
DID YOU KNOW?
After this many years, we've got some interesting and fun tales to tell. Here are a few things you may not know about Strongbox West:
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We opened our doors in 2009 in a 6,800 sqft warehouse. We now occupy a 48,000 sqft campus - still in West Midtown.
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We’ve been flying the Jolly Roger since day one.
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We are Atlanta’s oldest coworking space, and we’re pretty sure we are the Southeast’s biggest coworking space.
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Even our coffee shop is a start-up.
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Uber launched Atlanta out of our original location in 2012.
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We’re the first coworking space in Atlanta to bring together tech companies and makers under one roof.
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The peeps that brought you Talent Zoo brought you Strongbox West.
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We are majority owned by a woman.
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This place is filled with geeks, creatives, coders, artists, makers, and freelancers. Ferris Buehler would feel right at home.
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When we opened, there were less than 100 coworking spaces in North America...now there are more than 30 in Atlanta alone.
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One of our member companies is a fashion-focused incubator. Another is a coding school. #diversity
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We hosted some of the first IOS, PHP, and ADWG meetups in Atlanta.
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MailChimp kept an office at the original location, but they kept it really quiet - shhhhh.
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There may or may not be a speakeasy on the property.
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Rapper T.I. was our neighbor. Some days you could spot Lil Jon leaving as you arrived for the day or @Beyonce coming when you’re going. @RickM and @SnoopDogg closed it down one night.
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We are dog friendly. VERY dog friendly. No surprise, our first location is now a doggy daycare operation.
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Coca-Cola, Turner, and many other Fortune 500 Atlanta companies have hosted off-site meetings and retreats at Strongbox.
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The Atlanta Business Chronicle hates us. Still don’t know why. Probably because we’re not in Buckhead.
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Our members typically focus on gaining customers and revenue before funding.
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One of our first hires in the new building was an Art Curator.
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Lyft also launched their Atlanta team from SBW.
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We’ve been solicited to host pop-up cat cafes. (Declined the offers though.)
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We’re not really sure what the word coworking even means anymore, and we’re a little uncertain what we are. The scientists call it evolution.
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Football gets mad respect here. Always.
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Some other notable alumni include: CallRail, Standard Code, Digital Additive, BLiNQ Media, Yumbii, PartPic, HUX, and Revive Your Bath.
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We have the best rates in town and never require a contract--unless you want one.
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We’ve been around the world. We still Choose Atlanta. #westsidebestside
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Members call this place the Box, and our members are called Boxers.
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Our Hashtag is #unoffice.
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Parking is always free here (unless you want to pay).