[Coworking] Re: Locks! (Smart and not-so-smart.)

2015-10-27 Thread Adolfo Taylhardat 
Thank you Jacob. 
Very valuable insights and I agree with Jerome as to try to limit to just 
one door per floor.
We opened TamboWorks a month ago and are still playing with the options. 
 We like Kisi very much as it integrates with our Nexudus system but the 
monthly fee makes it very expensive overall. 
Looking at all possible options.
Best.

Adolfo Taylhardat
TamboWorks Miami


On Monday, October 26, 2015 at 1:17:11 PM UTC-4, Carly Nix wrote:
>
> Hey everyone,
>
> Wanted to resurrect the topic of locks. I saw some past threads about 
> this, and wonder if there are any updates to what folks would recommend 
> since last year. At Industry Lab we've been looking into different lock 
> upgrade options, and haven't settled on a best bet yet. Here's our 
> situation:
>
>- We're in a building with 2 exterior entrances
>- Our space spans 3 floors with 8 points of entry
>- We share the building with other tenants
>- Don't have tons of money to throw at this problem.
>
> Any thoughts? What's worked for other spaces?
>
>
>

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Re: [Coworking] Locks! (Smart and not-so-smart.)

2015-10-27 Thread Alex Hillman 
I agree about trying to limit the number of entrances. For me that's
partially about security but also just as much about making it easier to
walk through the space and see other members than it is to find the nearest
exit and duck out to lunch unnoticed. A single exit/entrance is just
better choice architecture, and you can reserve the other exits for
emergencies only.

One option for security I haven't seen many other places is a call box
based locking system. Outside of a door, you place a box with a keypad.
That keypad can be programmed to call one or more phone numbers depending
on the code entered into the keypad. When the phone on the other end is
picked up, you can talk through the box to the visitor or press a button on
your phone (usually 9) to send a tone and the box triggers an unlocking
mechanism in the door. When the door closes, the lock is set again.

This is great for a few reasons:

1) if it's a shared entrance (like you mentioned Carly) you can have
different codes on the door pad call different tenants numbers. Eg. One of
them can be for your Coworking space while the other can be for the
business upstairs.

2) it's personal - you can actually greet each person who wants to gain
access. If that sounds like an impossible waste of time, it could be,
except...

3) it's automate-able! We have our call box set up to call a number that's
hooked up to a little piece of software that plays pre-recorded greetings.
It's personal, but automatic. Guests get instructions to dial 0, and the
call is routed to our team to buzz them in. Members can skip the greeting
by typing in a unique 6 digit code we provide them. If that code is valid,
and it's between the hours that the code is allowed to work based on their
membership, the software automates the tone of pressing 9 and buzzes them
in.

Ongoing cost is very low, about $10 worth of credits to Twilio, the company
that provides the connection between the phone number and the software.

Setup cost was around $1000-1200 per door (we only have one).

-Alex

On Tuesday, October 27, 2015, Adolfo Taylhardat 
wrote:

> Thank you Jacob.
> Very valuable insights and I agree with Jerome as to try to limit to just
> one door per floor.
> We opened TamboWorks a month ago and are still playing with the options.
> We like Kisi very much as it integrates with our Nexudus system but the
> monthly fee makes it very expensive overall.
> Looking at all possible options.
> Best.
>
> Adolfo Taylhardat
> TamboWorks Miami
>
>
> On Monday, October 26, 2015 at 1:17:11 PM UTC-4, Carly Nix wrote:
>>
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> Wanted to resurrect the topic of locks. I saw some past threads about
>> this, and wonder if there are any updates to what folks would recommend
>> since last year. At Industry Lab we've been looking into different lock
>> upgrade options, and haven't settled on a best bet yet. Here's our
>> situation:
>>
>>- We're in a building with 2 exterior entrances
>>- Our space spans 3 floors with 8 points of entry
>>- We share the building with other tenants
>>- Don't have tons of money to throw at this problem.
>>
>> Any thoughts? What's worked for other spaces?
>>
>>
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Re: [Coworking] How we landed our first coworking members

2015-10-27 Thread Alex Hillman 
Love this post Matt - thanks for the shout out in it too :)

-Alex

On Monday, October 26, 2015, Matt D.  wrote:

> Hi everyone.
>
> I wrote a blog post about how we got our first coworking members before we
> opened our doors. I thought some folks might find it helpful, so here's the
> link:
>
>
> http://www.theskillery.com/blog/2015/10/26/how-we-landed-our-first-customers
>
> Included at that post (near the bottom) is a link to the PDF of the "Early
> Adopter Membership Agreement" that we used. Feel free to download it and
> put it to good use, if it helps!
>
> Enjoy!
> -Matt
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Re: [Coworking] Locks! (Smart and not-so-smart.)

2015-10-27 Thread Carly Nix 
Thanks for all the great ideas everyone! :D

Anyone considered trying hotel door locks?

On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 9:13 AM, Alex Hillman 
wrote:

> I agree about trying to limit the number of entrances. For me that's
> partially about security but also just as much about making it easier to
> walk through the space and see other members than it is to find the nearest
> exit and duck out to lunch unnoticed. A single exit/entrance is just
> better choice architecture, and you can reserve the other exits for
> emergencies only.
>
> One option for security I haven't seen many other places is a call box
> based locking system. Outside of a door, you place a box with a keypad.
> That keypad can be programmed to call one or more phone numbers depending
> on the code entered into the keypad. When the phone on the other end is
> picked up, you can talk through the box to the visitor or press a button on
> your phone (usually 9) to send a tone and the box triggers an unlocking
> mechanism in the door. When the door closes, the lock is set again.
>
> This is great for a few reasons:
>
> 1) if it's a shared entrance (like you mentioned Carly) you can have
> different codes on the door pad call different tenants numbers. Eg. One of
> them can be for your Coworking space while the other can be for the
> business upstairs.
>
> 2) it's personal - you can actually greet each person who wants to gain
> access. If that sounds like an impossible waste of time, it could be,
> except...
>
> 3) it's automate-able! We have our call box set up to call a number that's
> hooked up to a little piece of software that plays pre-recorded greetings.
> It's personal, but automatic. Guests get instructions to dial 0, and the
> call is routed to our team to buzz them in. Members can skip the greeting
> by typing in a unique 6 digit code we provide them. If that code is valid,
> and it's between the hours that the code is allowed to work based on their
> membership, the software automates the tone of pressing 9 and buzzes them
> in.
>
> Ongoing cost is very low, about $10 worth of credits to Twilio, the
> company that provides the connection between the phone number and the
> software.
>
> Setup cost was around $1000-1200 per door (we only have one).
>
> -Alex
>
> On Tuesday, October 27, 2015, Adolfo Taylhardat 
> wrote:
>
>> Thank you Jacob.
>> Very valuable insights and I agree with Jerome as to try to limit to just
>> one door per floor.
>> We opened TamboWorks a month ago and are still playing with the options.
>> We like Kisi very much as it integrates with our Nexudus system but the
>> monthly fee makes it very expensive overall.
>> Looking at all possible options.
>> Best.
>>
>> Adolfo Taylhardat
>> TamboWorks Miami
>>
>>
>> On Monday, October 26, 2015 at 1:17:11 PM UTC-4, Carly Nix wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey everyone,
>>>
>>> Wanted to resurrect the topic of locks. I saw some past threads about
>>> this, and wonder if there are any updates to what folks would recommend
>>> since last year. At Industry Lab we've been looking into different lock
>>> upgrade options, and haven't settled on a best bet yet. Here's our
>>> situation:
>>>
>>>- We're in a building with 2 exterior entrances
>>>- Our space spans 3 floors with 8 points of entry
>>>- We share the building with other tenants
>>>- Don't have tons of money to throw at this problem.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts? What's worked for other spaces?
>>>
>>>
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Re: [Coworking] How we landed our first coworking members

2015-10-27 Thread Matt D. 
Thanks for reading, Alex. Glad to share! Hope it helps someone….


On Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 9:06:03 AM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote:
>
> Love this post Matt - thanks for the shout out in it too :)
>
> -Alex
>
> On Monday, October 26, 2015, Matt D. > 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone. 
>>
>> I wrote a blog post about how we got our first coworking members before 
>> we opened our doors. I thought some folks might find it helpful, so here's 
>> the link:
>>
>>
>> http://www.theskillery.com/blog/2015/10/26/how-we-landed-our-first-customers
>>
>> Included at that post (near the bottom) is a link to the PDF of the 
>> "Early Adopter Membership Agreement" that we used. Feel free to download it 
>> and put it to good use, if it helps!
>>
>> Enjoy!
>> -Matt
>>
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