After 18 months of business planning, research, development, testing, alpha and beta releases Rofo.com is here. Our original idea was simple – create a website to help small users of commercial space easily find the right spot for their business.

Small is relative and therefore not the easiest thing to define. It may be an individual with a newly formed business, a start-up with seed funding, a locally established non-profit, your neighborhood coffee shop or pilates studio, a paint contractor, or a regional sales office for an international company. The size of the space could be as small as an individual cubicle.

But it’s less about the size of the space and more about the resources the company has (or lacks) – a broker to help with the search, a telco company to get your phones and data set up, or an attorney to review your lease. The list goes on and on. And the goal of Rofo is to simplify the search, connect you with experts and leverage the ideas and experiences of the community to help you navigate a tedious process.

We launched Rofo in the Bay Area and we look forward to making it available in other markets in the very near future.

We hope your experience with Rofo is a good one. We always welcome and encourage your feedback.

-Alan