What’s the state of the workspace in Shanghai these days? What are the latest trends in work environments what’s the role of technology? Will China go with the rest of the world and adapt the hybrid working model?
Meet ex-Naked Hub/ex-WeWork China executive Dominic Penaloza to answer these questions. Dominic is a serial entrepreneur and has lived in Shanghai for 16 years. He was previously the founder of the professional social platform, You Shi, before moving into a role as Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at Naked Hub, a Shanghai-based company where he, his team, the technology products they built, and the business model innovation those technology products enabled resulted in WeWork acquiring naked Hub for USD 400 million in 2018. Dominic was WeWork’s head of technology and innovation for Greater China until 2020, and now he’s back to his entrepreneurial roots exploring various business opportunities and advising companies in the areas of the Future of Work, Future of Mobility, and the intersection of technology and real estate.
1. How WeWork got Naked in China for $400 million
2. Shanghai: the birth of workspace on demand now known as “WeWork On Demand”
3. Build the user experience by building space with energy
4. How the lockdown impacted the co-working WeWork/Naked experience
5. Remote Work + Technology: the biggest change in our lifetime
6. CTrip embraces hybrid work: a massive study into the effectiveness of alternative work environments
7. Hybrid is still the best model for Shanghai work using home & alternative work environments
8. What’s the missing tech? predictive co-working & calendar management
9. China’s size is still a big advantage for global entrepreneurs to come to China
10. A/B Test: Palabok & Adam Neumann (sorry, Rebekah)
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