[Coworking] D.C.: Affinity Lab v. GeekEasy

[Anne Henochowicz]

Hello Fellow Coworkers,

I'm a translator and writer in Washington, D.C. working for a non-profit 
media group based in Berkeley, CA. I'm the lone East Coast representative, 
and I'm longing for a collegial work space. All I need is a place to work 
"together alone," so I'm exploring the "virtual" options at a few coworking 
spaces in the District.

Both Affinity Lab and GeekEasy have struck my fancy. I've passed by 
Affinity Lab before, and hear that they've got a lot of events. Their 
virtual membership is $325/mo, while GeekEasy's is $90/mo. I'm willing to 
pay for quality, but visibility and price don't necessary signal that. How 
do these two spaces stack up?

Thanks for your help!

Best,
Anne

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Re: [Coworking] D.C.: Affinity Lab v. GeekEasy

[Alex Hillman]

You should go try out both and see which one you like best!! 

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On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Anne Henochowicz wrote:

> Hello Fellow Coworkers,
> 
> I'm a translator and writer in Washington, D.C. working for a non-profit 
> media group based in Berkeley, CA. I'm the lone East Coast representative, 
> and I'm longing for a collegial work space. All I need is a place to work 
> "together alone," so I'm exploring the "virtual" options at a few coworking 
> spaces in the District.
> 
> Both Affinity Lab and GeekEasy have struck my fancy. I've passed by Affinity 
> Lab before, and hear that they've got a lot of events. Their virtual 
> membership is $325/mo, while GeekEasy's is $90/mo. I'm willing to pay for 
> quality, but visibility and price don't necessary signal that. How do these 
> two spaces stack up?
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> Best,
> Anne
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Re: [Coworking] D.C.: Affinity Lab v. GeekEasy

[Judy Schramm]

Geek Easy has gone out of business. Affinity Lab is great, but they are the
most expensive. You might look at Canvas. They have a beautiful space in
downtown DC.

There are some other coworking spaces in VA. Uber in Rosslyn is right on
the metro. There's a new space opening in Clarendon, also on the metro.
Connect113 is in Old Town Alexandria.

If you like, give me a call. I'm familiar with most of the spaces in the
DMV.

Best,
Judy Schramm
703-824-8482

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Anne Henochowicz <
a...@chinadigitaltimes.net> wrote:

> Hello Fellow Coworkers,
>
> I'm a translator and writer in Washington, D.C. working for a non-profit
> media group based in Berkeley, CA. I'm the lone East Coast representative,
> and I'm longing for a collegial work space. All I need is a place to work
> "together alone," so I'm exploring the "virtual" options at a few coworking
> spaces in the District.
>
> Both Affinity Lab and GeekEasy have struck my fancy. I've passed by
> Affinity Lab before, and hear that they've got a lot of events. Their
> virtual membership is $325/mo, while GeekEasy's is $90/mo. I'm willing to
> pay for quality, but visibility and price don't necessary signal that. How
> do these two spaces stack up?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Best,
> Anne
>
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Re: [Coworking] D.C.: Affinity Lab v. GeekEasy

[Tricia Chirumbole]

Hey there,

I can only speak for Affinity Lab, but I can't pass up the opportunity to
say how awesome I think that the crew is - the people who run it, the crowd
they attract, and the broader community that they participate in. They do
hold or host great events, attract great orgs, and foster a sincere
"collegial" vibe.

I used to be virtual there a few years back and keep in touch with a number
of members past and present.

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Anne Henochowicz <
a...@chinadigitaltimes.net> wrote:

> Hello Fellow Coworkers,
>
> I'm a translator and writer in Washington, D.C. working for a non-profit
> media group based in Berkeley, CA. I'm the lone East Coast representative,
> and I'm longing for a collegial work space. All I need is a place to work
> "together alone," so I'm exploring the "virtual" options at a few coworking
> spaces in the District.
>
> Both Affinity Lab and GeekEasy have struck my fancy. I've passed by
> Affinity Lab before, and hear that they've got a lot of events. Their
> virtual membership is $325/mo, while GeekEasy's is $90/mo. I'm willing to
> pay for quality, but visibility and price don't necessary signal that. How
> do these two spaces stack up?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Best,
> Anne
>
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Re: [Coworking] Coworking UK - Collaboration between coworkers & coworking spaces

[Jonathan Markwell]

A few of us in the Sussex and Kent area got together a few months ago in
Brighton and we now have around a dozen of us in a UK specific Google
Group: https://groups.google.com/group/coworkinguk

Not a huge amount of traffic on the list but there are a bunch of us who
have been doing this for a while in the UK and we're listening a little
more closely there than we're able to here.

Best,

Jon
Founder of The Skiff
http://theskiff.org

On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 6:49 PM, The Digital Work Hub <
a...@thedigitalworkhub.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I really like what this group is doing and what it is providing to
> coworkers, owners and operators a like.
>
> Online I've been following the group & steadily increasing my input into
> it so that I contribute as much as I take from it. Over the past few months
> there has also been a steady increase in the contributions from other
> people in the UK whether it be coworkers or space owners/operators. Off the
> back of this I've been working offline to engage with some of these people
> in an attempt to build a network of coworkers & spaces in the UK that will
> share, support and provide advice to each other that is specifically
> tailored to the UK.
>
> So I'm now putting it out there to the wider UK (and none UK) coworking
> audience, to say that if anyone is interested in these efforts please feel
> free to get involved. A few of us are already working on things in the
> background and it would be great to have more people on board. To this end
> I've set up the Coworking UK LinkedIn group with a couple of sub groups.
> There is also an on going discussion about what platform should be used as
> a repository for all the resources that are being collated. This repository
> doesn't have to be anything more complicated than something that will allow
> everyone to easily & quickly identify the information that they need and
> get at the particular article, tweet, blog, document, spreadsheet, slide
> show etc in question. It's clear what some of the obvious choices for this
> platform are and anyone with additional thoughts on what should be used is
> most welcome to give their pennies worth!!!
>
> Alec
>
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[Coworking] Member termination notice

[Jamie Russo]

I did a search on this and couldn't find any thread specific to this - 
What are spaces generally requiring for termination notice?  My approach 
has been that memberships are month to month with 30 days notice for 
termination.  No one reads their membership agreements carefully so this 
has surprised a few people. I had a team of three drop a full time desk 
today, a couple of days before they'd be paying for December.  My view is 
that I want to provide as much flexibility as possible while giving myself 
a little window during which I can replace revenue if I lose someone.  What 
are others doing?

Thanks,
Jamie
Enerspace Chicago
www.enerspacechicago.com

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Re: [Coworking] Member termination notice

[Tom Brandt]

Usually, members will let us know weeks or even months ahead of time when
they will be leaving Workantile. Memberships are month-to-month, and if
someone tells us they are leaving right away, we do not prorate their
membership dues for the unused portion. No one has complained about that.

When I was community manager, I was able to get to know all the members
well enough that when one left it was not a surprise. They would let me
know well in advance as a courtesy to me, or, because I knew what was going
in the personal or professional lives, I had a pretty good idea when
someone was close to leaving. It's a matter of knowing your members.

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 10:43 PM, Jamie Russo wrote:

> I did a search on this and couldn't find any thread specific to this -
> What are spaces generally requiring for termination notice?  My approach
> has been that memberships are month to month with 30 days notice for
> termination.  No one reads their membership agreements carefully so this
> has surprised a few people. I had a team of three drop a full time desk
> today, a couple of days before they'd be paying for December.  My view is
> that I want to provide as much flexibility as possible while giving myself
> a little window during which I can replace revenue if I lose someone.  What
> are others doing?
>
> Thanks,
> Jamie
> Enerspace Chicago
> www.enerspacechicago.com
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Re: [Coworking] Member termination notice

[Jerome Chang]

30d notice for us. 
We have everyone initialize that specific clause. 

Jerome (not from an EvilBerry)

On Nov 28, 2012, at 7:52 PM, Tom Brandt  wrote:

> Usually, members will let us know weeks or even months ahead of time when 
> they will be leaving Workantile. Memberships are month-to-month, and if 
> someone tells us they are leaving right away, we do not prorate their 
> membership dues for the unused portion. No one has complained about that.
> 
> When I was community manager, I was able to get to know all the members well 
> enough that when one left it was not a surprise. They would let me know well 
> in advance as a courtesy to me, or, because I knew what was going in the 
> personal or professional lives, I had a pretty good idea when someone was 
> close to leaving. It's a matter of knowing your members.
> 
> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 10:43 PM, Jamie Russo  
> wrote:
>> I did a search on this and couldn't find any thread specific to this - 
>> What are spaces generally requiring for termination notice?  My approach has 
>> been that memberships are month to month with 30 days notice for 
>> termination.  No one reads their membership agreements carefully so this has 
>> surprised a few people. I had a team of three drop a full time desk today, a 
>> couple of days before they'd be paying for December.  My view is that I want 
>> to provide as much flexibility as possible while giving myself a little 
>> window during which I can replace revenue if I lose someone.  What are 
>> others doing?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Jamie
>> Enerspace Chicago
>> www.enerspacechicago.com
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