What inspired you to create Loop? Tell us the story.

During my days of traveling, I came across many great communities in the likes of agencies and technology startups and observed that it was hard for people to connect and collaborate outside of their own eco-system. In fact, I noticed a lot of people at Starbucks or cafes working all day in isolation rather than connecting with like-minded people who were equally driven.

It blew my mind that there was nothing out there that effectively allowed you to connect, collaborate and provide you the freedom to work anywhere you want. Collaborative working is essential for humans to build greater things and the idea of giving people a platform that allowed this was something that really inspired us to create Loop.

How challenging was it to partner with co-working spaces around the world? How did you go about doing it?

The great thing about creating Loop was how inspirational and easy it was to speak with our partners from coworking spaces and commercial partners who offered our members access to software to grow their startups.

Our partners are focused on providing their communities and its members with benefits that assist them to stand out from the others in the market. In addition, we assist in their network growth and benefits so that they can focus on their core expertise and differentiate their offering. With over 160 partner locations worldwide, we’re a benefit that members are asking for.

Who is an ideal user for Loop?

With over 160 partner locations in over 42 countries and over $1,000 in starter pack benefits, Loop is ideal for entrepreneurs, digital nomads and coworking members looking for a collaborative working experience and flexibility to work from anywhere in the world.

In addition, corporations looking to access the startup network and eco-system can provide a Loop membership to their employees. Not only that, coworking partners can utilize Loop as their white label solution to manage their community and space.

What are the trends you foresee in the co-working spaces business?

I believe you will continue to see acquisitions across diverse segments for larger players such as WeWork from their WeLive initiative to their recent acquisition of Meetup and SpaceMob. These acquisitions provide key market access, expertise, and knowledge in addition to focusing on providing collaboration and access to real communities.

Also, more traditional corporate companies will utilize coworking spaces to enable cross-pollination of skills that collaborative working brings along with access to the startup eco-system.

How did the name Loop come about? Why did you choose a .SPACE domain extension for it?  

As we developed our logo, it focused on 3 core values. Collaboration; the image of 2 people reaching out to each other. Co-working; the two work desks opposite each other. Connections; the Infinite Loop in the white space of our logo. From there, it was obvious to us that Loop represented our core values and the same is reflected in our logo and name.

We chose the .SPACE domain because loop.space was unique and provided an identity that was immediately identifiable. Furthermore, it allowed us to optimize our SEO/SEM to build brand value.

How did DevTeam.Space start? Tell us your story!

Back in 2015, we were looking to hire developers. To our surprise, we had a hard time finding top-notch software developers who were reliable and had a solid process and relevant expertise.

This set us on a mission to build the world’s most reliable software development platform. Prior to that, we had managed remote development teams for over 3 years. We envisioned the future of software development as being client facing, risk tolerant, time-saving, robust and futuristic. This helped us design DevTeam.Space.

What are the pros and cons of working with Artificial Intelligence?

Many businesses and people expect artificial intelligence (or business intelligence) systems to replace a human being. We think that it will never fully replace a person, but empower humans with greater abilities to achieve certain results. Even at this early stage, we use it for making data-driven decisions and speeding up our processes. As a result, we can tolerate the risks for our clients and ourselves, and move faster, delivering quality results for our clients.

What trends do you foresee in AI in the near future?

We’ll see less hype, as many solutions will fade away after not being accepted by the market. I think we’ll see more conservative applications taking the stage. Realistically, AI solutions have been around for many decades, but they were simply not that well distributed. So, in the next 3 to 5 years, we’ll see more AI applications with the following features:

1. Greater levels of accuracy and speed – computer vision and image recognition based applications
2. Human interaction wired together with AI assistants – think better robots when you contact a support center
3. Data analysis and prediction – marketing related solutions, HR, medicine sector, planning, etc.

We see a bright future with more highly-automated control systems which involve blockchain technologies. In other words, you won’t need a human to make a decision as Blockchain technologies mimic the nature of our world.

What are some of the most exciting projects that DevTeam.Space has worked on?

Every project is exciting because we either help a new business get started, or help an existing company get to a new level by implementing innovative solutions. Here are some examples.

Recently, we’ve been helping an aircraft manufacturer to streamline their business processes by implementing software automation solutions. In another project, we assisted a machinery company to develop and integrate their eCommerce portal with major online platforms like eBay.

We also help Internet startups. It works especially well because their investors see us as a reliable partner who will help to build a solid online product – one less problem for a young company to worry about. It’s especially exciting to watch these startups grow. We’re extremely happy for our clients, especially when they get recognized early on, as it happened with Adventure Aide – a mobile app for traveling and local experiences.

How challenging is it to find highly skilled developers to match client expectations?

It’s brutally challenging, especially if you do it on your own or if you hire individuals one-by-one. The market has evolved, and people not only expect a higher quality from online products but the number of individuals calling themselves “developers” has grown drastically.

It’s a much more challenging task to discover diamonds among the rocks. In addition, these days it takes multiple specialists to get your product off the ground, sometimes requiring up to five or more different experts to allocate several hours/days here and there. So, it’s a team effort.

How did you decide on the name DevTeamSpace? Why did you choose a .SPACE domain?   

“We have development teams and we’ll go to space!” All jokes aside, it was a simple choice. I always look for new trends, and I was aware of the new domain, .SPACE, being available. So, I thought that would be a great name – a space for the best dev teams! I think other companies should take advantage of innovative new domains such as .SPACE too.

Bold

When you have ideas that are meant to change the world, you deserve more than a .COM. .SPACE blatantly announces your unique corner in the web world. It makes for a highly focused, meaningful and category-defining web address for your business venture. For example, consider loop.space – a cool domain name for a community that links together the world’s best coworking spaces.

Relevant

When you wish to take your idea ahead of the rest, a .COM just doesn’t cut it. Relevancy is the key to connecting with your target audience. Choose a domain name that is meaningful in a way that makes them understand what you are about by simply seeing your web address. Just like Warehouse.SPACE, a descriptive domain name for a logistics and order fulfillment service for businesses that sell products online.

Minimalistic

Sprinkled with character and style, .SPACE conveys your window of work effortlessly and with a breeze of simplicity. A great example here would be Harbour.SPACE, a space for learning design, technology, and entrepreneurship. It is a state of the art university situated in Barcelona that opted for a .SPACE domain extension.     

Attractive

Not only is .SPACE colorful, it’s inspiring and unrelenting. These qualities make it look strikingly attractive on your web address. Take for example, LittleMountain.SPACE, a popular little mountain neighborhood that is a beautiful storefront used for retail, gallery exhibits, yoga classes and small events.

Disruptive

When you’re so smart that people don’t believe you, being disruptive is inevitable. .SPACE is a powerful way of thinking, an innovation that has created a new market space in the internet world. A perfect example is Grey.SPACE, a unique outfit devised to help teams and organizations to achieve their creative potential by using specifically designed tools.

Think of .SPACE as a clean slate, a new beginning, a fresh canvas, a long-awaited muse, a sanctuary of creativity or a crisp new notepad! Now, all it needs is some of your imagination to spur things up!

All Good Work provides access to workspace, meeting space, event space, printing, high-speed internet, coffee, and all the other office amenities that help organizations thrive. The New York-based coworking community aims to create an avenue for workspaces to offer their unused space to deserving organizations that could use a boost.

It’s very simple – a workspace offers some of its space, an organization applies for that available space and AllGoodWork.SPACE connects the two. It’s a win-win for everyone! They work in conjunction with AllWork.SPACE, an online magazine that for over 10 years has been committed to delivering the latest news, tips, trends, and insights from the flexible workspace industry.

Tell us about yourself.

Well, I am a commercial photographer and YouTuber. My YouTube channel ‘Joe Edelman’ has subscriptions from people across the globe. I post new videos every week to share the thought process that a professional photographer must use to approach his work. I am dedicated to helping photographers develop a solid understanding of the hows and whys behind great photographs. It’s a good feeling to share some of what I have learned along my way.

What inspires you to be creative?

People inspire me! My business card reads “I Shoot People!” (with a camera, of course!)

What do you think about .SPACE?

I think .SPACE is a great avenue for photographers and creative geeks to secure their corner in the world of the internet. With .COM and other generic extensions becoming common, .SPACE is perfectly positioned to be the domain extension for creative professionals.

Any interesting feedback that you received on your collaboration with .SPACE?

The most common response from creative professionals is ‘relief’! I regularly speak about .SPACE on my weekly TOGCHAT™ live-streams on YouTube. I have found that many photographers are relieved to hear that there is an apt and intuitive domain extension that aligns perfectly with the community of creative professionals. In most circumstances, these professionals cannot find a name of their choice on a .COM extension. So, they find great solace in the fact that now there is a new domain extension that will enable them to keep a name of their choice!

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