Ignacio is the founder of Nomad City, a fantastic event in the Canary Islands about Remote Work that brings together the community in these beautiful islands, and he is also the founder of Coliving & Coworking Canary Islands and the COO of The Agile Monkeys.
In this episode, Ignacio Rodriguez shares his advice about building great places to work, changing careers, building a great live event and so much more.
Show Notes:
01:00 – How does Ignacio manage more than 5 businesses at the same time
02:50 – How Ignacio changed careers and opened a coworking space in Las Palmas
06:00 – Ignacio reaction when heard about digital nomadism
08:00 – The impact digital nomads and remote work have in the local communities
09:00 – Grow remote and local impact of remote work in the rural areas
12:00 – The value proposition of remote work
12:50 – Top 3 things that make a great coworking and coliving space
15:00 – How to build a great community
17:00 – How important is the location when opening a coworking and coliving space?
19:00 – The next step of digital nomadism
19:30 – How big companies like WeWork and Selina are impacting the digital nomad and remote work market
24:30 – What is Nomad City and how did it start?
31:00 – Biggest mistakes and what have Ignacio learned from them
33:20 – How do you find the right people to speak at an event?
36:00 – What’s changing in the digital nomad movement?
39:00 – How can digital nomads give back to their communities
43:00 – Estonia E-Residency
43:30 – Advice to people organizing conferences
46:40 – What would Ignacio like to build in the next 5 years?
48:00 – Cape Verde or Madeira as next destinations for digital nomads
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