I'd love to talk to you more about the library too, Natalie. My original plan for my space-to-be was a subscription library that hosted a lot of events. I've sort of flipped this around on its head for financial reasons.
As an aside, I'm curious if anyone else on this list is building more of a learning and meeting center rather than coworking-focused? Would love to chat. Rena On Mar 21, 2012, at 7:58 AM, Natalie Chan <biwenata...@gmail.com> wrote: > Josh, > > That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to > come up with rules/policies without having some sort of > interaction/experience with coworkers. > > About the library idea - we are debating between having a tracking system in > computer or old-school librarian system. Still brain-storming! > > Natalie > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Josh Clemence <joshcleme...@gmail.com> wrote: > Toni / Natalie, > > I appreciate it. Many updates coming. > > We went with the "Launch Fast and Iterate" mentality on this. That means we > are still figuring out a lot of things by trial and error. I really wanted > to learn from the community on how things should work and what the bounds are > on things. We started out with no rules, no policies and no guidelines other > that what was bound by your membership. Through the process of watching how > people work and use the different resources, we are able to build a set of > guidelines and rules that work the best with the community. > > So as with the library, we quickly learned that people could not randomly > take them off the shelves, put them in their bag and take off. There is now > the ability to request the book or read it while you are in the facility. > > I will followup with a post on how we launched, the costs, how it is ran etc, > soon. Thank you again, for your comments! > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Natalie Chan <biwenata...@gmail.com> wrote: > Josh, > > Iceberg website looks super awesome! Loved the color palate. > > My partner and I are planning on opening a space too in Brooklyn and have the > same idea of having a library: how do you keep track on your books when > people borrow them? > > Any suggestion welcome! > > Thank you! > Natalie > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Josh Clemence <joshcleme...@gmail.com> > wrote: > 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past > Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have > luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a couple > people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. Something > to think about. > > Check out our webpage at: http://www.buildingicebergs.com (we are still > finishing things up) > > > On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston <t...@theofficeconnexion.com> > wrote: > LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture > with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if > my name were first. haha! > > The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. > However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and > we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only > 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a > start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. > Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but > more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a > full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf > would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's > another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It > seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The > space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at > the larger space to see if it's worth considering. > > As far as the website, I got "inspiration" from others. But, I will > keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work > on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually > forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually "scheduling a meeting" to > work on our sponsor package tomorrow when I saw your message. It's > only 11:00 pm so I wouldn't be surprised if it were done by 3:00 AM. > That's tomorrow, right? > > Thanks again! Congratulations on your upcoming opening. > > Toni > > On Mar 20, 10:31 pm, Cheryl Jaycox <cheryl.cajservi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Toni, > > I am impressed by your website and your insightfulness into coworking. I > > too am new to the industry, in the pre-opening/construction stage, with > > launch in May...we will begin a soft launch in April. I have been following > > your input through the group, and must say "you got it going,girl!!!" Keep > > up the excitement I can feel the energy here in St. Louis! I love how you > > just kinda simplified things and I also like the way you asked for > > sponsors, I too am going to incorporate that into my site which is still > > under construction mainly due to content on my part. You have inspired me! > > > > To your undoubtful success! > > CJay > > > > On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, OC Houston > > <t...@theofficeconnexion.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am using Google sites for the first time to build a company website. > > > Well, the first time I tried years ago I became frustrated very > > > quickly and went to something else. This time it seems as if Google > > > Sites is a lot better for my purpose (coworking) than the other > > > website service I use. I would appreciate a few eyes to give me advice > > > on what I have or should have or COULD have to make it better. > > > Currently, it might mimic other sites but my alter ego (Anal Annie) > > > will have revised the site 100 times before we start advertising it. > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > >www.theofficeconnexion.com > > > > > Toni Hogan > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > > -- > > Cheryl Jaycox > > Community Manager > > Micro Office Suites & Business Center > > The HIVE@44,Business Coworking Community > > Phone: 636-405-3130 > > Cell: 314-800-4305 > > -- > 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. > > > > > -- > Best, > > Josh Clemence > Northwest Arkansas Entrepreneurship Alliance, President > 479.225.3502 > Twitter: @joshclemence > Facebook: josh.clemence > http://www.joshclemence.com > > > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > > > > -- > Best, > > Josh Clemence > Northwest Arkansas Entrepreneurship Alliance, President > 479.225.3502 > Twitter: @joshclemence > Facebook: josh.clemence > http://www.joshclemence.com > > > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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