BOSTON—Given its long-established tech and life sciencessectors, and its appeal to venture capital, it's hardly surprisingthat Boston is thriving as a launching pad for startups. And givenits appeal to startups, it follows that the city is among themarkets for the rapid expansion of Boulder, CO-basedPivotDesk, which the company's AlexNewmann describes as “an office-sharing marketplace.”He'll talk about how the concept is a natural fit for Bostoncommercial real estate during a panel discussion on the officemarket at RealShare Boston, scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 9 atthe State Room

Newmann, who joined PivotDesk in 2012 when the company wasitself a startup and is now its VP of sales, sums up its mission:“We connect people who have the space, for whatever the reason,with startups that need space but either can't afford, can't findor don't really know what they want, so this is a good short-termsolution” via an online platform.

At PivotDesk, which launched out of public beta in April 2013and now has a presence in 29 markets across the US, “we like to saythat real estate is static and business is dynamic. Landlords needto protect their investments, but at the same time they want tohelp these startup companies, which can be unstable. We'vedeveloped a solution where both sides can work together. That'swhat the office-sharing concept is about, and the executive suitesand coworking spaces are fabulous solutions, but there needs to bea solution that addresses what comes after that before the startupfeels comfortable taking a traditional lease.”