Re: [Coworking] Anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen?

[Jeannine]

I was worried about that too, any product I can't find a price list for is 
probably...well, you know what they say about if you have to ask. 

Still, I expect you can probably find some on auction sites and such indeed.

Thanks for the update, little obsessive problem I have.  Loose ends nag at 
me. :-)

On Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 3:51:43 PM UTC+2, Alex Hillman wrote:
>
> The best option I found was a company that leases commercial trash 
> compactors like the ones you see in malls & airports. The really nice ones 
> are quite nice - they even have sensors to adjust their compacting 
> schedules based on usage and to alert via SMS or email that they need to be 
> emptied soon! 
>
> But...they're pretty pricey, at a couple hundred bucks per month just to 
> lease, which adds up fast over time. I've got a few alerts on eBay and such 
> set up for similar models to see if we can get one for a reasonable amount 
> of cash upfront. 
>
> At least that's the plan for now :)
>
> -Alex
>
> On Thursday, May 14, 2015, Jeannine > 
> wrote:
>
>> Dying of curiosity how this came out. :-)  Updates?
>>
>> On Monday, February 23, 2015 at 8:52:22 PM UTC+1, Alex Hillman wrote:
>>>
>>> We've been looking for ways to improve the trash situation that's 
>>> generated at Indy Hall - general waste is exacerbated by an active kitchen 
>>> and lots of food events. Great for the community, but the new challenge is 
>>> getting rid of the trash :)
>>>
>>> Does anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen/space? Pros/cons? 
>>> Make/model that works well for you? 
>>>
>>> Recommendations welcome :)
>>>
>>> -Alex
>>>
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Re: [Coworking] Purchasing real estate for coworking space

[Jacob Sayles]

Sounds like a great idea!  I don't have a lot to add as I've never
purchased a commercial building.  We lease the building that Office Nomads
is in although we would love to buy it.

Jacob

On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 7:05 AM, Stephanie Miles 
wrote:

> Hello all. I'm new to the group, at the very beginning stages of opening a
> coworking space in Redding, CA. (pop. 90,000)
>
> I'm considering buying a commercial space for my coworking business,
> rather than leasing. Obviously it's a big financial investment up front,
> however based on looking at the market here, it seems like the monthly
> payments on a commercial real estate loan would be less than the cost of a
> lease on a similarly sized space. (I'm looking at pretty run down
> industrial spaces, with the plan to renovate.)
>
> Wondering if anyone else has done that and what unexpected issues,
> challenges, or even benefits you faced by doing so?
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Re: [Coworking] Purchasing real estate for coworking space

[Alex Hillman]

I dug up one previous conversation on purchasing vs renting:

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/Kxg1RQrqcX8/xefES2991W0J

I'll pop back here later with some longer-form thoughts!

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On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Jacob Sayles 
wrote:

> Sounds like a great idea!  I don't have a lot to add as I've never
> purchased a commercial building.  We lease the building that Office Nomads
> is in although we would love to buy it.
>
> Jacob
>
>
> On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 7:05 AM, Stephanie Miles <
> stephanietmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello all. I'm new to the group, at the very beginning stages of opening
>> a coworking space in Redding, CA. (pop. 90,000)
>>
>> I'm considering buying a commercial space for my coworking business,
>> rather than leasing. Obviously it's a big financial investment up front,
>> however based on looking at the market here, it seems like the monthly
>> payments on a commercial real estate loan would be less than the cost of a
>> lease on a similarly sized space. (I'm looking at pretty run down
>> industrial spaces, with the plan to renovate.)
>>
>> Wondering if anyone else has done that and what unexpected issues,
>> challenges, or even benefits you faced by doing so?
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Purchasing real estate for coworking space

[Glen Ferguson]

We bought and renovated our building. I cc'd my wife who can give you more
details as that's her area of experience (I'm the IT guy).

Keep in mind that while the loan payments may be less, you'll also have to
figure in property taxes, repairs/improvements and other items that
wouldn't be a part of a commercial lease (depending on the lease type, of
course). Just make sure you do an apples to apples comparison when you're
calculating the costs involved.

That being said, it does have the upside of not having to worry about
things like a landlord tripling your lease because WeWork artificially
inflated commercial property values in your area.


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On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Jacob Sayles 
wrote:

> Sounds like a great idea!  I don't have a lot to add as I've never
> purchased a commercial building.  We lease the building that Office Nomads
> is in although we would love to buy it.
>
> Jacob
>
>
> On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 7:05 AM, Stephanie Miles <
> stephanietmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello all. I'm new to the group, at the very beginning stages of opening
>> a coworking space in Redding, CA. (pop. 90,000)
>>
>> I'm considering buying a commercial space for my coworking business,
>> rather than leasing. Obviously it's a big financial investment up front,
>> however based on looking at the market here, it seems like the monthly
>> payments on a commercial real estate loan would be less than the cost of a
>> lease on a similarly sized space. (I'm looking at pretty run down
>> industrial spaces, with the plan to renovate.)
>>
>> Wondering if anyone else has done that and what unexpected issues,
>> challenges, or even benefits you faced by doing so?
>>
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[Coworking] Re: Owner Commitment and Hours Put In.

[Angel Kwiatkowski]

Karen,
How big is your space? How many members do you currently have vs. how many 
you max out at?

On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 12:58:41 PM UTC-6, Karen Ruane wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm Karen, and along with two other partners, I'll be opening a coworking 
> space for creatives/artists this August in Bend, OR. While the creation of 
> this business has been nearly a year in the making, and has become a full 
> time pursuit, we are looking ahead to a few months after opening, once 
> major wrinkles are ironed out. We are wondering what sort of time 
> commitment we should expect? Assuming we will use some sort of software 
> management system, have keycode access to our space, and be hosting the 
> occasional after-hours event, how much time do you think we will have to 
> put in for operations? Is it a single 40 hour per week job? Or will the 
> three of us likely be putting in near full time hours? We are all working 
> artists as well, so hope to find a nice balance between running this space, 
> and our personal businesses. Pipe dream?
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Karen
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Re: [Coworking] Re: How would you take advantage of this?

[Glen Ferguson]

Thanks Remi and Jerome,

You both mentioned a couple ideas I hadn't thought of. I really appreciate
the help.

This will be an interesting but slow project. Marriott has to integrate
their new building with the existing historic building, formerly the local
newspaper building, before that it was a trolley station. The concept
drawings look promising, and it should bring more foot traffic to this side
of town. I agree, it's a good thing.

I recently found out the state didn't include in this year's budget the
requested money for infrastructure improvements in the city - the road
we're on is considered a state road and their responsibility. As a result,
the hotel project will not even break ground until January 2016 at the
earliest. So, more time for me to make connections with the hotel owners.

Thanks again,
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On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 11:14 AM, Remi Boissonnas  wrote:

> Hello Glen,
>
> I would work with the hotel to try to retain participants before/after
> their conventions (more nights for the hotel, more transient members for
> the coworking space). I'd offer organizers of conventions to introduce the
> town and local community in Frederick and direct participants to Cowork
> Frederik just across the street to learn more. I'd make Frederick the
> easiest interface for visitors staying at the Mariott to get in touch with
> local professionals, businesses, etc. (would involve cityhall if they show
> interest?).
>
> In those deals, Cowork Frederick are those most knowledgeable about the
> local market / opportunities / conditions.
>
> By the way, I read this post because we have this sort of similar "great
> opportunity or a terrible threat" thing over here in Tbilisi, Georgia (the
> country). A large group is renovating a factory not far from us to create a
> budget hotel/hostel (400 beds). The project includes shops, cafés, art
> galleries & workshops, etc. and a 300 square meters coworking space. We
> could bid to set-up & run that space (assuming we can fund this) or see it
> opened by someone else (... knowing that nobody has yet demonstrated the
> viability of coworking in this country - we're first to try).
>
> In any case: good luck!
>
> Rémi.
> http://cospot.ge
>
> Le mercredi 4 février 2015 00:10:28 UTC+4, Glen Ferguson a écrit :
>>
>> I have either a great opportunity or a terrible threat coming my way. I
>> see it as an opportunity, and I want to get ideas from you to see how you'd
>> take advantage of this situation.
>>
>> Quick background set up: We're located in a 70,000 person city and in the
>> main part of the historic district downtown. Lacking in downtown for over a
>> decade is any hotel. We do have a couple bed and breakfasts though. The
>> city has been exploring the idea of putting a convention center and hotel
>> in the downtown. Not huge, around 200 rooms and 14,000 sq ft
>> meeting/convention space. The studies have been conducted, recommendations
>> made and the project was awarded to the local Marriott franchise.
>>
>> Here's where I come in: The spot they chose for this project is across
>> the street from Cowork Frederick.
>>
>> I had a brief meeting with the Marriott owner, explained what Cowork
>> Frederick is, and welcomed him to the neighborhood with hopes that our
>> businesses will compliment each other.
>>
>> My question to you is: what ideas do you have for creating a win-win
>> relationship with my new neighbors? I'm exploring the somewhat obvious
>> ideas of day passes, perhaps at a discount, or rental of our meeting
>> spaces. I think I'm too close to the situation, so I'd like to know what
>> you'd do or if any of you had similar experiences?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> ---
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>> Cowork Frederick
>> 122 E Patrick St
>> Frederick, MD 21701-5630
>> +1 (301) 732-5165
>> www.coworkfrederick.com
>> @CoworkFrederick 
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[Coworking] Re: Owner Commitment and Hours Put In.

[Karen Ruane]

Ah yes, that info. would help! Our space is 2400sqft. It's a bit different 
in that much of this space will be in the form of art studio space, 
reducing our membership drastically. We plan to have about 9 resident 
members, and another 15-20 drop-ins. Out hope is to have about 10-15 people 
in the space each day. 

Thanks!

Karen

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[Coworking] Re: Crowdfunding a new Cowork Space

[Karen Ruane]

Hey Eric,

I saw that you "liked" us. Thanks! 

Yes, sadly there's no category for coworking or anything like it. Most of 
the spaces I've seen on Kickstarter have listed under the category; design. 
I think that's where we might put ourselves as well. 

GO CATS!

Karen

On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 6:42:49 PM UTC-7, Eric Lituchy wrote:
>
> Karen, it sounds like you have it very well thought out.  Kudos!  I looked 
> at your site and since you are going after the creative crowd I understand 
> having a more polished campaign. I also noticed you went to the U of A.  I 
> am also a Wildcat! Bear Down.
>
> I already liked you on FB and will put you on my Google Alerts and can't 
> wait to see your Kickstarter!  One more questions - I looked at Kickstarter 
> and there isn't really a category for Coworking. Where are you going to 
> post it?
>
> Best of Luck! Eric
>
>
>
>
> On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 6:07:50 PM UTC-4, Karen Ruane wrote:
>>
>> Hi Eric,
>>
>> If one wanted, they could probably put together a Kickstarter campaign in 
>> an afternoon. However, the campaign, and its response, would reflect that. 
>> For us, it's been really important to present a professional and well 
>> thought-out campaign which includes professionally designed graphics, 
>> images and research to back us up. We are also producing a video with a 
>> professional videographer. In addition, we've been working on forging 
>> relationships with the community and local businesses in anticipation of 
>> being able to hit them up once our campaign begins. As part of the final 
>> touches on this campaign, I've also been sending out previews to business 
>> professionals I'm acquainted with to get feedback on the writing and tone 
>> of the campaign. So much of my time has been spent making small adjustments 
>> to language and design. 
>>
>> Hope that helps! I still totally think it's worth a shot. At the very 
>> least, it'll help raise community awareness for our space and maybe bring 
>> us a few more members.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Karen
>>
>> On Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 8:08:46 PM UTC-7, Eric Lituchy wrote:
>>>
>>> Karen, thanks for sharing!  Can you tell me why getting the campaign is 
>>> so time-consuming?  It is wordsmithing, getting together photos, or 
>>> something else?  Are you producing a video?  It seems straight forward, but 
>>> I know from experience that things are usually harder than they seem.
>>>
>>> Eric
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 10:57:00 PM UTC-4, Karen Ruane wrote:

 Hi Eric,

 I am opening a space in August and will be launching a Kickstarter 
 campaign on June 1. I've studied quite a few  Kickstarter campaigns for 
 Coworking space, most of which were successful. It's true, the rewards are 
 different because we don't have much of a product to offer. However, 
 there's lots of room for creativity in rewards. We will offer things like 
 short term memberships, art from members who've already signed up, 
 advertising in our space or in our media, Swag with our logo on it... We 
 made sure to create incentives for both local potential clients and 
 everyone else who likes the idea of promoting the coworking industry. 

 There aren't many pitfalls to trying to crowd-fund. Of course, you 
 shouldn't abandon other avenues for raising capital, just in case you 
 aren't successfully funded. And then there's the work of it - I've been 
 working on this campaign for over a month and it is still not ready to 
 launch. Doing it right is quite a commitment and takes hours and hours of 
 work. But other than that, I'd say go for it!

 Time will tell if I'd repeat that advice!

 Best of Luck,

 Karen
 http://www.thewildsbend.com

 On Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 8:59:43 AM UTC-7, Eric Lituchy wrote:
>
> I am new to the Cowork world and find this group to be an amazing 
> resource.  Thanks in advance!
>
> In July, I am opening a coworking space on Long Island.  I am 
> currently working on building the community and already have 6 people 
> onboard.  I thought of raising some capital from friends and family, but 
> started to think that crowdfunding (Indiegogo, Plumfund, etc.) might be a 
> better option. Capital will be used for rent, furniture, technology, etc.
>
> My questions:
>
>1. Does crowdfunding make sense as a way to fund a startup 
>coworking space? My primary goal of the crowdfunding would be to 
>get new members to invest in our community.  
>2. I expect to offer membership deals(ex. Contribute $1000 and get 
>3-months of cowork space), "Hardship" contributions to give 
> out-of-work 
>individuals free coworking space and media/press mentions for larger 
>contributions.  Any thoughts on this?  Other ideas?
>3. Any potential pitfalls of going the crowdsourced route?
>
> Any addi

Re: [Coworking] Owner Commitment and Hours Put In.

[Aaron Cruikshank]

Hi Karen,

My advice would be that you'll need more than one person, for sure but will
everyone need to work full time? Not likely.
When I was running the HiVE, I was there about 3-4 days/week and we had a
full-time front desk person then used contractors that we paid hourly to
manage after-hours events. Their time was build into the space rental.

I think given what you've said, as long as there is someone there pretty
consistently M-F, 9-5, you should only need one body there at any given
time but splitting this workload between 2-3 people means that no one gets
stuck with it as a full-time job.

- Aaron

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On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Karen Ruane  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm Karen, and along with two other partners, I'll be opening a coworking
> space for creatives/artists this August in Bend, OR. While the creation of
> this business has been nearly a year in the making, and has become a full
> time pursuit, we are looking ahead to a few months after opening, once
> major wrinkles are ironed out. We are wondering what sort of time
> commitment we should expect? Assuming we will use some sort of software
> management system, have keycode access to our space, and be hosting the
> occasional after-hours event, how much time do you think we will have to
> put in for operations? Is it a single 40 hour per week job? Or will the
> three of us likely be putting in near full time hours? We are all working
> artists as well, so hope to find a nice balance between running this space,
> and our personal businesses. Pipe dream?
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Karen
>
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