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Five years ago, I left Silicon Valley for the mountains. My husband and I reached a point where we no longer could see a healthy future for ourselves or our children if we stayed. As the oft quoted John Muir said, “The mountains are calling, and I must go.” 

So we went.

We moved to South Lake Tahoe in pursuit of an outdoor lifestyle, of a small tight-knit community, of the best environment we could provide for our children. The only question mark was work. Could we still access a labor market

Why the departure from Tahoe Mountain Lab? Well, there are several reasons, but I will focus on those that are most important.

Let me tell you a story about “the Lab” (our main Midtown location will always be known as such): when we opened in South Lake Tahoe, coworking was completely new to the region. Coworking is a very young industry overall, but was still really only a fixture in the world of startups and in major cities in 2014. So, a very reasonable assumption for a new Lab opening

Although we’ve been really lax in updating our blog, we have been very lucky to have had some amazing coverage in the media recently.

In November of 2017, Tahoe Mountain Lab was featured in an article by Tahoe’s own (and the founder of the Tahoe Mill) Megan Michelson, titled, “Coworking Spaces are Coming to a Ski Resort Near You: Are these new workspaces killing your ski days, or making them possible?” The article does a great job of highlighting both the pros and the cons of the new mountain remote workforce and

This article was originally posted on Women2.0 on October 21, 2015.

The case for leaving the city to join a coworking community in a small town.  By Jamie Orr (Founder & CEO, Tahoe Mountain Lab) In a big city, a new coworking office may not be on the radar of the general population. But in a small mountain town it can start a movement.I am lucky enough to have been part of just that in the past year at Tahoe Mountain Lab in South Lake Tahoe, California.

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