[Coworking] Re: cobot needs your help
I added myself and my partner here at Coloft in Santa Monica. I think what youre doing is great :) Cameron On Nov 1, 3:56 am, Alexander Lang langa...@gmail.com wrote: hey, we've only gotten 5 people who signed up for a short interview so far. does that mean nobody else is interested in the topic? please, can we get 5 more? also: i'll buy those who sign up a beer when we meet. cheers, alex On Oct 21, 2010, at 19:54 , Alexander Lang wrote: hi everyone, for those of you you've never heard of it: cobot is a web based software i developed that helps you run a coworking space. it does membership management, collects payments, allows people to book resources and other things as well (in short: it does a lot of the time consuming management work for you). 9 months into development we're now at a stage where we need to decide where to go next. for that we really need some more input from the coworking spaces. we want to know what your pain points are, how your spaces work etc. the way it works is that i have set up a small landing page (https://www.cobot.me/help_us) where you can enter your email. i will then contact you to schedule an interview over skype or phone. i would really appreciate if some of you would take the time to talk to us. it will only take 15 minutes. the more input i get the better i can make cobot to support your work as coworking space managers. cheers, alex --- software development:http://upstre.am coworking space:http://co-up.de coworking space management:http://cobot.me -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. --- software development:http://upstre.am coworking space:http://co-up.de coworking space management:http://cobot.me -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@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] WorkSnug Coworking?
Dear All I'm the founder of WorkSnug - A mobile app website which connects mobile workers to the nearest and best places to work. We're growing rapidly and have a very active global community of users who use WorkSnug to find a place to work. Our community will soon reach six figures and we have contracts with various technology partners which will support our continued growth over the coming period. See for example: http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/26/is-that-a-wifi-hotspot-i-see-worksnug-to-add-skype-access-listings/ See www.worksnug.com or for a one minute overview of what we do, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z_Q3yl4NjMfeature=related We currently list most of the world's coworking spaces, usually having been submitted by the location themselves, but we have no formal programme or focus around those spaces. However I'm personally very committed to the global coworking movement - We're based in a coworking space (The Hub in London) and I really admire the cooperative, grass-roots ethos. Equally, I believe that our user-base could benefit in many ways from choosing coworking spaces over Starbucks, hotel lobbies or the kitchen table. I wanted to float an idea for general discussion: Should WorkSnug introduce a system, similar to the Coworking Visa, which enables our users to drop-in to Coworking spaces? The spaces would offer at least one free session on a drop-in basis to all WorkSnug users, with scope to offer more sessions should they choose. WorkSnug will centrally manage the platform, providing location-based venue discovery, user-identification and navigation to the venue. Coworking spaces will be promoted within the tool as preferred spaces. There are a few implications to consider. Clearly any venue wishing to take part will need to be comfortable that they can support visits from our community. We can offer good growing user numbers, variable by city, but there is the potential that we become a blunt tool. Also, we're a commercial entity and would charge a membership fee for such a service in order to make it viable. This would however be low, likely in the range of $100 annually, per coworking space. There is also the broader philosophical question: Does the coworking movement, which is distributed and independent by its nature, want to sign up to centrally managed programmes like this? And does it want to open up to a more corporate user-base? I'd like this to form the basis of an open discussion, but I can be contacted in person at richard.leyl...@worksnug.com Thanks Richard Leyland Founder, WorkSnug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@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] Tracking Jobs Created
I am currently doing research on co-working because our small business incubator will be opening a space within the next year. I am wondering if there are any spaces that are keeping track of jobs created in their spaces? If so, how many jobs have been created? The reason behind asking this information is because we would like to have some information to present in order to get funding from the Economic Development Center. Any information would be helpful. Thanks, Brian Whipple Website: www.incubationworks.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/incubationworks Facebook: www.facebook.com/incubationworks Email: br...@incubationworks.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@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] Introduction
Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Brian Whipple and I currently work for the Amarillo Enterprise Center. We focus on small business incubation through business coaching. We have in-house and outside clients. We are in the beginning stages of building a coworking space, and I am currently looking for any information that I can get my hands on. Anyones help would be appreciated, and I will try my best to help others out there too. If you want to find out more information about the Enterprise Center, then I would recommend looking at some of our links below. Looking forward to learning and contributing to the group. Website: www.incubationworks.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/incubationworks Facebook: www.facebook.com/incubationworks My email: br...@incubationworks.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@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.
Re: [Coworking] Cincinnati Coworks PL
This is awesome, thanks for sharing! While you may not see patterns yet, you're already in the habit of looking for them which is a good sign :) -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 12:45 PM, gerard @ Cincy Coworks helloger...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I recently created a blog post linking to our profit loss statement for Cincinnati Coworks. When we were in planning stages, I anxiously looked at all the coworking business plans financial models I could, since money is often a chief concern for new businesses (and rightly so). So hopefully this can help someone out. http://www.cincycoworks.com/2010/10/29/inside-the-numbers-cincy- coworks-pl/ It goes back 6 months, though we've only been open for 4 - we had some early commitments before opening. I submitted the blog post to the Coworking Blog, but don't see it yet. Is there a delay? Is it moderated? Cheers, Gerard Sychay http://cincycoworks.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comcoworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com . 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 post to this group, send email to cowork...@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.
Re: [Coworking] Tracking Jobs Created
Brian contacted me off list and already has my response, but I thought that it might be useful for some others (including other EDC's lurking on the list) to see my response. I jotted this down on my bloghttp://dangerouslyawesome.com/2010/11/where-jobs-come-from/with a tiny bit more context, but here's the meat of it: Like the modern education system, “job creation” makes the assumption that at the end of every person’s path is a job. What we’ve found to be the reality, though, (and we’re not thehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U only http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc oneshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNwMut3-z1Y) is that some people are motivated by something different, and one of those things is “independence”. Whereas a traditional job creation approach focuses on the businesses that provide the jobs, we’ve taken a more environmental approach to create people that are more likely to succeed, ultimately creating create jobs for themselves and in some cases, other people. This takes the “teach a man to fish” adage to a whole new level, and has the potential for a profound long term effect on where jobs even come from in the first place. My response to the inquiry is shared below: We’re not particularly interested in the creation of “jobs” as we are independence. I don’t have numbers that I can share at this time, but at the core of our mission is to help people cross the bridge from being dependent on a single source of income to many sources, and then to passive sources of income. We do this by helping people form dynamic “super-teams” of talent, premeditated by the formation of strong social working relationships, and then providing guidance and support for product development. /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Brian Whipple dbrianwhip...@gmail.comwrote: I am currently doing research on co-working because our small business incubator will be opening a space within the next year. I am wondering if there are any spaces that are keeping track of jobs created in their spaces? If so, how many jobs have been created? The reason behind asking this information is because we would like to have some information to present in order to get funding from the Economic Development Center. Any information would be helpful. Thanks, Brian Whipple Website: www.incubationworks.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/incubationworks Facebook: www.facebook.com/incubationworks Email: br...@incubationworks.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comcoworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com . 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 post to this group, send email to cowork...@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 Meetups - Amsterdam, Berlin, London
Hello, My plans are coming together for a little traveling after the Coworking Europe conference and I'm looking for help organizing meetups in each of the cities I'll be visiting. It worked in Brazil and 6 months after I was there Cadu opened a space in Rio de Janeiro! I'll need a person in each city to pick a place and help me get the word out. Of course I'll be stopping in at various coworking spaces to say hello. *Cities and Possible Dates* Amsterdam - November 22nd or 23rd Berlin - November 25th, 26th, or 27th London - November 29th through December 3rd Ping me offline if you are interested in organizing. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@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: cobot needs your help
Hi Alex, I'm registered, and I'm waiting for news! Congrats -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@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] The CoworkingDB Project
Hello, I've chimed in on a few threads hear and there about the CoworkingDBhttp://wiki.coworking.com/CoworkingDBproject I'm championing and I'd like to explain what it is I'm talking about. The vision is to move beyond the simplistic list of spaces we have on the coworking wiki. I see a lot of proposals for better ways of handling this but I've never seen a solution that really fits the bill and embraces the widely distributed and somewhat disjointed nature of this community. The coworking wiki isn't perfect by far but it's central, open, and neutral and any solution put forward to replace it must remain so. Also it needs to be simple. Software projects often get lost in all the things that COULD be done and get bogged down by being too complex or too specialized for only a portion of the community served. I've spent a lot of time taking all of these points into careful consideration and I believe I've come up with a solid middle ground. This is what I'm calling the CoworkingDB http://wiki.coworking.com/CoworkingDB. I need help making it happen. I've started the process of getting the idea out there and connecting with various groups who are working on solutions in this space. I'm looking for development help as well as help maturing and circulating the idea. If you are interested in helping out, please let me know. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@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.
