Hi Sean, There's no harm in feeling it out-- Jelly in NYC started with two guys and grew from there one person at a time, and it's been hugely successful.
If you bump into some of those freelancer/independent types again, float the idea to them-- they almost certainly can relate. Even if it's just meeting up at someone's house or a cafe for a day at first, getting two or three of you together and having a good time is valuable and the word will spread from there. This casual approach to things is great, because you can't fail. Feel out the interest as you go and see where it takes you. If a coworking space is merited, the people in your community will make it apparent as you talk to them more and warm them up to the concept. If the demand is there, you will be able to talk to the people who demand it. What do you think? Best of luck! - Tony Bacigalupo CooperBricolage, NYC On Dec 22, 2007, at 9:23 PM, Design ICU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > Just been checking out the basic intro links to co-working. I'm > interested in getting something going near where I live so I guess I'm > at least a catalyst. > > I'm a Web site designer. I have a fairly cushy office at home but > suffer, especially during the snow season, in a Jack Torrence sort of > way from the lack of being around creative, like-minded people. Or, > you know, just people, period. > > I live in a fairly rural area just outside of Stone Ridge, NY, smack > in the middle of the Woodstock/New Paltz/Minnewaka trifecta of > alternative pastoralia. I worry about there being enough traffic to > sustain a co-working space right where I live. A space in New Paltz > maybe would be a better bet. A lot of professionals connected to NYC > in the area. Looking at the map of CW spaces, they all seem to be in > major urban areas. Maybe I'm mad to be thinking of this, but it's a > need a I really feel in myself. > > And there seem to be a lot of freelancers right around me. Writers and > designers. At the moment, we just bump into each other at caf�s. I > don't think any of us are connected meaningfully. > > Don't suppose anyone has ever tried to launch a CW space conveniently > located five minutes from the middle of nowhere...? > > Sean > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
