Thanks for sharing these two links Alex, its great to hear how you approached and solved these questions at Indy Hall.
Best, John Newman General Manager www.TheBackOfficeStudio.com On Monday, February 1, 2016 at 9:26:20 AM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote: > > > They'll only be marginally better at predicting their own behaviour > than any of us are at trying to guess it. > > This is 100% correct :) > > It depends on the people, it depends on what they're coming to the space > for, it depends on traffic/travel, it depends on weather....so many things. > > This Quora answer > <https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-good-ratio-for-membership-vs-seats-available-in-a-coworking-space> > which > might help you with thinking about your utilization figures - it's a little > bit of a different way of thinking about what you're tracking and what you > can expect. > > As an aside, I'd encourage you to reconsider "unlimited" access as your > base membership. For that, I put together a guide to designing memberships > <http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2015/10/the-ultimate-guide-to-structuring-your-coworking-space-memberships/> > that > optimize for community that I hope helps you! > > -Alex > > > > > ------------------ > *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* > Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com > Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast > > On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 9:15 AM, Jonathan Markwell <jonathan...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Hi Eric, >> >> Sorry this is unlikely to be the answer you want to receive: it depends. >> >> Your safest bet would be to find your community members before you lease >> the space and ask them how often they expect to use it. They'll only be >> marginally better at predicting their own behaviour than any of us are at >> trying to guess it. But if you involve them in the decision they'll be more >> forgiving if it feels too busy or too quiet. >> >> Hope this helps, >> >> Jon >> >> On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 at 12:52 Eric Wulf <epw...@gmail.com <javascript:>> >> wrote: >> >>> I'm new, cautiously excited about starting a cowering space... and very >>> thankful for this resource. >>> >>> Quick question: As I look to put some basic assumptions together, can >>> you tell me how to figure space/capacity utilization? For example, if I >>> were to sell 30 memberships that allowed unlimited access (not dedicated >>> desks, but unlimited access to the space), *what can I expect in terms >>> of how many members might visit each day*? >>> >>> What I'm trying to get at is my required inventory. If I have 30 >>> workspaces, can I safely sell 40 memberships for those seats? >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> -- >>> 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/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+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> 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.
