kowrk vs Startup Science

connecting users with coworking spaces and shared offices

Kowrk helps you find, compare, book and review coworking spaces and shared offices. All the spaces listed on our platform have been vetted through personal visits. Hence you see not only professional snaps, but also photos were taken by users of the spaces. Users can leave feedback about the coworking spaces. This ensures that what you see and read on Kowrk is what you can pretty much expect at the space. Thus we have eliminated the need for you to visit a space before booking. Just like how you would book a hotel.

Giving founders an unfair advantage

To help startups design their success, 1 founder at a time.

Why? Because wealth inequality is directly tied to entrepreneurship. 95% of people who get out of check-to-check living do so by selling a business.

It started with researching why, how, and when startups fail. We did 1,200 interviews and spent months reading the research to understand the 90% failure rate. We learned that founders keep making the same mistakes and these mistakes can be avoided. And the problems that lead to these mistakes center around people, knowledge, and financial resources.

Accelerators are designed to help startups solve these problems. But only 2% of startups who apply, are accepted into accelerators. 60% of rejected founders “failed to complete the application due to lack of knowledge.” And 70% of those startups who are accepted, came through a referral. So if you don’t know the language or are not connected into the ecosystem already your chances are slim.

Location: Santa Cruz, United States