Hi all.
I've been hearing that some of you out there have not been so happy
about my mentioning of executive suites and therefore, not adhering to
the ethos of coworking. I want to clarify that my previous emails
were only to propose utilizing some resources that I've come across,
and as a way to expedite some progress toward two milestones that I do
wish we all hit: conference and organization/alliance/league.
The exec suites owners are not the "Evil Empire", even though like
you, I openly criticize their model and practices. They merely are
based on a culture that we coworking people feel needs to adapt and
evolve. Besides, they are fully aware of our coworking movement and
some of them have already re-appropriated their spaces for coworking.
If they are already doing so, shouldn't we at least collaborate with
them on a discussion level so they subscribe to our ideals?
Otherwise, their huge market presence and marketing power will
effectively confuse and dilute our own efforts to communicate
coworking to the general public. That discussion can be done, albeit
briefly, at their annual conference to be in SF this year, should we
find ourselves piggybacking on their plans. That is a big IF [we
piggyback]. Remember, no one has really stepped up to the plate
either to plan this conference or even get everyone to agree on the
format; meanwhile, we have all agreed we want to convene in some format.
On a similar note, this fundraising for the coworking.com domain does
bring up some concerns for me (btw, for the record, I am amazed and
really happy that the funds have been raised on short notice -
congrats everyone).
1. So what do we do with the extra $? I know we're waiting for the
transaction to be completed to finalize the final cost(s).
2. Who will control/manage this? Alex has been appointed but
shouldn't we discuss how decisions are made going forward? Should we
agree to a 51% or 65% majority vote?
3. Do people who haven't/couldn't contribute any funds have any say
going forward? Are there buy-in rights for the future?
4. Let's say Alex is out of the country or otherwise is incapacitated
or not accessible and then the hosting company has no proof that
anyone else has authorization to make any required changes.
5. Who funds future domain renewal costs, if any?
Look, there are just a host of issues without at least writing this
down, formally/legally or whatever. We have some money at stake now,
so let's make sure we all agree in writing before money becomes an
issue. Haven't we all had money become an issue between friends/
relatives?
...concerned coworker, who's hoping he hasn't been voted off the
island...
Jerome
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