Mark Bardolf - Sunshine Technology - Twitter: marknyc

What would you say you do here?  Manage Sunshine technology

What’s your favorite word and why?
Malarkey, because what it is and what it means are basically the same thing. And it completely throws people off when you use it seriously.

What’s your favorite color?
Black. Everyone looks good wearing it.

What’s your favorite food?
My mom’s baked ziti. Unstoppable.

If you could throw a party any where in the world where would it be?
I’d throw an all-night rock and noise music show inside an Egyptian pyramid.

What did you do before working at Sunshine? How was that different from what you do now?
I was a software consultant for a CRM company on the Upper West Side. The work was really focused and specific as we only dealt with one particular software package, so the wide-range of responsibilities at Sunshine is a welcome change.

Do you like to dance?
Love to dance. I’m like the second coming of Rick Astley.

Any pet peeves? What are they?
Stickers. They’re filthy and gross. Want to ruin something? Put a sticker on it, done. Your thing will now have either a sticker or a dirty, sticky spot on it forever.

Any interesting hobbies? What are they?
I’m always tweaking a media center that I made. I use it to play and manage my music, movies and TV shows. It runs on open-source software, displays on my TV in HD, and is controlled with a Wii Remote. It’s the coolest toy ever.

What’s your favorite movie?
One of my favorites is Idiocracy. It’s hysterical, and it’s portrayal of the direction society is headed feels eerily accurate.

Cheni Yerushalmi and Joe Raby are the founders of Sunshine Suites, a company that provides affordable working space in the heart of New York City. Over the last year, there has been an explosion of people talking about coworking. For those of us who are not interested in spending the entire day working from home or coffee shops, there are now options that allow an individual to have the office benefits of a larger company at a reasonable price with other like mined people.

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Sunshine Suites is a New York-based company that leases “office space” to people on a per-desk, per-day basis. Entrepreneurs, writers – anyone who needs a quiet, “official” place to work – can rent out space at one of Sunshine Suites’ three Manhattan locations. Users can also rent conference rooms equipped with the latest telecommunications goodness, or just a desk with an internet connection, phone line, and comfortable chair. The flexibility and low cost are appealing to people looking to work on their own terms.

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Hardcore freelancers are no longer squatting at Starbucks, opting instead for coworking spaces. These facilities give entrepreneurs an affordable workspace, hyper-flexible arrangements, and a reason to change out of their PJs. We reported on the trend last August, and it has been growing rapidly since. Now, one company, Sunshine Suites, is taking the idea global through a new network of linked offices.

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FURNISHED-OFFICE companies like Sunshine Suites can help businesses that need a full-time location, but can’t afford a traditional office. For less than $300 a month (with no long-term commitments) you can rent a private cubicle at one of Sunshine’s locations in New York. The rent includes business essentials like Internet access, technical support, printers and office equipment and other amenities. For $700 a month, you can get an entire private office.

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