[Coworking] Re: Coworking in Petaluma CA
If you have any specific links for them, I'd love to know. Were you a part of it? I knew they existed, but don't know the ins and outs of what happened for them. My gut instinct told me that Penngrove is too remote; people want to come together and feel in the thick of things, so location may be an important component of a successful space. But I would certainly love any insight from those have have been here! And I agree with your jelly suggestion -- I had been really enjoying the fantasy of the space, but starting to build the community is vital. If you have any more thoughts, I'd love to hear them. Thank you! On Oct 19, 1:07 am, Hillary Hartley wrote: > While doing your due diligence, be sure to read everything you can find about > SoCoDepot – formerly of Penngrove, CA. Anthony Tusler is a great resource and > a font of info re. coworking and the north bay. > > He may just have been ahead of the times, but definitely worth reading his > thoughts on why the space in Sonoma just couldn't get enough traction to > survive. > > And as you probably already know, start with jellies and meetups and > *confirm* that there is indeed a community need! > > Hillary > > On Oct 11, 2011, at 2:18 PM, "Kate@CO2" wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello all! I've been poking around here for the last couple months, > > and finally joined and am staking my ground, as it were. I have done > > some preliminary research on the coworking market in the Bay Area, and > > find that while there are a lot of lovely spaces in San Fran and the > > East Bay, there is no such community here in the North Bay. As a > > freelancer with a lot of independent friends and acquaintances who > > don't want to commute into the city, I believe this could work well > > here, both as a community and as a business. This town has a > > population of 55,000, with other neighboring towns that might join in > > as well (20 minutes north there is a 100K plus city, an even longer > > commute from SF). I want to start working on a business plan to secure > > funding, but I'm partly not sure who to look at as a model -- the big > > spaces in the big city are much larger than we'd be... > > > If anyone has any advice or direction for me, I'd love to hear it. > > > Thank you! > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://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] Re: Coworking in Petaluma CA
I saw the website for bzhive, and actually sent an email asking why they closed. The reply was simply "decided to move on", but I also didn't identify myself as someone looking to do the same thing so maybe they would have told me more, I don't know. I agree that the renters would probably be drop-in more than full-time (25 hours a week?). Especially since most of the community I know already are working parents who freelance or consult and fit in work where they can, they won't likely need 5 days a week. A series of jellies will give much more insight. Now if I can figure out how to get those going ;) Thank you again for your thoughts and insights, I really appreciate it! Best, Kate On Oct 19, 1:14 am, Hillary Hartley wrote: > Another North Bay space that had to close: bzhive in San Rafael. > > I think coworking in the north bay/suburbs could work, but I'm pretty sure > the typical membership model would need to be tweaked. My gut tells me that > you'd rely much more on drop-in members than 5-days-a-week desk renters. > People seem to want a place that they can go and get shit done with the > amenities of an office... but the desk renters you see in cities are probably > fewer. Again, totally speculative on my part. > > Hillary > -former space owner and Marin resident > > On Oct 11, 2011, at 2:18 PM, "Kate@CO2" wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello all! I've been poking around here for the last couple months, > > and finally joined and am staking my ground, as it were. I have done > > some preliminary research on the coworking market in the Bay Area, and > > find that while there are a lot of lovely spaces in San Fran and the > > East Bay, there is no such community here in the North Bay. As a > > freelancer with a lot of independent friends and acquaintances who > > don't want to commute into the city, I believe this could work well > > here, both as a community and as a business. This town has a > > population of 55,000, with other neighboring towns that might join in > > as well (20 minutes north there is a 100K plus city, an even longer > > commute from SF). I want to start working on a business plan to secure > > funding, but I'm partly not sure who to look at as a model -- the big > > spaces in the big city are much larger than we'd be... > > > If anyone has any advice or direction for me, I'd love to hear it. > > > Thank you! > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://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] Re: Coworking in Petaluma CA
I had already read your stuff, Alex, and have been thinking a lot about the community. Your guidance is very helpful, and I'm going to start planning a jelly -- gotta think about ways to find people, and put off the fun fantasies of space layout and design. Thank you so much! On Oct 18, 8:10 pm, Alex Hillman wrote: > Hi Kate! > > This post might be helpful for you to find the balance between business and > community: > > http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2011/09/how-to-fund-your-coworking-space/ > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Kate@CO2 wrote: > > Hello all! I've been poking around here for the last couple months, > > and finally joined and am staking my ground, as it were. I have done > > some preliminary research on the coworking market in the Bay Area, and > > find that while there are a lot of lovely spaces in San Fran and the > > East Bay, there is no such community here in the North Bay. As a > > freelancer with a lot of independent friends and acquaintances who > > don't want to commute into the city, I believe this could work well > > here, both as a community and as a business. This town has a > > population of 55,000, with other neighboring towns that might join in > > as well (20 minutes north there is a 100K plus city, an even longer > > commute from SF). I want to start working on a business plan to secure > > funding, but I'm partly not sure who to look at as a model -- the big > > spaces in the big city are much larger than we'd be... > > > If anyone has any advice or direction for me, I'd love to hear it. > > > Thank you! > > > -- > > 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] Coworking in Petaluma CA
Hello all! I've been poking around here for the last couple months, and finally joined and am staking my ground, as it were. I have done some preliminary research on the coworking market in the Bay Area, and find that while there are a lot of lovely spaces in San Fran and the East Bay, there is no such community here in the North Bay. As a freelancer with a lot of independent friends and acquaintances who don't want to commute into the city, I believe this could work well here, both as a community and as a business. This town has a population of 55,000, with other neighboring towns that might join in as well (20 minutes north there is a 100K plus city, an even longer commute from SF). I want to start working on a business plan to secure funding, but I'm partly not sure who to look at as a model -- the big spaces in the big city are much larger than we'd be... If anyone has any advice or direction for me, I'd love to hear it. Thank you! -- 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.
