Re: [Coworking] Re: Fourth Friday Slackathons!

[Melissa Mesku]

Can I get a press pass? ;)  
I'm not an operator but I'd love to join. 

m m e s k u (at)gmail.com

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[Coworking] Re: Infuriating article on the "high premiums" charged by coworking spaces in Bloomberg

[Melissa Mesku]

Well, the "intangibles" cited by Liz in the article certainly cured my 
loneliness. And I didn't even have to pay exorbitant NeueHouse rates (good 
thing, because what passes for coworking there costs more than rent on my 
Manhattan apartment). Just sayin'.

If anything, this article spurred my interest to write on how coworking 
rates -- at least in NYC -- seem to be inversely proportional to the 
quality of the community.

Melissa
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[Coworking] Re: My morbid curiosity with Coworking Space Closings

[Melissa Mesku]

Alex, 

Is there such a thing as a coworking Pulitzer? 

Let me know if New Worker Magazine -- or lil' ol' me -- can be of help on 
this particular topic. 

Melissa 

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[Coworking] Re: NBC TV Pilot "Sharing" About Coworking

[Melissa Mesku]

We just wrote about this at New Worker Magazine. I had the producers of the 
first coworking show, the reality show "CoWORK" (based out of HuB Sarasota) 
comment on the upcoming NBC show. 

http://newworker.co/mag/coworking-tv-show/

Melissa 

Melissa Mesku
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On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 8:52:01 PM UTC-5, Steve King wrote:
>
> Variety has an article 
> <http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/nbc-orders-comedy-pilots-from-monica-potter-jimmy-fallon-1201415703/>
>  
> about NBC ordering a pilot of a TV show called Sharing, which it describes 
> as:
>
> “Sharing” is a single-camera 
> <http://variety411.com/us/new-york/camera-sound-equipment/> entry from 
> Universal TV about disparate groups of people who work side-by-side in a 
> shared office space. Jeremy Bronson wrote the pilot and exec produces with 
> Fallon and Rick Schwartz. Damian Lanigan is a co-exec producer.
>
> I first saw this in a tweet from Grind's David Singer, so he gets the hat 
> tip for spotting this.
>

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[Coworking] Re: Any Parent Co-working spaces yet?

[Melissa Mesku]

This article we recently published on New Worker Magazine is an overview of 
the coworking-with-childcare spaces (and their struggles) and includes the 
ones that are in development (like Ellie's Coworking in 
Seattle): http://newworker.co/mag/working-parents-coworking-with-childcare 

The spaces mentioned in the article are the ones that our writer (a) found, 
and (b) responded. If you know of others then feel free to reach out. 

On Wednesday, December 31, 2014 1:32:40 AM UTC-5, Kristin Bennett wrote:
>
> I know here in Seattle Ellies was trying to open a space for parents, have 
> any other spaces been able to open that provide help for parents (ie 
> childcare?)? I have been on pause hoping Ellies would work out but I'm 
> wondering if anyones successfully done this yet? I did see the post about 
> Brazil crowdfunding campaign which I figure is in progress, very interested 
> in seeing if anyone has done it yet, particularly in Seattle! I'll step up 
> if I have to...
>
> Kristin
>

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[Coworking] Re: Exchange program

[Melissa Mesku]

Good timing! We just published our 3rd issue of New Worker Magazine with 
two articles on how people combine coworking and travel:

- Trading places: Coworkers switch cities 
 by Rafa 
Moreno of Zona Coworking (about Betahaus Berlin swapping members with 
utopic_US in Madrid, and vice versa)
- This is how coworkers travel  
by Ashok Amaran (about CoPass, LiveWorkAnywhere, Misfits Inc., and the 
Coworking Visa program)

Melissa

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[Coworking] Re: Amazing article about the impact of leadership on community

[Melissa Mesku]

Alex and everyone, I'm really glad to hear that New Worker Magazine is 
being read and appreciated. 

Working with members to create meaningful critiques and new angles for 
stories is very involving work and it warms my lil coworky heart to know 
that what we're doing is providing some value. Thanks. 
>
>  

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[Coworking] Re: Behold! There's a new magazine created for and by members of coworking spaces - and it's good

[Melissa Mesku]

@Mychael, 

Yes, there's definitely ways to contribute -- We lay it all out, for both 
coworkers and for space owners here: http://newworker.co/mag/about 
We also have a Hackpad to help our writers once they commit to writing an 
article.

We are also open for people to participate in other ways (editing, design, 
social, marketing/ads, etc.). Lots of opportunities for coworkers to get 
involved. 

A big thanks to you and everyone who helped today in sharing news of our 
launch on social media! :)

Melissa Mesku
melissa(at)newworker.co 


On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 5:23:32 PM UTC-4, Mychael Taylor wrote:
>
> P.S. Is there a way to contribute? 
>
> Mychael
>
> On Friday, May 23, 2014 2:33:36 AM UTC-4, Melissa Mesku wrote:
>>
>> Yes, you read that right. 
>>
>> Your members love coworking so much that they've created their own damn 
>> magazine about it. 
>>
>> Myself and other members of coworking spaces in 8 countries have 
>> collaborated on a digital magazine that launches this Wednesday. It's 
>> totally independent, free, and all contributors are members of coworking 
>> spaces (and a makerspace).
>>
>> *Go take a peek at our awesome landing page at newworker.co 
>> <http://newworker.co/>. *There's a gorgeous list of contributors and 
>> upcoming articles. 
>>
>> We launch on Wednesday, May 28 and we'd love for you to share it with 
>> your members. In the meantime I totally welcome your feedback, ideas, 
>> questions, etc. 
>>
>> Melissa Mesku
>> melissa(at)newworker.co
>>
>

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[Coworking] Re: Behold! There's a new magazine created for and by members of coworking spaces - and it's good

[Melissa Mesku]

New Worker Magazine <http://newworker.co/> is the independent digital 
magazine for and by members of coworking spaces and collaborative 
workspaces. This means you! 

We're live, but we don't officially launch until Wednesday, May 28 (more 
content coming). http://newworker.co

It's essential to us that New Worker Magazine provides value to you and 
your members. We want you to use this magazine as an opportunity. We think 
there's significant potential in this to 
(1) create an international community of coworking members 
(2) facilitate the growth and health of coworking in general and your space 
in particular 

We are completely open to any ideas you have. 

We hope you'll share the magazine with your members once we officially 
launch on Wednesday, May 28. And thanks for all the love on social media! I 
f%#&ing love coworking and I thank you guys for making it happen. 

Melissa Mesku
melissa(at)newworker.co 

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[Coworking] Re: Behold! There's a new magazine created for and by members of coworking spaces - and it's good

[Melissa Mesku]

Thank you, Jeannine!

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[Coworking] Behold! There's a new magazine created for and by members of coworking spaces - and it's good

[Melissa Mesku]

Yes, you read that right. 

Your members love coworking so much that they've created their own damn 
magazine about it. 

Myself and other members of coworking spaces in 8 countries have 
collaborated on a digital magazine that launches this Wednesday. It's 
totally independent, free, and all contributors are members of coworking 
spaces (and a makerspace).

*Go take a peek at our awesome landing page at newworker.co 
<http://newworker.co/>. *There's a gorgeous list of contributors and 
upcoming articles. 

We launch on Wednesday, May 28 and we'd love for you to share it with your 
members. In the meantime I totally welcome your feedback, ideas, questions, 
etc. 

Melissa Mesku
melissa(at)newworker.co

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[Coworking] Re: Idea Validation: Site for Coworker & Digital Nomad Networking & Trip Planning

[Melissa Mesku]

LiveWorkAnywhere has a network/community of traveling entrepreneurs and 
freelancers; their founder is Libby Tucker and she'd be a great person to 
talk to. She's a friend of mine with years of experience doing just what 
you're talking about and will have a lot of insight to share. 

Personally I think it's a great idea, though when traveling I stick to 
working out of coworking spaces when in cities, and skip working while 
visiting more far-flung places.

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[Coworking] Re: GCUC in May

[Melissa Mesku]

Is GCUC primarily geared for coworking space owners/managers? I'm a member 
and I wonder what percentage of attendees are regular ol' coworkers. Thanks!

Melissa


On Saturday, February 15, 2014 7:17:23 PM UTC-5, Jerome wrote:
>
> I wanted to remind everyone to attend GCUC this May (www.GCUC.co). It's 
> the single best place to meet our fellow coworking peers in person, and 
> collaborate for a couple of days.
>
> SoCal coworking folks - let's have some more representation than just 
> Ronen and me!
>
>
> *JEROME CHANG*
>
> *Mid-Wilshire*
> 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) | Los Angeles CA 90036 
> ph: (323) 330-9505
>
> *Downtown*
> 529 S. Broadway, Suite 4000 (@Pershing Square) | Los Angeles CA 90013 
> ph: (213) 550-2235 
>
>
> 
>  
> 
>  
>

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[Coworking] Re: Strategies for showing which members are on-site on a given day?

[Melissa Mesku]

Wish I had a more technically helpful answer, but as a coworking member, 
the most impressive solution I've seen is at the Grind in NYC. Members 
there use a card to tap themselves in every day, and photo profiles of all 
checked-in members appear in a private online directory and elegantly on a 
large screen in the space. I asked whether they could tell me what they 
use, but no dice. I might have to challenge one of their people to an arm 
wrestle. 

Melissa 
(coworker at New Work City in NYC) 

On Thursday, January 30, 2014 6:36:15 PM UTC-5, Eli Malinsky wrote:
>
> Hey all
>
> Wonder if anyone has novel ways of showing which members are in the space 
> on a given day. Do you use table signs? flags? Pictures? Anything? I'd love 
> to hear any creative ideas.
>
> We've tried a few things in the past but nothing's really stuck. I'd love 
> to hear your experiences, see pics, etc. 
>
> thanks!
>
> Eli Malinsky
> Centre for Social Innovation
> New York // Toronto
>

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[Coworking] Re: Cohousing and Coworking

[Melissa Mesku]

Wendy, 

I have lived in, and started, co-op housing communities, and I have to 
agree with Alex in that coworking and cohousing are largely unaware of each 
other. They're both based on similar principles (sharing resources, 
enabling collaboration, building community) but address pretty different 
lifestyle preferences, so I would anticipate that uniting the two would 
require effort and imagination. 

Coworking is on the rise but I don't know that cohousing is. When it comes 
to living arrangements, I think your average person is still resistant to 
the concept of sharing with non-family. That said, this may be changing, 
given the state of the economy plus the popularity of the sharing economy 
and the normalization of once-novel concepts like coworking.

Best of luck!


On Thursday, January 9, 2014 4:46:57 PM UTC-5, Wendy Willbanks Wiesner 
wrote:
>
> Hello--I interface with existing, expanding and forming cohousing 
> communities all over the country, working to make them more affordable, 
> accessible and attainable.  I have come to believe that coworking and 
> cohousing go together like almond butter and honey.   What immediately 
> comes to mind is that most cohousing communities have common houses where 
> coworking would make a lot of sense.  Has anyone else explored this 
> intersection of community-oriented living and community-style working?
>
>

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