That's actually a great question; I'll survey my members this week and get some rough numbers.
Kelly, your story is inspirational! Where did your first meetup take place? In a cafe or a home? Did you cowork for the day, or just meet? Can you keep doing that for a while, and see if you can rally the people who do show up to spread the word? Regarding running social events and starting a new business, you can always maintain an open mind as you move forward. I never organized social groups or knew anything about starting and running a company before I got into coworking, and so far things seem to me working out okay. Everyone has their own role to play. As your community grows, and as the people you are already working with become more closely knit, you may likely find one or more people who share your interests and might be able to offer complimentary skills. In fact, count on it. Nobody does it alone :-) On Feb 22, 2009, at 1:45 AM, Chris Kerins <chris.ker...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Welcome, Kelly. > > I'm down the 405 from you in Costa Mesa looking to start up a space in > the Newport/CM area. I'm in the same situation where I enjoy walking > the kids to school, but I'm more of a fair weather walker. > > You bring up a good issue that I'd like to hear from others about and > explore: What is the distance people are willing to travel to cowork? > I get not wanting to drive 30 minutes to Blankspaces despite it > looking like a great space. > > Any veterans out there have an idea what the travel time limit is? > > Chris > > On Feb 21, 10:25 am, Kelly Sims <kgs...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I've been lurking here for about a month now, and I'm really amazed >> at >> how widespread coworking is, as well as how you are all so helpful to >> each other. >> >> I'm a freelance web and print designer in Torrance, CA. I've been >> full- >> time freelancing for 2 years now, and I'm really starting to hate my >> house. I started doing some research into coworking early 2008, based >> on the amazing Chris Messina and Tara Hunt at Citizen Space. It >> seemed >> like the perfect fit for me, but nobody was doing anything close by. >> >> I'm also a husband and father. I walk my son to and from school about >> 4 days a week. It's a part of my freelancing I just can't imagine >> living without. Which is why going to a place like Blankspaces in Los >> Angeles just wouldn't work for me. I'm hoping that there are enough >> people in similar situations locally that this can be viable. >> >> To start, I knew I'd have to begin getting people together, so I met >> Emma Alvarez Gibson on Twitter, and we started a geek/creatives >> meetup >> in Torrance. It was a small turnout, but we all had a blast and >> agreed >> to keep the momentum going. I'm starting to plan our next meet Mar. >> 9, >> 2009. This is also hard for me though, because I've never been the >> kind of person to start social things. I'm pushing myself to look >> outside my box and grow. (I reached out to a stranger at Starbucks >> yesterday who said he had been hoping to find a local networking >> thing. wow!) >> >> I'm starting slow, hoping this will grow into something larger. I've >> never run a business (besides my own freelancing) before, so I'm >> planning on mining this community for help. >> >> Thanks, and good to meet you all. :) >> >> Kelly > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
