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printout basically three times a
week," Hamilton says. "It's a great
problem to have."
Nadine Krause, Connecticut
director of the San Francisco-based
Holberton School, which trains
soware engineers, is working at
Drive temporarily while waiting
for the school's 10,000-square-foot
New Haven campus to open in the
building in January.
"I've loved being here. e
energy is great. It's a very upbeat,
positive community," she says. "If
I'm struggling with something, I
can walk around and get people's
input. ere's a lot of impromptu
brainstorming."
e social dimension is a big
draw, too. Like many coworking
spots, Drive hosts events such
as "Wine Down Wednesdays,"
lunch talks and panel discussions,
including a recent session on Con-
necticut's tech economy featuring
Google CFO Ruth Porat.
Although coworkers tend to skew
Millennial, Hamilton says the ages
of Drive members are as varied as
the companies they represent. e
diversity provides plenty of oppor-
tunity for "collisions," she explains.
"When new people join, one
of the first things I ask is: What's
something you can teach, and
what's something you want to
learn?" she says.
Hands-on Haven
Just over a mile away on lower
Chapel Street, furniture maker
Roberto Mejias spent the aernoon
plying his cra in the shared wood-
Inside the former James Street
factory, glass and steel surroundings
and sleek contemporary furnishings
appoint public spaces designed for
informal 'collisions' among resident
coworkers.
COWORKING
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