Carpooling.com Gets Funded

“The thing I like best about Green Spaces is the fact that its cofounder Marissa is always looking for innovative ways to promote and develop the initiatives and businesses of the community members. She connects us with thought leaders and key media who want to know us. In addition, as my company was looking for Series B funding, we had to show investors that carpooling.com was a tech company with tremendous potential. Marissa was instrumental in helping me reach out to top tier media with the right tone and story angles. We got coverage in The New York Times, FastCompany, Forbes within just a couple of months. And we got funded!”

- Odile Beniflah, Head of International PR, Carpooling.com

Brimming with Energy

"I'm not going to give you corporate spiel, laced with business neologisms and spineless buzzwords. That's not what Green Spaces is about. Sure, it's a co-working space full of insanely talented individuals and a bunch of companies with such great premises that you wish you founded them. But you already knew that - why else would Green Spaces receive such sparkling endorsements from the New York Times and the BBC (to name a couple)? What I really love about the space is the community it holds.

With regular social events, including the famous Wednesday idea bounce lunch (worth attending just for the yummy dumplings), what is a really just a big room full of cool businesses and solopreneurs actually becomes a pretty tight unit. Oh, other co-working spaces have a similar vibe? Interactions in other spaces I've experienced extend to fist bumps, or a brief chat about last night's big game if you're lucky. In Green Spaces, a mosey over to the coffee maker could just be the most productive thing you do all day. What was meant to be a quick splash and dash, can easily develop into an in-depth conversation about the challenges your business is currently facing, and result in receiving an invaluable piece of insight to take with you.

Whether it's the living wall (an entire inside wall covered in plants), the infectious smiles of Marissa Feinberg and Eva Navon (the ladies behind the operation), or the quiet murmur of constant chitter chatter between members - the place is brimming with energy."

- Christopher Warren-Gash, Vice President (Marketing) at Languatica

Somewhere Special

"The moment I entered Green Spaces, I knew I was someplace special. The passion among members is unmistakable - Macbooks abound, piloted by a diverse and spirited group of entrepreneurs. It felt much more like the offices of a dotcom than a standard office; a hard-working set of serious business people with a mission to make the world a better place, and help each other to do it.  

In a city full of compartmentalized workspaces, Green Spaces is a network and indeed a family of business people who support one another. The community aspect itself is most impressive. Principals open up their rolodexes and put together events that connect members with leaders of industry and entrepreneurship. 

Beginning with the communal, comfortable space layout, to furniture that is re-purposed and filled with character, and regularly scheduled idea bounces for networking, this business skillfully taps into the strength in diversity and shared commitment, and shares the benefits with its participants.

I recommend Green Spaces without reservation to any hard-working professional looking to maximize their chances for success, minimize their carbon footprint in doing so, or both!

- Asit Parikh, President, Zenesis Design/Build

Google

"Green Spaces has been a major player in expanding Google+ Earth Day activities nationwide, enabling us to engage hundreds of thousands more people in celebrating Mother Earth. Google is tremendously thankful to Marissa and Green Spaces in supporting our Google+ Earth Day project. Green Spaces' email blast and networking efforts have brought an overwhelmingly positive response from the New York environmental community. Now field marketing teams across the country are coordinated similar local initiatives to network the US eco-community."

- Thomas Heatherly, Field Marketing, Google 

Jeffrey Hollender

“The energy at Green Spaces is so inspiring,” says Jeffrey Hollender, Co-founder, Jeffrey Hollender Partners &
Seventh Generation. “Spend an afternoon with them and you'll witness how this co-working space is creating real, innovative systems change for our country's new economy."