Susan and I went down this road and pulled back. We tried to open another location under the assumption that we could give both spaces the care we give our first location. After about a year we got our first negative yelp review and it stung because it was true. Our assumption was seriously challenged and we decided to regroup at our current location. I'm not saying you can't open two locations, but this was our experience. The really tricky part was finding people to talk to about it and get advice. Traditional logic is that bigger is better and growing is good. But if you are trying to build a home, multiple houses doesn't necessarily get you there.
Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 8:41 AM, Jerome Chang <jer...@blankspaces.com>wrote: > I would have the new one focus on something different, like more event > space(s), meeting rooms, cafe seating or whatever. Have a reason for people > to want to visit both. > > *JEROME CHANG* > > *Mid-Wilshire* > > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) | Los Angeles CA 90036 > > ph: (323) 330-9505 > > *Downtown* > 529 S. Broadway, Suite 4000 (@Pershing Square) | Los Angeles CA 90013 > ph: (213) 550-2235 > > > > On Tuesday, May 13, 2014, Andy Soell <aso...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> So, an amazing opportunity has fallen into our laps that would allow us >> to open a second coworking location a couple miles away from our existing >> location. We make a pretty heavy emphasis on community here, so I've never >> been super keen on the idea of multiple locations (versus expanding to >> larger spaces as needed) but for a variety of reasons this new space makes >> a lot of sense. We're contemplating it, but I wanted to check with any >> other space operators to find out any advice / tips / pitfalls related to >> multiple spaces, specifically as it relates to making sure the community >> doesn't become fragmented. >> >> -- >> 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/d/optout. >> > > > -- > > *Downtown* > 529 S. Broadway, Suite 4000 (@Pershing Square) | Los Angeles CA 90013 > ph: (213) 550-2235 > > *Mid-Wilshire* > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) | Los Angeles CA 90036 > ph: (323) 330-9505 > > <http://www.blankspaces.com/><http://www.yelp.com/biz/blankspaces-downtown-la-los-angeles-2><https://twitter.com/BLANKSPACES><https://www.facebook.com/blankspacesdtla><http://www.linkedin.com/company/blankspaces?trk=top_nav_home><http://vimeo.com/blankspaces> > > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- 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/d/optout.
