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Christophe Garnier Wants to Delete the Empty-Desk Tax
After mobile ads, a bruising e-commerce collapse and a coworking detour, the Upflex co-founder found his durable idea in real estate’s least glamorous fact: paid-for desks sitting empty.
Jim Carlton and the Work Behind Selling a Place to Work
At Regus, Jim Carlton's brief sits where real estate, hospitality and software meet. The product is not simply an office - it is the ability to choose how much workplace you need, where you need it and for how long.
Dan Lievens
Dan Lievens is the CEO and founder of Share One, an Austin-based platform that turns real customers into on-camera storytellers through human-led, verified video testimonials. A serial entrepreneur who has started 11 companies across technology, finance and wellness, he built Philadelphia's first coworking space before turning to the question of how brands earn trust. Share One closed a Series A round in September 2025 to expand its engineering and editing capabilities.
Giulianna Crivello
Giulianna Crivello is the Founding General Partner of DSH Ventures, the pre-seed investment arm of Draper Startup House — the global co-living and coworking network for entrepreneurs backed by legendary VC Tim Draper. A 2018 valedictorian from Sierra Nevada College, she went from research analyst in Nevada to directing investments across 14 countries in her first year at DSH Ventures. She co-manages the fund with Vikram Bharati and has facilitated over 215 investor introductions to startups spanning the US, Singapore, India, and beyond, while helping build Draper Startup House into a presence spanning 25 embassies across 5 continents.
Adam Neumann
Adam Neumann is the charismatic Israeli entrepreneur who co-founded WeWork in 2010 and transformed it into a $47 billion coworking empire before a spectacular 2019 downfall. After leaving with a $1.7 billion exit package, he launched Flow in 2022, a residential real estate startup focused on community-driven rental housing that has already raised over $100 million and achieved a $2.5 billion valuation. Known for his bold vision of 'elevating the world's consciousness' and his almost cult-like ability to inspire followers, Neumann remains one of the most polarizing figures in modern entrepreneurship.