Thanks gang, means a lot to me :) -
-- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 9:18 PM, Liu Yan wrote: > Alex, you have my full mental support across the ocean (and the continent)... > > Liu Yan > > > On 2012-9-17, at 上午4:46, Alex Hillman wrote: > > Kat, > > > > I'm not leaving this group behind as a contributor or a leader, I'll always > > be here to help in every way that I can. That's my #1 priority. > > > > The course is a supplement for people who want more. Trust me that there's > > no hidden agenda here, it's that simple. > > > > Like many others on this list, I absolutely love helping people, and will > > give until my face falls off in a public forum that benefits more than just > > the one person who's asking. > > > > What's changed over the years of giving advice is that a lot of people have > > started seeking one-on-one advice. As often as possible, I've given that > > away for free as well. But a few things have happened: > > Not everybody is at the same level coming in. Some people need a LOT more > > guidance beyond "advice", into the realm of consulting. > > Many people ignore free advice. > > I repeat myself a lot. A LOT. > > > > The reason for the price of the course is because it's a TON of hours of > > hands on work with the individuals who enroll, and there are now hundreds > > of hours that have gone into building a teaching tool. Even ignoring the > > time that it took to build the course, the total hands on time from me over > > the four weeks is being sold at a fraction of my consulting rate. > > > > All of that said, I'm not leaving anybody behind now that I've built this > > course, or suggesting that you can't kick ass without taking it. MANY > > people were already kicking ass well before the beginning of September. > > > > But many aren't, and if they want the extra help on a fast-track, I can > > provide an option that's sustainable and productive for them AND for me. > > Win win. If someone takes the class and feels like they didn't get their > > money's worth, I've screwed up somewhere else. > > > > Everyone still has to choose the option for themselves, there's no way that > > I will try to force people to buy something they don't need. > > > > The most likely outcome of me having this course is that I'll have MORE > > advice that I can openly share on this list because I now have a great > > framework for creating new, better answers to questions and problems about > > coworking & community building. > > > > BOTTOM LINE: > > This list is for SHARING OPENLY and learning from each other, that's always > > been my personal priority, and that's not going away. > > > > I made a mistake by sending direct sales emails to a list where I should > > have known better, and thanks to some friendly reminders, I won't be doing > > that any more and I'm genuinely sorry for my mis-step. > > > > None of the good stuff is going away, it's only getting better. > > > > -Alex > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > /ah > > indyhall.org (http://indyhall.org) > > coworking in philadelphia > > build amazing communities: masterclass.indyhall.org > > (http://masterclass.indyhall.org) > > > > > > On Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Kat CoBiz Coworking Vegas wrote: > > > > > OMG! Seriously guys....let me give you a different outlook on this. We > > > in the coworking world are looking for serious support, trying to get our > > > message out, keep our doors open and build community. > > > > > > This kind of "you don't get to" conversation doesn't serve any of us. We > > > look to you for leadership ALEX and we have given you that role and yet > > > your $1,200 plus class seems untouchable to some of us needing real > > > support today! "Masters rule and start-ups drool"! High School and I > > > call B.S! > > > > > > Might I suggest to those who really want to support owners and catalysts, > > > GET in contribution as that is what coworking is about...none of us > > > should have to be subjected to this. It's time to Collaborate, Sustain > > > this community, Have ACCESSIBILITY to information, Build this community > > > and BE OPEN to supporting others! Most in this group understand this! If > > > you don't....and/or you have a hidden agenda or decided you can monetize > > > your experience at our expense, please terminate your membership to this > > > group and seek life elsewhere... we are in the trenches and are not > > > interested in being SOLD ANYTHING! > > > > > > Happy Sunday... Thanks for letting me share! > > > > > > Kat, Passionate Space Owner > > > CoBiz Coworking Space ~ Las Vegas > > > > > > On Sunday, September 16, 2012 6:50:08 AM UTC-7, Alex Hillman wrote: > > > > This is a good time to bring up that I've realized that my Masterclass > > > > sales announcements haven't been a good case of "leading by example", > > > > and as a result you won't be seeing me post that kind of thing to the > > > > list anymore. > > > > > > > > A longer note about that is coming soon - in the mean time, to anybody > > > > reading, I'm sorry. > > > > > > > > -Alex > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > /ah > > > > indyhall.org (http://indyhall.org/) > > > > coworking in philadelphia > > > > build amazing communities: masterclass.indyhall.org > > > > (http://masterclass.indyhall.org/) > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Adrienne N wrote: > > > > > > > > > Alex, I agree on how will this info be used and shared back. > > > > > > > > > > Jerome, while I agree with you on most postings, I think you had a > > > > > knee jerk reaction. > > > > > > > > > > We do allow coworking vendors on this forum (liquidspace, turnstone, > > > > > etc) as their involvement and engagement is valuable to our > > > > > discussion. Jerome, even your input as an architect is valuable to > > > > > the discussion. But as long as its a true engagement and they provide > > > > > constructive feedback through their roles in the industry. Our > > > > > advertisement blasts I would agree are spam, but I would give this > > > > > the benefit of the doubt as he's only asked for info (and > > > > > annonomously given info at that). 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