Ooo, can I come? Just under the wire, July 2010. :-) On Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 6:01:13 AM UTC+1, Jerome wrote: > > Haha. Ok, then a gathering of, say, owners of 6+ year old operations. We > can talk about “the good ‘ole days.” > > Jerome > www.BLANKSPACES.com > > On Feb 12, 2018, at 11:10 AM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace < > wi...@locusworkspace.com <javascript:>> wrote: > > Thanks for the feedback, Jerome. > > It's nice to hear that felt like a special event from others who have been > around for a while. Definitely did for me, but I don't make it to a lot of > coworking owner/manager events. > > I like the idea of a 10+ year event, but you'll have to give me 2+ years. > :) > > On Monday, February 12, 2018 at 6:02:05 PM UTC+1, Jerome wrote: >> >> Hi all. >> >> I recall that Oct 2011 gathering at my space. It was truly collaborative, >> and a milestone in my eyes of coworking history. I never thought of the >> other participants as competitors as no one was even in the same geography, >> and even if so, the industry was growing so quickly. >> >> Thank you Will for your honest revelation about closing your first >> location. I did the same last month after 10 years in our original Wilshire >> location, which I believe was the first in the SoCal/Southwestern US area. >> I agree that it’s hard to let go of the original, which I consider a >> prototype. Nonetheless, the memories of how we started, and how the photos >> were used in a lot of PR/press...are now just photos of memories. >> >> I would say that closing that location didn’t exactly get me to work “on >> my business,” but I really don’t miss having either that location, or a 4th >> - not sure yet. That said, I’m a glutton for punishment and plan to open a >> downtown Long Beach location this Spring. Yikes. :-/ >> >> Maybe it’s time for another gathering of folks, not with 1 year >> experience, but 10+? :-) >> >> Jerome, founder & architect >> www.BLANKSPACES.com >> >> On Feb 11, 2018, at 11:36 PM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace < >> wi...@locusworkspace.com> wrote: >> >> Thank you so much for this feedback, Steve. Really cool to hear about >> your influences and experiences with my father's writing. He was actually >> sitting in the back of the room at a long-ago small coworking conference >> that you were at, I think the only time I met you in person (a meeting at >> Blankspaces in Santa Monica for coworking space owners who had been in >> business for a year or more, maybe in 2012 or so). He kind of just wanted >> to sneak in and see what his son was working on, but was truly inspired by >> the optimism and willingness to openly collaborate among a roomful of >> competitors. I know you're in most many ways the same kind of observer, but >> thought you'd be interested to know. >> >> On Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 6:38:59 PM UTC+1, Steve King wrote: >>> >>> Will: Excellent essay that I enjoyed on several levels. First, your >>> father's work had a major impact on my career. I was slugging it out >>> climbing the corporate ladder in the late 80's and 90's. On Becoming a >>> Leader and his other work greatly helped me shift from being a front line >>> manager to an exec. In particular, his work made me understands the >>> importance of developing and communicating what George Bush senior called >>> "the vision thing". I was also fortunate enough to hear your father speak >>> several times. He was very inspiring. >>> >>> Second, in our work advising startups we often find startup CEO's and >>> other execs struggle making the shift from working for the company to on >>> the company. This is a very hard transition - especially for founders - and >>> many fail because of their inability to do so. >>> >>> And I also agree with your points on the importance of environment and >>> its importance to independent workers. >>> >>> Good luck with the new location. >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 5:42:37 AM UTC-8, Will Bennis, Locus >>> Workspace wrote: >>>> >>>> Finally finished the final post >>>> <http://blog.locusworkspace.cz/2018/02/rip-locusmuzeum-part-iiioptimism.html> >>>> >>>> in a long promised three part series about closing a branch of my >>>> coworking >>>> space. >>>> >>>> It's about the *optimism *that can come from scaling down, about >>>> overcoming the entrepreneur's central challenge of transitioning from >>>> "working for your company to working on your company" (from *maintaining >>>> *your business *to developing *it), about the role of external context >>>> in work success, and a tribute to my father (who was a pioneer in >>>> leadership studies and who passed away in 2014). >>>> >>>> Would love to hear others' thoughts, as I think it has a lot to do with >>>> common challenges we all face, and not much to do with my particular >>>> coworking space! >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 6:10:23 PM UTC+2, Alex Hillman wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for sharing this, Will. Part two, about relief >>>>> <http://blog.locusworkspace.cz/2017/07/rip-locus-muzeum-part-ii-relief.html>, >>>>> was >>>>> especially resonant for me! >>>>> >>>>> Seems bittersweet - excited to read part three about optimism :) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------ >>>>> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* >>>>> Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org >>>>> Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com >>>>> My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.com/ten >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 7:54 AM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace < >>>>> wi...@locusworkspace.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Just adding to this thread to announce another coworking space >>>>>> closing (Locus Workspace's first location in Prague, Czech Republic). >>>>>> We're >>>>>> not out of business, just consolidating from two to one space. And >>>>>> ultimately it was a great thing. But it was our first location and >>>>>> really a >>>>>> difficult choice to make. Anyway, here's a blog post about the >>>>>> sadness that came with closing the space >>>>>> <http://blog.locusworkspace.cz/2017/07/rip-locus-muzeum-part-i-sadness.html>. >>>>>> >>>>>> Running that space was a really important part of my life, and much of >>>>>> it >>>>>> would not have been possible without the inspiration, ideas, and general >>>>>> good will that came from this group. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> Will >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, February 9, 2015 at 8:32:37 AM UTC+1, OphelieR wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks Andy for sharing these data. In our coworking the trend is a >>>>>>> bit different. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The average churn rate is 5% on all our memberships except the full >>>>>>> time coworking (different from resident/dedicated desk) which has a >>>>>>> churn >>>>>>> rate of 8%. We don't have data around the main reason for living, it's >>>>>>> something we're putting in place at the moment but basically if someone >>>>>>> cancel from full time coworking it doesn't necessarily mean they will >>>>>>> upgrade to resident desk or downgrade to part time. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Moreover, the number of full time coworker is much lower compare to >>>>>>> our resident members or part time coworkers. I was discussing this with >>>>>>> another coworking space owner at the GCUC in Bali last week and they >>>>>>> had a >>>>>>> similar issues. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is it something other coworking spaces are experiencing with full >>>>>>> time coworker ? Does anyone have any explanation for this ? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 10:14:37 AM UTC+8, Alex Hillman >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm sure I'm not the only person on this group who has google >>>>>>>> alerts set up for the words "coworking" and, sigh, "co-working". >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Between the number of new space announcements that show up in those >>>>>>>> alerts, Deskmag's reporting on coworking growth trends, and many >>>>>>>> amazing >>>>>>>> success stories that we've all been privy to seeing unfold, there's no >>>>>>>> doubt in any of our minds that coworking isn't disappearing any time >>>>>>>> soon. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> But speckled in the success stories are sadder ones. Coworking >>>>>>>> spaces who struggled and failed. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Another one hit my Google Reader tonight, in St Louis. Hence this >>>>>>>> email and this project being spurred right now. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On one hand, the *business of coworking *is susceptible to all of >>>>>>>> the rules of starting a new business - there's going to be a failure >>>>>>>> rate. >>>>>>>> Not every business is meant to be. The rate at which I hear about >>>>>>>> closings >>>>>>>> is increasing, but it's hard to tell if it's growing in or out of >>>>>>>> proportion of openings. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Between coworking spaces that struggle to keep the lights on and >>>>>>>> coworking spaces that have closed (for good or bad reasons), there's >>>>>>>> patterns in closures that I personally find very interesting, far more >>>>>>>> interesting in "new hotness variations" on the coworking models. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The pattern-watcher that I am, I see *some *things, but I need >>>>>>>> more information to start building a hypothesis that can be proven or >>>>>>>> disproven. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I can't do this alone. If you've started and closed a coworking >>>>>>>> space, been a member of a coworking space that struggled and failed, >>>>>>>> or are >>>>>>>> simply a passionate observer who saw an unfortunate closing, please >>>>>>>> take a >>>>>>>> few minutes to help fill out this survey: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://indyhall.wufoo.com/forms/coworking-space-closings/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This information is personal and potentially sensitive. I don't >>>>>>>> expect all of the replies to include names or all of the details. Many >>>>>>>> people on this list have shared their personal stories before, and we >>>>>>>> should all be thankful for that. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The best solution I could come up with is to choose how anonymous >>>>>>>> you would like to be. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *1) The name and email address fields are optional and will ONLY be >>>>>>>> used to reconnect with the submitter for more information.* >>>>>>>> *2) The final required question asks for your consent to share the >>>>>>>> data you enter, beside the optional name/email fields which are >>>>>>>> anonymous >>>>>>>> by default. In case you have an alternate preference, you can specify >>>>>>>> it in >>>>>>>> "other".* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> There's researchers on the list, so if there's other fields that >>>>>>>> you think I should include (or better ways to collect the same data), >>>>>>>> I'm >>>>>>>> all ears. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *Even if you're not aware of closings you can share about, I >>>>>>>> need help getting the word out about this project. *I'm hoping for >>>>>>>> some assistance from Steve King & Team Deskmag since I know this stuff >>>>>>>> is >>>>>>>> already on their radar. If there's anyone else already studying this >>>>>>>> (all >>>>>>>> of the quiet grad students on this list, I'm looking at you), I'd love >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> share work reciprocally. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My goal is to organize this information and share some hypothesis >>>>>>>> that we all study together and share back again, overall helping the >>>>>>>> ecosystem not just learn from successes but also avoid repeating >>>>>>>> historic >>>>>>>> failure patterns. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My hope is to be buried under a mountain of responses and have to >>>>>>>> recruit some of you to help me dig myself out :) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks y'all. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -Alex >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> /ah >>>>>>>> indyhall.org >>>>>>>> coworking in philadelphia >>>>>>>> build amazing communities: masterclass.indyhall.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >> 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/d/optout. >> >> -- > 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. > >
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