Re: [Coworking] Re: New Co-Working Space in London
Katie, Congratulations on the space. I launched Suite133 in Tacoma, Washington back in 2007. Now, however, I split my time between Tacoma and London. I'll be back next week and will try to check out what you have to offer. We'll talk soon. Derek On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 1:59 AM, Jaime Aranda jas...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Katie! Hello, from hot Seville, south Spain. Congratulations!!! Nice web! I like your spaces and style. I will stay in London from 9th to 31th August for an english course in Oxford St so I will be very close to your place everyday. We are launching in September the first coworking space in Seville ( www.workINcompany.com ) so it will be great to visit your space and spend some time talking and sharing ideas. We'll keep in touch. Jaime On 27 jul, 15:11, Katie Butler katie.ek.but...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi there coworkers! I just wanted to share with you a great new co-working space that's opened in London. Central (www.centralworking.com), just off Tottenham Court Road, combines a friendly, street facing coffee bar with an innovative co-working space. With two main co-working spaces, there are plenty of co-working tables, individual desks and sofa areas. Central's main focus is collaboration; at least 5 collaborative events take place each month, all of which are free. This month there's a great event on Silicon Valley and another interesting one on Social Media and how to use it for business success. Membership starts at £35, a bargin for Central London. Have a look at the website link and let me know what you think. It's always great to get feedback about co-working ventures as everyone has a different idea about how they could work better. Thanks! Katie -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...
Hello Wise Co-Working Friends, It's been way too long since I've participated with this group. Suite133 is still here and growing. We may be neglecting our coworking community duties, website, and self-promotion, but we are still here. Here's my question for you. Have any of you had companies register your address as their own without actually being a member? In the four years that we've been around, this has happened twice. First it was a limousine company. Then it was an alarm company. We first discovered it when someone dropped into our office to look for one of the companies. A few web searches later and we discovered our address all over the interwebs and in business license filings that were not related to us. At first we got rather worked up about it. Our attorney, however, told us to not worry about it as there was no actual harm being done to our business. So, just the other day a few more people dropped in to see someone about an alarm system. Again, our attorney (who has a desk here) tells us that this is a problem for state/city government types that handle licensing and not us. I'm curious. Have any of you run into this before? If so, what did you do? Any input would be appreciated. Thank you, Derek Young Suite133 - Tacoma, WA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...
Thank you for the input. We'll figure something out the next time we're reminded of these pseudo-business members. re: mail - We sort the mail as it comes in. If it looks like a check and the member doesn't visit on a regular schedule, we MAY send an email. Let's just say that we don't exactly have a formal process. Susan - Let's definitely connect sometime before I leave town. Suite133 is here. Our company took it over from my original partners when we outgrew our own business model. Same space. A few difference faces. Derek On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Karl Long k...@karllong.com wrote: I recently moved from the US to the UK and used a mail forwarding service, they scan your mail, email you and post an envelope scan online. You can then choose to scan, forward or shred. They won't forward credit cards or bank statements https://www.mailboxforwarding.com - seems like a ok business. A few companies do it but it can be pretty expensive. Karl On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 1:43 AM, Mike Pihlman telbitconsult...@gmail.comwrote: OhI then either put it in their cubby, on their desk (if they claimed one), or in a slot in a mail sorter thingy. On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Mike Pihlman telbitconsult...@gmail.comwrote: I write an email to each person who gets mail that day: You Got Mail :-) On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: How does everybody handle the mail delivery itself? Do you notify people that they have mail or is it their responsibility to check for new mail when the come in? The latter is our approach - we do basic sorting but that's it. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Mike Pihlman telbitconsult...@gmail.com wrote: We have had that happen several times...resulting in mail coming to us. Up until now, I had been writing on the letters that come in (like the person's business license) Return to Sender and just giving it back to the postal person. However, a coworker says I should just put them in the circular file...I am thinking of that option. He says we are under no obligation to keep the mail, or send it back. Mike On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Virtual offices are legal - but the services don't fit the core values of coworking without some weird bending reality. Our focus is on community workspaces. People who never show up *aren't community members*. If they want a service like a virtual office - there's companies that do that. I don't think coworking should be confused with this service though. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Karl Long k...@karllong.com wrote: now that's some savvy marketing right there :) There should of course be a special fee for people who do such a thing. I don't think there should be legal issues if virtual offices are legal, certainly no problem in London. K -- @karllong http://experiencecurve.com On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:49 PM, Jerome Chang jer...@blankspaces.com wrote: We first see if they've listed themselves at our address on Google Places, then contact them, then either return to sender or sometimes have them get a membership! Jerome __ BLANKSPACES work FOR yourself, not BY yourself www.blankspaces.com ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 ph: 310.526.2255 | 1450 2nd Street (@ Broadway), Santa Monica, CA 90401 On Aug 4, 2011, at 11:15 AM, Derek Young wrote: Hello Wise Co-Working Friends, It's been way too long since I've participated with this group. Suite133 is still here and growing. We may be neglecting our coworking community duties, website, and self-promotion, but we are still here. Here's my question for you. Have any of you had companies register your address as their own without actually being a member? In the four years that we've been around, this has happened twice. First it was a limousine company. Then it was an alarm company. We first discovered it when someone dropped into our office to look for one of the companies. A few web searches later and we discovered our address all over the interwebs and in business license filings that were not related to us. At first we got rather worked up about it. Our attorney, however, told us to not worry about it as there was no actual harm being done to our business. So, just the other day a few more people dropped in to see someone about an alarm system. Again, our attorney (who has a desk here) tells us that this is a problem for state/city government types that handle licensing and not us. I'm curious. Have any of you run into this before? If so, what did you do? Any input would be appreciated. Thank you, Derek Young Suite133 - Tacoma, WA -- You received
[Coworking] Best Office? Woo Hoo!
Hey coworking friends, We just found out that South Sound Magazine, a regional lifestyle publication that serves the metropolitan areas south of Seattle, has voted Suite133 Best Office for 2010. We beat out some extraordinarily slick architecture and design firms for the honor. We were shocked. We are proud. Maybe this means we should update our website sometime soon. http://www.southsoundmag.com/article_read.php?articleid=208 Thank you for all the help over the years. Derek Young Suite133 - Tacoma, WA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] Coworking Economic Development
We have worked with our City and County economic development departments for a few years now. Our experience has been that they often get it - or at least they realize the potential without quite knowing what to do with it. Or, they've been told by consultants that we're the hot thing without quite knowing what to do about us. This has resulted in users of our space speaking at conferences, sitting on panels, and working with local universities and economic development groups on issues of entrepreneurship and a more mobile lifestyle. However, the bigger economic development models of recruit/retain/panic are very slow to change. So while our few blocks of downtown has suddenly become the hot area for growing tech companies and a nightlife, economic development is still focused on the one or two big employers within our downtown core area. Our experience is that economic development professionals and attract/retain policy is rarely very progressive and the people in charge are not creative. If you have an idea of how they can help you, you'll be much more successful if you lay out a plan, direction, and (if applicable) funding sources. If you have an idea for a campaign that can help them attract 1-2 person businesses, then lay it all out for them. Do the work for them and they are more likely to embrace it and help you. If, as most people do, you enter the room and ask for help without offering solutions, it'll take a very long time to see change. What we've done is ensure that the powers that be are aware of who we are and what we offer. The result has been that our city and the organization responsible for attracting companies both send us potential clients. Some work out. Most don't. That said, we have a couple of very long term members that have come from these referrals. - Derek Young Suite133 On Feb 26, 2010, at 9:26 AM, Jeremy Neuner wrote: Thanks Alex, I agree that some case studies would be important in validating the potential. Mike Schinckel from Ignition Alley/Startup Atlanta contacted me off-list and mentioned that he's had some conversations with some ED folks who get it. He posed a really interesting question: have you identified yourself as a new breed of economic development director by an identifiable name or perspective (I'm thinking of branding here?) I haven't (I no longer work for the city) nor do I know anyone who has. But it's a really good idea. We've had enough informal conversations to know that a range of people (elected officials, ED professionals, commercial realtors, incubator managers, service providers,and even a few stodgy VC's) are beginning to see a teensy bit of the light. Like Alex, I'd like to hear more from those of you who have tried (both successfully and not) to engage, broadly speaking, in the economic development conversation. I've found that people are generally receptive to the idea. But when the rubber meets the road, the programs and policy infrastructure simply do not accommodate our needs as a coworking space, nor the needs of the members that we serve. Alex's example of Comcast is a really good case in point. Okay, hope to hear more from the list on this topic. And I'm looking forward to meeting many of you at SXSW. Cheers, Jeremy http://nextspace.us/ On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Jeremy, Sounds like we've been having a lot of the same conversations! We've always talked about IndyHall as a vehicle towards a bigger purpose, a slice of the pie, the pie being Making Philadelphia a better place to make a living doing what you love. We've communicated with the city, as well as interacted with a number of ED entities. Many of them had agendas similar to yours: giant business/job attraction, minimal focus on retention, zero focus on small business/individuals. We have laws in PA that actually prohibit the city from creating gradated tax laws; everyone needs to be taxed the same. That is, of course, unless a giant company like Comcast comes in bringing a few thousand jobs, and then they get massive tax breaks from the city and the state. I've asked the Dept of Commerce what kind of scale do we need to get an exception like that? and they don't have concrete answers. I agree completely with Jeremy in the fact that there'd be a more stable tax base for them if they focused on the same number in smaller, individuals that have growth potential than a single company that could split town when their tax abatement is over. It's hard to state the potential until we have some cases studied, so if anyone else is doing work with their regions along these lines, I know I'd love to hear more!! Thanks for bringing this up, and great article Jeremy! -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 12:47 AM, Jeremy Neuner jeremyneu
Re: [Coworking] A question...
I have been lurking on this conversation so far, but here are a few thoughts: The greater the complexity of this organization, pseudo-organization, or bank account, the less likely it is that the organization will represent the greatest number of coworking spaces. 1. Keep it simple. Fine, we decide to organize in some way. This group is extraordinarily diverse. Let's keep the organization as flat as possible, be inclusive as possible, and only raise what we think we need for 1) the objective or 2) a series of objectives + a small percentage contingency. This prevents a hierarchy of spaces and people. This also means that there isn't some big surplus of cashing sitting around in a bank account for us to worry about. Should the group suddenly disappear, our greatest loss would be trust and not money. One of Suite133's partners is president of our local downtown business association. While very old school in membership, the issues we're talking about are amazingly similar. 2. The right answer may be some form of non-profit / membership based organization. Something that I don't think has been mentioned would be for us to find a fiscal agent willing to handle our money and non-profit status while we figure things out. Plus, we could, in theory, apply for grants to support something like a conference. There are fees involved, but it's a lot cheaper than incorporating - then changing our minds. Shunpike.org, for example, does this for arts organizations in Seattle/Tacoma and has been a regular user of Suite133 for nearly a year. I used this model when setting up a new non-profit a few years ago in partnership with our local community foundation. I just saw Alex's email ... I'll stop now and chime back in next week. Derek Young Suite133 - Tacoma, WA de...@seasonalview.com On Feb 26, 2010, at 8:55 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: If you're interested in creating an entity to help support the conference you want to run, then I say: do it! There are future endeavors that may even be able to find value in supporting or being a part of that supporting entity. But trying to make it an umbrella for EVERY possible thing that comes up in the future is not something I think is a mission I can support. Mixing it in with the ownership of the domain, my tax liabilities, and the direction of the larger community is a different issue though, and one that the group does not seem to cohesively support, myself included. None of us would be here having this conversation today if that's how this movement had started. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 11:35 AM, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.ca wrote: Exactly why do people want to set up a charitable organization? What would it get us? Charitable organisations mean something different in some countries. In Canada, a charity is only one type of non-profit organisation, and is one that is more a stringent structure because it can issue tax receipts for donations. A corporation can still be a non-profit (one that operates for self-benefit and that redistributes surplus towards its goals) without being a charity. I admit that I've been skimming some e-mails in the last few days. Did someone recommend an actual charity? Or do you mean to ask why people are interested in forming a non-profit? I am in favour of forming some sort of organisation, traditional like a non-profit (but not a charity, I don't think we need charitable status) or co-operative, as a way of formalising all of us as a cohesive industry, as long as it is still a legal entity in some form. The domain purchase is only one issue. There has been talk of a conference (which I still dig), leveraging our collective buying power, etc. These are all things that one cohesive body could do, and since there has been/could be money involved, it would keep it all legal and with checks and balances. Alex is the most awesome person to manage the domain issue, but I do worry if managing the funds could have any sort of negative taxation impact on him, which of course none of us would want. Forming a separate legal entity could solve/avoid just such an issue. The buying of the domain was the first time that money has come into the equation and that was an anomaly IMO. So then, what if something else comes up that involves money? How many times will there be an exception? Who knows if there will be a next time, but there also wasn't a first time until the domain issue came up, so it is possible. r. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received
[Coworking] Suite133 Holiday Party on Dec 11th
Suite133 celebrated its 2nd anniversary in October and will be hosting its 3rd annual Holiday Party on Friday, December 11th beginning at 5:00 pm. And, of course, you are all invited. There will be a food, drink, and good people. We're a pretty small space and there's a lot of energy when we get 100+ people here for this event each year. Come on by and join the festivities. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Thank you, Derek Young 253.223.6451 Suite133 - Tacoma, WA P.S. It will also be my birthday party! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Immigration Issues?
Thank you for the feedback. This helps. Derek On 8/26/09 6:09 PM, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: We've had two people at Citizen Space who also obtained work visas for businesses working out of our coworking space. Tara On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 6:53 PM, Jerome Chang jer...@blankspaces.com wrote: Yes. We've had at least 1-2 people here who have successfully obtained foreign work visas for starting businesses based out of here. One did err on the safe side and got an office, even though it was only for a few hours/wk. Jerome __ BLANKSPACES work wide open www.blankspaces.com http://www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Aug 26, 2009, at 3:44 PM, Derek Young wrote: Hello co-working friends, We received a question today that we've never had to answer before. We have a foreign owned company looking to start an office in our city. While they are interested in the coworking concept and Suite133, they are concerned that immigration officials may not like the arrangement as it may not seem permanent enough. We've been advised that a small fixed desk, additional signage, and business licenses may be adequate to show that it's a real venture. That said, we've also been told that there may not be any precedent yet within the immigration offices. Has anybody had to explain a coworking office to an immigration official? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Derek Young Suite133 - Tacoma, WA 253.223.6451 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Immigration Issues?
Hello co-working friends, We received a question today that we've never had to answer before. We have a foreign owned company looking to start an office in our city. While they are interested in the coworking concept and Suite133, they are concerned that immigration officials may not like the arrangement as it may not seem permanent enough. We've been advised that a small fixed desk, additional signage, and business licenses may be adequate to show that it's a real venture. That said, we've also been told that there may not be any precedent yet within the immigration offices. Has anybody had to explain a coworking office to an immigration official? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Derek Young Suite133 - Tacoma, WA 253.223.6451 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Tour (via JetBlue?)
If you happen to find yourself at SeaTac or visiting Office Nomads in Seattle, come down the road and see us in Tacoma. Derek Suite133 On 8/19/09 1:02 PM, Susan Evans susan.c.ev...@gmail.com wrote: Coworking gurus flying around the country to finally visit one another...how great is this? Wishing I had the cash to spend on the JB ticket right now - but I'll stay put so that anyone can drop into Office Nomads during September to come and check us out! This would make an awesome story...definitely be sure to video your visits and document along the way! Susan __ Office Nomads http://www.officenomads.com On Aug 19, 12:21 pm, David Troy davet...@gmail.com wrote: Feel free to throw Baltimore into the mix and join us at Beehive Baltimore! I am reasonably confident we could find a place for you to spend the night also. Dave -- Dave Troy blog:www.davetroy.com(@davetroy) community:www.beehivebaltimore.org(@bhivebmore) investing:www.baltimoreangels.org(@baltimoreangels) events: @TEDxMidAtlantic, @barcampbmore, @socialdevcamp projects:www.twittervision.com,www.flickrvision.com Partner, Roundhouse Technologies On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 2:34 PM, s...@onedesigncompany.coms...@onedesigncompany.com wrote: I bought the pass and plan on checking out spaces in all the locations I go! Let me know your itinerary once you figure it out. As of now: SF, LA, Vegas, NYC, Vermont, Boston?, St Maartin, New Orleans. I am going to figure out the coworking logistics later, anyone have any suggestions? What a good deal! Sam On Aug 19, 2:28 am, Kyle Mulka repalvigla...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear coworking peoples, I've been thinking about doing a tour of coworking places in different cities. Because JetBlue is offering an all-you-can fly deal for $599, this might be a good opportunity to actually do it.http://www.jetblue.com/deals/all-you-can-jet/ So, if you are open to me dropping in (I could pay the regular daily rate) and are located in a city served by JetBlue, could you drop me a note and maybe why I should stop by? Here's a list of JetBlue cities:http://www.jetblue.com/wherewejet/ I've got friends in the following cities, so I'm fairly certain that I'll visit them if I do this. But, I'd love to hear of other coworking places in different cities too! Seattle San Francisco and San Jose Denver (Boulder specifically) New Orleans -- Kyle Mulka Software Developer, Entrepreneurhttp://www.kylemulka.comhttp://twilk.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Congratulations to One of Our Coworkers
Hello Coworking Friends, I wanted to let you know that Suite133, and coworking, has found a connection to the recently announced Tony nominations. Louis Hobson is one of the actors in Next to Normal. He plays the doctor (doctors?). It's his Broadway debut and the show received eleven nominations. Why should we care? Louis and his wife were two of the original users of Suite133. They're based out of Tacoma and they run their company from our space when they're in town. We're very excited to see them enjoying such success. Here's the NYTimes review: http://theater2.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/theater/reviews/16norm.html Derek Young Suite133 - Tacoma, Wa --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Space Size
First off, your willingness to sign a long lease provides much greater flexibility in negotiations. I¹ll chime in with an example from Suite133¹s lease: We had to redo all the electrical work completed by the previous tenant. ³It¹s an office. We can¹t work with these problems. You¹ll have this issue with any potential tenant.² As the landlord had reimbursed that tenant for the work, he wasn¹t looking to give us money too. In exchange for us paying for re-work, he removed all rent escalations for the primary duration of our lease. At 3+% per year, it can add up on a long lease. At the same time, it would take time to do the unexpected TI before we had paying butts in seats. We were able to get the first two months at no cost while we undid the older improvements. From a long horizon cash perspective, we came out way ahead versus getting reimbursed on the electrical. There was more to it, but that¹s the simple part of the story. We also know landlords that won¹t pay for improvements, but are doing 1:1 TI credits. One small company we know has put so much money into its space that they won¹t pay rent for 40+ months. Derek Suite133 Tacoma, WA On 3/8/09 11:17 AM, Jerome Chang jer...@blankspaces.com wrote: Desperation. Many landlords who aren't huge building owners are just families or individuals who happen to own a few properties. They've run out of cash and therefore TI allowance, and can only give away free rent as an enticement. Landlords will view any of us start-ups as risks. You would then negotiate on one of three major items: security deposit, TI allowance, and rent abatement. Well, of course the straight rent, too, but in terms of what would affect our immediate move-in needs, those 3 tend to take away from your start-up capital. So, if you get rent abatement, you might have to cough up more security deposit to abate the risk. But, in this market, you can get away with just the rent abatement. And there's always rev share, as many retail buildings do that with their individual retail spaces/kiosks. Jerome __ BLANKSPACES work wide open www.blankspaces.com http://www.blankspaces.com/ 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Mar 8, 2009, at 12:08 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: Jerome, Can you speak to what sorts of things would convince a landlord to consider a rent abatement? How do those deals usually look, and what sort of risk are landlords looking for you to assume in order for them to offer it? Is it simply desperation given the current market, or are there other things you can do to encourage them to look at that sort of arrangement? -Alex --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Impromptu Studio and Indy Hall in Reuters Article
Oops. I sent this out article out too. Now I see this thread. The Dick Dorsett in the article is a new Suite133 user. Derek On 2/17/09 9:46 AM, Daniel E. Shipton dship...@gmail.com wrote: Hit send to quickly: Citizen Space and Office Nomads are in the article as well! They even mention Office Nomad's Pink Slip Special :) -Daniel On Feb 17, 2009, at 11:42 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: Thanks for sharing here, Dan. And thanks to Chris Messina for passing along the Reuters contact when she came a-huntin' for a scoop! -Alex -- - -- - Alex Hillman im always developing something digital: a...@weknowhtml.com helpful: www.unstick.me visual: www.dangerouslyawesome.com local: www.indyhall.org On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Daniel E. Shipton dship...@gmail.com wrote: Got a Google Alert for us in a national Reuters article. Thought I would pass it along. It also features Alex from Indy Hall. http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE51G49R20090217 Great job Alex! -Dan -- Daniel E. Shipton Founder, Impromptu Studio President Founder, Redship Technologies Office: (909) 474-7746 Cell: (515) 460-3618 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Alcoholic Bev.
I also can't think of any time other than events when folks have consumed alcohol on-site. However, it would be good if you knew the local laws regarding alcohol event/banquet permits. This could be particularly important for public / semi-public events. You don't want to be surprised by unexpected officialdom. Derek Young Suite133 Tacoma, WA On 1/6/09 11:01 AM, ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com wrote: As I am typing up the OurSpace Agreement, I would like input on how you handle the use of alcohol in your spaces. Do you allow alcoholic beverages to be consumed on premises? If so what are your requirements, time considersations (events only), etc. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] One Year of Suite133
Today is October 1st (thank you for the reminder, Jacob) and Suite133's one year anniversary. I can't believe how quickly the time has passed. It's been a good year here and it's getting better every month. Now, it's time for a vacation. Just to let you know, Suite133 will be hosting its 2nd Annual Open House / Holiday / Derek's Birthday Party on Friday, December 12th. If you happen to be in the Pacific Northwest, or anywhere on the I-5 corridor, let me know and we'll be sure to get you more information. Last year's event was fun. We're hoping for an even better turn out this year. Thanks again for all the information and support, Derek Young Suite133 Tacoma, WA --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Office Nomads One Year!
Congratulations, Jacob and Susan! I can't believe it's been a year already. We'll definitely add your fall open house to our calendar. Derek Young Suite133 On 10/1/08 10:47 AM, Jacob Sayles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey everyone, It's October already?!?!? Our opening day was November 1st and a year ago we were just about to get our keys. It's fun to see all the work we've put into the place and to see where Coworking has come in the past year. I don't even know how many spaces there are now it's growing so fast! We are having a fall open house in a few weeks if anyone feels like taking a trip. Our official one year anniversary party is going to be spent off site where we don't have to clean up and it will follow soon after. The open house is a joint event with Michelle Goodman who is releasing her new book My So Called Freelance Life (http://www.anti9to5guide.com/). It's sure to be a good time. Here's the details: Fall Open House October 16th - 6-9PM Office Nomads 1617 Boylston Ave Seattle, WA 98122 Expect a hefty update to our flickr stream soon after but most likely the camera will be put away for our one year celebrations. :) Jacob --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Insurance for facilities?
We were required by our landlord to carry a couple million dollar policy. It wasn't a problem to get through a local broker. We explained that we were an office service and most folks would be doing office-type jobs. We never mentioned our fire retardant pajama tester, but it only took a few days to finalize. Plus, it was pretty darn cheap. A broker should be able to figure it out. We ultimately ended up with The Hartford I believe. Our lesson very early on in the process was to forget about explaining the rational behind coworking. If you tell them it's something new, folks seem to get worried. If you describe coworking using a long understood business vocabulary, things moved along smoothly. Derek Young Suite133 On 9/10/08 1:46 PM, Kelly Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got off the phone with our insurer and they are having a heck of a time trying to get an underwriter for us. It looks like they're going to get it done -- but I can't believe it'd even be an issue. We're really just renting office space and then allowing people to come in and work. (Some of) The underwriters are saying they need to know what each and every member's company does as there's risk associated with it -- (like one of us might be testing fire retardant pajamas in the facility). Anywhoo -- anyone else run into trouble? Anyone have any guidance on how they got their places insured to meet the landlord requirements? Any leads on coworking friendly insurers? Kelly Brown Office Space Coworking www.officespacecoworking.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Visa logo mockup
I really like these a lot. However, while many spaces may accept the generic log with the branded middle, I think it¹d be fun for spaces to come up with something on their own too should they want to. The only requirement being that ³co-working visa² be somewhere on the logo. Everyone could even start with the generic for now. I have this image of my my moleskin full of co-working stamps. I could tell stories of travels around the world. Just like my passport ... Only with more billable hours. We have a stamp manufacturing shop two blocks from Suite133. We could have our stamp ready to go pretty darn quick. Thank you for the mock-ups. Derek Suite133 On 9/4/08 9:13 PM, Steven Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heck all, On a quiet Friday afternoon we mockedup an idea for the Coworking 'logo'. http://altspace.co.nz/img/generic-visa.gif Thought each space could put branding/logo in the middle kinda like this http://altspace.co.nz/img/altspace-visa.gif Comments? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: West Coast Coworking Passport
Suite133 will take part. Our fine friends up at Office Nomads have already seen a few of our folks in their space. I look forward to seeing this all come together. Derek Suite133 On 8/27/08 3:26 PM, Jerome Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all. BLANKSPACES in Los Angeles is definitely listening on this thread and would like to participate. Our rates and policies are quite a bit different from most coworking spaces, but I'm sure we'll be able to accommodate somehow. Jerome __ BLANKSPACES work wide open www.blankspaces.com http://www.blankspaces.com/ 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Aug 27, 2008, at 10:41 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: Julie (et all), Geoff and I would love to lead the way and break this west coast passport into a bi-coastal passport, and get IndyHall in on the action! I don't see any reason why we wouldn't want to get involved, and we strongly believe that there's lots of good that can be done by our movement leading by example bridging the coasts. Our only thought would be (and I don't know what the needs of other spaces are) to add a loose policy that says that there needs to be some lead time and/or reservation made, and that a space's local members take priority. Each space has different reservation policies, of course, so it's up to the traveler to investigate that. We could also have a page on the wiki that lists participating spaces and the procedure for contacting them to get a desk. -Alex, IndyHall, Philadelphia --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Press results
Re: generations: At least in this town, there isn't much of a generational thing going on. Our primary core tends to be GenX, but our first signed member was a second/third career consultant in her fifties. Our biggest challenge with most of the GenY we've dealt with is that the ones that come through the door tend to be aspirational about working independently. They don't necessarily have their core businesses in a mature enough state where they can sustain the 'rent' of a space. Individuals that have been working from home/coffee shops for at least a year are the ones that have had staying power. Those that are just starting out, tend to last a month or two before fading away. However - back to the press question - the articles in the MSM have brought us a much older group than the word of mouth referrals. Derek Young Suite133 On 8/19/08 9:24 PM, axon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So far we have five new members. We've done no promotion whatsoever, and we won't even be open for another month or so. I've got an interview with the local daily tomorrow, and the entertainment weekly is planning to do some sort of feature. But I'm not holding my breath. We're going to do a big honkin grand opening (and I hope @missrogue can attend), but even though we'll promote it as a networking event (and we have some cred in this area), my inside midnight guess is that it will be a bunch of backslapping grip'n'grinners who won't convert. The key thing I've teased out of my analyses is that this is a millennial generation thing. Not that older folks would be excluded or anything, but the core segment for this is the genYers. They live on 2.0, and couldn't be bothered to wipe their noses on the MSM. We'll certainly show the flag, at least as long as it's free, but I feel confident our community will find itself through word of net. --Ax On Aug 19, 1:49 pm, Derek Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here are a couple things: About 10% of our committed monthly users (which works out to 2) came via press articles in the local business weekly and the big local paper. The rest came from word of mouth, pre-existing friends, and friends of friends. Our holiday party filled half our current seats. Ink has given us a lot of traffic that doesn¹t convert. Each time we end up in print, we find ourselves giving a lot of tours. These have resulted in a butt-in-the-seat less than 5% of the time. When someone walks in our doors via a word of mouth referral, we¹re able to get them to commit greater than 50% of the time. Where it gets murky is that some of our word-of-mouth referrals came from people that both knew us and were reminded of us by the newspaper/magazine article. Derek Young Suite133 On 8/19/08 9:40 AM, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey, Has anyone tracked how getting ink/television appearances/etc. has helped them? I still find that almost all of our inquiries that turn out to become regulars or desk owners are word of mouth. We haven't had a single committer via the press. Of course, there are loads of inquiries that I get at Citizen Space for partnerships, pitches and general interest in the idea of coworking from the press articles... Tara --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Chairs
We found that, at least in our market, the used commercial grade furniture is cheaper than most of what we saw on Craigslist or in the residential furniture stores. Much of it appears hardly used at all. We used this route to get very nice conference room tables, all our storage, and some chairs. Suite133 does provide reasonably okay office chairs. For some folks, they claim, this is what got them to stay. We found the ones we like at our Costco Business Center for about $180 each. While comfortable, these also provide visual homogeneity for the space. We also have over 30 stackable conference room chairs (office grade and not plastic). Are these meant for hours at a time? Not really. Do they work in a pinch? Absolutely. I hope this helps. Derek Young Suite133 On 6/3/08 11:26 AM, BrianR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have any of the coworking spaces out there bought commercial grade furniture? I've been doing a lot of research. Mainly to get an idea of the full spectrum of options. My gut says go with the cheap stuff that easily replaceable. But I wonder how long residential grade Ikea stuff lasts? Especially when tons of people use it. Does it matter how long it lasts? Do people REALLY find plastic stacking chairs ok to work in for several hours at a time? (my back just could not do it) BYOC sounds like a very good idea. Thanks for all your advice. Its been so valuable. :) -BrianR Carrboro Coworking On May 21, 11:56 pm, Matthew Wettergreen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any recommendations on chairs for a space? Any types to stay away from? I've found these IKEA ones which seem alright. With swivel action:http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S39842528 Non swivelly:http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S59842532 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Has anyone had received any support/benefit from local city government/agencies?
I agree with BrianR about getting to know the community leaders and elected officials. Here¹s another idea for some folks. At least in Washington State and I assume it¹s the same elsewhere there¹s a fair amount of state and local grant money for small business incubators. It¹s not how we¹re positioned as a space as we don¹t offer any sort of business training and don¹t really want to track ³outcomes.² . However, an office building in our area has carved out a small space in its cubicle land as an incubator area for small businesses. This has opened it up to tens of thousands of dollars in grant funding. Just last year it split $250k with a couple other offices. Check with your local CED for details. It may fit into your potential business model. - Derek Young - Suite133 On 5/16/08 8:26 AM, Jerome Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good luck on securing funds from the SBA. I spent 4-5 months to conclude that I basically didn't qualify. Two words: passive income. The SBA wants active businesses as in people help or service customers directly. At its core level, coworking is rental property that just collects, well, rent. Creating a community, as noble as that sounds, facilitating networking/relationships, etc. does not count if they are not specific tasks/products/services for which a customers pays. The closest model is a fitness/gym club. Customers pay a membership fee to get trained. And while gym members mostly pay for a right to use any set of equipment, coworkers pay for a right to use a specific desk/office. But, the other ideas about gov't funding otherwise sound really resourceful. I wish I had tried those options. Jerome __ BLANKSPACES work wide open 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 On May 16, 2008, at 5:58 AM, BrianR wrote: I'm in the final stages of receiving funds from my Town. Its not a gift but a loan I have to pay back. (Fingers crossed) First look for your local Small Business Association. In the US you can find them here http://www.sba.gov/localresources/index.html. I'm working with a local group and they have been INVALUABLE during my year and half journey to find funds. They know the options out there. I think the key is reading local and state economic development plans. Find lines that mention things like retaining businesses and jobs, increasing available office space, localism, creative class, green business, etc. All of these elements are part of Coworking. Then have coffee with your local Economic Development Director and elected officials. If you have a community CoOp in your town talk to their Directors /or Board Members. They have experience with member organizations and ways to fund them. Plus ask your nonprofit Executive Directors about creative funding. Any successful nonprofit will have lots of experience in this area too. Go talk to local banks. I was very skeptical about what they could do to help. But at the very least you obtain perspective about the funding options. Many local bankers are your neighbors and will care about what you're doing. They can have great advice too. See what these folks are trying to do in your community. I bet you can find allies. -BrianR Carrboro Creative Coworking carrborocoworking.com On May 15, 2:56 pm, Jay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of my first thoughts was that our local city government would have an interest in a coworking facility here in Louisville, KY since it's all about revitalization and economic development locally. I didn't know if would be possible to get grants or other assistance for this type of start-up. I was wondering if anyone else had gone down this route and what kind of response did you get? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Suite133 in The News Tribune
The business columnist for The News Tribune ran a piece on Suite133 this morning. While it tends to focus on us and a few people in the space, it also gives a shout out to Office Nomads, our upscale neighbors to the north, and the coworking trend in general. And by upscale... He means that their fax machine is actually hooked up. http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/columnists/voelpel/story/354149.html - Derek Young - Suite133 - Tacoma, WA --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Pink Noise Generators Direct Telephone Lines...
We¹ve taken very much the same approach. However, at the same time, we make it clear that we aren¹t opposed to adding phone lines, fax lines, color printers, or other services IF THEY¹LL BE USED. I do everything I can to avoid recurring costs like phone lines. We bought a multi-function printer that can do faxes. We don¹t have the line at this point. If one of our member¹s core business requires faxing and they are opposed to the eFax services, then we¹ll put the line in. ³We¹re here to help². The same thing applies to fixed telephone lines. Cell phones work great. But some folks need a more consistent line for conference calls or when working with cell phone intolerant clients (CEO types in our experience). Several folks at the Suite seem to be involved with regular radio interviews via phone too. This could drive us to fixed telephone lines. We aren¹t opposed to fixed lines, but again, if it¹s needed for the core business of our member and it¹ll be used, we¹ll put it in. So far, we¹ve kept a lot of nice-to-haves out of the office using this logic. Re: Pink Noise generators. Recommend headphones. We also have an office-wide stereo system (two big speakers and Craigslist stereo equipment) that anybody can control via iTunes/AirTunes. That has actually worked quite well to baffle background noise when there¹s a lot of activity. It also drives people to get bigger headphones depending on the music choices of the day. I hope this helps, Derek Young - Suite133 On 4/30/08 9:42 AM, Alex Hillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Totally agreed with Jacob here. I've been a broken record with this, I'm sure, so for those of you who've heard it over and over again I'm sorry. But: Ask your *potential* members what they want/need. But as Tara has suggested in the past, don't be open ended about it because most of the time, they don't know what they want/need. Surveys are great, as are observational conversation. But make sure that these things are directed at YOUR users, after all, they're the ones you're planning to serve! Small iterative steps to launch will save you headaches and dollars. In respect to these particular utilities...they're interesting but seem unnecessary, unless you're stacking people on top of one another without providing any kind of quiet areas. Just my .02. Good luck! -Alex, IndyHall On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 12:34 PM, Jacob Sayles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kelly, One of the first things I did last spring when Office Nomads was just an idea was to drive down to Portland and talk with Eva and David and check out their space. They were SUPER helpful and one bit of advice they gave me stuck and it has helped me sleep better at night since. Don't build it unless you KNOW it's needed. Their space is awesome and because of all the work they did getting it ready it has scaled up quickly and smoothly. This has a few disadvantages though. One, you are out some serious cash upfront when every $$ matters, and two, ramping up quickly isn't exactly a good thing. We took this advice and opened our doors after just 3 weeks of prep. That prep was mostly getting the internet installed and the furniture we had been collecting out of my garage. We are still working to fill in the furniture gaps, paint the walls, and developing and fine tuning our business processes. The slower ramp us helps keep us sane and the savings from not buying lots of expensive equipment and not having our doors open for months to install said equipment helps keep us from freaking out because of the slower ramp up. Now, as people ask for things we can add services like phones and address sound issues. Jacob On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 5:27 AM, Kelly Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was reviewing the sample business plan provided by Cube Space - (which again special thanks to Eva David for sharing -- this thing was very helpful in getting started on my own plan) Anyway - I came across two items that i thought were interesting The mention of Pink Noise Generators Direct In Dial (DID) telephone services. I wasn't originally planning to include these services -- as I felt most people would probably have their cell phones and as far as noise goes we'll have privacy booths if people need to step out for a telephone call. That said - I think these are wonderful ideas and we're considering including these in our facility. I'm wondering - does anyone have strong feelings on these either way? Are these an unique feature or a 'given' that every facility should have? Are you implementing these services in your facility? Thanks!-kb Kelly Brown Office Space Co-Working www.officespacecoworking.com http://www.officespacecoworking.com -- Jacob Sayles Co-founder Janitor http://officenomads.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you
[Coworking] Re: insurance
Our lease required us to get at least a $1 million comprehensive policy to cover against everything from trip fall (down a long set of stairs in our case) to flood, fire, acts of negligence, etc. However, in our member agreement, we state that we are not responsible for personal property and strongly suggest that folks carry their own small business insurance. This is a good practice whether they're in the space or not. Ultimately, should something happen in our space, those folks that are insured will be covered by their insurance first. Those that aren't will be covered by our policy. - Derek Young - Suite133 - Tacoma, WA On 4/27/08 9:13 AM, ruyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi again, i realise that insurance requirements differ between regions, but i'm also curious to know what sort of insurance you have for yourselves and for your tenants/co-workers. do you state anything in your agreements with them? how do you deal with unfortunate situations of fire, flood, theft, etc? r. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] E! True Hollywood at Suite133
Hello folks, Suite133 had a bit of a surprise today. We were told that there may be a television crew visiting us today. We didn¹t really know why and, for some reason, we didn't really question it. It sounded okay to us. Then the boxes started coming up the stairs. Black drapes appeared. A ladder came out of the hallway and they moved into one of our conference rooms. This was not a minor production. Windows were blacked out. Lights were hung on poles. A couple hours later, one of our co-working suitemates was being interviewed in our conference room. What was this for? An E! True Hollywood Story about Heath Ledger. She apparently worked with him when he was in Tacoma for Ten Things I hate About You. Surprised us. - Derek Young - Suite133 - Tacoma, WA --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: More Seattle Press
Jacob, We just received a copy of Seattle Business Monthly and it's a good story. Unfortunately, SBM only posts excerpts of articles on their website. Here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/33cexv Derek Young Suite133 On 3/27/08 3:45 PM, Todd Sundsted [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jacob, Great! Congratulations! I'd love to read the articles when they come out. Todd On Mar 27, 10:41 am, Jacob Sayles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Big News! This month we find ourselves in TWO magazines. Seattle Metropolitan Magazine is doing a feature on the 14 hottest companies and they name Susan and I Laudable Leaders. We look so cute! Then The Seattle Business Monthly is sporting a nice shot of our first member Chris Haddad on the cover and inside there's a large article on Smart Office Ideas. They talk about us, another Seattle office My Day Office, and Tacoma's Suite 133. They also briefly mention Nutopia crediting them with the first space back in 1999. Interesting. Neither article is up on the websites yet... guess it's not quite April. Not sure if they will post full articles or not since they are all about print. Maybe I'll post some PDFs. Anyway, I wanted to share. Crazy fun. Jacob Sayles Office Nomads --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Suite133 Open House on December 14th (Tacoma, WA)
We, the folks at Suite133, recently realized that we did a good job of finding an office, getting the space open, and diving straight into work. We bought furniture. We started hanging art provided by local artists. We kinda like the way this former brothel is coming together. Unfortunately, we never properly christened the Suite or invited any friends over to celebrate with us. So, with that in mind, we're having an Open House shindig on Friday, December 14th. You are invited. It'll start sometime in the afternoon. There will be food and drink. If you happen to find yourself in the Pacific Northwest in mid-December, swing on by! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Thank you for all your support. Derek Young Suite133 703 Pacific Avenue Tacoma, WA A bit of background here: http://www.exit133.com/2091/suite133-a-coworking-space http://www.suite133.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Suite133 Open House on December 14th (Tacoma, WA)
We, the folks at Suite133, recently realized that we did a good job of finding an office, getting the space open, and diving straight into work. We bought furniture. We started hanging art provided by local artists. We kinda like the way this former brothel is coming together. Unfortunately, we never properly christened the Suite or invited any friends over to celebrate with us. So, with that in mind, we're having an Open House shindig on Friday, December 14th. You are invited. It'll start sometime in the afternoon. There will be food and drink. If you happen to find yourself in the Pacific Northwest in mid-December, swing on by! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Thank you for all your support. Derek Young Suite133 703 Pacific Avenue Tacoma, WA A bit of background here: http://www.exit133.com/2091/suite133-a-coworking-space http://www.suite133.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Office Nomads: Grand Opening November 1st
Congratulations Jacob and Susan! We¹ll definitely make it up there for the celebration. Field trip! Derek Young Suite133.com On 10/16/07 3:34 PM, Jacob Sayles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We got a space and breezed through the lease. We'll be located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle and will hold 30-40 people (5000 sqft). Susan and I have been working hard to get things ready but almost everything can be completed after we open. T1 goes in on Friday and we are scheduling the open house for November 1st from 6-9PM. Anyone want to come up (or down) to celebrate with us? The 1st is a Thursday. Susan is sending out the press release we prepared. I linked to it off our website if anyone wants to throw it around. Ok, back to it. WOOHOO!! I guess I get to move us from Catalyst to Owner now! That feels good. Jacob Sayles Nomad Founder officenomads.com http://officenomads.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Announcing Suite133 in Tacoma, Washington
We were just outed by our local business paper, so it seems right to thank you and announce this here too. After several months of reading, researching, planning, and negotiating, we have signed our lease and are opening Suite133, a coworking space in Tacoma, Washington. We are extremely excited to finally have this moving forward. Our anchor tenants at start up include a consulting company, a two person design firm, the owner of a local fringe theater, and we have a half dozen interested friends from our various coffee shops ready to check the space out next week. The building was built in 1890. The space we're occupying was an architecture firm for several decades and won an award for Excellence in Design in 1968. It hasn't changed much since. Prior to that, from what we hear, it was a brothel... But so was most of the neighborhood. The floor above us is the unrestored 1890 'hotel rooms'. We have 1700 square feet of open office space, two conference rooms, a small kitchen, and two bathrooms. There are eighteen foot ceilings, plenty of windows, views of the water, and we're located in the hottest restaurant block in downtown Tacoma. We have a sports bar, restaurant tequila bar, and wine bar within a few feet of our front door. Yet, this corner of town was historically the creative center of town going back at least fifty years. There are still architects, printers, and a few sign painters around, but our office will double the number of creative professionals in the neighborhood. The furniture starts moving in tomorrow. The website (www.suite133.com) will be looking much prettier next week. Here's a link to my website with a picture of the building: http://www.exit133.com/2091/suite133-a-coworking-space This community, you, have helped us make the decision to jump and have provided an amazing amount of information and support. Thank you. If you have any questions, please feel free to send them our way. Thank you, Derek Young --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
