[Coworking] Re: New coworking space in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn!
jacob, how about a cohoping in seattle? we could do it as a bike ride maybe, before the weather turns to sour. Jacob Sayles wrote: I'm in! On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Tony Bacigalupo [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excellent! I'm thinking it'll have to be pretty far in advance to get everything sorted out; probably November. More on that soon! On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yay! Co-hopping in NYC! That's an awesome idea...and unlike in SF, you could probably do subway... :) If you post the dates far enough ahead of time, I'll try to make it! Co-hopping is still one of my favourite events (the SF one was awesome). T On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Tony Bacigalupo [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got an email from the Ditmas Park Bloggers, copied below. They are announcing the opening of Ditmas Workspace, a coworking space in a house! (Hello, Conjunctured!) Check out details and photos here: http://www.ditmasworkspace.com/ If you'd like to check out their open house on Thursday, email them below. Also, this announcement inspired me. There's a whole lot of coworking-related activity going on in NYC, with spaces of all shapes and sizes popping up all over the place. It's high time we set up an NYC Co-hopping tour! I'll be contacting space owners from various spaces as soon as I get some time to plan it, but you know we'll keep you up to date here :-) Congrats to our new friends in Ditmas Park! Cheers, Tony Bacigalupo New Work City -- Forwarded message -- From: *Ditmas Park Bloggers* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 2:19 PM Subject: Ditmas Workspace Ditmas Park Blog Party this Thursday! To: Ditmas Park Bloggers [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Friends and Neighbors, We'd like to invite you to come and celebrate with us two events of some local significance: the Ditmas Park Blog is now officially just over a year old, and Ditmas Workspace is open for business! It's been a great year writing for the Ditmas Park Blog, and we hope its been a welcome addition to the neighborhood - we've gotten to know many wonderful neighbors through it, and learned a great deal about the neighborhood! But it definitely would not have happened without all your help and input - it is really you who have helped make the blog a success by reading us, sending us tips and photos, and commenting. Another project of ours that has come from having the blog is Ditmas Workspace - an open, shared, and affordable office space for the writers, bloggers, editors, graphic designers and other like-minded individuals in the neighborhood, and this is our first open house! So please do stop by the Ditmas Workspace this Thursday, September 25, between 8pm and 10pm. Address: 535 East 17th, corner of Ditmas Avenue, side entrance. Just so we know how much wine beer to procure, do let us know (email [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) if you plan to stop by! Looking forward to seeing you, Ben and Liena -- tara 'missrogue' hunt coFounder Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com http://www.citizenagency.com) blog: www.horsepigcow.com http://www.horsepigcow.com phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 -- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 -- Gregory Heller http://www.GregoryHeller.com http://delicious.com/GregoryHeller --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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
by anyone that was not in the chalk and talk session. Esp as coworkination.com http://coworkination.com produces a 503 error. I emailed Julie direct with our interest in joining the 'Passport Movement'. This is not something that I think needs an app written in Ruby but a concept that those SpaceOwners that agree buy in. I tend to think that usage of the 'Passport' will be limited but that is not the point of the idea in my opinion. It is all about fostering community and sharing. -- Steven Heath Director Foxbane Consulting Cell: +64 21 706-067 Interested in Coworking in Wellington? Check outwww.altspace.co.nz http://outwww.altspace.co.nz -- Gregory Heller http://www.GregoryHeller.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: West Coast Coworking Passport
I was just figuring that the visa would be what a particular coworking space offers members of another space. each space could bascially figure out how they wanted to keep track of usage. But, for example, a Girafflabs visa might look like: Free daytime usage of the space with another glabs member present, up two 3 days in a week, no more than 6 in a month. (THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE). At glabs we would be responsible for 1) verifying that someone applying for a visa is indeed a member of the space they say they are (if we really care) and b) keeping track of their usage. Some spaces might develop bi-lateral agreements that are very accommodating based on reciprocation. For example two spaces in 2 different cities may say that each spaces members are entitled to full day time access when in the other city. The visa terms might be maintained on a particular space's website, or in a central location, like the coworking wiki. Kelli Franklin wrote: how would u control the visa within the space? Would it be a login feature? Kelli Franklin Architectural Design On Aug 25, 2008, at 7:47 PM, Gregory Heller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got to imagine that Girafflabs (in seattle) would be keen to participate. Reading the original email and the rest of this thread, it is almost more like a visa system than simply a passport. With each coworking space offering different visas which allow for dfferent types of usage or terms of use Julie wrote: In my opinion, the more global, the better! Julie Duryea http://www.soukllc.com On Aug 24, 2:10 am, Tijs Teulings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this something you would want to expand to a worldwide scale? We would love to be in as well, Nomadz is located in The Hague, The Netherlands. An area with a lot of expats, so US workers looking for temp space do probably come by here now and then. Like Citizenspace we already offer free drop-ins so we would not have to change any rules on our side. Tijs nomadz.nl On 22 aug 2008, at 21:06, Julie wrote: Space Owners, Susan of Office Nomads in Seattle and I (in Portland) have been toying with the idea of letting our members work in the other's space if/ when they travel between Portland Seattle (spurred by a few member requests + some frequent traffic between our two PNW cities). I know I've gotten many member requests about where to work when I'm in in fill-in-the-blank city. Example: Just last week, one of souk's repeat meeting room users was looking for a meeting room in San Francisco and called me saying, I need a souk in SF!. I hit the wiki list and checked for spaces with meeting rooms and referred her to a couple. If you are experiencing this and want to expand upon it, Office Nomads and I have come up with some simple terms to start communicating to our members that while we're not 24 hour fitness all-club, our mobile workers have options. SIMPLE. Repeat, SIMPLE. For simplicity's sake, and lack of real data, and taking into account how each space varies from drop-in and meeting room availability (O.N. and souk offer both) and tracking systems, we've decided to allow members of our spaces to do up to 3 daily drop-ins to each other's space. Again, to keep it simple, we'll leave it up to the space what they offer after 3 daily drop-ins, as well as leave it up to the space whether that drop-in may include meeting room usage and/or discounts on meetings - and certainly caveat to our respective members that spaces vary in terms of offerings (not cookie cutter). Can we agree though, that those first 3 drop- ins are free? At least Susan and I have ;) Side note: If there are any questions as to whether that person is actually a member of the space they claim, we believe we should all feel free to email each other to verify. Though, it's difficult to imagine this would be abused. Of course, we're certainly not looking to make this exclusive to the west coast by any means. At the same time, we recognize that Seattle and Portland are not a hotbed of cross-country and international city hoppers. Non-west coasters USA space owners though, please chime in. Please! At the very least we see this move and offer to our existing and future members as a message for how coworking spaces are connected, and that mobile workers (mavericks) can have home bases when they travel, not to mention a move to formalize some great cross marketing. If you want to be included, just holler here. If you're in, Susan and I will communicate that out to our members. We recognize that there may be many t's to cross and i's to dots here, but aim to get this simple move underway asap between the two of us. You too? Cheers, Julie Duryea Julie Duryea owner, souk 322 nw 6th avenue, suite 200 portland, oregon 97209 p | 503.517.6900 f | 503.517.6901
[Coworking] Re: West Coast Coworking Passport
I've got to imagine that Girafflabs (in seattle) would be keen to participate. Reading the original email and the rest of this thread, it is almost more like a visa system than simply a passport. With each coworking space offering different visas which allow for dfferent types of usage or terms of use Julie wrote: In my opinion, the more global, the better! Julie Duryea http://www.soukllc.com On Aug 24, 2:10 am, Tijs Teulings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this something you would want to expand to a worldwide scale? We would love to be in as well, Nomadz is located in The Hague, The Netherlands. An area with a lot of expats, so US workers looking for temp space do probably come by here now and then. Like Citizenspace we already offer free drop-ins so we would not have to change any rules on our side. Tijs nomadz.nl On 22 aug 2008, at 21:06, Julie wrote: Space Owners, Susan of Office Nomads in Seattle and I (in Portland) have been toying with the idea of letting our members work in the other's space if/when they travel between Portland Seattle (spurred by a few member requests + some frequent traffic between our two PNW cities). I know I've gotten many member requests about where to work when I'm in in fill-in-the-blank city. Example: Just last week, one of souk's repeat meeting room users was looking for a meeting room in San Francisco and called me saying, I need a souk in SF!. I hit the wiki list and checked for spaces with meeting rooms and referred her to a couple. If you are experiencing this and want to expand upon it, Office Nomads and I have come up with some simple terms to start communicating to our members that while we're not 24 hour fitness all-club, our mobile workers have options. SIMPLE. Repeat, SIMPLE. For simplicity's sake, and lack of real data, and taking into account how each space varies from drop-in and meeting room availability (O.N. and souk offer both) and tracking systems, we've decided to allow members of our spaces to do up to 3 daily drop-ins to each other's space. Again, to keep it simple, we'll leave it up to the space what they offer after 3 daily drop-ins, as well as leave it up to the space whether that drop-in may include meeting room usage and/or discounts on meetings - and certainly caveat to our respective members that spaces vary in terms of offerings (not cookie cutter). Can we agree though, that those first 3 drop-ins are free? At least Susan and I have ;) Side note: If there are any questions as to whether that person is actually a member of the space they claim, we believe we should all feel free to email each other to verify. Though, it's difficult to imagine this would be abused. Of course, we're certainly not looking to make this exclusive to the west coast by any means. At the same time, we recognize that Seattle and Portland are not a hotbed of cross-country and international city hoppers. Non-west coasters USA space owners though, please chime in. Please! At the very least we see this move and offer to our existing and future members as a message for how coworking spaces are connected, and that mobile workers (mavericks) can have home bases when they travel, not to mention a move to formalize some great cross marketing. If you want to be included, just holler here. If you're in, Susan and I will communicate that out to our members. We recognize that there may be many t's to cross and i's to dots here, but aim to get this simple move underway asap between the two of us. You too? Cheers, Julie Duryea Julie Duryea owner, souk 322 nw 6th avenue, suite 200 portland, oregon 97209 p | 503.517.6900 f | 503.517.6901 skype julieduryea http://www.soukllc.com tweet julsd -- Tijs Teulings tel: +31645004824http://tijs.org -- Gregory Heller http://www.GregoryHeller.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] NEW: GiraffeLabs in Seattle's Pioneer Square Neighborhood
A group of folks from the Saturday House (which has recently been happening in Seattle's SODO neighborhood) recently came together to rent another space in Pioneer Square, though not on the lease. The space, to be known as Giraffe Labs will be run as a coworking co-op with a pretty low-key Saturday House feel all week long. We'll be having an open house of sorts on thursday at 6pm 620 Western Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 The contact folks are Anders, Justin and Brian I'm just one of the Giraffes, you could say. From the website: http://www.giraffelabs.com/ Giraffe labs is a relaxed space where you can come to work, talk and play. We seek to encourage creativity by surrounding ourselves with creative people. We're geeks, artists, engineers, makers, musicians, and computer scientists. We are housed in the historic pioneer square district, next to an art gallery and above an antique shop. The space provides all the amenities of modern life: plenty of space, power, internet, and lofted ceilings (better for the giraffe in each of us). We're right in the heart of Seattle and walking distance from some of the best food in the city. We care about you! We have minimal rules and want to see what works for the community, and are open and interested in discovering new ways to interact, communicate and work. Part of that means it shouldn't cost you an arm and a leg to participate, our prices are enough to cover the cost of rent and utilities, and not much more. $100.00 a month gets you access anytime before 6:00 PM (you can be there later but the outside doors will lock at 6). We have a limited number of memberships for $150.00 a month giving you 24 hour access to the space If this sounds like something that interests you, send us an email and we'll be happy to show you around. and details here: http://www.giraffelabs.com/whatyouget -- Gregory Heller http://www.GregoryHeller.com Get Firefox! The Browser you can trust http://www.mozilla.com Reclaim you inbox with Thunderbird! http://www.mozilla.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: How many people can you cram into a space?
um, jacob is saying 30-40 for a 5k square ft space. dusty seems to be suggesting 23 slots in a 1000 sqr ft space. Julie is right, 100 sqr ft per person is reasonable, that is a 10x10 box, so with space for chairs, fesks file cabinets, common space between cubes or isles or whatever it makes sense. From experience, i have worked in smaller spaces, but would not really want to, and if you want to keep people around, i would probably try to stick as close to the 100 sqr ft as possible. This doesn't mean that each person gets a 10 x 10 plot of floor space, but if you space in 1000 sqr ft, i'm not sure how you could accommodate more than 10 ro 15 people comfortable when you account for the common space of isles and printer table, garbage cans, mail boxes, etc... On 10/25/07, Julie Gomoll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rule of thumb for office space is 100 sq. ft. per person. Jacob is right, though, it depends on the actual space and how you design it. This includes common areas - bathrooms, entry ways, hallways, etc. We're designing 4000 feet - just under 1000 of that will be a coffee shop and kitchen. 3000 is for coworking. We plan to have room for 30 individual workers plus several small meeting rooms. 30-40 in 1000 square feet sounds like some seriously tight working conditions. Keep in mind, too, that if you're doing any renovation for commercial space in Austin, you have to show that you have X parking spaces (depends on how you're classified) before you can even get a permit. Julie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 tracking/Point of Sale Software
I'd like to take the opportunity to point out the difference between Open Source, and Free Software. http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-software-for-freedom.html The fundamental difference between the two movements is in their values, their ways of looking at the world. For the Open Source movement, the issue of whether software should be open source is a practical question, not an ethical one. As one person put it, Open source is a development methodology; free software is a social movement. For the Open Source movement, non-free software is a suboptimal solution. For the Free Software movement, non-free software is a social problem and free software is the solution. I think that Co-working in more aligned with the concept of Free Software, than simply open source. (as i was typing this, i thought of the analogy coworking is to day offices and shared office suites what free software is to open source). While the co-working concept may be an open source concept in that it is freely traded and improved upon by others, (and you could not really call something like coworking free software people would just look at you funny), when we start talking about software, I think it behooves us to use the more accurate terminology. I am not trying to start any deep philosophical (or worse, religious!) discussion here about whether or not the CW movement religiously adheres to the tenets of GNU and the FSF, I just want to make sure that people know that there is a difference between Open Source software and Free Software, and use the right term for what they are talking about. On 10/22/07, Raimo van der Klein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I just wanted to add that we (Tribeminds in the Netherlands) have a similar structure planned as Tara. Below I would like to share our Purpose Statement: To support independents and entrepeneurs in... 1. Finding shared minds 2. Finding great projects 3. Finding a great place to work ...by facilitating a network and connecting all stakeholders in a green way You see we need to connect the people around 3 objects: the place, the project and the network(people) More information on our project will be shared coming weeks. Have a peek preview at www.tribeminds.nl (we still need to change alot on this site haha) Talk soon! On Oct 21, 6:45 pm, Jacob Sayles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where did this go? Eva, did you open source your ruby app? Jacob Sayles Office Nomads Seattle, WA On 4/30/07, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Alex, I think you were just appointed the person to help guide this. ;) T On 4/30/07, Alex Hillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you're going Open Source (everyone), consider https://www.bountysource.com/instead of SourceForge. Same functions as sourceforge as far as project wiki, documentation, task management, and source control...plus it's built on railsplus plus there's a whole open source economy around task-driven development. You can monetize feature requests, enticing developers to contribute to your project. The site is run by a couple of friends of mine, it's a trustworthy site and a good way to support the economy in Opensville. Cheers, Alex On 4/30/07, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is all amazing. Chris and I visited Eva and David at CubeSpace in Portland last week, which was awesome. Great people and a very well-run, nice space. In order to run something of their scale (what was it? 13,000 ft2?), they have to have some seriously kickass software in place. :) I'm really pumped about getting it out there. And Rich...this sounds great. If you guys need any licensing help, just ask. I'm sure there are quite a few Open Source experts on the list! :) Perhaps we should carve out a space at SourceForge? I don't really know how it works, but... T On 4/30/07, Rich Vázquez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One other consideration for organizing folks that some may take for granted - in our Time Bank project we'll be releasing, we are also opening up the documentation (policies and manuals) to Creative Commons or similar licenses are start-ups to have access to some of the structure, ideas address and forms, etc. -- --- Rich Vázquez, CISSP www.opensourcecurrency.org On 4/30/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CubeSpace is a co-working site in Portland, Oregon and we have a proprietary database built in Ruby on Rails. We are meeting with out developer on Wednesday to make sure there are no CubeSpace security issues in sharing what we have, but assuming he gives us a thumbs-up, we will be happy to share it with this group. We designed it to track reservation and usages, as
[Coworking] Re: new Coworking Space in Washington DC
there was a recent email to jacob sayles of office nomads that offered some website advice. quoted here: from Columbus Bryce: Er.. actually.. I just re-read your homepage and the word 'coworking' doesn't surface either. Seems like your leaving some free promotional value on the table. (eg. the syndicated story on Indy Hall that made the UP wire a couple weeks back. That ran here in the Columbus Dispatch, and my one little lonely blog entry where I mused about coworking locally got quite a bit of traffic from search referrals that week -- it's the first result for 'coworking columbus' on google.) and here from tara: I would also add: put a phone number and other contact information there. It really helps people feel better about just dropping by to I think the comments apply to your site as well. You should indicate a general location and the space, and perhaps some guiding philosophy for the space. right now it sounds like an executive office suite which is not really what co-working is. (you can check out hte wiki, blog and message archives for more on that). You might add a more detailed description of the space that is available, perhaps a floor plan, and some info about the people who work there and the types of people you are looking to attract. On 10/22/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everytone. We are etting up a small co-working space just outside of washington dc. My wife is into photography so we have 2500 squarre feet setup like an art gallery. There are 4 private offices and 4 open desks in a bull pen area. We have several mompreneurs working in the space now. Any tips on how to promote the space would greatly be appreciated. See www.suitespaces.biz. jd --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Interested in sharing space
you might check out officenomads.com (jacob is on this list). I think he is moving forward with the ballard space. On 9/5/07, seattlefilmmaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sarah, Are you still looking for people to share space with? I'm an independent filmmaker who needs space for an office desk and work desk. My only concern is security as I may need to bring in expensive equipment. Please let me know. Thank you, Kevin Malin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: cooperBricolage is 14M download!
post some pictures to the coworking flickr group! On 7/25/07, Sanford Dickert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay - two 7M DSL lines! But they are installed and running nicely. Another 10 people came by today - and the power is being increased as well. So - what are you waiting for? Cafe Fuego is offering free coffee, tea and juices (and some soda) for the next two days - and there is no cost to coming to the Bricolage. We need your feedback to make the place better - please check out the wiki ( http://cooperbricolage.pbwiki.com) or my post on the CoWorking blog (http://blog.coworking.com). Any thoughts? Feedback? Request for fewer emails? Send me one in response. Thanks for everyone's help. Looking forward to making the CB work well for everyone - both New Yorkers and out-of-towners looking for a good place to meet and congregate. Speak soon. Sanford --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Cohousing
Have you heard of the recent growth of pod hotels I think one just opened in Heathro. basically very tiny efficient accommodations. Perhaps a facility that aried a few pod hotel rooms with a coworking space? On 7/20/07, MattCoop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In order to facilitate a coworking movement, in particular the physical movement of coworkers, we'll want cheap places for visiting coworkers to stay. I'm willing to run an experimental setup in my apartment. My place is suitably cheap, and has enough space to handle people who need to crash for a few days. Eventually, I imagine that there will be lots of cohousing spaces like this, which would offer cheap daily rates or would be subsidized by the larger coworking network envisioned in some previous threads. I'll be looking for a new long term roommate starting September 1st, and I would like to have one who's interested in a project along these lines. go here for more: http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/browse_thread/thread/739232e2dddcf378/2396b58ba670fb74?lnk=gstq=long+island+cityrnum=1#2396b58ba670fb74 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Seattle: Another Possible Space
That space would interest me, though as I have mentioned i am not necessarily looking for a monthly. I've talked to some folks in the neighborhood, and i think that there is probably very high demand (judging from the number of folks i see working in top pot, online coffee and elsewhere). There are a number of buses that are not far. the 10, 11, 14 and 43 are all spitting distance. While parking might not be that great, there are a few park and lock lots in the vicinity. Jacob, do you have an idea of how many folks would really be driving to a coworking space as opposed to riding bikes or mass transit (which i think would be far more favorable in terms of environmental impact). I'll be heading out of town in abou 10 days for 2 weeks, but would love to check this space out before i go. I could also put up some flyers as we discussed in capital hill cafes to spark interest. On 5/18/07, Jacob Sayles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I looked at another possible space today. This one is on Capital Hill which has the advantage of being more centrally located, but with very poor parking options and only mildly better busing options. The whole building is available and I would LOVE to take all three floors, but one floor, at 5500sqft would probably be a better starting point. Take a look and let me know what you think. Which space do you like better? How soon could you sign on? http://www.officenomads.com/space2/ Jacob Sayles Nomad Founder 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] Seattle: Downtown Coworking/shared space opportunity
I just looked at an approximately 6000 sqr ft raw space in Downtown seattle, near the federal reserve (1st ave and madison). The space is a little rough right now but: Hardwood floors high ceilings big new windows on one end. freight elevator 2 bathrooms 2 built out rooms (the rest is wide open) 24 hour access a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregoryh/465853788/; title=Photo Sharingimg src= http://farm1.static.flickr.com/198/465853788_5129ff1331.jpg; width=500 height=375 alt=IMG_0731.JPG //a The rent is $5000 a month for the entire space. heat is included. There may be possibility of sharing internet with another space upstairs. The landlord might make accommodations in the rent if improvements are made (would be tenants' responsibility to coordinate) I have just started conversations with another tech minded person who's friend manages the building and a space upstairs. If anyone is at all interested in learning more, please reply to this thread. A decision has to be made in the next few weeks. I can arrange for a showing of the space basically anytime. The space is really big, lots of potential, not just office space but painters, artists, and other hobbies could be accommodated easily. There is a similar space the floor above that caters much more to artists and crafty people. The location is prime. -Gregory --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Possibility in Seattle
I might be interested in the occasional drop in, but at $350 a month it is out of my range. I had found a place some places in the 400 sqr ft range for about 600 to 800 monthly back in november, so that might be coloring my judgement. On 2/15/07, Mary Deaton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have found a space in the Madison Valley near 28th and Martin Luther King that is suitable for coworking. I am only going to pursue it, however, if I can get some substantial interest from others. The space has high-bandwith already. There is a shared restroom and no kitchen in the space, but micro and such can be brought in. It is dog friendly. There is space on two floors, with a total of five offices. Check out information on information on the coworking wiki.https://coworking.pbwiki.com/Co-working%2520in%2520Madison%2520Valley -- Mary Deaton Deaton Interactive Design and SodaBlue Partners Tools of the UX Trade - http://uxtools.blogspot.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 in Seattle
The flurry of activity was really just me, no one came forward with any interest at the time, so, as I mentioned to someone who posted resently on the coworking blog (in response to my post: http://blog.coworking.info/2006/12/08/coworking-in-seattle/) that I no longer have such an immediate need as i left my tiny apartment share and got a nice sized apartment with a living room to work in. I would still be interested in talking about coworking, but my need for a space is of more of a drop in variety at this point. On 1/18/07, MMDeaton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There was a flurry of posts in December, but nothing seems to have come of it. Is there still interest out there? Mary Deaton Deaton Interactive Design http://www.mmdeaton.com http://uxtools.blogspot.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 - Self Employed Health Insurance
I'd mention AHIRC http://www.ahirc.org/ Access to Health Insurance / Resource For Care (CivicActions is in the process of working with them on a site redesign). They are a clearing house for health insurance information specifically for artists. My understanding of frlancers union is that it ain't cheap! upwards of $400 a month. Insurance rates fluctuate wildly based on age and city of residence. I would recommend that folks look at HDHPs (High Deductible Health Plans) combined with HSAs (Health savings accounts). Basically, you assume that as a young health person you are not going to have lots of chronic health care costs, so you get a catastrophic plan that will cover hospitalizations or any big unexpected stuff, then you save money before taxes in an HSA and you use that money to pay your deductibe, which might be as high as $2500. But since your plan costs you around 100 to 200 a month,, your annual health insurance payment is maybe around 2k and the 2500 that you put into the hsa stays there, and you can keep on adding to it up to a certain amount each year. Sorry if this isn't so clear. It's getting late, but i saw the question so figured i would chime in with some info. On 3/5/07, Brad Neuberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It sounds like a partnership situation is the best way to do this, to ease our own administration burdens. Possibly with NASE, the Freelancers Union, etc. Best, Brad On 3/5/07, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We actually just spoke with the Net Squared folks (a project of Compumentor.org) about this and they will be sending us some resources that we will pass along and look into. I think they said that one of them is called Working Solutions. They also have another package that gives us some options with creating a membership organization to get a bulk discount. T On 3/5/07, matthew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out your chamber of commerce. In Brooklyn, they will soon be offering health insurance to small biz AND sole proprietors. I've requested more details but it seems like it will be more affordable than the Freelancers Union. good luck, matthew http://theCoup.org On Mar 5, 10:34 am, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Trinet is *expensive.* Last time I talked you needed 5 employees and it was $200/head pay to play. When I was at Riya.com, we used Trinet and I paid over $600/month to the health/dentalcare for family coverage (because I have a teenage son), and I still have hospital bills! It's so odd to me that there isn't a funded healthcare system here. I've taken it for granted for so long being a Canadian. Now, when something is wrong, I don't go to the doctor in fear of going broke. :| It would be awesome if something was in place for us. I could handle $200/month, personally, but I recognize that won't work for everyone, and that is part of the nightmare of administration. I'd love to hear more, Dave. There are so many indie workers and small companies out there that I'm positive that this has been looked at before. -- Sincerely, Tara --- tara 'miss rogue' hunt agent provocateur Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) blog:www.horsepigcow.com phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 agent provocateur Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) blog: www.horsepigcow.com phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
