Top 5 Reasons for Coworking in San Francisco (or anywhere really) 1. Flexibility As writer and theologian Adam Tosko said, “We ask 18-year-olds to make huge decisions about their career and financial future, when a month ago they had to ask to go to the bathroom.” Just like recent high school grads, those new to […]
Why Try Coworking?
Why Try Coworking? It is said to be the working man’s ultimate goal- no cubicle, no dress code, no authority, no schedule. You are the boss and the employee combined. You can spend your day perched on a park bench with your laptop or tucked up in the corner of a cafe. You can wear […]
Pitch Workshop - Why Investors Search for Alternatives to your Product Solution
Pitch Workshop Tip #5: Why Investors Search for Alternatives to your Product Solution Two guys are out on a small sailing boat. The new boater asked the “captain” why he stays so far from the shore since there are so many fish near the shore. “Because finding rocks with the bottom of my boat […]
Social Tools FM - offers free membership to Sandbox
This month we are highlighting current SBS member’s Social Tools FM. SocialTools.FM is a platform that is about giving websites, bloggers, and brands a set of marketing tools that will allow them to fully maximize their online presence as true, social hubs. Our first solution: Social Toolbar, has been employed by tens of thousands of websites around the world A […]
EARLY-STAGE STARTUP VALUATION: WHAT IS YOUR STARTUP WORTH?
When discussing valuation with anyone, startups needs to be able to demonstrate that they understand their industry completely. Who are your competitors and what are they doing that is similar? Companies that help you measure what is going on are called the Peer Group. And the Peer Group needs to be comprised of a […]
SOFTWARE STARTUP KINETIC GROWTH CALLS SANDBOX HOME
Sandbox Suites Coworking space is home to some pretty awesome companies Kinetic Growth is a great example of the innovation that is happening within the SBS coworking community. Kinetic Growth focuses on building software on salesforce.com‘s Force.com platform. They provide a renewals and recurring billing application and an eCommerce application that extend the capabilities of salesforce.com‘s Sales Cloud […]
SANDBOX STARTUP; BREEZE, DISRUPTING SF RIDE SHARING
Sandbox startup Breeze, formerly ZephyrCar is disrupting SF ride-sharing by providing rental cars for Uber and Lyft drivers.
HOW TO EFFECTIVELY ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE AS A CEO OR COFOUNDER
When you are a Start-up founder, it seems like there aren’t enough hours in the day. Your car is always running on empty, your trash is always full, and you have no time to spare - to unwind. Your focus, your life, your energy is all going into your new venture. Which is great, but […]
6 BENEFITS OF NETWORKING
1. Opportunities A well maintained and extensive network will be ripe with opportunity. While you may not be actively looking to change positions, to find a co-founder, or to sell your idea to a VC, it’s likely your network will regularly pass along insight into a variety of potential opportunities. This mean’s you’d be getting […]
3RD ANNUAL VALENTINES DAY NETWORKING EVENT
This year will be sandbox’s 3rd annual valentines day startup waffle event! Join us for another year of fluffy waffles, and good conversations. Meet sandbox members, and people in the coworking and tech community in SF. Find your future biz. dev. guy, your co-founder, or your next programmer. RSVP HERE