.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They liked it, but nobody really signed up
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.80,0:06:35.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nobody really signed up,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.40,0:06:36.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I realized something was amiss
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.04,0:06:39.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and asking enough questions,\NI realized that
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.01,0:06:43.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people just found coworking \Nas a culture so new
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.36,0:06:46.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they didn’t know\Nwhat was the value
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.34,0:06:48.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they were getting out of the space,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.81,0:06:50.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that they didn't know
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.87,0:06:52.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it was more valuable
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.86,0:06:54.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,above and beyond, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.31,0:06:55.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just a nice office,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.85,0:06:57.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but why should they be there
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.37,0:07:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of a house or cafe,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.05,0:07:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,realizing both on to one word:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.17,0:07:04.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,community.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.37,0:07:06.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Community is the lifeblood,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.54,0:07:09.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the…what makes \Ncoworking space so addictive
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.13,0:07:10.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because community is what
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.78,0:07:13.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gets my members \Nand everyone that I know
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.18,0:07:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up from bed traveled far and wide
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.32,0:07:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to come to this space
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.48,0:07:17.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pay me to work
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.90,0:07:19.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they find that
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.61,0:07:21.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the experience of working with
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.32,0:07:23.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,awesome like-minded individuals
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.37,0:07:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,side by side, every day,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.06,0:07:26.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sharing coffee and conversation,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.85,0:07:28.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,becoming friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.08,0:07:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,starting to help, share, learn
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.60,0:07:32.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and collaborate with one another
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.46,0:07:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is so invaluable, so hard to find
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.32,0:07:37.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the point that, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.21,0:07:39.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,entrepreneurship is so hard for them,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.53,0:07:41.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,freelancing is so hard
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.29,0:07:43.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for them for the first time
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.01,0:07:44.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they believe that
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.44,0:07:45.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they can work with somebody else
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.99,0:07:48.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the journey is much more fun and valuable.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.22,0:07:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, finding that out,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.36,0:07:51.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we focus on communities,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.73,0:07:53.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making the space fun and friendly
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.36,0:07:55.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also adding value where we can
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.09,0:07:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with events, activities, and workshops,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.92,0:07:58.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like this event,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.46,0:08:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,start on the weekend, 54 hours straight,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.28,0:08:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,straight complete strangers come together
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.74,0:08:04.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do a start-up business
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.16,0:08:05.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pitch to investors.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.57,0:08:06.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're so well received
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.46,0:08:08.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that 200 people showed up, you know
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.18,0:08:09.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our the latest event
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.47,0:08:11.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our latest conference
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.30,0:08:13.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the technology star vehicle system
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.22,0:08:14.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,attracted 400 people
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.66,0:08:16.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we filled our entire auditorium.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.80,0:08:20.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, who are all these people
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.37,0:08:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that work out of these spaces?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.09,0:08:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, where do they come from?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.80,0:08:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the events as well
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.00,0:08:26.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, essentially
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.42,0:08:29.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we’ve met so many \Ndifferent types of people,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.70,0:08:31.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sheer diversity is amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.69,0:08:34.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not just start-ups and\Ncreatives and freelancers
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.97,0:08:37.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I’ve met politicians and lawyers
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.14,0:08:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yoga masters and painters
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.88,0:08:43.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and corporate warriors and nonprofit people,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.06,0:08:44.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,social entrepreneurs, actors...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.80,0:08:50.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, I had one really \Nnice member recently
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.13,0:08:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who used to be homeless \Nin New York, in the States,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.76,0:08:56.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,learned how to become a DJ,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.100,0:08:59.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one...one day she decided
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.11,0:09:00.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she's just gonna fly to Thailand
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.97,0:09:02.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she started writing about
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.92,0:09:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,displaced people \Nand becoming really famous
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.08,0:09:07.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about refugee issues.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.40,0:09:08.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So basically, anybody can work
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.81,0:09:10.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of a coworking space;
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.17,0:09:11.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anybody in this room,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.77,0:09:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of you can work out there
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.00,0:09:15.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because essentially,\Ncoworking is a community.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.60,0:09:17.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A community of people that
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.01,0:09:18.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,share ideas, interests and passion,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.83,0:09:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and once we come together,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.82,0:09:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we actually create this space \Nwhere we work together
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.86,0:09:29.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and because we all bring a bit of\Nour individual soul and character,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.41,0:09:32.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coworking spaces are places \Nwith a lot of soul.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.30,0:09:37.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now there're 3,000 spaces\Nworldwide and growing.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.49,0:09:39.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, there's a handful in town
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.37,0:09:41.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, there's one in Chiang Mai Pun Space.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.14,0:09:44.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I’d like to see this be everywhere
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.10,0:09:45.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as common as coffee shops
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.53,0:09:48.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so common that our new entrepreneurs,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.76,0:09:50.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creatives, freelancers, innovators
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.49,0:09:51.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and changemakers
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.93,0:09:53.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,work out of these spaces \Nand are supported
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.74,0:09:56.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and are nurtured and \Nbecome more successful,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.57,0:09:58.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,allowing us to bring in,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.68,0:10:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, more interested people
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.52,0:10:04.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who see now that this... \Ntheir lifestyle is possible,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.53,0:10:05.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this career is possible,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.91,0:10:07.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,working out of these spaces
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.45,0:10:09.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and are well-supported and
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.33,0:10:11.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and once they join the community, \Nthe community grows.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.72,0:10:17.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I really love to end this \Nwith one really simple message:
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.58,0:10:22.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coworking spaces are the communities
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.24,0:10:23.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that bring the cooperative
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.86,0:10:27.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and collaborative cultures back to
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.77,0:10:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our cities, our communities, our society,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.59,0:10:34.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if we can help to
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.78,0:10:37.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,foster more coworking spaces
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.09,0:10:37.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be everywhere,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.97,0:10:40.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we will have many more spaces
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.13,0:10:42.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a soul across the cities
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.61,0:10:45.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that will lead to a rise
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.25,0:10:48.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the quality of life in our cities.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.22,0:10:50.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'd like to urge all of you
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.01,0:10:52.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to join our movement,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.37,0:10:55.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to work out of a coworking space \Nfrom time to time,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.45,0:10:59.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to support the ideas, people, projects
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.34,0:11:00.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that grow out of this space,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.100,0:11:03.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also to… maybe even decide to
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.94,0:11:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,open, operate or invest in one.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.50,0:11:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if we cowork together,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.36,0:11:11.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can create a better Thailand
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.81,0:11:12.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a better world.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.93,0:11:14.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.31,0:11:18.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)