Roam - The first global co-living subscription

Loving the site. I look forward to seeing what other locations you put up. @brunohaid are you looking for assistance to expand to setting up in locations around Europe?

I think it's a nice service but for me it feels like a well organised, scaled, long term airbnb. I would like to know more about the people who are there and figure out if coming to live with them would be beneficial for me and the business. People are more important to me than place.

so exciting! awesome vision and team!

I'm confused about price. $1,600 what? @brunohaid

Looks like they missed the mark on pricing.

This is an awesome idea. I could definitely see myself doing that for some time with my wife. Do you think the market is ready for such offering? Remotely working is a bit more widely accepted in the tech industry but still proscribed in a great number of companies. It's definitely moving in the right direction but it's not yet commonly accepted. Finally... as a brand strategist, Roam is the kind of company that I could easily picture becoming a great brand in the future. I love the idea, I love the potential it has. I really hope I'll be able to be a customer at some point... PS: Probably obvious but just in case, is it part of the company culture to allow employees to work remotely? :)

I absolutely love this idea. I've been traveling a lot, and usually have to find something on Craigslist to sublet short term. Most recently in Berlin. This would have been the perfect solution :)

You know in India, in every city one can find a PG (Paying Guest) which is essentially a co-living space with shared bedrooms and a common area. People from all walks of life, students and professionals alike, opt in for this model if they can't afford a private studio or apartment. A PG typically has 2-3 beds in each room, and due to quick rotation, you often greet a new roommate, who of course is a complete stranger probably from a different city, comes from a different background and speaks a different language. You not only get to meet new people very often, but also learn to co-live with someone in the same room and use the same bathroom. With co-living spaces, the same concept is getting glamorised, which is awesome. If one can afford to live in such a setting, it sure is a lot of fun. These are great things for developed nations. But honestly, if you look at 'developing' nations and their needs, it's often a pain to live in a setting like that of a PG or a co-living space. Anyone who can afford a private room/studio/apartment, would never want to live in a PG. I mean, home is where you want privacy and do your own thing. Hell, don't think that I'm criticising the whole idea behind shared spaces or the sharing economy. I am myself setting up shared spaces in India. Our mission is to provide work and study spaces at affordable hourly rates, with absolutely no entry barrier. In India, and other developing nations, there is no concept of a public library. There are so many people that it is not pragmatic to provide free spaces for anyone. Can you imagine your high school and college days without a clean, quiet library to study or just to finish an assignment? It really is hard. We are trying to solve that problem while also setting up co-working spaces on the same model. Hope to find support in this awesome community!

Go @brunohaid & team!

Interesting concept and there is certainly a large number of people claiming to travel around the world for free by blogging their experiences. Perhaps this could be an intermediate lifestyle where you mix your regular work with travel and all the new experiences and contacts this offers.