Raphael Cohen is the co-founder of Deskimo, a Singapore-based startup that gives on-demand access to office space in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

They also provide a SaaS platform for hybrid workplace management. Deskimo was incubated in Y Combinator in 2021.

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👋🏼 How would you explain your job to someone outside tech?

We provide on-demand access to hot desks, meeting rooms, and private offices at hundreds of professionally managed workspaces in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

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🧐 What's something about you or your job that would surprise us?

I love traveling and have visited 97 countries as of now, around half of the world.

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🏆 What has been the biggest highlight of your career so far?

Probably launching and managing Foodpanda in Vietnam back in 2012 when I was just 23 years old and fresh out of university.

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🔍 What's a startup trend or space you're watching this year?‍

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I believe that hybrid work is here to stay and I am always excited to see new startups building products to solve challenges around hybrid work.

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🗣 What's one thing you can keep talking about for hours? 

Sharing travel tips and stories.

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🎥 What's your favorite movie/TV show? 

Billions.

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🍨 What's your go-to ice cream flavor?‍

Cookies [and] cream.

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We've edited this interview for length and clarity.