[Coworking] Re: Coworking Calgary
I'm not connected to any social geek communities here. I've been out of the country a while and lost touch with a lot of people. I do not know Grant. Is he starting a coworking group here in Calgary? On May 27, 11:44 am, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: Wa-hoo! That's where my alma mater is! Are you hooked into the social geek community there? Do you know Grant Hutchinson? T On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Cody cody...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I'm looking to start a coworking group in Calgary, Canada. If anyone is interested please let me know. Kind regards, -Cody -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor (http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://horsepigcow.com) Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 415-694-1951 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Coworking in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Hi all! Just a quick note to let you know that Workantile Exchange will be opening in Ann Arbor next week. A lot of work has been poured into the space by lots of people, most notably by founder Mike Kessler, and we're very excited to see the doors finally opening. Website here: http://workantileexchange.com There are some construction pics on the site there now; will likely be updated in the next day or two with more finished stuff. We've been waiting on our tables - they don't arrive til tomorrow. Argh! http://workantileexchange.com/gallery.html WorkEx is a little different from some of the other coworking spaces we've looked at, in that we don't rent desks. It's a general membership structure and is focused on building a community of independent workers of all flavors, not just techies. We have writers and artists and filmmakers, as well as the requisite smattering of web workers, and hope to keep diversity of fields in the general membership. See http://workantileexchange.com/about.html for a more polished explanation. WorkEx also has rentable training space; there's a large room upstairs and several smaller conference rooms. A pair of local coders have been running a Ruby on Rails class in the large space and it's going very well. We haven't worked out all the details on day passes, but they will be available, and we will be honoring the Coworking Visa, should you ever be passing through town. If you need more info on the space or how to join, there's more on the website, as well as a link to apply for membership. Or you can just ask me. :) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Oops - realized I didn't introduce myself: I'm Laura Fisher, and I do freelance web design. I live in Ann Arbor and I'm on the advisory board of Workantile Exchange. I'm also a member of Not An Employee, which is a loosely organized group aimed at promoting project-driven careers in SE Michigan. My website: http://webmitten.com Workantile: http://workantileexchange.com NAE: http://notanemployee.net --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Congrats on the opening! Noticed that you have a coffee kiosk. Multiple spaces have been talking about putting in a coffeeshop, could you talk more about how you're structuring this? Are they renting from you? It's good to see your space including artists and filmmakers. Broadening the concept of community allows you to collectively face the unique challenges that confront all independent workers, not only those in the tech sector. Matthew -- Matthew Wettergreen, Ph.D Visiting Lecturer, Rice University coFounder - Caroline Collective http://carolinecollective.cc cell: 713.825.4613 email: mwettergr...@gmail.com twitter: organ_printer http://matthewwettergreen.com -- On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 7:06 AM, mitten mit...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all! Just a quick note to let you know that Workantile Exchange will be opening in Ann Arbor next week. A lot of work has been poured into the space by lots of people, most notably by founder Mike Kessler, and we're very excited to see the doors finally opening. Website here: http://workantileexchange.com There are some construction pics on the site there now; will likely be updated in the next day or two with more finished stuff. We've been waiting on our tables - they don't arrive til tomorrow. Argh! http://workantileexchange.com/gallery.html WorkEx is a little different from some of the other coworking spaces we've looked at, in that we don't rent desks. It's a general membership structure and is focused on building a community of independent workers of all flavors, not just techies. We have writers and artists and filmmakers, as well as the requisite smattering of web workers, and hope to keep diversity of fields in the general membership. See http://workantileexchange.com/about.html for a more polished explanation. WorkEx also has rentable training space; there's a large room upstairs and several smaller conference rooms. A pair of local coders have been running a Ruby on Rails class in the large space and it's going very well. We haven't worked out all the details on day passes, but they will be available, and we will be honoring the Coworking Visa, should you ever be passing through town. If you need more info on the space or how to join, there's more on the website, as well as a link to apply for membership. Or you can just ask me. :) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: CoWorking Space in the Bay Area
Try out CubesCrayons in Mountain View. NO KIDS necessary. Airy office, lots of parking, near downtown MV with great restaurants. Drop-in rates $20/half day and $35/day or by 10 day or monthly pass. All the best, Felicity Founder www.cubesandcrayons.com On May 24, 4:11 pm, cmcgilvr cmcgilvray1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi guys and gals, My name is Chris and I am brand new to Co-Working. I have just been hired by a new startup Water Conservation Company and we are looking to service the entire Bay Area, North Bay and the Monterey Bay. To do this, we are hoping to establish multiple offices and we found Co- Working to be an affordable option that allows us to do this. Right now, we are looking for some coworking space in the Penninsula between Los Gatos and Redwood City. Any suggestions or leads? Thanks, Chris --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] New Hampshire Innovators (Coming Soon)
Hi all, A few of us around Manchester, NH are putting together a space. We are setting ourselves up as both a co-working space and an organization. We plan to do PR for our tenants and the New Hampshire high-tech community at large. I was wondering if any co-working facilities had good success networking with political bodies and other organizations for sponsorship and support? Who did you approach, and how did you approach them? We have a lot of connections with different businesses, organizations and some politicians, but have never asked them for money before. What approaches worked, didn't work, and what was your compelling argument? Our current thought is to do a launch party and get a lot of our potential supporters and tenants in the same room at the same time to generate excitement. Has that worked for anyone? - James Hall http://developerdesktop.com http://nhinnovators.com (coming soon) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Calgary
Grant (http://twitter.com/splorp) is just one of the many cool geeks in the community in Calgary and, I believe, he was one of the people behind BarCampCalgary...but I don't think he is involved in the coworking efforts. He'd be a good person to talk to about getting interest drummed up in the wider community, though. Here is the Calgary page on the coworking wiki: http://wiki.coworking.info/CoworkingCalgary Doesn't look like there is anything in place, but there are definitely interested parties. T On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 1:45 AM, Cody cody...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not connected to any social geek communities here. I've been out of the country a while and lost touch with a lot of people. I do not know Grant. Is he starting a coworking group here in Calgary? On May 27, 11:44 am, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: Wa-hoo! That's where my alma mater is! Are you hooked into the social geek community there? Do you know Grant Hutchinson? T On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Cody cody...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I'm looking to start a coworking group in Calgary, Canada. If anyone is interested please let me know. Kind regards, -Cody -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor (http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://horsepigcow.com) Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 415-694-1951 -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor (http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://horsepigcow.com) Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 415-694-1951 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Using paypal with Calendar
Just came across this in twitterverse: http://code.google.com/p/hackerspace-os/ -Original Message- From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:cowork...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of jbb Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:22 PM To: Coworking Subject: [Coworking] Re: Using paypal with Calendar I have a similar question, though mine is about billing for monthly charges (a flat, recurring fee) I'm looking for a low or no cost way to set-up recurring payments (not just recurring invoices that I have to chase down for payment) I also want the system to respect the concept of 30-day notice (from what I understand, PayPal will do recurring billing, but the customer can cancel at any time) I'd much prefer to use my own credit card merchant account than PayPal or Google. I'm just not into setting up or paying for a shopping cart to enable this. In a pinch I have emailed a credit card authorization form which they then fax in, but it's not a good method. I like the idea of a wufoo type form online, but I don't know if it's advisable for capturing sensitive (credit card) information. There are few enough clients/members that I wouldn't mind manually entering the information from the form to complete the payment process, so the integration piece is not important. I always appreciate your ideas, thanks! On May 26, 8:53 am, Mike Strock mike.str...@gmail.com wrote: Not sure if this would work, but there is a product called 'EOSTemplate' which is mainly for photography, but can be adapted to other uses. It uses paypal as it's payment method (one of several). You might check it out atwww.eostemplate.com Mike. On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:52 AM, pa...@arbotek.com pa...@arbotek.comwrote: Would anyone else like to share how they are using paypal to collect payments and schedule time in your space. As you can see from our websitehttp://www.businessplayce.com/membership/ we have 6 different options for our members, ranging from the drop in to just use of our conference room. We currently just take cash/checks. Most of our memebers would prefer to be able to pay online vs: check. As we are really trying to grow the use of our conference rooms, we'd like to tie our Google calendar to paypal via API. What we are seeing is that we have to sign up for an upgraded paypal account in order to use the PAYPAL API. If anyone has a simple calendar/paypal solution that is working for you I'd very much appreciate hearing what you're doing. Thanks, Paul www.businessplayce.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Using paypal with Calendar
Ha, small world. Far McKon, one of the project owners, is an IndyHall member and a partner in our local hacker community, The Hacktory. I'll have to reach out to him to get the status of the project. Has anyone tried to get this up and running? -Alex -- - -- - Alex Hillman im always developing something digital: a...@weknowhtml.com helpful: www.unstick.me visual: www.dangerouslyawesome.com local: www.indyhall.org On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Chris Canney ch...@socostudio.biz wrote: Just came across this in twitterverse: http://code.google.com/p/hackerspace-os/ -Original Message- From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:cowork...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of jbb Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:22 PM To: Coworking Subject: [Coworking] Re: Using paypal with Calendar I have a similar question, though mine is about billing for monthly charges (a flat, recurring fee) I'm looking for a low or no cost way to set-up recurring payments (not just recurring invoices that I have to chase down for payment) I also want the system to respect the concept of 30-day notice (from what I understand, PayPal will do recurring billing, but the customer can cancel at any time) I'd much prefer to use my own credit card merchant account than PayPal or Google. I'm just not into setting up or paying for a shopping cart to enable this. In a pinch I have emailed a credit card authorization form which they then fax in, but it's not a good method. I like the idea of a wufoo type form online, but I don't know if it's advisable for capturing sensitive (credit card) information. There are few enough clients/members that I wouldn't mind manually entering the information from the form to complete the payment process, so the integration piece is not important. I always appreciate your ideas, thanks! On May 26, 8:53 am, Mike Strock mike.str...@gmail.com wrote: Not sure if this would work, but there is a product called 'EOSTemplate' which is mainly for photography, but can be adapted to other uses. It uses paypal as it's payment method (one of several). You might check it out atwww.eostemplate.com Mike. On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:52 AM, pa...@arbotek.com pa...@arbotek.comwrote: Would anyone else like to share how they are using paypal to collect payments and schedule time in your space. As you can see from our websitehttp:// www.businessplayce.com/membership/ we have 6 different options for our members, ranging from the drop in to just use of our conference room. We currently just take cash/checks. Most of our memebers would prefer to be able to pay online vs: check. As we are really trying to grow the use of our conference rooms, we'd like to tie our Google calendar to paypal via API. What we are seeing is that we have to sign up for an upgraded paypal account in order to use the PAYPAL API. If anyone has a simple calendar/paypal solution that is working for you I'd very much appreciate hearing what you're doing. Thanks, Paul www.businessplayce.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking in Ann Arbor, Michigan
The coffee kiosk is subletting the space. It doesn't fully subsidize the rent on the whole space by any means, but it certainly helps. This is their first physical location, but they've been roasting for some time now. They'll have some outdoor seating, but mostly it's a 'to go' coffee counter. The members don't get free coffee, though - but they are doing a special 'Workantile Blend' for us (and will likely have some kind of discount or punch card or something like that in the future). One other note on the financial end of things. Our membership fee is only $100 a month, but because of the community-oriented structure (no personal desks and so on), we can have a lot more members than we could if the space was parceled out individually. We're not sure how many will be the maximum, but we're starting out with a few dozen to build the personality of the group and establish some community norms, and then we'll add a few more people a month until it feels full. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Link Coworking Introduction
Are you working with the folks building LaunchPad in Austin? Laura --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Using paypal with Calendar
Another service worth taking a look at for this is Spreedly: http://spreedly.com On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Ha, small world. Far McKon, one of the project owners, is an IndyHall member and a partner in our local hacker community, The Hacktory. I'll have to reach out to him to get the status of the project. Has anyone tried to get this up and running? -Alex -- - -- - Alex Hillman im always developing something digital: a...@weknowhtml.com helpful: www.unstick.me visual: www.dangerouslyawesome.com local: www.indyhall.org On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Chris Canney ch...@socostudio.biz wrote: Just came across this in twitterverse: http://code.google.com/p/hackerspace-os/ -Original Message- From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:cowork...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of jbb Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:22 PM To: Coworking Subject: [Coworking] Re: Using paypal with Calendar I have a similar question, though mine is about billing for monthly charges (a flat, recurring fee) I'm looking for a low or no cost way to set-up recurring payments (not just recurring invoices that I have to chase down for payment) I also want the system to respect the concept of 30-day notice (from what I understand, PayPal will do recurring billing, but the customer can cancel at any time) I'd much prefer to use my own credit card merchant account than PayPal or Google. I'm just not into setting up or paying for a shopping cart to enable this. In a pinch I have emailed a credit card authorization form which they then fax in, but it's not a good method. I like the idea of a wufoo type form online, but I don't know if it's advisable for capturing sensitive (credit card) information. There are few enough clients/members that I wouldn't mind manually entering the information from the form to complete the payment process, so the integration piece is not important. I always appreciate your ideas, thanks! On May 26, 8:53 am, Mike Strock mike.str...@gmail.com wrote: Not sure if this would work, but there is a product called 'EOSTemplate' which is mainly for photography, but can be adapted to other uses. It uses paypal as it's payment method (one of several). You might check it out atwww.eostemplate.com Mike. On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:52 AM, pa...@arbotek.com pa...@arbotek.comwrote: Would anyone else like to share how they are using paypal to collect payments and schedule time in your space. As you can see from our websitehttp://www.businessplayce.com/membership/ we have 6 different options for our members, ranging from the drop in to just use of our conference room. We currently just take cash/checks. Most of our memebers would prefer to be able to pay online vs: check. As we are really trying to grow the use of our conference rooms, we'd like to tie our Google calendar to paypal via API. What we are seeing is that we have to sign up for an upgraded paypal account in order to use the PAYPAL API. If anyone has a simple calendar/paypal solution that is working for you I'd very much appreciate hearing what you're doing. Thanks, Paul www.businessplayce.com -- Jonathan Markwell Engineer | Founder | Connector Inuda Innovations Ltd, Brighton, UK Web application development support Twitter Facebook integration specialists http://inuda.com Organising the world's first events for the Twitter developer Community http://TwitterDeveloperNest.com Providing a nice little place to work in the middle of Brighton - http://theskiff.org Measuring your brand's visibility on the social web - http://HowSociable.com mob: 07766 021 485 | tel: 01273 704 549 | fax: 01273 376 953 skype: jlmarkwell | twitter: http://twitter.com/JonMarkwell --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Station C : Updated Community Manifesto
Hi All -- We've collected feedback from our members and supporters (including some of you -- thanks!) and have posted our updated Community Manifesto. It's yours to use and adapt. http://bit.ly/station-c-manifesto Best, Christine --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Twitter Success in promoting your coworking space
Attached is a link to an article written by one of my Twitter Friends/ coworkers. For some of you that are newer and have read the repeated advice of getting involved, doing meetups, etc... etc... It really can work! http://secretstowebsuccess.com/web-success/become-a-local-twitter-marketing-champion-in-6-steps/ Paul www.businessplayce.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
