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Brad Hargreaves

Co-founder, General Assembly

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Brad Hargreaves is a co-founder of General Assembly, the tech skills school the Adecco Group bought in 2018. In 2015 he started Common, a co-living housing company. He now runs Thesis Driven, a publication about real estate and the built world, which his author page there says he founded and edits.

Brad hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Brad co-founded General Assembly, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

Around the web ×4

Article
How Brad Hargreaves turned a real estate newsletter into a six-figure media and data businessSimon Owens
2026
Podcast
Brad Hargreaves - Co-founder of General Assembly, Common Living, and Thesis DrivenThe Idea Maze
2024
Podcast
Brad Hargreaves: General Assembly & CommonThe Founder Hour
2022
Article
With $7.35M Raise For Common, General Assembly Co-Founder Gets Into The "Co-Living" MovementTechCrunch
2015

Quick answers

Who is Brad Hargreaves?

A co-founder of General Assembly. TechCrunch reported on 2015-07-16 that Hargreaves co-founded General Assembly to rethink vocational education for a job market changed by technology. His Thesis Driven author page, checked 2026-09-19, says he co-founded General Assembly and Common.

What did he do after General Assembly?

TechCrunch reported on 2015-07-16 that he had raised US$7.35 million for Common, a co-living company offering flexible shared housing. The Founder Hour podcast's episode page of 2022-03-08 described him then as founder and CEO of Common.

What is he working on now?

His Thesis Driven author page, checked 2026-09-19, says he is the founder and editor of Thesis Driven, a publication covering innovation in the built world, with posts as recent as September 2026. Simon Owens reported on 2026-05-26 that Hargreaves launched it as a paid real estate newsletter in 2022.

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