[Coworking] average membership tier breakdown percentages?

2016-05-20 Thread Ramon Suarez 
It changes from space to space, but you will find mine in coworkinghandbook.com 

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Re: [Coworking] Has anyone else used RoomZilla for conf rooms/phone rooms?

2016-05-20 Thread Jonathan Markwell 
Sorry Alex - no we haven't. Looking forward to hearing how your pilot goes.

Jon

On Fri, 20 May 2016 at 20:32, Alex Hillman 
wrote:

> Yo Jon - have you tried RoomZilla though?
>
> -Alex
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> On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Jonathan Markwell <
> jonathan.markw...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I also prefer picking the best tool for the job rather than putting all
>> our eggs in one super complicated basket.
>>
>> We currently use http://youcanbook.me. It sticks bookings into Google
>> Calendars. We can then use other Google Calendar integrations to keep
>> members informed.
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> On Fri, 20 May 2016 at 19:55, Alex Hillman 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> It took 10 years but we're finally outgrowing our Flintstones-style
>>> approach to conf room reservations. :) We're still looking for ways to keep
>>> the process personal and we have no plans to start charging for our meeting
>>> rooms, but we want an easy way for someone to see if a room is available at
>>> some point in the future and mark it for themselves.
>>>
>>> *Has anyone here used RoomZilla?* http://roomzilla.net
>>>
>>> On my first pass it's by far the best balance of simplicity & robust key
>>> features, including tablet door-side schedules/reservations. I think we're
>>> going to pilot it internally but I was curious if anyone else had hands on
>>> experience with this tool in particular?
>>>
>>> -Alex
>>>
>>> P.s. as I'm looking at a lot of the tools being marketed to coworking
>>> spaces all I can think is BOY these are overengineered kitchen sink messes.
>>> I don't mind paying for a quality tool, but if I have to spend an hour
>>> configuring things before I can make my first reservation...yikes!
>>>
>>> There's still so much room in this industry for simple, opinionated
>>> tools.
>>>
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Re: [Coworking] Has anyone else used RoomZilla for conf rooms/phone rooms?

2016-05-20 Thread Jacob Sayles 
We have not used RoomZilla as we rather like our Flintstone system for
reasons you've heard me go on and on about.  That said, I'm interested to
see how your trial of roomzilla goes as I'm always looking for solutions
that are simple and human focused.  Too many things that get "fixed" by
technology are worse off then if they were left alone in the first place.

I hear you saying some variation of that in your question here. If you are
interested, it may be useful collaboration to work on Nadine together.
That's the platform we've been working on quietly at home for years now.
Yes, my first paragraph was talking about how I'm skeptical of technology
and my second paragraph is talking about the platform we've built.  It's
not a contradiction if you understand where we are coming from and what
we've built.

We've open sourced Nadine from the very beginning so you can pick it up and
run with it if you like, but it fails your test of being super easy to
setup.  I can help with that as I'm looking to finding people who are
interested in helping me build it in to a more complete system.  If you, or
anyone else, is interested, please let me know.

Simplistic project page:  http://nadineproject.org

Jacob

On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 11:54 AM, Alex Hillman  wrote:

> It took 10 years but we're finally outgrowing our Flintstones-style
> approach to conf room reservations. :) We're still looking for ways to keep
> the process personal and we have no plans to start charging for our meeting
> rooms, but we want an easy way for someone to see if a room is available at
> some point in the future and mark it for themselves.
>
> *Has anyone here used RoomZilla?* http://roomzilla.net
>
> On my first pass it's by far the best balance of simplicity & robust key
> features, including tablet door-side schedules/reservations. I think we're
> going to pilot it internally but I was curious if anyone else had hands on
> experience with this tool in particular?
>
> -Alex
>
> P.s. as I'm looking at a lot of the tools being marketed to coworking
> spaces all I can think is BOY these are overengineered kitchen sink messes.
> I don't mind paying for a quality tool, but if I have to spend an hour
> configuring things before I can make my first reservation...yikes!
>
> There's still so much room in this industry for simple, opinionated tools.
>
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Re: [Coworking] Has anyone else used RoomZilla for conf rooms/phone rooms?

2016-05-20 Thread Alex Hillman 
Yo Jon - have you tried RoomZilla though?

-Alex


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On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Jonathan Markwell <
jonathan.markw...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I also prefer picking the best tool for the job rather than putting all
> our eggs in one super complicated basket.
>
> We currently use http://youcanbook.me. It sticks bookings into Google
> Calendars. We can then use other Google Calendar integrations to keep
> members informed.
>
> Jon
>
> On Fri, 20 May 2016 at 19:55, Alex Hillman 
> wrote:
>
>> It took 10 years but we're finally outgrowing our Flintstones-style
>> approach to conf room reservations. :) We're still looking for ways to keep
>> the process personal and we have no plans to start charging for our meeting
>> rooms, but we want an easy way for someone to see if a room is available at
>> some point in the future and mark it for themselves.
>>
>> *Has anyone here used RoomZilla?* http://roomzilla.net
>>
>> On my first pass it's by far the best balance of simplicity & robust key
>> features, including tablet door-side schedules/reservations. I think we're
>> going to pilot it internally but I was curious if anyone else had hands on
>> experience with this tool in particular?
>>
>> -Alex
>>
>> P.s. as I'm looking at a lot of the tools being marketed to coworking
>> spaces all I can think is BOY these are overengineered kitchen sink messes.
>> I don't mind paying for a quality tool, but if I have to spend an hour
>> configuring things before I can make my first reservation...yikes!
>>
>> There's still so much room in this industry for simple, opinionated
>> tools.
>>
>> --
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Re: [Coworking] Has anyone else used RoomZilla for conf rooms/phone rooms?

2016-05-20 Thread Jonathan Markwell 
I also prefer picking the best tool for the job rather than putting all our
eggs in one super complicated basket.

We currently use http://youcanbook.me. It sticks bookings into Google
Calendars. We can then use other Google Calendar integrations to keep
members informed.

Jon

On Fri, 20 May 2016 at 19:55, Alex Hillman 
wrote:

> It took 10 years but we're finally outgrowing our Flintstones-style
> approach to conf room reservations. :) We're still looking for ways to keep
> the process personal and we have no plans to start charging for our meeting
> rooms, but we want an easy way for someone to see if a room is available at
> some point in the future and mark it for themselves.
>
> *Has anyone here used RoomZilla?* http://roomzilla.net
>
> On my first pass it's by far the best balance of simplicity & robust key
> features, including tablet door-side schedules/reservations. I think we're
> going to pilot it internally but I was curious if anyone else had hands on
> experience with this tool in particular?
>
> -Alex
>
> P.s. as I'm looking at a lot of the tools being marketed to coworking
> spaces all I can think is BOY these are overengineered kitchen sink messes.
> I don't mind paying for a quality tool, but if I have to spend an hour
> configuring things before I can make my first reservation...yikes!
>
> There's still so much room in this industry for simple, opinionated tools.
>
> --
> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.*
> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com
> Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast
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[Coworking] Has anyone else used RoomZilla for conf rooms/phone rooms?

2016-05-20 Thread Alex Hillman 
It took 10 years but we're finally outgrowing our Flintstones-style
approach to conf room reservations. :) We're still looking for ways to keep
the process personal and we have no plans to start charging for our meeting
rooms, but we want an easy way for someone to see if a room is available at
some point in the future and mark it for themselves.

*Has anyone here used RoomZilla?* http://roomzilla.net

On my first pass it's by far the best balance of simplicity & robust key
features, including tablet door-side schedules/reservations. I think we're
going to pilot it internally but I was curious if anyone else had hands on
experience with this tool in particular?

-Alex

P.s. as I'm looking at a lot of the tools being marketed to coworking
spaces all I can think is BOY these are overengineered kitchen sink messes.
I don't mind paying for a quality tool, but if I have to spend an hour
configuring things before I can make my first reservation...yikes!

There's still so much room in this industry for simple, opinionated tools.

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[Coworking] Re: Coworking in smaller towns

2016-05-20 Thread Laura McGlynn 
So glad you posted this, Jessica!  I've been looking to connect with other 
small/suburban/niche spaces, as well.

We are 1 year in, located in South Florida which is a really spread out 
area without much urban concentration outside of Ft. Lauderdale or Miami 
(45 mins to 1.5 hour away). We are on a historic main street of a small 
town (20k) 15-20 mins outside a small city (100k). We have about 3,400 
square feet indoors (which includes a small commercial kitchen) and 30 
members. We have a pretty tight creative niche for our membership, which 
adds more of a challenge sales-wise but helps us build a really strong, 
collaborative community. 

My tips are pretty similar:
- We focus on community. My community managers (3 part timers) and I all 
take time to get to know each of our members personally and in depth, and 
without a huge member base we are able to really able focus on their 
individual needs. There was a question in the FB group about "how do you 
get them to leave their big house/home office to come to yours", and my 
answer is by building an irresistible community. Our members don't come in 
because of the quality of desk and chair; they come in to see friendly 
faces, make connections, and vent/be inspired/get ideas/feel less alone 
with their challenges and successes.
- We also have function as a hybrid coworking space and community 
center/venue, and supplement our income by renting out space out for 
private events. There is a big need in our town for this type of space; 
it's also a big member benefit (reduced/at cost rates). Having to maintain 
a flexible space adds challenges, though.
- In our first year, we hosted a LOT of events to promote our space and get 
our name out there. We're starting to pull back on this a bit because we 
feel it's done the work we needed it to, and it's exhausting, but we'll 
still host the most targeted and beneficial ones.
- Expect to spend a lot of time educating people on what coworking is and 
how it benefits them. We have a street level location with foot traffic, an 
open door and someone always available to answer questions and give tours - 
I think it's a major factor.
- We didn't have a lot of luck getting help from the local government or 
economic boards. If you can do this, it would be a huge help.
- If I had a do-over, I wish we had a little more space to be able to add 
larger office suites with multiple employees, and/or partner with a retail 
type business to bring in traffic and share costs. About 1,000 more feet 
would do it.




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Re: [Coworking] Coworking in smaller towns

2016-05-20 Thread Chad Ballantyne 
Hi Jessica.

That would be The Creative Space in Barrie, Ontario!
We’re 7 years in!  45 members companies so far.

No major tricks other than...
Build the community first and start sustainable.  We started with 1200 s/f - 
now in 6200.
Reach out to public partners (but don’t wait around till they get it)
Get people involved and allow members to take ownership early
Be a community centre.  Coworking by day, event and arts and culture space by 
night if you can.
Tell stories along the way.

Feel free to check out the site, read some posts and give me a shout to follow 
up.


Chad Ballantyne
705.812.0689
c...@thecreativespace.ca







Barrie's Coworking Community
Perfect for small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs.
12 Dunlop St E, Barrie Ontario, L4M 1A3
Memberships start at $25/mth
www.thecreativespace.ca 
705-812-0689 
> On May 20, 2016, at 11:37 AM, Jessica Knapp  
> wrote:
> 
> Hey all, 
> 
> I posted this is the GCUC group yesterday, so, sorry if you're seeing this 
> again! 
> 
> Here's my question: Does anyone have experience opening a coworking space in 
> smaller towns with a much smaller population than urban centres? I would 
> appreciate any insights, stories, tricks or tips. I'm looking at a population 
> of about 130,000 with one small (ish) community college. 
> 
> Thanks
> Jessica 
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[Coworking] Coworking in smaller towns

2016-05-20 Thread Jessica Knapp 
Hey all, 

I posted this is the GCUC group yesterday, so, sorry if you're seeing this 
again! 

Here's my question: Does anyone have experience opening a coworking space 
in smaller towns with a much smaller population than urban centres? I would 
appreciate any insights, stories, tricks or tips. I'm looking at a 
population of about 130,000 with one small (ish) community college. 

Thanks
Jessica 

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