This time last year, we flung open the doors to our little oasis of productivity on Richmond high-street, unsure exactly what would happen - but sure of one thing: Richmond was ready for a better way to work.
And wow, did you all show up.
In twelve months, we’ve gone from "new kids on the block" to a buzzing hub of freelancers, founders, side-hustlers, and remote warriors who know that work feels different when it’s done together. And you've shown that localism is booming. Everyday we see the neighbourhood come together to its best work.
Whether you've popped in for a some focus hours between meetings or setting up camp with a full calendar of zoom calls and flat whites, you’ve made our Richmond work club the spot for getting things done (always with a side of vibes).
Here's what's happened in a year
✅ Over 70,000 hours of productivity have happened in the club
✅ Thousands of random conversations have taken place
✅ We've served too many flat whites to count
✅ Hundreds of events have taken place
✅ Our stupidly fast WiFi has hit warp speeds
✅ Millions of ideas have been sparekd
But the real story isn’t in the stats. It’s in the feeling you get when you walk through the door. That low-stakes, high-comfort energy of a club that lets you get in the zone - without going off the grid.
You’ve built this with us. Our clubs are nothing without the people that come together each day. Our locals vibe of each others energy and we know humans are built to be around others.
We’ve learned a lot. What works, what doesn’t, where the sun hits just right at 8:43am. We’ve tweaked the lighting, re-tuned the vibe, switched up the cafe menu, ran a range of events. And we’re not done.
Year two is about deepening what we’ve started. More ways to connect. More frictionless flow. More spaces like this - designed for doing great work without doing it alone.
Thanks for making Drop-in Richmond what it is. Not just a work club, but a bit of a home base - for work, yes, but also for everything around it.
