Re: [Coworking] Handling phone calls in an open coworking office

[Ramon Suarez]

This is not really an issue at Betacowork except in the cases of a couple 
people that have very powerful theater-grade voices. When people worry about 
being to noisy we just tell them to make a call and then just ask those around 
if it bothered (response is no). We have the advantage of having the space 
divided into 3 rooms,  so there are less interruptions affecting the whole 
space. What we have also done is setup one of the rooms as a call free zone

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Re: [Coworking] Coworking Space in Hyderabad

[Alex Hillman]

Raghuveer - I just noticed that you’ve got “tummler” as part of your title in 
your signature. 




That rules. :)




-Alex

On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 5:18 AM, Raghuveer Kovuru 
wrote:

>  
> Thanks a lot Alex! Those are some really encouraging words. And coming from 
> a veteran like you, my morale is all boosted up now!
> On Monday, 13 October 2014 22:12:39 UTC+5:30, Alex Hillman wrote:
>>
>> Raghuveer, the good news is that you’re not alone. The kinds of problems 
>> you’re encountering happen everywhere! Unfortunately, people get distracted 
>> by the people who don’t get it. 
>>
>> At the risk of sounding all “back in my day…”, remember that for 
>> communities like Indy Hall, New Work City, Office Nomads, and others that 
>> started in 2006-2008 we didn’t have anywhere to point for examples. NOBODY 
>> knew what coworking was, anywhere in the world. 
>>
>> I’m going to tell you the secret: the people you’re worried about aren’t 
>> your members, and most will never become members. So you can stop worrying 
>> about them. 
>>
>> Don’t try to convince the people who “don’t get it”. That’s an uphill 
>> battle. :)
>>
>> *Instead, focus on finding a handful of people who DO get it.  *
>>
>> Encourage them. Support them. And promote THEIR successes. 
>>
>> In time, as people see the kinds of successes that come from working 
>> together, more people will come around on their own. 
>>
>> Focus on *everybody*, and you’ll run out of steam before long. Focus on 
>> finding a a few who understand and believe in the same things as you, and 
>> you’ll find that you never have to “convince” somebody ever again. 
>>
>> -Alex
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Raghuveer Kovuru > > wrote:
>>
>>>  
>>>  Thanks for the reply Tony! Yeah, I am already on the job of convincing 
>>> people about the benefits of being a coworker at our space. The only 
>>> challenge that I have is overcoming the local mentalities about cost. They 
>>> run like this: "Ohhh! Rs. 5000! I would get an air conditioned private 
>>> cabin for that!" " I need a corner to work. I wouldn't involve much in 
>>> events. So will you give me a discount?" and so on. Haha.
>>>
>>> So wrecking my brain over what plan to come up with and bolster all these 
>>> people. I am planning of holding an event with a celebrity speaker that 
>>> would pull crowds and request the speaker to put in a few words about the 
>>> advantages of coworking!
>>>
>>>
>>> On Monday, 13 October 2014 20:07:33 UTC+5:30, Tony Bacigalupo wrote:

 Raghuveer, rock on brother! Your space looks amazing and I'm glad to 
 hear you're looking to bring the true community culture to coworking in 
 your world. 

 I'm curious when you say this:

  In Hyderabad, every space likes to call itself a coworking space and 
> all they do is provide desks and people work in relative isolation! Our 
> space wants to break that barrier! It has been a week now and there is 
> footfall. However, people here mistake coworking to any other shared 
> office 
> or executive space and ask for fancy interiors, private cabins and air 
> conditioning.  

  
> Despite our effort to convince them of the synergies that can be 
> achieved at our space, people say they will get back to us and never do. 
> This is the desk side. 


 I'm finding this to be a common issue as the desk rental industry 
 continues its consumption of the coworking term. But you should be able to 
 identify people who understand, as you do, that it represents something 
 more. 

 In other words, there are certainly other people out there who know they 
 want something that isn't a fancy desk rental space. How can you empower 
 those people to take emotional ownership over the project and help you 
 construct a culture that is so irresistable that others who may be more 
 tentative can't help but want to be a part of it?

 The reason I ask this is because to get over the default transactional 
 thinking that many arrive with when they start to look at the world of 
 coworking, we must sometimes work to help people to understand what they 
 really want even if they don't quite understand it themselves. Sometimes 
 they need to see it shine through so brightly that it shocks them out of 
 their set ways.

 So if you can start-- even with just ten or so people-- who really get 
 it, who really buy into it, who really share the same vision as you-- you 
 can define a culture that can perpetuate through hundreds of people across 
 multiple generations over the course of hopefully many years.

 Look out for opportunities to forge personal human connections with 
 people. When you host an event, make yourself available and let your 
 passion show. When you encounter people who respond to that energy, engage 
 with them personally, face to face. Get to kno

Re: [Coworking] Re: Emergency preparedness

[Janice Caillet]

Senwordnow.com is the best worldwide!!

- full disclosure I am one of the confounders. I created it with my good
friend Sandy Cohen. We were both in NYC during 9/11 and I could not call my
grandmother to tell her I was alive as landlines and cell phones were
co-opted and overloaded... but we had internet access. So we created a
system that takes multiple communication vehicles for outgoing messages and
sent to multiple communications vehicles. SendWordNow is one of the largest
and most reliable systems on the planet. Try out the free trial at
semdwordnow.com

~ Janice Caillet
On Oct 14, 2014 4:02 PM,  wrote:

> Hey everyone,
>
> I run Industry Lab coworking space in Cambridge, MA and we're working on
> our emergency preparedness. Can anyone suggest a solution for group
> SMS/email blasts to use in the case of an emergency?
>
> Thanks,
> Carly
>
> On Monday, December 12, 2011 6:09:25 PM UTC-6, Susan Evans wrote:
>>
>> Awesome thread. Thanks for sharing your story Tony!
>>
>> I'd add a few things to what others have said:
>>
>> We have a list of emergency contact numbers posted for when in-house
>> emergencies happen and members who are there during non-staffed hours need
>> to reach out to us. In addition, we list out the emergency (911) and
>> non-emergency numbers folks can call if anything happens in the space
>> anytime.
>>
>> Seattle is a particularly earthquake-prone city, so we also need to think
>> of items to have on hand in case our world begins shaking. This is a great
>> reminder for me to stash bottled water, emergency food kits, and
>> flashlights throughout our space.
>>
>> Thanks again everyone!
>>
>> Susan
>> __
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>> 206-484-5859
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 10:28 PM, bt  wrote:
>>
>>> good discussion, building up a checklist for this aspect.
>>>
>>> got me thinking about workplace insurance too, anyone has any thoughts/
>>> experience on this?
>>> especially on coverage on drop-in coworkers or even permanent members.
>>>
>>>
>>> bt
>>> boon...@gmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 6:15 PM, artpilgrim  wrote:
>>>
 The American Heart Association offers CPR courses in the workplace.
 Their standard is the one required by people training to be EMTs, but they
 also teach a version specifically for the non-medically trained general
 public.  http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/
 FindaCPRClass/Find-a-CPR-Class_UCM_303220_SubHomePage.jsp

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[Coworking] Re: Newly Opened Space, Word of Mouth Marketing Strategies

[Jane Behr]

Our space is not open yet (end of the month!) - so I will be watching this 
thread for ideas!  We're focusing on building partnerships; for example, 
we're coordinating efforts with our local Chamber of Commerce - we've had a 
mixer to introduce the concept and we're also going to host a Chamber 
luncheon in the space, after we open.  


On Thursday, October 9, 2014 12:04:56 PM UTC-7, Will Ennis wrote:

> Hi Everybody,
>
> My name's Will, my partner and I just launched a co-working space in 
> Toronto called Station 477. We're keep the day rates pretty low for now and 
> marketing online to our facebook friends and twitter followers, for 
> starters. 
> My question is: outside of paying for advertising what's the best way to 
> get the word out? 
> Are there blogs we can interact with that are good for promoting the 
> space? Is that a no-no? 
> What do you guys do to pull in co-workers? We're willing to try anything 
> (legal, haha)
>
> Thanks :)
> Will Ennis
>
> www.station477.com
>
>

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

[Jane Behr]

Just exchanged emails with someone from Lockitron - originally they said my 
order would be shipped "in October" but when I went back to the website to 
check the status, found broken links and couldn't find my order.  They said 
the website will be fixed "very soon" and all dates have been pushed back 
but I should receive my order "very soon" - huh.  :-)  Only folks who 
ordered very early - during kickstarter days - have received their orders.  
My order was placed in early September and I'll be lucky to get it by the 
end of November, I think.  I will report back to the group when I hear more.

On Friday, October 10, 2014 7:05:35 AM UTC-7, Jamie Russo wrote:
>
> Jane, did you get any idea of shipping time from Lockitron? Their site 
> hasn't been updated since April and I read that they haven't yet shipped 
> all Lockitrons to their backers...but some folks on this list seem to have 
> them. Thanks!
>
> On Sunday, September 7, 2014 10:31:36 AM UTC-7, Jane Behr wrote:
>>
>> Chui  
>> is WAY TOO COOL for my small town and my modest coworking space, but I 
>> ordered one anyway, along with the Lockitron .  
>> THEORETICALLY, 
>> the Chui addresses the major potential weakness of the Lockitron as a 
>> stand-alone - what to do if one of your members doesn't have a phone, or 
>> the phone isn't charged - and also acts as a wireless intercom. (Honestly, 
>> I think EVERYONE has a phone, and I don't see it as much of a weakness - 
>> but it's good to have back-up/redundant systems.)
>>
>> When our Lockitron/Chui system is set up I will report back to the group 
>> with pros and cons.
>>
>> I am new to the group - thanks much to everyone for taking the time to 
>> share experiences and expertise.
>>
>> Joy! from Jane
>>
>> On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 7:18:03 PM UTC-7, Toby in Boulder wrote:
>>
>>> My recommendation: Chui 
>>> 
>>>
>>> Facial recognition door access, for $199. Works with Lockitron. 
>>>
>>> -Toby
>>>
>>> Full disclosure: investor 
>>> (+ co-working space owner)
>>>
>>>
>>

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Re: [Coworking] Handling phone calls in an open coworking office

[Alex Hillman]

Hey Jensen,




Here’s the answer I wrote when somebody asked a question like this on Quora, 
which was one member asking about how to deal with another member. 




http://www.quora.com/Is-it-normal-to-take-a-lot-of-phonecalls-in-coworking-space/answer/Alex-Hillman





"It's not a matter of "common" or "uncommon", in my experience this sounds less 
like it has anything to do with phone calls and more to do with people being 
inconsiderate of the people they're sitting around...or more often, simply 
unaware. 

When we have this issue at Indy Hall (a member may approach us, much like 
you've approached Quora), our first question is: do you know the person/people 
who's bothering you? If you don't know their name, odds are they don't know 
yours and if you don't even know each others' names, you're never going to be 
considerate of each other. Start there, by simply getting to know each other as 
neighbors. 

>From there, it's much easier to say "hey, when you take calls from your desk 
>it can be really disruptive to me and the people around you. if you found a 
>place that isn't surrounded by people, you'd probably find it easier to talk 
>quietly and it'd be less distracting to others."

Most of the time, people don't even realize they're bothering anyone, and are 
happy that you said something. "Oh maybe THATS why people always seem annoyed 
with me!" You'd be surprised how many people are simply not aware of their 
surroundings. 

And if they don't respond, or respond poorly...find a new coworking space."




The shorter answer, is that no, there isn’t an ‘easy’ solution because the easy 
solution is avoidance…which is about the worst example you can set for your 
community about how to handle problems. 




You already know what you have to do, but you’re avoiding doing it because 
losing a single member would hurt right now. That’s true, but losing more 
members over the long haul is going to hurt a lot more. 




The easiest way to think about this is to set the expectations with your 
members that part of sharing space means looking after three things:




- Look after yourself

- Look after each other

- Look after the places and things we share




If this person doesn’t know that they’re being disruptive, then it’s your (and 
every member’s) responsibility to help by looking after for them. If they DO 
know they’re being disruptive, they’re not looking after themselves. Either 
way, that courtesy goes a LONG way to reminding people how to be mindful of 
each other.




-Alex

On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Jensen Yancey 
wrote:

> We're a relatively new coworking office and have run in to a bit of an 
> issue that I'm sure lots of you have had to deal with before.  The whole 
> office is open plan, just one big room, and the majority of the time there 
> will be about 5-8 people in the space, sometimes there will be multiple 
> conversations going but it's usually pretty quiet.  We have one person 
> who's very nice and polite, except for the fact that he is prone to have 
> extremely long phone conversations at his desk (almost always 30+ minutes) 
> and I have no idea what to do about it.  On the one hand, nobody has said 
> anything to me about it, so it's entirely possible that I'm the only person 
> he bothers and we don't really have a good alternative to offer him since 
> these phone calls seem to  be an important part of his job, so if we make 
> it an issue, I imagine he would leave and losing any member right now is 
> really going to hurt.  On the other hand, I'm worried that he's really 
> impacting the experience for everyone else and they're just building up 
> resentment without wanting to say anything.  
> Are there any easy solutions to this?
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Re: [Coworking] Newly Opened Space, Word of Mouth Marketing Strategies

[rachel young]

Hey Will,

I'm sure you'll get a heap of responses for the techniques other spaces
have found helpful, but for one thing, you can connect with the other local
coworking spaces. I'll send you a message from CoworkingToronto and mention
CoworkingOntario and CoworkingCanada as well. Owners and operators of your
local spaces (me included - hello!) can also be your trusted therapy. We
discarded competition in favour of collaboration and can do all sorts of
fun and profitable things together.
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On 9 October 2014 15:04, Will Ennis  wrote:

> Hi Everybody,
>
> My name's Will, my partner and I just launched a co-working space in
> Toronto called Station 477. We're keep the day rates pretty low for now and
> marketing online to our facebook friends and twitter followers, for
> starters.
> My question is: outside of paying for advertising what's the best way to
> get the word out?
> Are there blogs we can interact with that are good for promoting the
> space? Is that a no-no?
> What do you guys do to pull in co-workers? We're willing to try anything
> (legal, haha)
>
> Thanks :)
> Will Ennis
>
> www.station477.com
>
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Re: [Coworking] Who's shopping for electronic door locks?

[Jacob Sayles]

Yeah they are working through a lot of manufacturing issues but they are
being nice and transparent about it.

On this topic we are talking here at Office Nomads about if we want to
continue to develop the lock I built for The Red Victorian this summer.
I'd love to see a solid open source solution with a modular hardware
design.  If anyone is interested in working on this with me let me know.

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On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 7:05 AM, Jamie Russo 
wrote:

> Jane, did you get any idea of shipping time from Lockitron? Their site
> hasn't been updated since April and I read that they haven't yet shipped
> all Lockitrons to their backers...but some folks on this list seem to have
> them. Thanks!
>
>
> On Sunday, September 7, 2014 10:31:36 AM UTC-7, Jane Behr wrote:
>>
>> Chui 
>> is WAY TOO COOL for my small town and my modest coworking space, but I
>> ordered one anyway, along with the Lockitron .  
>> THEORETICALLY,
>> the Chui addresses the major potential weakness of the Lockitron as a
>> stand-alone - what to do if one of your members doesn't have a phone, or
>> the phone isn't charged - and also acts as a wireless intercom. (Honestly,
>> I think EVERYONE has a phone, and I don't see it as much of a weakness -
>> but it's good to have back-up/redundant systems.)
>>
>> When our Lockitron/Chui system is set up I will report back to the group
>> with pros and cons.
>>
>> I am new to the group - thanks much to everyone for taking the time to
>> share experiences and expertise.
>>
>> Joy! from Jane
>>
>> On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 7:18:03 PM UTC-7, Toby in Boulder wrote:
>>
>>> My recommendation: Chui
>>> 
>>>
>>> Facial recognition door access, for $199. Works with Lockitron.
>>>
>>> -Toby
>>>
>>> Full disclosure: investor
>>> (+ co-working space owner)
>>>
>>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Emergency preparedness

[carly]

Hey everyone,

I run Industry Lab coworking space in Cambridge, MA and we're working on 
our emergency preparedness. Can anyone suggest a solution for group 
SMS/email blasts to use in the case of an emergency? 

Thanks,
Carly

On Monday, December 12, 2011 6:09:25 PM UTC-6, Susan Evans wrote:
>
> Awesome thread. Thanks for sharing your story Tony!
>
> I'd add a few things to what others have said:
>
> We have a list of emergency contact numbers posted for when in-house 
> emergencies happen and members who are there during non-staffed hours need 
> to reach out to us. In addition, we list out the emergency (911) and 
> non-emergency numbers folks can call if anything happens in the space 
> anytime. 
>
> Seattle is a particularly earthquake-prone city, so we also need to think 
> of items to have on hand in case our world begins shaking. This is a great 
> reminder for me to stash bottled water, emergency food kits, and 
> flashlights throughout our space. 
>
> Thanks again everyone!
>
> Susan
> __
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> 206-484-5859
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 10:28 PM, bt > 
> wrote:
>
>> good discussion, building up a checklist for this aspect.
>>
>> got me thinking about workplace insurance too, anyone has any thoughts/ 
>> experience on this?
>> especially on coverage on drop-in coworkers or even permanent members.
>>  
>>
>> bt
>> boon...@gmail.com 
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 6:15 PM, artpilgrim > > wrote:
>>
>>> The American Heart Association offers CPR courses in the workplace. 
>>> Their standard is the one required by people training to be EMTs, but they 
>>> also teach a version specifically for the non-medically trained general 
>>> public.  
>>> http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/FindaCPRClass/Find-a-CPR-Class_UCM_303220_SubHomePage.jsp
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[Coworking] Newly Opened Space, Word of Mouth Marketing Strategies

[Will Ennis]

Hi Everybody,

My name's Will, my partner and I just launched a co-working space in 
Toronto called Station 477. We're keep the day rates pretty low for now and 
marketing online to our facebook friends and twitter followers, for 
starters. 
My question is: outside of paying for advertising what's the best way to 
get the word out? 
Are there blogs we can interact with that are good for promoting the space? 
Is that a no-no? 
What do you guys do to pull in co-workers? We're willing to try anything 
(legal, haha)

Thanks :)
Will Ennis

www.station477.com

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[Coworking] Re: I love when journalists actually TRY Coworking instead of just writing about it.

[Brady Swenson]

This is a great piece, thanks for sharing, Alex. 

I thought I'd add a link to a piece in APM's Marketplace from a few weeks 
ago in which we invited a reporter to try coworking from her apartment in 
Brooklyn as a beta test of our online coworking community, SpareChair 
.

The same thing happened that you describe, Sally seemed very pleasantly 
surprised at how beneficial she and her guest coworkers found the 
experience.

http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/extra-chair-your-home-office-rent-it-out
 

It's a great idea to encourage business reporters to give coworking a try, 
they seem to always enjoy it write a great piece about your coworking 
business. 


On Wednesday, October 8, 2014 2:29:46 PM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote:
>
>  
> http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/business-journal/2014/09/20/schwan-inside-week-co-working/15995287/
>
> Hyphen notwithstanding, this is a great example of people's expectations 
> of coworking...juxtaposed against the realities. 
>
> In the last year, we've STRONGLY encouraged a couple of our local beat 
> reporters who have written about us extensively before to actually try 
> working with us for a day or two. 
>
> Both remarked independently how different it was from what they expected 
> (for similar reasons as the person in this article) but also, subsequently 
> wrote excellent pieces about their experience.
>
> When you're courting the press and trying to help your local community 
> find out about Coworking, this is going to be MUCH more effective than the 
> usual "this is a cheap, flexible new way to work" stories that journos 
> typically write. 
>
> -Alex
>
> -- /ah indyhall.org
>  

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[Coworking] Handling phone calls in an open coworking office

[Jensen Yancey]

We're a relatively new coworking office and have run in to a bit of an 
issue that I'm sure lots of you have had to deal with before.  The whole 
office is open plan, just one big room, and the majority of the time there 
will be about 5-8 people in the space, sometimes there will be multiple 
conversations going but it's usually pretty quiet.  We have one person 
who's very nice and polite, except for the fact that he is prone to have 
extremely long phone conversations at his desk (almost always 30+ minutes) 
and I have no idea what to do about it.  On the one hand, nobody has said 
anything to me about it, so it's entirely possible that I'm the only person 
he bothers and we don't really have a good alternative to offer him since 
these phone calls seem to  be an important part of his job, so if we make 
it an issue, I imagine he would leave and losing any member right now is 
really going to hurt.  On the other hand, I'm worried that he's really 
impacting the experience for everyone else and they're just building up 
resentment without wanting to say anything.  

Are there any easy solutions to this?

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

[Jamie Russo]

Jane, did you get any idea of shipping time from Lockitron? Their site 
hasn't been updated since April and I read that they haven't yet shipped 
all Lockitrons to their backers...but some folks on this list seem to have 
them. Thanks!

On Sunday, September 7, 2014 10:31:36 AM UTC-7, Jane Behr wrote:
>
> Chui  
> is WAY TOO COOL for my small town and my modest coworking space, but I 
> ordered one anyway, along with the Lockitron .  
> THEORETICALLY, 
> the Chui addresses the major potential weakness of the Lockitron as a 
> stand-alone - what to do if one of your members doesn't have a phone, or 
> the phone isn't charged - and also acts as a wireless intercom. (Honestly, 
> I think EVERYONE has a phone, and I don't see it as much of a weakness - 
> but it's good to have back-up/redundant systems.)
>
> When our Lockitron/Chui system is set up I will report back to the group 
> with pros and cons.
>
> I am new to the group - thanks much to everyone for taking the time to 
> share experiences and expertise.
>
> Joy! from Jane
>
> On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 7:18:03 PM UTC-7, Toby in Boulder wrote:
>
>> My recommendation: Chui 
>> 
>>
>> Facial recognition door access, for $199. Works with Lockitron. 
>>
>> -Toby
>>
>> Full disclosure: investor 
>> (+ co-working space owner)
>>
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Coworking Space in Hyderabad

[Raghuveer Kovuru]

 
Thanks a lot Alex! Those are some really encouraging words. And coming from 
a veteran like you, my morale is all boosted up now!

On Monday, 13 October 2014 22:12:39 UTC+5:30, Alex Hillman wrote:
>
> Raghuveer, the good news is that you’re not alone. The kinds of problems 
> you’re encountering happen everywhere! Unfortunately, people get distracted 
> by the people who don’t get it. 
>
> At the risk of sounding all “back in my day…”, remember that for 
> communities like Indy Hall, New Work City, Office Nomads, and others that 
> started in 2006-2008 we didn’t have anywhere to point for examples. NOBODY 
> knew what coworking was, anywhere in the world. 
>
> I’m going to tell you the secret: the people you’re worried about aren’t 
> your members, and most will never become members. So you can stop worrying 
> about them. 
>
> Don’t try to convince the people who “don’t get it”. That’s an uphill 
> battle. :)
>
> *Instead, focus on finding a handful of people who DO get it.  *
>
> Encourage them. Support them. And promote THEIR successes. 
>
> In time, as people see the kinds of successes that come from working 
> together, more people will come around on their own. 
>
> Focus on *everybody*, and you’ll run out of steam before long. Focus on 
> finding a a few who understand and believe in the same things as you, and 
> you’ll find that you never have to “convince” somebody ever again. 
>
> -Alex
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Raghuveer Kovuru  > wrote:
>
>>  
>>  Thanks for the reply Tony! Yeah, I am already on the job of convincing 
>> people about the benefits of being a coworker at our space. The only 
>> challenge that I have is overcoming the local mentalities about cost. They 
>> run like this: "Ohhh! Rs. 5000! I would get an air conditioned private 
>> cabin for that!" " I need a corner to work. I wouldn't involve much in 
>> events. So will you give me a discount?" and so on. Haha.
>>
>> So wrecking my brain over what plan to come up with and bolster all these 
>> people. I am planning of holding an event with a celebrity speaker that 
>> would pull crowds and request the speaker to put in a few words about the 
>> advantages of coworking!
>>
>>
>> On Monday, 13 October 2014 20:07:33 UTC+5:30, Tony Bacigalupo wrote:
>>>
>>> Raghuveer, rock on brother! Your space looks amazing and I'm glad to 
>>> hear you're looking to bring the true community culture to coworking in 
>>> your world. 
>>>
>>> I'm curious when you say this:
>>>
>>>  In Hyderabad, every space likes to call itself a coworking space and 
 all they do is provide desks and people work in relative isolation! Our 
 space wants to break that barrier! It has been a week now and there is 
 footfall. However, people here mistake coworking to any other shared 
 office 
 or executive space and ask for fancy interiors, private cabins and air 
 conditioning.  
>>>
>>>  
 Despite our effort to convince them of the synergies that can be 
 achieved at our space, people say they will get back to us and never do. 
 This is the desk side. 
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm finding this to be a common issue as the desk rental industry 
>>> continues its consumption of the coworking term. But you should be able to 
>>> identify people who understand, as you do, that it represents something 
>>> more. 
>>>
>>> In other words, there are certainly other people out there who know they 
>>> want something that isn't a fancy desk rental space. How can you empower 
>>> those people to take emotional ownership over the project and help you 
>>> construct a culture that is so irresistable that others who may be more 
>>> tentative can't help but want to be a part of it?
>>>
>>> The reason I ask this is because to get over the default transactional 
>>> thinking that many arrive with when they start to look at the world of 
>>> coworking, we must sometimes work to help people to understand what they 
>>> really want even if they don't quite understand it themselves. Sometimes 
>>> they need to see it shine through so brightly that it shocks them out of 
>>> their set ways.
>>>
>>> So if you can start-- even with just ten or so people-- who really get 
>>> it, who really buy into it, who really share the same vision as you-- you 
>>> can define a culture that can perpetuate through hundreds of people across 
>>> multiple generations over the course of hopefully many years.
>>>
>>> Look out for opportunities to forge personal human connections with 
>>> people. When you host an event, make yourself available and let your 
>>> passion show. When you encounter people who respond to that energy, engage 
>>> with them personally, face to face. Get to know them as real people and not 
>>> just as business contacts.
>>>
>>> If there are indeed people out there, and I suspect there must be, 
>>> they'll find you. Recruit them not just to be customers, but to be 
>>> collaborators. Good things will happen from there.
>>>
>>> Best of luck, fri