We (Workantile) don't offer free coffee either, but it's not very expensive at $0.75/cup. We have coffee, pop, and snacks for sale. At the end of year, the surplus in the snack fund pays for the holiday party.
On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 12:35 PM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > 1) space - we have 1000 sq ft total, and a galley kitchenette. we have > hot water, boxes of tea, etc. > > 2) location - we're surrounded by restaurants and cafes. the best coffee > companies in the city are literally a block and half in any direction. > > 3) noise/mess > > When we started (1800 square feet) we had a basic coffee pot in a galley > kitchenette was well. It barely got used, and there was a great cafe a half > block away. > > We upgraded as we grew to fill that space, and were making many group > trips a day to the cafe. We realized that we could make the experience > better. > > The coffee pot has become more valuable over time, and in more ways than > just liquid fuel for our members. > > It's a gathering place, and it's one of the first "initiation" traditions, > where a new member learns to make coffee from an existing member. Believe > it or not…the simple act of learning to make coffee at Indy Hall is often > one of the things that first makes people feel like they're a part of the > community. :) > > At your scale, I'd say skip it until it's asked for and at that point, > figure out the best way to offer it together! > > -Alex > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- twb member, Workantile <http://workantile.com/> @twbrandt -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
