An alternative point of view: We ran Indy Hall out of spreadsheets and off-the-shelf invoicing software for 8+ years (growing from a dozen to a few hundred members). Software isn't going to make or break you, and I personally would prioritize flexibility and ease of change over "all in one" solutions.
These days we DO use a coworking platform, but all we really use it for is for billing. I've turned off just about every other feature. I have not found an "all in one" tool that actually does all of the things well (everything going to include tradeoffs, and putting many features under one roof means MORE tradeoffs) and strongly prefer using a collection of tools that are individually great at their job. This also means that I can pick a tool that is "good enough" for a job now, and swap it out for a better one if I find one. Related: if you aren't already familiar with it, check out and learn Zapier <https://dangerouslyawesome.com/2015/01/6-automated-workflows-that-make-our-coworking-space-better-every-day/>: it's an amazing tool that lets you connect lots individual tools and keep them in sync with each other. It doesn't require knowing any code, just some creative thinking. ------------------ *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 Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 9:10 AM Jana Greer <janagree...@gmail.com> wrote: > Whatever software you choose, choose one that scales with your growth and > has the capacity to integrate and manage many things. From an operation > standpoint, the more you can connect and streamline the members experience > the better, IMO. > > I think one pain point is the backend. It is being redone and should be > out by the summer. The front end was redone a while ago and it was awesome > when that was released—-making the members experience even better. > > Best of luck! > > -Jana > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
