[Coworking] Re: Opening a coworking space in Kathmandu

[Vidhan Rana]

Hi Alicia, most of our clients are Nepalese. There are companies based our 
of Australia and the US using our space but most of their workers are also 
Nepalese. 

Please do visit when you are in Nepal. It is a beautiful country that you 
should definitely visit. 

On Monday, June 2, 2014 2:49:17 AM UTC+5:45, Alicia Hurst wrote:
>
> It's so exciting to hear that coworking is in Nepal, where I'd love to 
> visit. Are most of the coworkers in your spaces Nepalese, or do you have a 
> lot of foreigners, too? 
>
> Not a space owner, but good luck with everything!
>
> On Wednesday, May 28, 2014 4:07:20 AM UTC-4, Vidhan Rana wrote:
>>
>> Hi Friends, 
>>
>> I have been running a couple of shared spaces in Kathmandu since 2011, 
>> you can check us out at www.biruwa.net. We are now looking start a 
>> coworking space to serve freelancers, startup entrepreneurs, and those 
>> looking for flexible space options. We have found a 20,000 sq ft space 
>> where half will be traditional serviced space and the other half will be 
>> coworking space with a restaurant / cafe. 
>>
>> I am looking to connect with people running similar spaces around the 
>> world to learn from your experience. Please respond if you are interested 
>> in connecting. 
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Printer suggestions, please?

[Mychael Taylor]

Hi Tom, thanks for the fair warning. Our printer is currently included in
all memberships, but we're toying with the idea of charging after a certain
number of pages. Hoping this idea would encourage our members to take huge
print jobs to Fed-Ex Kinkos down the street.

We're hosting a town-hall meeting Wednesday to hear more feedback from the
community on this topic along with others. I appreciate your feedback in
our quest for a new printer!

Mychael



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On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 4:39 AM, Tom Lewis  wrote:

> Hi there Mychael.  Following on from the previous answer, we did the
> lease/recon thing too- and just a quick heads up/warning.  While the
> machine we've got is pretty awesome (it does stuff like high speed scanning
> to evernote, which everyone loves), we've also struggled with Mac
> compatibility and the supplying printer company can't do much about it
> until the manufacturer sorts it.  Turns out 90 of our 100 members use a Mac
> (who's have thought it, in a creative workspace, d'oh!) and I seem to spend
> my life trying to find workarounds.
>
> One other thing (about printing in general, I appreciate you're an
> established business so this probably won't apply to you personally, just a
> general tip)- we thought for charging for printing we needed to decide
> between lo-tech (having the printer behind reception and taking cash),
> higher tech but more time sapping for my team (having user accounts on the
> machine and recharging once a month onto members' bills), or high-tech
> (billing to account at point of use).
>
> Turns out the amount we spend on printing, even with a busy place like
> ours, is pretty minimal, so right now we're think about just offering it
> free as part of a membership.  £100/month lost in printing revenue, and the
> same amount saved on my staff time when they could be somewhere else doing
> something awesome with the community rather than crunching rebill
> numbers.
>
> Tom
>
>
> On Tuesday, 27 May 2014 22:19:01 UTC+1, Mychael Taylor wrote:
>>
>> *Hey! *
>>
>> We're currently looking for a new printer for our space. Does anyone have
>> any suggestions for printers *under $500* or have experience in renting
>> a printer for your coworking space? (How expensive is it to replace color
>> cartridges/ how many pages per cartridge)
>>
>> The one CoWork Jax has (or had since it's broken now) -> Canon Lasers
>> Color imageCLASS MF8380Cdw
>> http://www.amazon.com/Canon-imageCLASS-MF8380Cdw-Wireless-
>> 5120B001AA/dp/B005L39H9G/
>>
>> We're now looking into...Brother MFC-9970CDW... because of our needs for
>> scanning, color printing (obviously), and copying
>> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GXAY9E/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_4lJepb1FE8CNH
>>
>> Would love to hear feedback from the community!
>>
>> Thanks in advance! :)
>>
>> *Mychael*
>>
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[Coworking] Re: Who's shopping for electronic door locks?

[Angel Kwiatkowski]

I'm going to reply to this in detail soon. I promise. I have SO many 
opinions and have now tried 5 different kinds of locks. Stay tuned! I bet 
you're just wetting your pants with anticipation!

On Thursday, October 21, 2010 3:09:34 PM UTC-6, Jacob Sayles wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> The topic of electronic (RFID) door locks has come up a few times and I 
> wanted to revisit it.  Who out there now is looking for a solution?  Who is 
> keeping an eye out for something cool to come along and interested if one 
> does?  
>
> Jacob
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[Coworking] Re: Exchange program

[Angel Kwiatkowski]

It would be fun to take this a step further and just think about members or 
owner opening their homes to visiting coworkers whether the home owner is 
there or not. Commute to cowork together, live together :) We're piloting 
this between coworking space owners this fall. More details soon!

Angel

On Thursday, May 29, 2014 9:16:17 AM UTC-6, Carlos López wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm starting an exchange program between coworkers and I would like to 
> know your insights, ideas or suggestions.
>
> It's a network for coworkers who want to exchange their homes + coworking 
> memberships, usually for short periods of time. So in other words a 
> coworker would be living in another city and working in a different 
> coworking space but without paying anything extra (no rent and no coworking 
> fee since they're already paying at home).
>
> I think it would be enriching for both the person who travels to another 
> city/country and your coworking community. I was wondering if you as 
> coworking managers would aprove this kind of arrangement (someone else 
> using a coworking membership).
>
> Thanks a lot for your feedback!
>
> Carlos
>

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[Coworking] Re: Who's shopping for electronic door locks?

[Jay Chubb]

Actually I'm just on this post right now, I'm totally dying for some info! 
I'm on a tight budget after a huge fitout and I'm stuck using old school 
keys. Someone in Melbourne has a Lockitron prototype and they say it works 
great, but it and Goji just seem vaporware with these huge delays. I'm also 
not super technical, so some of the roll your own stuff feels way beyond 
me. Can't wait for your response!

Cheers, Jay

On Monday, June 2, 2014 11:59:03 PM UTC+10, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote:
>
> I'm going to reply to this in detail soon. I promise. I have SO many 
> opinions and have now tried 5 different kinds of locks. Stay tuned! I bet 
> you're just wetting your pants with anticipation!
>
> On Thursday, October 21, 2010 3:09:34 PM UTC-6, Jacob Sayles wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> The topic of electronic (RFID) door locks has come up a few times and I 
>> wanted to revisit it.  Who out there now is looking for a solution?  Who is 
>> keeping an eye out for something cool to come along and interested if one 
>> does?  
>>
>> Jacob
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Exchange program

[Jacob Sayles]

I love this!  Susan and I have talked about something very similar where we
invite people to come to Seattle to join the Office Nomads team for a week,
or a month to get hands on experience in an established community.  We've
been talking about it for a long time but haven't pinned down any details
as of yet.  What do people think about that idea?  I also love to travel so
give me an excuse and I'm there!

Jacob

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On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 7:01 AM, Angel Kwiatkowski 
wrote:

> It would be fun to take this a step further and just think about members
> or owner opening their homes to visiting coworkers whether the home owner
> is there or not. Commute to cowork together, live together :) We're
> piloting this between coworking space owners this fall. More details soon!
>
> Angel
>
>
> On Thursday, May 29, 2014 9:16:17 AM UTC-6, Carlos López wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm starting an exchange program between coworkers and I would like to
>> know your insights, ideas or suggestions.
>>
>> It's a network for coworkers who want to exchange their homes + coworking
>> memberships, usually for short periods of time. So in other words a
>> coworker would be living in another city and working in a different
>> coworking space but without paying anything extra (no rent and no coworking
>> fee since they're already paying at home).
>>
>> I think it would be enriching for both the person who travels to another
>> city/country and your coworking community. I was wondering if you as
>> coworking managers would aprove this kind of arrangement (someone else
>> using a coworking membership).
>>
>> Thanks a lot for your feedback!
>>
>> Carlos
>>
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[Coworking] Meeting with coworkers for space improvements - any advice?

[Kate Catlin]

Hi all, 

We've been open about 9 months and now that we're getting close to full, we 
see more and more of a need for a formal symposium process for our 
coworkers to give us feedback and brainstorm ways to be a better space! 

Any guidance or advice on the best way to go about this? 

What we DON'T want is a complaining session that ends with a lot of 
negativity. What we DO want is a productive conversation that leads to all 
our coworkers feeling more bonded and involved in the space! 

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Exchange program

[Carlos López]

Thanks a lot for your feedback!

Actually we are a stablished home exchange community called happyhamlet.com.
We are still finishing the development in order to create a subgroup for
coworkers, you can take a peek here:
http://www.happyhamlet.com/hamlet/coworking

I would like to start a pilot with some coworking spaces, I already have a
few interested in Europe: the one I'm based in Barcelona and others in
Vienna and Berlin, but we need a few more to reach enough critical mass.
And everywhere, not only in Europe.

Please, if anyone is interested drop me a line.

Carlos





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On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 7:22 PM, Jacob Sayles  wrote:

> I love this!  Susan and I have talked about something very similar where
> we invite people to come to Seattle to join the Office Nomads team for a
> week, or a month to get hands on experience in an established community.
>  We've been talking about it for a long time but haven't pinned down any
> details as of yet.  What do people think about that idea?  I also love to
> travel so give me an excuse and I'm there!
>
> Jacob
>
> ---
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> http://www.officenomads.com -  (206) 323-6500
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 7:01 AM, Angel Kwiatkowski 
> wrote:
>
>> It would be fun to take this a step further and just think about members
>> or owner opening their homes to visiting coworkers whether the home owner
>> is there or not. Commute to cowork together, live together :) We're
>> piloting this between coworking space owners this fall. More details soon!
>>
>> Angel
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, May 29, 2014 9:16:17 AM UTC-6, Carlos López wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'm starting an exchange program between coworkers and I would like to
>>> know your insights, ideas or suggestions.
>>>
>>> It's a network for coworkers who want to exchange their homes +
>>> coworking memberships, usually for short periods of time. So in other words
>>> a coworker would be living in another city and working in a different
>>> coworking space but without paying anything extra (no rent and no coworking
>>> fee since they're already paying at home).
>>>
>>> I think it would be enriching for both the person who travels to another
>>> city/country and your coworking community. I was wondering if you as
>>> coworking managers would aprove this kind of arrangement (someone else
>>> using a coworking membership).
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot for your feedback!
>>>
>>> Carlos
>>>
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Re: [Coworking] Meeting with coworkers for space improvements - any advice?

[Aaron Cruikshank]

I'd try committees where groups of tenants have input towards specific
goals like "space improvement" or "community animation".

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On Jun 2, 2014 2:30 PM, "Kate Catlin"  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We've been open about 9 months and now that we're getting close to full,
> we see more and more of a need for a formal symposium process for our
> coworkers to give us feedback and brainstorm ways to be a better space!
>
> Any guidance or advice on the best way to go about this?
>
> What we DON'T want is a complaining session that ends with a lot of
> negativity. What we DO want is a productive conversation that leads to all
> our coworkers feeling more bonded and involved in the space!
>
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Re: [Coworking] Meeting with coworkers for space improvements - any advice?

[Alex Hillman]

How many members are in your community, Kate?



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On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Kate Catlin  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We've been open about 9 months and now that we're getting close to full,
> we see more and more of a need for a formal symposium process for our
> coworkers to give us feedback and brainstorm ways to be a better space!
>
> Any guidance or advice on the best way to go about this?
>
> What we DON'T want is a complaining session that ends with a lot of
> negativity. What we DO want is a productive conversation that leads to all
> our coworkers feeling more bonded and involved in the space!
>
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Re: [Coworking] Meeting with coworkers for space improvements - any advice?

[Andy Soell]

We have a monthly member lunch where we order a bunch of pizza and catch up on 
what everyone's up to. A part of that is always giving updates on the space, 
talking about issues that come up and ideas for improvement. It's always been a 
super positive experience for us, even when people do have legitimate issues 
they've been unhappy with. Something about free pizza probably helps :)

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