True, population is a factor, but it seems to me that coworking communities don't need thousands of people in them to be viable. If real-estate is cheep you can make a space that can get by with 40 or so members and even a town of 5000 probably has 40 people who want to work together.
Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 1:37 AM, Miguel Ángel Calero <mig...@cosfera.es>wrote: > I don't think the main issue is position, but population density. > We have developed coSfera, a coworking space in Córdoba (300000 in. city) > in a residencial area with low density where nobody lives in the nearby, > because of the population density. We are 38 members in a year, but we are > opening a second space in the CBD area an there are people in the waiting > list once we open there. > So, it's not only about situation but also about population density. > Greetings! > > El lunes, 15 de julio de 2013 18:35:21 UTC+2, Jenifer Ross escribió: >> >> W@tercooler is in Tarrytown, NY, population 12,000 and just closed out >> our second year with over 50 members and many a la carte users for desk >> time, conference room bookings and event space rental. Susan- feel free to >> email or call me to talk details and strategy for the suburban model! >> >> Jenifer >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 15, 2013, at 12:19 PM, Jacob Sayles <ja...@officenomads.com> >> wrote: >> >> That's not true at all. We have some great spaces outside of the greater >> Seattle area. The White Board is all the way out in Issaquah and Suite 133 >> down in Tacoma has been around for as long as Office Nomads has been. We >> grew up together! >> >> http://thewhiteboard.biz >> http://www.suite133.com >> >> Jacob >> >> --- >> Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation >> http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 9:07 AM, Tom Brandt <twbr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I've heard of a couple of coworking spaces in places far enough outside >>> a cbd that people who would otherwise have a punishing commute into the cbd >>> to work use the coworking space instead, for at least a few days a week. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 4:34 AM, Susan Jones >>> <su...@readysetstartup.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Everyone, and thanks for the discussion. >>>> >>>> I'm in Australia and was talking to an angel investor here recently. He >>>> told me that there had been no successful coworking spaces outside CBD >>>> areas. I'm wondering >>>> >>>> - if that is true in other places around the world, >>>> - if coworking spaces need to be in city centres and >>>> - if they can work in suburbs, do they need to do things >>>> differently or cater to a different target market? >>>> >>>> >>>> Interested to hear your thoughts, >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Susan >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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<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+...@**googlegroups.com. >>> >>> For more options, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<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. >> >> For more options, visit >> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<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. > > > -- 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.
