Re: [Coworking] Gallery: The Factory 510, San Leandro CA launch

[Andie Grace]

Thanks Tony! The long and short of it is that we started from a place of having space and then asking every day "What wants to happen within our existing community and the people who are showing up right now to participate in the space we have on hand today?" We've had to be a bit more fluid as a result, but we're fortunate to exist in a setting where that's possible. My partner and I both have strong ties to the Burning Man community, so much of our network is already made up of this highly connected type of participation from creatives across the art/tech/maker sphere. Our  concept  is really made possible by the fact that the space where we offer coworking here at our building, The Gate 510, is _also_  an attractive resource for building management's existing and new tenants at this commercial property. By enlivening the space with coworking and temporary/short term users, we make the whole building more attractive for long term tenants too, so we enjoy a great relationship with them as their tenants, and have been a part of "placemaking" for them around the building, in addition to building our own community of coworkers and short term private space members. I'll have to write it all up in detail someday...the transparency and supportiveness here in this community has been so helpful! Andie On 2/25/16 6:06 AM, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: Hoopers and an aerial show? Now this is a way to launch a space! Thanks for sharing this, Andie! It's great to see another example of a community that is so much more culturally rich than just a shared workspace.  I'd love to hear more about how this all came to be, and any advice you have to share on developing a space for what looks to be a great participatory community. And an extra +1 for repurposing an old factory in the process! Tony --- Projects: New Work Cities • Open Coworking • Cotivation eBook:    No More Sink Full of Mugs Connect:  Personal site • Twitter • Facebook New: Preorder the Ultimate Coworking Toolkit On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 6:19 PM, Andie Grace <andie.gr...@gmail.com> wrote: I'm pleased to share these shots of our launch party last Friday here in the East SF Bay, at The Factory 510, our new coworking space for art, tech startups, and makers! Gallery by John Curley We also got our wire release picked up by Yahoo! Finance -- it's not yet the localized story I am hoping to generate, but it's a start! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/factory-510-breaks-ground-entrepreneurs-004017317.html Wheeeee! Andie Grace -- 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. -- 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.