Does Work From Home Suck for Community? A Conversation with Neil Martin

Episode 30

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Neil Martin is the Co-Founder of Project Spaces, fiercely independent coworking in downtown Toronto for entrepreneurs, digital nomads, and remote professionals.

Neil met his cofounder Jeffrey at university and they founded Project Spaces in 2011 because they were tired of working on their startup from the living room. With no playbook to follow, and armed only with a wifi connection, a keg fridge and a foosball table, Project Spaces was born.

Jeffrey Howard (left) and Neil Martin (right) and Project Spaces (Camden Street location)

Today, Project Spaces members can access 20,000 square feet of vibrant workspace between two downtown locations: King West & Camden Street. PS has supported over 1,500 companies, from large and mighty to small and scrappy (mostly the latter).

In this episode, Neil shares the ups and downs of the Project Spaces journey, how he makes new community members feel welcome, pivoting through COVID, and his thoughts on the future of work.

“Community means happiness. Life is short. Do something you love. Be around people you love.”

- Neil Martin

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Learn more about Project Spaces:

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Community Perks from Project Spaces:

Membership Discount | Bunkers (Private Offices)

A huge thank you to Origins Media Haus for producing this podcast. You can find them at: 

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Watch Neil & Jeffrey’s AMA at Fuckup Nights Toronto:

Jeff and Neil are the Co-Founders of Project Spaces , a co-working space that started accidentally when they were running a magazine! Since 2011, PS workspac...