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Jerome ______________ BLANKSPACES "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" www.blankspaces.com ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 On Mar 21, 2012, at 8:43 AM, Rena Tom wrote: > 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. > 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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