Count me in! On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 9:22 PM, Mike Schinkel <mikeschin...@newclarity.net>wrote:
> I'm interested in the [collective negotiation] list. > > > Could we do it as simple as a page on the wiki where spaces can sign up to > be interested in collective negotiation (including a list of the types of > things they would interested in, if applicable) and then empower any space > owner who wants to to talk on behalf of the "collective" to whomever they > are interested in negotiating with to do it using the list as support? This > would eliminate any bottleneck/friction of having a "committee" to decide or > a central group to do the negotiations. > > Maybe we should have a first step to be to email this list to let others > know you are (planning to be) in negotiations so that others don't duplicate > efforts with the same person in the same companies? We can then work out > the details as we go along? > > Sounds like a plan? > > > -Mike Schinkel > Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking > http://ignitionalley.com > > > > On Dec 22, 2009, at 6:59 PM, Jerome Chang wrote: > > I'm interested in the [collective negotiation] list. > > > Jerome > ______________ > BLANKSPACES > "work wide open" > > www.blankspaces.com > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) > Los Angeles, CA 90036 > 323.330.9505 (office) > > On Dec 22, 2009, at 2:20 PM, Tara Hunt wrote: > > Probably the best idea. I had started talking with national organizations > like Zipcar and Freelancers Union, but got sidetracked by 1,000,001 things. > We do have some stuff worked out with Freelancers Union (list your coworking > space on their site), but Zipcar was tough because not all spaces (at the > time) were near Zipcars. > > T > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Mike Schinkel < > mikeschin...@newclarity.net> wrote: > >> On Dec 22, 2009, at 9:24 AM, Tara Hunt wrote: >> >> However, the most beneficial partnerships we've found is that startup tech >> companies tend to want to share their software and gadgets at the space - >> lots of startups bring by discount and freebie codes in exchange for us to >> put their fliers/stickers on the commons table. This way members get free >> software and use of cool new gadgets. We were sponsored by Belkin early on >> for a BarCamp (lots of power strips) - and then kept these for Citizen >> Space. And I know that Indy Hall has lots of cool stuff like special happy >> hour rates at their local haunts, they had Belkin sponsorships, were working >> on an Ikea coworking thing, etc. >> >> >> Any interest on this list in negotiating collectively with software >> vendors for these things? It'd be easier to have a list of 25 coworking >> spaces when one of us would go to a tech company than for that tech company >> to do a deal for just us. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> >> -Mike Schinkel >> Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking >> http://ignitionalley.com >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<coworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > tara 'missrogue' hunt > > Book: The Whuffie Factor (http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com) > Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://horsepigcow.com) > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/missrogue > phone: 514-679-2951 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to cowork...@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. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to cowork...@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. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<coworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor (http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://horsepigcow.com) Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 514-679-2951 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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