{"id":17994,"date":"2013-07-31T10:15:20","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T08:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/?p=17994"},"modified":"2013-07-31T10:15:20","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T08:15:20","slug":"thefamily-castle-normandy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/2013\/07\/thefamily-castle-normandy\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Accelerator TheFamily to open a CoWorking Castle in Normandy"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve spoken in the past of the excess of Accelerators, Incubators & Coworking spaces <\/a>in Europe, but this might just take the cake. A new subdomain (castle.thefamily.co<\/a>) on Paris Accelerator TheFamily<\/a>‘s site puts an interesting twist on the idea of a CoWorking Space. While it’s more of a retreat for internet startups who need to disconnect from Paris & the onslaught of questions, events, and meetings, the Castle promises a high-speed internet connection, videoconferencing software, and, of course, parties.<\/p>\n

\"Lords<\/p>\n

Normandy may not be known for many successful startups – online presentation software Bunkr<\/a> is based there – but the ‘brochure’ suggests conferences and meetings with key members of the ecosystem, as well as a strategic connection to London as well.<\/p>\n

With over 30 startups under its wing<\/a>, this may be the beginning of TheFamily’s branching out, both in its reach and its offerings to its startups. Startups looking for a company retreat, or in need of a month-long coding session need only head two hours northwest to find themselves separated from the noise. I can’t say I’ll be getting away from it all anytime soon – although, partying in a castle is always enjoyable – but I’m sure there are plenty of off-site meetings in castles that will start being planned in the upcoming months.<\/p>\n

For startupers looking for a different kind of experience, the Castle is even looking for\u00a0someone to ‘animate’ i<\/a>t. It requires the usual skillsets: the ability to put your good vibes into something, empathy & passion, and, of course, the willingness to literally live as the Lord\/Lady of a castle.\u00a0Interestingly enough, the contact for The Castle is\u00a0Marjolaine Grondin, co-founder of Blackbird.co<\/a>, a TheFamily startup. The startup’s site<\/a>\u00a0still shows just a landing page; perhaps this is the beginning of the end for Blackbird?<\/p>\n

So: weekend in a castle. Who’s in?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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