Not sure if this list is still dead. However, I had been reading in a few places that Adam Neumann claims to have invented coworking as a business model....in 2008. But I can't find the actual quote.
Anyways, how is the list doing? On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 6:31 PM Chris Messina <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's also a matter of: > > 1. how much you need to make to keep the space open > 2. what percentage of your desks you can afford to leave open for > drop-ins both as a community gift and as a way of letting people try > out your space without obligation > 3. what percentage of your space should be devoted to full-time or > regulars without making the drop-in space feel kind of awkward and an > after thought... > > So I don't think that it's so much of a formula as I do a question of > general feel/ambiance and what kind of space you want to run that will > also sustain itself. > > At Citizen Space, we have about 8 full time desks that we rent out > where people can leave things like displays, keyboards, books, etc... > it's all in the open. We also have an additional eight seats in the > back, spread over 4 desks. Anyone can use these desks; we also have an > additional 4 seats over 2 desks in a closed "conversation room", > providing a nice flex space for both full time, paying members, and > for our drop-ins. > > Finding a mix between those two priorities I think is a good place to > start... you can certainly charge for all your spaces, but in the > beginning, depending on local demand and awareness, you might find > that too high a barrier to entry to begin. It might be better to start > with a hybrid model and as people fill in and book their spaces on a > regular basis, convert free areas to meet the need that arises. > > Chris > > On 8/21/07, Tara Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't know if they are on the list, but you may want to chat with the > > Workspace people in Vancouver...they must have some formula. Many of the > > spaces I know of actually rent desks (and not just memberships) where > people > > can leave their stuff and, hence, don't double book. > > > > Workspace: http://abetterplacetowork.com/ > > > > > > Tara > > > > On 8/21/07, Susan Evans < [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all space owners out there, > > > > > > Does anyone have a good formula for balancing out the number of > > > memberships available for sale for coworking with the number of desk > > > spaces available? Office Nomads (Seattle) is working on determining a > > > sustainable number of memberships to make available, recognizing that > > > number can be higher than the number of actual desk spaces we will > > > have. Any suggestions? Success stories? Helpful learning > > > experiences? > > > > > > Many thanks! > > > Susan > > > > > > > > > Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) > > > blog: www.horsepigcow.com > > > phone: 415-694-1951 > > > fax: 415-727-5335 > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Chris Messina > Citizen Provocateur & > Open Source Advocate-at-Large > Work: http://citizenagency.com > Blog: http://factoryjoe.com/blog > Cell: 412 225-1051 > Skype: factoryjoe > This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/coworking/CAAv0QeTuk0R0WObMe26sUCo8O7QRBTti4QEOUoZkq1VV1hXcjA%40mail.gmail.com.
