Hey there Susan, Yeah - that sounds right! I will look for the data and send through!
btw - have you all taken the new survey? First results will be presented at the Coworking Europe Conference: http://coworkingeurope.net/ Talk soon! Julianne On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 7:16:26 PM UTC+2, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking wrote: > > This week the massive 30,000 sf.Galvanized Space opened in Denver with the > backing of several VCs in the Front Range. They have lightly hugged the > term coworking (they spell it as co-working), but are creating a space for > the startup scene in the downtown area. They have private offices, > permanent desks, and a hot desking area with classes and a focus on > community - all signs of a great coworking environment. I'm excited for the > opening of Galvanize, and I'm tired of people asking me if I'm worried. I > am not. > > Building awareness together. The more coworking spaces that open in a city > that is young to the coworking movement is great for Creative Density and > the other coworking spaces because it raises the awareness of coworking. We > will all carry the burden of making coworking a mainstream word versus me > and a few others doing all of the heavy lifting. > > Different cultures. Creative Density does not focus on developers, > writers, or designers in a tight niche. Instead, we want awesome and > friendly people to fill the space with different ideas and perspectives. I > believe that the diversity of thought from freelancers, remote workers, and > startups is one of Creative Density's defining characteristics and greatest > strength. Galvanzie is focused on tech startups and creating a community > similar to the Boulder startup scene. The VCs want to create a vibrant > community but also want a front row seat for potential future investments. > It is great for people that fit into their vision, but not for the remote > worker or the happy freelance writer. > > Local community and location. Creative Density is about 1.5 miles away > from any other coworking spaces and located about 10 blocks from the > downtown core. We are surrounded by a fantastic neighborhood with great > lunch spots, grocery stores, and cafes just around the corner in a mixed > commercial and residential area (the location was voted on by our > community). Galvanzie is on the other side of town and in a nice but > different neighborhood. By following the general 20 min travel rule, > together the coworking spaces are meeting the needs of more people that > want to join a coworking community. > > Several cities have already had a large VC backed collaborative spaces > open up with Chicago being one of the most recent ones I can think of. > Current coworking spaces should not fear but embrace the new members to > their local coworking community and it should just be a reminder to focus > on what makes your space special. > > Craig Baute > Creative Density > Denver > > > > > > > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
