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Think outside of the box

The entrepreneurial spirit in the United States is strong,

companies that manage shared workspaces such as
WeWork are popular, even Facebook, Amazon, IBM, etc.
rent offices from it. Moreover, a startup even created a new
workplace in New York and San Francisco by converting

over 20 upscale restaurants to co-working spaces, opening
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

To be able to work there, you must first become a member
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by paying a membership fee of USD99 or HK$777 a
month for a year. Looking at the photos in the New
York Times, the working space is elegant and spacious,
though I am not sure if the business model works. One

thing I am certain of is that the young founders must be
very presentable because by May 2018, the company
had already raised USD9 million (HK$70.65 million) in
venture capital, which allowed the company to expand its

business.

In fact, the eloquence which can touch people's hearts