Anyone living in Amsterdam?

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soulravager

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Hey Guys!

I am moving to Amsterdam next week for Uni so I thought I would post here, do any of you guys live there?

I also looked at Co-Working Spaces but they were like 600$ a month and at least the ones I saw completely sucked. Any good Co-working spaces you can reccomend?
 


There are a few co-work spaces that I saw whilst in the city a couple of weeks ago. My suggestion would be to try and find something slightly outside of the city center. Dutch people don't really grasp the concept of distance because the country is so small, so if you're willing to ride about 10 minutes you'll get something half the price and twice as good.

That said, riding 10 minutes during winter has got to suck big time and considering winter seems to last over there for about 11 months of the year it might be better to just fork over the money for something closer.

Which university are you going to be attending and where are you living? I've got a few good friends that live there now and they absolutely love it. I spent about three weeks there and when the sun is shining I can't think of a nicer country to be in.
 
I'm currently not living in Amsterdam but I still visit friends quit often, especially for the good parties.

Working wise you might want to look up "Anti Kraak" or ask around. For young startups it's the best way to score a nice place to work in.

A friend of mine managed to get a old-church in south-amsterdam for his paintings, and I worked in an abandon school building with all kinds of different start-ups. (70 EUR per month and the place was huge)

Downside for you is probably the language barrier to get these sort of "buildings" and I can't find a website in english for this, but you can always ring them and ask.

Here are a few numbers/pages:
Neem contact op met Alvast
https://www.facebook.com/AdHocWerken

Kantoor Amsterdam
Contact: Bas van Engeland
Gyroscoopweg 4B
1042 AB Amsterdam
+31(0)88 226 3568
b.vanengeland@camelotbeheer.nl

Plus side of this are the locations and buildings you could possibly get. Big spaces and top locations.

Down side is that you might not find the social interaction you would get with co-locations unless you find a building that is used for several other startups as well.

Will ask around and see if I can get a direct phone number with someone that can actually tell you right away if something is available or not.

Enjoy Amsterdam and I'm always up for a beer or 20+.
 
tencentpiece said:
There are a few co-work spaces that I saw whilst in the city a couple of weeks ago. My suggestion would be to try and find something slightly outside of the city center. Dutch people don't really grasp the concept of distance because the country is so small, so if you're willing to ride about 10 minutes you'll get something half the price and twice as good.

That said, riding 10 minutes during winter has got to suck big time and considering winter seems to last over there for about 11 months of the year it might be better to just fork over the money for something closer.

Which university are you going to be attending and where are you living? I've got a few good friends that live there now and they absolutely love it. I spent about three weeks there and when the sun is shining I can't think of a nicer country to be in.
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I will be attending HVA (inb4 trolls say its a shitty university) I can't remember right now in which area my housing will be in. Drop me a line when you are comming :)
Waddup said:
I'm currently not living in Amsterdam but I still visit friends quit often, especially for the good parties.

Working wise you might want to look up "Anti Kraak" or ask around. For young startups it's the best way to score a nice place to work in.

A friend of mine managed to get a old-church in south-amsterdam for his paintings, and I worked in an abandon school building with all kinds of different start-ups. (70 EUR per month and the place was huge)

Downside for you is probably the language barrier to get these sort of "buildings" and I can't find a website in english for this, but you can always ring them and ask.

Here are a few numbers/pages:
Neem contact op met Alvast
https://www.facebook.com/AdHocWerken

Kantoor Amsterdam
Contact: Bas van Engeland
Gyroscoopweg 4B
1042 AB Amsterdam
+31(0)88 226 3568
b.vanengeland@camelotbeheer.nl

Plus side of this are the locations and buildings you could possibly get. Big spaces and top locations.

Down side is that you might not find the social interaction you would get with co-locations unless you find a building that is used for several other startups as well.

Will ask around and see if I can get a direct phone number with someone that can actually tell you right away if something is available or not.

Enjoy Amsterdam and I'm always up for a beer or 20+.
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Yea I'll check them out, msg me when visiting :)
 
the smart business center has some nice co-working spaces (shared offices)

[ AMSTERDAM ]

Daalwijkdreef 47
1103 AD AMSTERDAM
 
Shit, I just googled the Area my appartment is in :
Amsterdam-Zuidoost - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amsterdam-Zuidoost has approximately 86,000 inhabitants, living in some 38,000 houses.[citation needed] 36% of the inhabitants of Amsterdam-Zuidoost are of Dutch origin, 30% of Surinam origin, 23% of African origin and 2% of Moroccan origin.[citation needed]
Geographically, Amsterdam-Zuidoost is an exclave of Amsterdam—not directly bordering any other borough of the city.

30% Surinam
23% African
2% Moroccan

I guess ly2 and Dresden won't be visiting me :D
 
Joozed said:
I live in Amsterdam. The Keyword Marketing Pro office is located in the city centre (Prinsengracht). Hit me up!
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I even know where that is... I'll hit you up should I ever get to Amsterdam again.

::emp::
 
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