Alex..for one, Hanoi, or Vietnam, for that matter, is still a city/country trying to overcome its past and in the process of achieving economic growth as an emerging economy. The idea of co-working is still very new in Vietnam with less than 5 in the country. I'll probably be #5. To your $0 idea in building community, it works when you're able to gather or are exposed to a wider like-minded individuals who understand the concept. At the moment, I have to equate co-working space to Business Centers or Virtual Office...at one point, it was compared to an internet cafe/bar. As it is, I'm having a hard time telling people why I love working out of a cafe even tho I have an office.
There's still this perception of what corporate world is...the image in the minds of the young...sort of akin to the 80s graduates? But I'm optimistic, given the high percentage of Vietnamese under 35 (about 50%). With the easy access of internet here (much much better than China. My 3G plan is $2 per month on pre-paid card), I'm sure the idea of co-working, once introduced, will spread virally. On Friday, March 15, 2013 2:05:10 AM UTC+7, Alex Hillman wrote: > > Bobby - I'm sure that there are lots of cultural differences around the > world where the things that we do don't work. > > I'm curious why that's the case for Hanoi, in your perspective? > > -Alex > > -- > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > > On Mar 14, 2013, at 3:03 PM, Bobby Liu <bobby...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Thanks Alex...btw, have read your post also...very cool on ZERO $ > idea...unfortunately, doesn't quite work in Hanoi... > > On Friday, March 15, 2013 2:01:05 AM UTC+7, Alex Hillman wrote: >> >> Hey Bobby! >> >> Check out the Coworking Visa page on the wiki: >> http://wiki.coworking.com/w/page/16583744/CoworkingVisa >> >> Congratulations, and welcome to the community :) >> >> -- >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia >> >> >> >> On Mar 14, 2013, at 2:55 PM, Bobby Liu <bobby...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all, yes, you're reading correctly. Co-working space in Hanoi, >> Vietnam. Currently, there's only one other space, and only recently opened >> (open house next week!). I've been reading this forum and it's a wealth of >> info to my learning on how to set up a co-working space. >> >> I'd like to know tho, are co-working spaces practice reciprocal use with >> each other? If so, I'd like to see how I can set up such arrangement. I >> don't foresee too many hours used but is always nice to know that if and >> when required, it is made available. Thanks all. >> >> -- >> 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+...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> >> > -- > 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+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- 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.
