How Surviving Two Global Crises Built a 75,000+ Member Platform | Hamza Khan

Hamza Khan is the co-founder and CEO of Letswork, a co-working marketplace with over 75,000 members globally. From surviving Covid when revenue disappeared overnight, to rebuilding from scratch, twice, his story is one of the most honest accounts of what the founder journey actually looks like when the plan falls apart and the tough decisions have to be made anyway.

In this episode we go back to both moments and discuss what it actually felt like to go from 100 to zero overnight, How they got funded with a four-minute pitch and no polished deck. Why being pushed out of your comfort zone was the best thing that happened to the business.

0:00 Intro
3:15 Hamza's Background
8:33 How Do You Evaluate Failure for Startups 
14:00 The Letswork Journey
15:47 What Makes a Great Co-working Space
20:42 Fundraising & Joining an Accelerator
26:16 Your Business Could Disappear Overnight 
34:23 Business Expansion Challenges
43:42 In-Office vs Remote Working
49:32 Founder Connects Community Question
50:34 What Gap Did You See in the Market?
52:27 The Struggle of Balancing Family and Business
56:18 The Right Co-founder Makes Everything

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