Key takeaways
- Each centre's WhatsApp group gets its own join link, and members list the city they work from.
- Members change every month, so use expiring links and remove people from the group when they move out.
- Requests between tenants are private, so nobody feels sold to by the desk next to them.
- Milvao doesn't book rooms, bill members or manage access.
Why a coworking space is different
A coworking space puts a designer, a CA, a two-person SaaS team and a recruitment firm on the same floor, and they rarely talk beyond the coffee machine. Operators promise community, and introductions between members are one of the few things members value and remember. Three things make spaces unlike the other communities Milvao serves.
| Coworking space | What it means in Milvao | |
|---|---|---|
| Membership | Monthly desks and cabins, people arrive and leave every month | Links that expire, and removing people from the group when they move out |
| Locations | Several centres, sometimes in different cities | A group and join link per centre; each centre's city on the cities list |
| Who runs it | Community managers and front-desk staff on shifts | Staff as operators, alerts by email or WhatsApp, a daily summary at 9:00 |
| What members ask | Services from other tenants, and introductions across companies | Skills built from the services tenants offer |
Setting up a coworking community app with Milvao
- 1Create a Milvao group for each centre's WhatsApp group and a join link. Choose 30 or 90 days so old links stop working, and replace them when they expire.
- 2Put the link in the welcome email and on a QR card at reception, as well as pinned in the group.
- 3Add a profile question for company name, set to Also shown in introductions, so members know who they are meeting.
- 4Build skills from what tenants offer each other: Brand design, Web development, Accounting and tax, Recruitment, Legal, Photography.
- 5When someone moves out, remove them from that centre's group in Milvao, and from the WhatsApp group as you already do.
Requests between members
Made-up examples from a mixed coworking space.
- "Need someone to design a pitch deck in the next 10 days, ideally in the building." (sample)
- "Looking for a CA who handles startup compliance and ROC filings, Chandigarh." (sample)
- "Anyone here who recruits sales people for SaaS companies?" (sample)
The member being asked sees the brief without knowing who asked until they accept. For tenants who share a floor, that makes declining easy and keeps the space comfortable.
Move-outs and multiple centres
Removing a member from a centre's group stops them rejoining that group with a link, but their profile stays active, so they can still send and receive requests. To stop someone using Milvao entirely, contact Milvao. Some spaces like this: alumni of the space can stay useful to current members.
Matching runs across all your centres. A member in one city can be asked about a request in another if they serve that city. Limiting a request to one centre is planned. Several locations under one account with separate teams is planned.
Sources
- Milvao Help Center: Groups and join links (checked 5 November 2026)
- Milvao Help Center: Verifying and removing members (checked 5 November 2026)
- Milvao Help Center: Notifications by email and WhatsApp (checked 5 November 2026)
Facts about WhatsApp and other services come from the pages listed, on the dates shown, and can change.