[Coworking] Re: Who wants to test the new Coworking Visa platform?

[Alex Linsker]

After a year and a half of many emails and talking about it with Tony and 
Jeannine, I'm pleased that my initiating more 
accountability/responsiveness/responsibility for the Coworking Visa paid 
off. 

As agreed, a few weeks ago I did more outreach to people - 4 people and 
then 10 more, which led to Tony suggesting I play with it and for us to 
then align efforts, at which point I then emailed hundreds of people and 
launched a site last week: https://coworkingvisa.net 

 with 
an interactive map and detailed listings which is totally up-to-date for 
all those spaces. 

Then Tony did work to update Open Coworking's listings for the Visa too, 
which I'm happy he announced today. So hopefully soon we will have at least 
two up-to-date websites of listings for the one Coworking Visa program, to 
keep each other more accountable and responsive, to provide a much better 
and more used Coworking Visa experience for our members and space owners, 
and to provide some UX choice.

-Alex Linsker, Collective Agency , Portland, 
Oregon 

On Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 9:09:26 AM UTC-7, Tony Bacigalupo wrote:
>
> Howdy folks,
>
> I'm excited to finally be sharing a new platform for the Coworking Visa!
>
> *Key points about the new platform:*
>
>1. *It has a searchable map!* (HOORAY.)
>
>2. *It allows the space manager to submit, maintain, and delete* their 
>listing directly.
>
>3. *Listings automatically expire after one year.* (No more outdated 
>listings!)
>
>4. *Space managers are automatically reminded to renew their listing* 
>in advance of the expiration date. 
>
>5. *It offers an optional way for listing owners to support ongoing 
>improvements,* but will always remain free. 
>
>6. *Once ready, it will allow us to retire the outdated Visa wiki 
>page.* (HOORAY)
>
> We’re looking for beta testers, so please message me if you’re interested 
> in helping us get it rolling.
>
> The full site should be made live very soon. More to share shortly!
>
> Cheers,
> Tony Bacigalupo
>
> *PS - This an initiative of Open Coworking , a 
> nonprofit that is dedicated to advocating for the global coworking 
> movement. If anyone is interested in participating, we're always looking 
> for new voices—please reach out!*
>
>

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[Coworking] Who wants to test the new Coworking Visa platform?

[dayna]

Excited and thank you! 

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[Coworking] Re: Variable Costs

[Chi-chi]

Thanks Glen and Jerome. This brings greater clarity.

On Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 5:56:37 PM UTC-4, Chi-chi wrote:
>
> Hey,
>
> Out of curiosity, I was wondering if there are any variable costs 
> associated with operating a coworking space. I'm trying to calculate 
> breakeven point and I can't really think of any.?
>

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Re: [Coworking] Variable Costs

[Jerome Chang]

And the number one variable cost, if you have hourly staff: labor. 

Jerome
Www.BLANKSPACES.com

> On Apr 20, 2018, at 9:20 AM, Glen Ferguson  wrote:
> 
> As usual, the answer is "it depends." There's going to be incremental, or 
> variable, costs associated with every additional member you have.
> 
> There's going to be an increase in demand for utilities (electric, 
> water/sewer) and internet load. Those are likely to be in small increments, 
> but they're still going to bump your bills a little.
> 
> If you have to maintain your own bathrooms, more people means additional 
> consumption of hand towels, toilet paper, soap. Do you include complimentary 
> coffee as part of membership? Coffee, tea, sugar, milk usage will go up. Any 
> snacks included? More people eat more. Beer for happy hours? Ditto. Unless 
> you charge for printing you'll have increased costs for paper, ink, toner. 
> I'm sure there are others I haven't covered.
> 
> 
> Glen Ferguson  
> Phone: 301-732-5165
> Email: g...@coworkfrederick.com
> Website: https://www.coworkfrederick.com
> Address: 122 E Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701
> 
> 
>> On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 5:41 PM, Chi-chi  wrote:
>> Hey,
>> 
>> Out of curiosity, I was wondering if there are any variable costs associated 
>> with operating a coworking space. I'm trying to calculate breakeven point 
>> and I can't really think of any.?
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Re: [Coworking] Variable Costs

[Glen Ferguson]

As usual, the answer is "it depends." There's going to be incremental, or
variable, costs associated with every additional member you have.

There's going to be an increase in demand for utilities (electric,
water/sewer) and internet load. Those are likely to be in small increments,
but they're still going to bump your bills a little.

If you have to maintain your own bathrooms, more people means additional
consumption of hand towels, toilet paper, soap. Do you include
complimentary coffee as part of membership? Coffee, tea, sugar, milk usage
will go up. Any snacks included? More people eat more. Beer for happy
hours? Ditto. Unless you charge for printing you'll have increased costs
for paper, ink, toner. I'm sure there are others I haven't covered.


*Glen Ferguson*
Phone: 301-732-5165
Email: g...@coworkfrederick.com
Website: https://www.coworkfrederick.com
Address: 122 E Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701


On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 5:41 PM, Chi-chi  wrote:

> Hey,
>
> Out of curiosity, I was wondering if there are any variable costs
> associated with operating a coworking space. I'm trying to calculate
> breakeven point and I can't really think of any.?
>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Who wants to test the new Coworking Visa platform?

[Tony Bacigalupo]

Great to hear, Kyo! Please connect me to them so we can answer any
questions they might have.

Safe travels and look me up if you come to NY!

PAX saiko!

Tony


On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 9:58 AM, Kyo Satani  wrote:

> Tony,
>
> Super!
> I just stopped running PAX Coworking last month,
> and start traveling again. Just visited the North Pole ;-)
>
> Two spaces as children of PAX were born this month.
> I will tell them to use this.
>
>
> 佐谷恭（Kyo paxi）
>
> パクチーハウス東京/PAX Coworkingを３月10日に閉鎖します
>
> その後は「無店舗展開」予定
>https://kyoblog.beemanet.com/
>
>
> 有料メルマガ『パクチー起業論』
>http://www.mag2.com/m/0001598789.html
>
> 2018-04-20 20:53 GMT+09:00 Alex Ahom :
>
>> Great!
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, 19 April 2018 18:09:26 UTC+2, Tony Bacigalupo wrote:
>>>
>>> Howdy folks,
>>>
>>> I'm excited to finally be sharing a new platform for the Coworking Visa!
>>>
>>> *Key points about the new platform:*
>>>
>>>1. *It has a searchable map!* (HOORAY.)
>>>
>>>2. *It allows the space manager to submit, maintain, and delete*
>>>their listing directly.
>>>
>>>3. *Listings automatically expire after one year.* (No more outdated
>>>listings!)
>>>
>>>4. *Space managers are automatically reminded to renew their listing*
>>>in advance of the expiration date.
>>>
>>>5. *It offers an optional way for listing owners to support ongoing
>>>improvements,* but will always remain free.
>>>
>>>6. *Once ready, it will allow us to retire the outdated Visa wiki
>>>page.* (HOORAY)
>>>
>>> We’re looking for beta testers, so please message me if you’re
>>> interested in helping us get it rolling.
>>>
>>> The full site should be made live very soon. More to share shortly!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Tony Bacigalupo
>>>
>>> *PS - This an initiative of Open Coworking , a
>>> nonprofit that is dedicated to advocating for the global coworking
>>> movement. If anyone is interested in participating, we're always looking
>>> for new voices—please reach out!*
>>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Who wants to test the new Coworking Visa platform?

[Kyo Satani]

Tony,

Super!
I just stopped running PAX Coworking last month,
and start traveling again. Just visited the North Pole ;-)

Two spaces as children of PAX were born this month.
I will tell them to use this.


佐谷恭（Kyo paxi）

パクチーハウス東京/PAX Coworkingを３月10日に閉鎖します

その後は「無店舗展開」予定
   https://kyoblog.beemanet.com/


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2018-04-20 20:53 GMT+09:00 Alex Ahom :

> Great!
>
>
>
> On Thursday, 19 April 2018 18:09:26 UTC+2, Tony Bacigalupo wrote:
>>
>> Howdy folks,
>>
>> I'm excited to finally be sharing a new platform for the Coworking Visa!
>>
>> *Key points about the new platform:*
>>
>>1. *It has a searchable map!* (HOORAY.)
>>
>>2. *It allows the space manager to submit, maintain, and delete*
>>their listing directly.
>>
>>3. *Listings automatically expire after one year.* (No more outdated
>>listings!)
>>
>>4. *Space managers are automatically reminded to renew their listing*
>>in advance of the expiration date.
>>
>>5. *It offers an optional way for listing owners to support ongoing
>>improvements,* but will always remain free.
>>
>>6. *Once ready, it will allow us to retire the outdated Visa wiki
>>page.* (HOORAY)
>>
>> We’re looking for beta testers, so please message me if you’re interested
>> in helping us get it rolling.
>>
>> The full site should be made live very soon. More to share shortly!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Tony Bacigalupo
>>
>> *PS - This an initiative of Open Coworking , a
>> nonprofit that is dedicated to advocating for the global coworking
>> movement. If anyone is interested in participating, we're always looking
>> for new voices—please reach out!*
>>
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[Coworking] Re: Who wants to test the new Coworking Visa platform?

[Alex Ahom]

Great! 



On Thursday, 19 April 2018 18:09:26 UTC+2, Tony Bacigalupo wrote:
>
> Howdy folks,
>
> I'm excited to finally be sharing a new platform for the Coworking Visa!
>
> *Key points about the new platform:*
>
>1. *It has a searchable map!* (HOORAY.)
>
>2. *It allows the space manager to submit, maintain, and delete* their 
>listing directly.
>
>3. *Listings automatically expire after one year.* (No more outdated 
>listings!)
>
>4. *Space managers are automatically reminded to renew their listing* 
>in advance of the expiration date. 
>
>5. *It offers an optional way for listing owners to support ongoing 
>improvements,* but will always remain free. 
>
>6. *Once ready, it will allow us to retire the outdated Visa wiki 
>page.* (HOORAY)
>
> We’re looking for beta testers, so please message me if you’re interested 
> in helping us get it rolling.
>
> The full site should be made live very soon. More to share shortly!
>
> Cheers,
> Tony Bacigalupo
>
> *PS - This an initiative of Open Coworking , a 
> nonprofit that is dedicated to advocating for the global coworking 
> movement. If anyone is interested in participating, we're always looking 
> for new voices—please reach out!*
>
>

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