[Coworking] Re: New commercial!

[Tara Hunt]

Gawd...I should hire you to do one for CitizenSpace. You are awesome! We've
been trying to get something together since your first one and keep dropping
the ball. :)

On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Jerome Chang  wrote:

> Hello all.
> We just finished another commercial called "Fill in the BLANK"!  It's only
> 20 seconds, and no actors this time.  Enjoy!
>
> http://www.blankspaces.com/interact/commercials.php
>
>
> Jerome
>  __
> BLANKSPACES
> "work wide open"
>
> www.blankspaces.com
> 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea)
> Los Angeles, CA 90036
> 323.330.9505 (office)
>
>
> >
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Whoah. How did YOU get through spammy Dell message?

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[Coworking] Re: advice on dealing with a loud co-worker

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I found playing light music in the background (install speakers for the
whole space) helped tone down the carrying of voices. It also encouraged
others to talk (at a regular level) when it's too silent and eerie (often a
turn-off for people just arriving or dropping in). The Massive Attack
Pandora station was my fave for ambience.
T

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 2:20 PM, nfcarlson  wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone out there have any advice on how to deal with a loud co-
> worker? We have one particular individual person in our open space who
> talks REALLY loudly. This person is aware that their voice carries and
> has told me that they don't want to be a problem. But the fact is,
> they don't seem to be capable of keeping it down. So I'm looking for
> some practical solutions.
>
> Anyone dealt with this before? Do sound machines work, or does that
> just promote even more volume? As another member said to me, "The
> person either doesn't realize we can hear every word of the
> conversation, or the person doesn't care if we can." Any advice would
> be greatly appreciated. Feel free to contact me offline at
> n...@brooklyncreativeleague.com. Thanks!
>
> Neil
> >
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[Coworking] Re: advice on dealing with a loud co-worker

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Spotify?

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Jimmy Thrasher  wrote:

>
> Last.fm is similar.. don't know about access, though.
>
> Jimmy
>
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 5:11 PM, Steven Heath  wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:00 AM, Alex Hillman <
> dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Amen to that, including the Massive Attack Pandora station.
> >>
> > This was looking good until I found out Pandora does not allow non US
> access
> > :-(
> >
> > Anyone have ideas for similar service for us none USA based?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > --
> > Steven Heath
> > Director, Foxbane Consulting
> > Founder, AltSpace
> > Cell: +64 21 706-067
> > www.foxbane.co.nz
> > Level 22
> > Plimmer Towers
> > 2 Gilmer Terrace
> > Wellington
> >
> > AltSpace.co.nz - Shared office space in Wellington for home based
> workers,
> > freelancers, or nimble companies
> >
> > >
> >
>
> >
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[Coworking] Re: Upcoming Breakout! Sessions: An Experiment in Mobile Work and Peer Production

[Tara Hunt]

Laura,
Normally I don't let these messages through, but I thought that people on
the coworking list may actually find this conference interesting. The
policies on the list state that if you don't contribute first, these sorts
of promotions are a no-no. Basically we ask you to give to the community
before asking for something for yourself.
Coworking crew...if you don't want me to post these items in the future, let
me know. I just thought it may be interesting.

Tara

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Laura Forlano  wrote:

> Hi All.
>
> I'd like to announce the upcoming Breakout! sessions (breakoutfestival.org,
> Sept 17-Oct 16), a collaborative team project that has been funded by The
> Architectural League of New York as part of the Sentient City (
> sentientcity.net, Sept 17-Nov 7) exhibition.  You can register on the site
> at http://social.breakoutfestival.org/ in order to participate in any of
> the scheduled sessions or even host your own session.  I'm hosting the
> "Flash Mob Ethnography" sessions.
>
> Upcoming Sessions:
> • Disruptive Organizing at SVA (Wednesday 9/23, 6-8PM)
> • The Future of Mobile Work at 60 Wall St Atrium (Thursday 9/24, 12-2pm)
> • Introduction to Ethnography at Madison Square South Plaza (Friday 9/25,
> 9-10:15am)
> • Reflecting on Breakout! at Wagner Park (Friday 9/25, 12-4pm)
> • Happy Hour Presentation at the Architectural League at The Urban
> Center (Friday 9/25, 7-9pm)
> • GTD Monday at Starbucks Astor Place (Monday 9/28, 9-9:30am)
> • Flash Mob Ethnography Workshop (Monday 9/28, 10am-2pm)
>
> Let me know if you are interested in hosting a session to share your
> knowledge, collaborate on a project or hold a social/networking event.
>  Please feel free to forward to those in New York that might be interested.
>  Apologies for cross posting.
>
> Thanks, and I hope to see you soon.
>
> Best,
> Laura
>
> Laura Forlano, Ph.D.
> http://lauraforlano.org
>
> >
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[Coworking] Re: SoCo Depot (Sonoma County) Says Goodbye

[Tara Hunt]

:(

So sorry to hear this, Anthony. It's been tough times. I wish I still lived
in the area.

T

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 12:28 PM, ATusler  wrote:

>
> Well, the time has finally come -- SoCo Depot is closing. Our
> membership has continued to shrink. Occasionally we've added new
> members, but never enough to grow or sustain ourselves over the long
> haul. It hasn't be workable even with great support from the community
> and the landlord who has gone out of his way to help us weather the
> economic storm.
>
> Coworking is a wonderful idea and practice. Everyone who has spent any
> time working in SoCo Depot has been amazed at how productive they've
> been and what a great space it is.  But, what with the economic
> downturn, space at SoCo Depot is an expense that can be cut, and
> people have.
>
> The creation and establishment of SoCo Depot has been an exciting,
> wonderful venture that I will treasure always. I consider all of the
> time that I put into it to be well worth it.
>
> We are having an open house Sunday, October 4 from 10:00 to 4:00 if
> you would like to come by. It will be a chance to see each other and
> to say goodbye to this wonderful space.
>
> It will also be a good time to have a yard sale to sell off the
> furniture, tables, chairs, router, etc, to help cover the outstanding
> bills.
> >
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[Coworking] Re: What do you carry with you?

[Tara Hunt]

Everywhere:iPhone
iPod + headphones
Pen
Moleskin

If I'm going somewhere to work:
MacBook (13")
And a bunch of junk I never use in my backpack like chords and firewire

Tara

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Lloyd Davis  wrote:

> Hi Diana, I've blogged about how this has evolved for me over the years.
>
> This is the 2006 version:
> http://perfectpath.co.uk/2006/10/31/the-one-man-social-media-empire/
>
> And here's something from this time last year:
> http://perfectpath.co.uk/2008/09/04/social-media-empire-lite/
>
> These day's I'm really trying to keep from constantly carrying everything
> around on my shoulder.  The essentials are notepad, mobile (still on the
> N95!)  and iPod Touch and much of the time a bottle of water!
>
> interesting stuff, thanks for asking.
>
> Lloyd
>
>
>
> 2009/10/1 Diana Thomas 
>
>> Hi,
>> As some of you know I am yet another student intrigued by coworking and
>> doing my thesis on the topic of mobile work. I am in the process of
>> designing a few products for this venture and was wondering what most mobile
>> workers carried with them on a daily basis when you leave the house? Please
>> let me know what you carry with you when you have a chance. I am interested!
>>
>> You can email me directly at diana.freel...@gmail.com (I recently got
>> married, thus the different last name) if you don't wish to share with the
>> entire group.
>>
>> Thanks for your time.
>>
>> Diana
>> http://di-fine.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
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> Social Artist & Master Community Builder
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[Coworking] Re: Sandbox got certified green!

[Tara Hunt]

We've (Citizen Space) been trying to get green certified for years. Good on
you for doing it!
We kept getting disqualified for odd things, though, like:

- since we don't have a photocopier, we are disqualified from several points
on the checklist

Odd. I would think that would be a point in itself!

Applying is a pain (being sustainable is the simple part)...totally admire
you for getting through the process. :)

On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Jason  wrote:

>
> Congrats, Sasha and Sandbox members!
>
> This could be a blueprint for us at OfficePort, where a good number of
> our members are green-oriented. We started sustainably by using the
> site as-is with almost no rip-out or additions. We also bought second-
> hand furniture. (Cheap and good stuff to be had these days.)
>
> Keep us informed of the effects on resource efficiency, member
> involvement and bottom line.
>
> Best,
> Jason
>
> On Oct 8, 12:59 pm, Sasha V  wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Just wanted to share that we just got our Green Business certification
> > from the city of San Francisco. For those of you who're looking to go
> > this route, here are some things we did:
> >
> > •Recycling and composting bins (did a workshop and put up signs so
> > members can figure out what goes where)
> > •We collect our members' batteries and electronics and then recycle
> > them
> > •We improved our water and energy efficiency by installing light
> > timers and water filters
> > •We use recycled office and bathroom/break room paper
> > •We got mugs, plastic water cups and silverware to reduce waste
> > •When members install our printer, we help them do the double-printing
> > default setting
> > •We got rid of bad cleaning supplies in exchange for an all-natural
> > vinegar-water "Windex" and green detergent
> >
> > Overall, the process took almost half a year - so patience is
> > definitely a key. Anyways, here's our listing on SF Green Business
> > site -
> http://www.sfgreenbusiness.org/business-search/?searchword=sandbox+su
> >
> > Good luck to any of you who're pursuing the green route!
> >
> > Sasha Vasilyuk
> > Sandbox Suiteswww.sandboxsuites.com
> >
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[Coworking] Re: OpenSpace Video

[Tara Hunt]

Hilarious! I love the creativity in these videos. I need to take a lesson
from y'all.
T

On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 8:01 PM, OpenSpace Coworking (Nikki Haffey) <
nikkihaf...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hi All - to follow up on Jeff's original email, we opened last week to
> great success! We have about 25 members on a Pay As You Go model, are
> booking events in our meeting space, and have inquiries coming in by
> the masses every day. I think that Charlottesville definitely needed
> this type of space since we have so many transient workers,
> entrepreneurs and telecommuters. Hats off to everyone on this site for
> your help and guidance the past year or so. We wouldn't have this kind
> of success without your valuable feedback!
>
> Check out the commercial, and check out www.getopenspace.com!
>
> Nikki
>
> On Oct 7, 1:45 pm, Christian  wrote:
> > Awesome job, guys!
> >
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[Coworking] Re: Do I Need Public Liability Insurance?

[Tara Hunt]

Alright...who let the spammer through. ;)

On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 3:03 PM, hello.johan
wrote:

> * Why PPI is Never 
> Necessary
>
>  I'm not a big fan of Payment Protection Insurance. There have been too
> many times during my career as a Financial Adviser that I have heard horror
> stories. People haven't been paid out due to small omissions on their
> application form, or something small such as their job title has changed
> etc. I can see the benefit of PPI when it comes to mortgages though.
> Generally, if you have a PPI policy for your mortgage (known as ASU) the
> insurer will step in to pay your mortgage after you have been off...
>
> ** http://tinyurl.com/surancecar*
>
> 
>
> >
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[Coworking] Re: Visit your San Fran space, Friday Nov 6th?

[Tara Hunt]

Citizen Space (425 - 2nd Street, #100)
The Hat Factory
PariSoma
Sandbox Suites
Cubes and Crayons

Tara

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Mike Schinkel
 wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm going to be in San Francisco all next week and have Friday free to
> visit some coworking spaces. Anyone available/want to suggest spaces I
> should try to visit?
>
> -Mike Schinkel
> Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking
> http://ignitionalley.com
>
>
>
>
> >
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[Coworking] Re: Suggestions for San Francisco Coworking locations

[Tara Hunt]

Citizen Space is only 1 mile away from 500 Sansome (20 minute walk). There
are no 'official' coworking spaces over there, but I've heard of some desk
rental joints in that area.

Citizen Space is free to drop into if he wants to give it a whirl on the
distance.

Tara

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 5:17 PM, Jeff Louie  wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I'm wondering if anyone can assist us with suggesting a coworking place in
> San Francisco for a colleague of ours. We have a coworker from Capsity
> Offices (Sacramento, CA) that will be in SF next Tuesday (11/03) and I
> wanted to give him a list of places he could try:
>
> 500 Sansome Street, SF, CA
>
> We've suggested a couple locations:
>
> Outside the Cube, SandBox Suites, and Citizen Space,  but he's wondering if
> maybe there's a closer location to where he'll be. I checked the map and
> wasn't sure if I was missing a location.
>
> Any assistance would be much appreciated!
>
> Regards,
> Jeff Louie
> Capsity Offices
>
>
>
>
> >
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[Coworking] Re: MBA student: Confused about Profitability of Cowroking?

[Tara Hunt]

Citizen Space (San Francisco est. November 2006)

Do you break even?

Mostly...that is the goal. Sometimes we do, sometimes we fall short.

If you go beyond break even, is it by much?

If and when we go beyond breaking even, it's only by 1/2 month ahead. This
makes saving for a rainy day (2009 had many of them) a little tight.

Is there anyone who is experiencing growth even with the recession?

We grew our space this year because of the demand (in January/February), but
in the summer, we had a bit of an exodus because multiple residents were
looking to cut costs.

What are your membership plans?

$300/month - lite (you get a key, but no 'desk' - just come in and work
whenever)
$425/month - full (you get a key + desk where you can keep your stuff and
call your home. Access 24/7)
FREE (requested donations) - drop-ins (only when people are around - no
after hours or weekends)

http://citizenspace.us/pricing/

Does being profitable have to do with charging for extra services?

We make extra $$ from events...helps out a bit, especially during low
membership times.

Most of all, is this a business that one should approach with a mind frame
of making money or with one of community, or both?

Community...making $$ is a bonus, but if you do it for the community, you
won't be disheartened those months when you are paying out of pocket to keep
the space open (which I've done for a while now).

Tara

On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Kelly Brown <
kelly.br...@officespacecoworking.com> wrote:

>
> Hi Cam,
> BTW - can't get much more of an authority on coworking than Alex.
>
> But figured I'd share some of our learning as well as we just
> completed our 1st year in Akron and are preparing to open a 2nd
> location in a nearby city (Cuyahoga Falls).
>
> >>Do you break even?
> *Just about* - I expect we'll be at our break even point in
> December.
> We learned a lot in the first year and both our location, market &
> pricing model is slightly different than Philly.
>
> Akron isn't a top 10 city -- not even close :)
> We're definitely a small city with midwest sensibility for space &
> work environement.
>
> We found our members are less accustomed to the shared corporate
> environment than larger cities.  In our experience, we found most
> people in our area are *first* taken aback at the concept of sharing a
> work area, office or even a table with someone else.  Some come in
> with the idea they are going to get an executive suite.  Many
> immediately embrace it. But still - we found most of our members
> wanted private areas they could reserve & sneak away to for phone
> calls, meetings, etc.
>
> We changed suites within the same buildling and went from 3600 sq feet
> to 2200 -- it gave us more private space for people to break away from
> the bustle of the main work area and certainly cut down on our
> expenses.
>
> We also raised prices recently which helped a lot. We were greatly
> under priced at first and that was a mistake. We didn't see any price
> resistance.
>
> >>Is there anyone who is experiencing growth even with the recession?
> We are experiencing growth. We gain 2-3 new members each month -- and
> haven't seen much attrition.  We're currently at 35 members.
>
> We're preparing to launch a second location as well.  Our local
> community has been VERY supportive -- and we've tried to be very
> involved on that front.  That has given us a good reputation so
> neighboring cities have been reaching out asking for us to open
> locations in their area as well.
>
> We're committed to starting this one off at break even and have
> entered an agreement with the building owner re: revenue sharing to
> ensure that.  If we get 6 members to commit to the launch - we'll move
> forward.  Then every member will benefit because they can use either
> space -- extending our value.
>
>
> >>What are your membership plans?
> http://www.officespacecoworking.com/membership-pricing/
>
> >>Does being profitable have to do with charging for extra services?
> Not yet. We expect to offer additional services soon -- secretarial,
> book keeping, simple lead generation etc.  These are the services most
> of our members are needing and we've already helped a couple get some
> things off the ground.
>
>
> >>Most of all, is this a business that one should approach with a mind
> frame of making money or with one of
> community, or both?
>
> Both -- can't do one without the other.  As Alex points out you can't
> enjoy the benefits of the community unless that community can
> financially sustain itself.  We try to be honest with that -- we have
> to make money or we won't exist.  People respect that -- we all need
> to earn a living.
>
> Best of luck!
> Kelly Brown
> Office Space Coworking
> http://www.officespacecoworking.com
>
>
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[Coworking] Re: Bunker Studios Coworking Space in the Mission District, SF, CA

[Tara Hunt]

You *mean* as an alternative to: Citizen Space, PariSoma, The Hat Factory,
Sandbox Suites, Out of the Cube (and I think a few more)! I do believe
Bunker Studies was part of the Coworking Crawl we had a few winters back in
the Biodiesel bus. Very cool space...if it's the one I am thinking about.

Tara

On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 12:59 PM, shana  wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> I wanted to let people know about a spot in the Mission District of SF
> for coworking. Bunker Studios is a space with cubicles and offices.
> The basics are provided  - internet, power, water, etc. This place is
> not for the meek - no hot water and no heat - BUT the price is right,
> especially in expensive San Francisco. It is a great group of people -
> I have had a desk there for 3 years and I really like it - both the
> long term folks and then people who come in for a short time.
>
> If you are looking for an alternative to Citizen Space, check out the
> bunker: http://www.bunkerstudios.com
>
> --Shana
>
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[Coworking] Re: What would you say?

[Tara Hunt]

Sweatpants.

On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 6:46 PM, Diana Thomas wrote:

> Question for thesis research:
>
> *If while working in a coworking space, café, or public setting*
> *and you had a sign(s) where you could project your thoughts to make the
> environment around you better for doing work*
> *what would you write on it?*
>
> Feel free to be brutally open and honest. Thanks again for your time. It's
> really appreciated.
>
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Re: [Coworking] Hello

[Tara Hunt]

Very cool. Do you know Bre Petis et al at:

http://www.nycresistor.com/

Or the good people at SF's TechShop?

http://techshop.ws/

T

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 3:34 AM, mattw  wrote:

> Hi, I'm Matt Westervelt,  and I'm introducing myself to the list.  I
> recently (last month) started a space in Seattle that can be
> classified as a co-working space.   It's Metrix Create:Space, and
> although it isn't quite office space, it is a shared work space for
> crafters and makers.  We have electronics supplies, a laser cutter, 3d
> printer, vented soldering area and lots and lots of tools.   It's a
> bit like a hackerspace, but open to the public at large and designed
> to be a comfortable place to work on projects.
>
> Jacob (at office nomads) suggested I get in contact with other
> coworking spaces, and I've been following from afar for a while.   I'm
> definitely interested in seeing what is going on in other cities, in
> Seattle, and with coworking as a whole.
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Re: [Coworking] Business Playce is One Year Old

[Tara Hunt]

Wow! What a year! Congrats

T

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 11:12 AM, pa...@arbotek.com wrote:

> It’s been a little more then a year since we opened our doors to serve
> the small business, solopreneur, web developer, open source, and
> everyone else who doesn’t fit into a ready made made mold/label.
> During that year we grew from our initial 1250 square feet to 2500
> square feet, have made some changes and learned a lot of lessons.
>
> Over the past year we have hosted conferences that ranged from multi-
> level marketing, open source hack fests, 7 Habits of Highly Effective
> Teens, Professional Firefighters Unions, Safety Seminars, CPR Classes,
> Lactation Seminars, Landscaping Seminar’s, Art Classes, History
> Classes. As I write this there is a town hall/political action
> committee meeting of Bail Bondsman taking place!
>
> We’ve had drop-ins and members that included; Attorney’s, Capital
> Asset Manager’s, Landscape architects, IT architects, web developers,
> graphic artists, film makers, property managers, pool company
> managers, independent writers, tutors, firemen, printers, multi-level
> marketers, sales people, event planners, telecom consultants, and many
> more!
>
> We’ve had numerous open houses that have connected business with
> business that resulted in jobs that stayed local and may otherwise
> have never happened. We started and sponsored a meetup called Business
> in the Burg that has grown to 70 members. That’s 70 creative local
> business owners who may otherwise have never connected. We allow non-
> profits free access to our spaces for board meetings to further
> promote the sense of community that we are striving to create.
>
> We’ve sponsored, Pink Slip Specials (and still do) which allow laid
> off workers 1 month of free 9-5 access to hang out and have some place
> to focus and figure out what the next step in their life is. (Maybe
> they will end up starting their own company)
>
> We’ve offered numerous free work days (every day it snows, it’s free
> to work here), Inauguration Day was a free day, among others.
>
> We’ve been featured in the Free Lance Star twice, Commuter Connections
> News Letters (We are a much greener alternative then driving 48 miles
> North to DC) More Blogs then can be mentioned, a local radio program,
> and have been mentioned as an “Alternative Work Site” by the
> Washington Post.
>
> There is much work left to do! I can’t thank each of you who have been
> involved in our success enough! We will continue to grow and serve the
> creative class of our small region!
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Re: [Coworking] My FIRST drop in!

[Tara Hunt]

What a great feeling! I'm so happy to see how so many spaces are thriving!
Happy thanksgiving right back!

T

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> A referral from another small business owner in Tracy...here now
> working!  WhooHooo!!
>
> Happy Thanksgiving to all the U.S. members!
>
> Mike
>
>
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Re: [Coworking] blog.coworking.info

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Just have to let us know! I'll go approve you as a contributor!

T

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 8:19 PM, Muskie  wrote:

> I tried before to get permission but I'd like to post about our new
> coworking space in Vancouver cowork...@bob which is basically usable
> but a lot more will be done, we've been using it for meetings for
> months.
>
> We got some more desks delivered and had our WiFi bandwidth updated.
> So we're looking for customers.  Put an ad on craigslist even:
>
> http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/off/1481159940.html
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> Can someone inform me how to get permission to make a blog posting.
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Re: [Coworking] Re: blog.coworking.info

[Tara Hunt]

Cool. However, there are some slightly too wide photos in the post (or one)
that broke the template for me. Mind adjusting the width?

Thanks! And good luck! :)

T

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> Thanks, I tried to get access before.  I posted, it might be a tad
> long, but our heart is in the right place.
>
> http://blog.coworking.info/2009/11/26/new-coworking-space-in-vancouver/
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Re: [Coworking] new coworking space in San Rafael/Novato - Marin County CA

[Tara Hunt]

Donna,

We're actually anti-hyphen when it comes to coworking. The BZHIVE site
spelled it right.

T

On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Donna Snow  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Just a quick note - co-working is misspelled in your first paragraph :-)
>
> Best of luck with your new locale!!
>
> Love the overall theme.
>
> Best Regards,
> Donna M Snow
> Office Manager, Hacker Dojo
> hackerdojo.com
>
> Owner, C2E Training
> illuminating your path to Open Source
> c2etraining.com
>
> Founder, Girls Luv Tech
> facebook.com/girlsluvtech
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 3:43 PM, dan  wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> We're opening a new space in San Rafael (Terra Linda) or Novato (Bell
>> Marin Keys) CA.
>> Everything is almost ready. We have spaces lined up buy still trying
>> to determine if to take the space in San Rafael or Novato.
>> Any tips, ideas, suggestions would be appreciated.
>>
>> Our website is www.bzhive.com
>>
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[Coworking] The wikipedia entry is off on it's accuracy

[Tara Hunt]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coworking

Usually I wouldn't point this out, but wikipedia is supposed to be the
authority. In the history, it says Brad Neuberg set up the Hat Factory, but
he set up Coworking in the Spiral Muse house in the mission (2005) and a
group of five (stakeholders):

Tara Hunt/Chris Messina
Ryanne Hodson/Jay Dedman
Brad Neuberg
Neil Drumm
Ted Tagami (I think he was the fifth)

Set up The Hat Factory in 2006 (Chris and I went and signed the deal with
Schlomo on our way out to Wine Camp in May of 2006 - the location was
suggested by Jay & Ryanne who were friends with Schlomo).

I also think Coworking should be described as a 'movement', not just a way
of working. The way of working is not new. The movement is.

Either way, it needs a great deal of work and I'm not a 'wikipedian' (and
have a personal stake in it), so I'd probably be chopped. Any volunteers?
Maybe we could craft the text/references here as a group, then have a
trusted editor enter it?

Tara

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Re: [Coworking] Re: The wikipedia entry is off on it's accuracy

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of course! horsepig...@gmail.com Thanks for doing this!

On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Mike Pihlman wrote:

> If I can help...count me in.  m...@telbitconsulting.com
>
> Mike
>
> Alex Hillman wrote:
> > In fact, I created a Google Doc.
> >
> > http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcnmwmjz_3hkqhv2ff
> >
> > Anyone with interest in co-editing (heh), please send me the e-mail
> > address you'd like to have invited to the doc.
> >
> > -Alex
> >
> > --
> > -
> > --
> > -
> > Alex Hillman
> > im always developing something
> > digital: a...@weknowhtml.com <mailto:a...@weknowhtml.com>
> > helpful: www.unstick.me <http://www.unstick.me>
> > visual: www.dangerouslyawesome.com <http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com>
> > local: www.indyhall.org <http://www.indyhall.org>
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Alex Hillman
> > mailto:dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > I'm with Brian on this one. An open/shared google doc has far
> > better accessibility (and stability) than Wave.
> >
> > -Alex, IndyHall
> >
> > --
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> > --
> > -
> > Alex Hillman
> > im always developing something
> > digital: a...@weknowhtml.com <mailto:a...@weknowhtml.com>
> > helpful: www.unstick.me <http://www.unstick.me>
> > visual: www.dangerouslyawesome.com <
> http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com>
> > local: www.indyhall.org <http://www.indyhall.org>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Brian Gryth  > <mailto:briangr...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > If the goal is to collaborate on the history in this space, then
> I
> > would suggest using either a page in the group that could be
> > edited by
> > the members or perhaps a linked Google Doc.
> >
> > I am all for Google Wave, but a group page or Google Doc would
> > be more
> > accessible to a larger group of people.
> >
> > Unless we want to rewrite the text, it might be a good idea to
> > copy
> > the Wikipedia text and edit from that text.  Always good to have
> a
> > starting point.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brian
> >
> > On Nov 30, 10:52 am, Mike Pihlman  > <mailto:m...@telbitconsulting.com>> wrote:
> > > Tara:  Thanks for the bit of history and the link!  The
> > video you made
> > > was my guide and inspiration.  "Serendipity" has become THE
> > word at the
> > > TVO  :-)
> > >
> > > Re: "Coworking should be described as a 'movement', not just
> > a way of
> > > working. The way of working is not new."
> > >
> > > For everyone, this is my take on:  Way back in the 70's and
> > 80's the
> > > concept of Neighborhood Telework Centers took shape. I was
> > heavily
> > > involved in Telecommuting back then at LLNL (I co-wrote the
> > first
> > > Telecommuting Plan there).  But, I had hoped one day to open a
> > > Neighborhood TeleWork center in Tracy...but:  1.I did not
> > have the
> > > nerve  and 2. no $$.
> > >
> > > Years later (with nerve and a few $$)I happened upon the
> > "coworking"
> > > concept. It took me several months to digest the concept and
> > merge it
> > > with what I already knewThe result:  Here I am, typing
> > away in the
> > > Tracy Virtual Office.  WhooHoo!  :-)
> > >
> > > I'd be more than happy to help with the WikiPedia
> > efforthmmm, Google
> > > Wave may be a good media for document collaboration???
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tara Hunt wrote:
> > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coworking
> > >
> > > > Usually I wouldn't point this out, but wikipedia is
> > supposed to be the
> > > > authority. 

Re: [Coworking] remove

[Tara Hunt]

Neetu,

If you want to be removed, you have to do it yourself. It's a DIY list! Just
click on the links below to the google group and edit your options. You can
leave the group at that point.

Tara

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Re: [Coworking] Hmmm, a Foursquare badge for coworking...

[Tara Hunt]

Awesome!

Maybe a coworking badge for each city that would be called:

Laptop Warrior (?)

And if you hit coworking in multiple cities (maybe 3+), you would be:

Digital Nomad

T

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> So I was thinking about promoting coworking through a foursquare
> badge.   Foursquare.com is the game that gives you and your friends
> points and tips for checking into places around town.
>
> I thought coworkers and coworking makes for a good badge.  But I
> really don't know what to call it or the rules around it.
>
> So I thought I'd put it out for crowdsourcing, both for ideas and to
> generate support.
>
> 1. What's a good name for a coworking badge? They're usually funny.
> 2. What should be the rules? one checkin at a place? checkins at
> multiple places?
>
> If you know the answer and don't like this messy collaboration thing,
> you can go straight to the man:
> http://foursquare.com/suggest_badge
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Re: [Coworking] Thinking of starting a small NYC CoWorking group

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Have you stopped by New Work City?

http://www.nwcny.com

Tara

On 12/8/09, surfnyc  wrote:
> I am an Apple computer consultant and lighting technician in film /
> video / tv / theatre / web. Looking for co-workers with a focus on
> developing new ideas for the web, as well as utilizing existing sites.
> Core group would be 2 or 3 with additional 2 or 3, initially no more
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> apps, Twitter, blogs,... etc..
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Re: [Coworking] Spammer changes on wiki

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Hi Steven,

Yes...in the 'history' tab. Thanks for Pointing this out. I'll ban the
spammer.

Tara

On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 1:56 AM, Steven Heath  wrote:

> Folks,
>
> A spammer 14 hours ago made changes to 20+ pages to include spam links.
>
> Does the wiki have an easy way to revert to previous page for all
> changes made by that user? In this case most of the changes have been
> made back but bunch still are on the site. UserID of spammer was
> 'Karston'.
>
> Take care
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Re: [Coworking] Open spaces or private desks?

[Tara Hunt]

Open spaces...but private desks get sold more often (at Citizen Space)

On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 3:38 AM, Mike Pihlman wrote:

> By far...the open space on the "Patio".  We have anywhere from 9 to 11
> seats there. The rest of the space is open (we have three doors that can be
> closed for privacy) but a bit removed.  There are about 20 seats in the
> other areas.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
>
> - Original Message 
> From: Sarah Neal (OurSpace) 
> To: Coworking 
> Sent: Sat, December 12, 2009 1:14:56 PM
> Subject: [Coworking] Open spaces or private desks?
>
> I've been reading many of the blogs and was wondering which gets
> utilized more,
>
> 1. the open space (tables for everyone to share)
> 2. Private desks
> 3. Private offices
>
> and which you wish you had more of. Just thought I would throw the
> question out there.
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Partnerships (was PariSoMa and Zipcar)

[Tara Hunt]

Totally not wanting to be a big negatory here, but re: Zipcar.

A couple of years ago, Citizen Space did the same 'partnership' with Zipcar
but quickly realized that us just getting a corporate account was a much
better deal for our members. Instead of $8.75/hour, they got a $7/hr $48/day
from 7am-7pm and I can't recall what for the whole day, but the corporate
account also got mega weekend deals. (I just logged into my Zipcar account
and saw that the prices have changed to the ones Julian reflects - so a
corporate account is equivalent now)

Other 'partnerships' we did kind of went the same way...we were super
excited about them until we realized that just signing up for bulk discounts
or corporate rates would get us better deals (bulk gym memberships, etc.).
We just didn't have the volume for most of these businesses to justify
giving us something above and beyond their big corporate clients (often with
hundreds of employees).

However, the most beneficial partnerships we've found is that startup tech
companies tend to want to share their software and gadgets at the space -
lots of startups bring by discount and freebie codes in exchange for us to
put their fliers/stickers on the commons table. This way members get free
software and use of cool new gadgets. We were sponsored by Belkin early on
for a BarCamp (lots of power strips) - and then kept these for Citizen
Space. And I know that Indy Hall has lots of cool stuff like special happy
hour rates at their local haunts, they had Belkin sponsorships, were working
on an Ikea coworking thing, etc.

I'd expect that in small towns, these kinds of 'you pat our back, we'll pat
yours' deals with similarly sized businesses would go over very well. ie.
Local deli - coworking discount (but that means you promote the deli in your
space).

Tara

On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Scott Tillitt / BEAHIVE <
sc...@beahivebeacon.com> wrote:

> Along those lines, when I started BEAHIVE I considered partnerships but
> haven't yet fully explored any. Although I should say that we opened a 2nd
> location in our region (40 miles away) by partnering with a regional
> magazine (who owns the building).
>
> Anyone have any other good examples like PariSoMa's one with Zipcar?
> Particularly those that are more small-town community focused (local
> retailers, service providers, etc.).
>
> Thanks,
> scott.
>
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> person.” (Mihaly Csikszentmihaly)
>
> On Dec 22, 2009, at 3:08 AM, coworking+nore...@googlegroups.com wrote:
>
>  Topic: PariSoMa and 
> Zipcar
>
>"Julian @PariSoMa"  Dec 21 02:22PM -0800 ^
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>I wanted to let you know about a great partnership PariSoMa has
>started with Zipcar. All coworkers can now sign-up for $25 ($50 off
>regular pricing), they get $25 of free driving credit, and we have
>flat rate fees M - F ($8.75/hr, $54 7am - 7pm, $66 for 24 hours).
>
>Zipcar originally didn't give us the flat rates but then called us
>back to offer us an even better deal with the flat rates. They have
>set us up as a corporate account, and given us our own unique url
>www.zipcar.com/parisoma. All I did was contact the local head of
>marketing for Zipcar. When people sign-up via the URL we have to
>approve them, so it ensures no one takes advantage of the deal.
>
>I think Zipcar is a great partner for coworking spaces. We are
>starting to look for more partnerships like this to give our coworkers
>added bonuses for being part of the community such as our local food
>co-op, CityShare, bike stores, etc.
>
>I hope some of you guys get involved with Zipcar too.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Julian
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Re: [Coworking] My thoughts on the private office vs public space issue

[Tara Hunt]

Great article...only thing I would push back on is: "Give people what they
ask for"

As many spaces have experienced, what people ask for and what the actually
want are two different things. CubeSpace in Portland suffered because of
this. People wanted offices and cubes and photocopiers and their dedicated
phonelines, etc. They worked with the local community to determine that
these things were in high demand. But when they opened, they struggled to
keep people in the space...most of them headed over to Souk, which is mostly
open space, has no dedicated phonelines, limited copying/printing resources
and very different from what ppl filled out on the survey.

At the end of the day, it isn't "Give people what they ask for" nor is it
"Force something you want on people" - it's something different. Community.
Understanding what people really need. Creating an atmosphere. An
experience. A reason for people to want to get out of their PJ's and trudge
over to a space to work with others. Hell, if that is offices blended with
open space, so be it. But the blend doesn't always work - even when people
have asked for it.

T

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> Hi,
>
> Cowork space owner, and active reader of this Google Group here.  Let
> me preface this note by explaining that I absolutely love this group.
> It is a wonderfully rich well of knowledge that I dip into often as
> the owner of a new coworking space. Many people in this group have
> personally helped me including Mike from Ignition Alley, Tara via her
> book Whuffie Factor from Citizen Space, and the folks at CoLab Orlando
> to name just a few. So by no means am I trying to argue with those
> that know far more about this concept than I. However, from what I’ve
> seen the genuine need in what people are at least telling me they want
> out of a workspace is the hybrid model of having both private offices
> and common space.
>
> I’ve written a blog post fleshing out my feelings about what people
> really want in a coworking space here. After talking with dozens of
> building owners, leasing agents, possible tenants, current tenants,
> and other facility owners this post was my conclusion of where the
> demand truly exists. If you have time over the holidays I’d be
> thrilled if you’d give it a look.
>
>
> http://clarkcovington.blogspot.com/2009/12/give-them-what-they-want-or-go-home.html
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Partnerships (was PariSoMa and Zipcar)

[Tara Hunt]

Probably the best idea. I had started talking with national organizations
like Zipcar and Freelancers Union, but got sidetracked by 1,000,001 things.
We do have some stuff worked out with Freelancers Union (list your coworking
space on their site), but Zipcar was tough because not all spaces (at the
time) were near Zipcars.

T

On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Mike Schinkel
wrote:

> On Dec 22, 2009, at 9:24 AM, Tara Hunt wrote:
>
> However, the most beneficial partnerships we've found is that startup tech
> companies tend to want to share their software and gadgets at the space -
> lots of startups bring by discount and freebie codes in exchange for us to
> put their fliers/stickers on the commons table. This way members get free
> software and use of cool new gadgets. We were sponsored by Belkin early on
> for a BarCamp (lots of power strips) - and then kept these for Citizen
> Space. And I know that Indy Hall has lots of cool stuff like special happy
> hour rates at their local haunts, they had Belkin sponsorships, were working
> on an Ikea coworking thing, etc.
>
>
> Any interest on this list in negotiating collectively with software vendors
> for these things?  It'd be easier to have a list of 25 coworking spaces when
> one of us would go to a tech company than for that tech company to do a deal
> for just us.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
> -Mike Schinkel
> Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking
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Re: [Coworking] Leases and landlords

[Tara Hunt]

Also check with Matthew Wettergreen of Caroline Collective...they had a
pretty decent early arrangement in ramping up.

Tara

On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Mike Pihlman wrote:

> I have the best landlord in the world.
>
> Pure accident that I came here, but, I have gotten such a good deal from
> him wrt rent, he put ads in a local magazine for all of us in the
> building, he takes the time to come in and chat, offers encouragement,
> fixes the little things that go wrong that my handyman skills can't fix,
> etc etc.
>
> I help him with his computer occasionally, take in his oversized mail,
> let him hold meetings here, etc etc.
>
> What he also gets are people coming in his building that normally would
> not, and he knows that these folks are potential customers once they
> leave the TVO.  It is telling that in these rough times only one office
> in this building is emptyand I want itcan't get it, butmaybe...
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 12/22/2009 1:02 PM, Tom S. wrote:
> > Hi everyone!
> >
> > Has anyone leased their space using a revenue-sharing concept with
> > their landlord or is everyone on a standard term lease?  It seems
> > apparent that every coworking space needs some time to get to that
> > break-even point, so instead of getting into too deep of a financial
> > hole, we have thought about offering our landlord a percentage of our
> > revenue.  If we reach our max capacity, then we will be able to pay
> > 10% over the current market rent, but at the same time, as we grow to
> > that point, we will not be saddled with a growing amount of debt or
> > dipping into our own wallets as much.  It would seem in today's tough
> > market, landlords would be willing to receive something instead of
> > nothing especially if there is an opportunity of extra profit on the
> > other end.  Just a thought
> >
> > Tom from Savannah
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Partnerships (was PariSoMa and Zipcar)

[Tara Hunt]

Count me in!

On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 9:22 PM, Mike Schinkel
wrote:

> I'm interested in the [collective negotiation] list.
>
>
> Could we do it as simple as a page on the wiki where spaces can sign up to
> be interested in collective negotiation (including a list of the types of
> things they would interested in, if applicable) and then empower any space
> owner who wants to to talk on behalf of the "collective" to whomever they
> are interested in negotiating with to do it using the list as support?  This
> would eliminate any bottleneck/friction of having a "committee" to decide or
> a central group to do the negotiations.
>
> Maybe we should have a first step to be to email this list to let others
> know you are (planning to be) in negotiations so that others don't duplicate
> efforts with the same person in the same companies?  We can then work out
> the details as we go along?
>
> Sounds like a plan?
>
>
>  -Mike Schinkel
> Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking
> http://ignitionalley.com
>
>
>
> On Dec 22, 2009, at 6:59 PM, Jerome Chang wrote:
>
> I'm interested in the [collective negotiation] list.
>
>
> Jerome
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> On Dec 22, 2009, at 2:20 PM, Tara Hunt wrote:
>
> Probably the best idea. I had started talking with national organizations
> like Zipcar and Freelancers Union, but got sidetracked by 1,000,001 things.
> We do have some stuff worked out with Freelancers Union (list your coworking
> space on their site), but Zipcar was tough because not all spaces (at the
> time) were near Zipcars.
>
> T
>
> On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Mike Schinkel <
> mikeschin...@newclarity.net> wrote:
>
>> On Dec 22, 2009, at 9:24 AM, Tara Hunt wrote:
>>
>> However, the most beneficial partnerships we've found is that startup tech
>> companies tend to want to share their software and gadgets at the space -
>> lots of startups bring by discount and freebie codes in exchange for us to
>> put their fliers/stickers on the commons table. This way members get free
>> software and use of cool new gadgets. We were sponsored by Belkin early on
>> for a BarCamp (lots of power strips) - and then kept these for Citizen
>> Space. And I know that Indy Hall has lots of cool stuff like special happy
>> hour rates at their local haunts, they had Belkin sponsorships, were working
>> on an Ikea coworking thing, etc.
>>
>>
>> Any interest on this list in negotiating collectively with software
>> vendors for these things?  It'd be easier to have a list of 25 coworking
>> spaces when one of us would go to a tech company than for that tech company
>> to do a deal for just us.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>>
>> -Mike Schinkel
>> Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking
>> http://ignitionalley.com
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Partnerships (was PariSoMa and Zipcar)

[Tara Hunt]

Great work on the page. :)

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Julian @PariSoMa wrote:

> A framework for collective negotiation is a great idea Mike!  The
> power of many is much greater than the power of one.
>
> I would love to see coworking spaces collaborate together more and
> this is a great way to start.
>
> Does anyone have any experience collaborating with other coworking
> space in similar things?  What do other coworking spaces already have
> set-up?
>
> Very happy to see so many people are excited about this.
>
> Happy Holidays,
>
> J./
>
> On Dec 23, 5:46 am, Mike Schinkel  wrote:
> > On Dec 22, 2009, at 9:35 PM, Tara Hunt wrote:
> >
> > > Count me in!
> >
> > Alrighty then!
> >
> > I've added this page as a framework for collective negotiation:
> >
> > http://coworking.pbworks.com/Membership-Incentives
> >
> > Let the games begin!  :)
> >
> > -Mike Schinkel
> > Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworkinghttp://ignitionalley.com
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Re: [Coworking] FunnyOrDie.com was at BLANKSPACES!

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Hilarious! Very cool stuff. Part of a nerf campaign I take it?

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 8:31 PM, Jerome Chang wrote:

> Hi all.  Here's another vid shot at BLANKSPACES, but made by Will Farrell's
> FunnyOrDie.com.
>
> http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/8357ca5b5b/nerf-on-the-job-boss-left-out
>
> http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/072f315ce0/nerf-on-the-job-the-quarterly-profits
>
>
> This one is a continuation of the series, but not shot at BLANKSPACES...
>
> http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/3013de44b3/nerf-on-the-job-taking-work-home
>
> Enjoy!
>
>
> Jerome
>  __
> BLANKSPACES
> "work wide open"
>
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Re: [Coworking] Bar Money for our Beloved Lockers or How I Drank My Wrongness

[Tara Hunt]

I just fell out of my chair laughing at the fact that you sold your lockers
and got drunk. Hilarious. Beats my 'sold my car to buy a pair of shoes'
story. ;)

On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Rick  wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> Rick Myers from Strongbox West .  We have just
> officially opened and we don't have lockers, but we did have two very nice
> sets of lockers that we sold about nine months ago.
>
> Sadly the lockers were ignored for nearly ten years by almost everyone at
> our company, Talent Zoo .  The concept of
> lockers is fun & was a perfect idea for Talent Zoo, but the lockers saw
> little to no use.  With the exception of myself and my partner Amy, I don't
> think anyone really used them.  They were brand new when we bought them and
> looked great in the place.  After ten years of almost no use though we
> decided to sell the lockers.  I was sad to sell them and see them leave the
> joint, but no one used them and I was fairly certain we'd have no future
> use.  That is until we decided to get into the coworking biz.
>
> When we decided to open Strongbox West, one of my first thoughts was "Damn,
> wish we hadn't sold our lockers."  They lockers would have been perfect for
> Strongbox.  They were a cool blue and looked brand new, minus the Van Halen
> sticker and a Talent Zoo sticker on the inside of my locker.
>
> Anyway, my remorse quickly subsided.  As I walked by our empty lockers
> daily, I remember thinking what a shame it was no one really used them.
>  Seemingly a great idea, like so many, that never took off.
>
> Although I am uncertain, my guess id our lockers would see little use at
> Strongbox, just like at Talent Zoo.  For some reason, it seems most people
> like the idea of lockers more than the reality.
>
> In the end, I'm glad we Cragislisted 'em traveled to the bar with the cash.
>
> Just my two pennies.
>
> BTW, you can reach me at ri...@strongboxwest.com if you like.
>
> -Rick
>
>
> Rick Myers
> StrongboxWest.com
> Twitter.com/StrongboxWest
> Twitter.com/RickM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>   and ten years later
>
> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Susan Evans wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> Office Nomads chiming in.  Similarly to others, we've got a set of
>> lockers that are never locked. :)  Classic.  People asked for them a
>> ton when we first opened, and we got them (also cheap from a reuse
>> store in Seattle), and then mostly they got ignored.  Every once and a
>> while someone uses one for a couple of days, but more than anything
>> else I think they make people feel more comfortable.  They're there if
>> they need them, even if they don't...
>>
>> For our residents, we provide a small locking rolling cabinet that
>> they can use.  That has shown to be a great value to members - we hear
>> more and more from them that the cabinets were part of what got them
>> excited to be a resident.  They get to leave their stuff here and feel
>> more at home.  We found ours online for relatively cheap, but they
>> were still a pretty significant cost as far as buying stuff goes.  But
>> definitely worthwhile.  Ours are 3 drawers, locking, and roll across
>> the floor.  Pretty simple.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Susan
>>
>> On Dec 13, 5:01 pm, Muskie  wrote:
>> > One thing I've found is people want everything and they want to pay
>> > little or nothing.  cowork...@bob is getting looked at and one thing
>> > people comment on is we have a lot of space.  This is because we're in
>> > the inner-city, Chinatown, and we have good relations with our
>> > landlord who gets what we're about.
>> >
>> > So even before we buy lockers we have a loading bay, litterally big
>> > enough to park a truck in, we're using this for bike storage and for
>> > events we'll probably move some unneeded furniture back and forth, we
>> > plan to get some stackable chairs so you can do sort of a speaker and
>> > audience type set up in the main room.
>> >
>> > Then in our eating area we have a wall of cubbies as people seem to
>> > call them, then someone asked for lockable filing so I carried one of
>> > our spare filing cabinets downstairs, we also have 7 or 8 big desks
>> > which have lockable drawers and filing.  We then have tables, chairs,
>> > a couch, a bay window.  Like I said we have space.
>> >
>> > I'm now thinking of charging say 5 bucks a month for a lockable
>> > drawer, 10 bucks for a gym locker which we will buy off craigslist and
>> > place on the wall opposite the cubbies, and of course maybe 15 or 20
>> > for a dedicated filing cabinet which certain organizations who may
>> > call us home seem to want.  The desks have room for files, but by
>> > cubic volume will come out smaller than the lockers or the cabinet
>> > perhaps.
>> >
>> > We're not doing dedicated desks, we want things to be nice and clean,
>> > so we don't want people leaving stuff on "their" desk.  In the eating
>> > area is also this Ikea side table I assembled it has several drawers
>> > and shelves t

Re: [Coworking] Spam keywords on the Coworking Wiki

[Tara Hunt]

Thanks for letting us know, Todd! I used to have the notifications turned on
and turned them off when I couldn't handle the email load any longer. Looks
like I should probably turn them one again. :/

Stupid spammers making life unnecessarily complicated.

T

On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 6:47 PM, toddoneill  wrote:

> Hello all!
> I was updating the CoworkingSanAntonio page (There's a new space
> opening in the Spring, Infinity Workspace!) and noticed a number of
> spam keyword links sprinkled throughout. I actually found two on the
> wiki home page.
> We all might want to tend our "garden" a bit and pull some weeds.
> Happy New Year!
> Todd O'Neill
> Catalyst/Partner
> C4 Workspace
> San Antonio Texas
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Re: [Coworking] More coworking press out of CNN

[Tara Hunt]

Bummer they didn't know about New Work City - the New Yorker in the article
seemed a little lost. ;)

On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Mike Schinkel
wrote:

> If we could rally to get coworking into the dictionary this year (it being
> the "year of coworking" and all), the problem would start to sort itself out
> :)
>
>
> I like that idea.  :)
>
>  -Mike Schinkel
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> http://ignitionalley.com
>
>
>
> On Jan 8, 2010, at 10:04 AM, Alex Hillman wrote:
>
> The issue is that the dictionary marks the unhyphenated version as
> incorrect.
>
> If we could rally to get coworking into the dictionary this year (it being
> the "year of coworking" and all), the problem would start to sort itself out
> :)
>
> -Alex
>
> /ah
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> coworking in philadelphia
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Mike Schinkel  > wrote:
>
>> On Jan 7, 2010, at 10:40 PM, felicity at cubes wrote:
>>
>> Going solo mentions coworking in CNN article.  Includes Office Nomads,
>> Beehive Baltimore, Sandbox Suites, and Cubes&Crayons...
>>
>> http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/worklife/01/07/on.the.go.office/
>>
>>
>> I think we need to sic the hyphen police on CNN & NPR[1].  Where's Tara
>> when you need her?  ;)
>>
>>
>> (Kudos to WSJ[2].)
>>
>>
>> -Mike Schinkel
>> Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking
>> http://ignitionalley.com
>>
>> [1] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122252297
>> [2]
>> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704152804574628253322262872.html
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Re: [Coworking] Teleconferencing

[Tara Hunt]

Nothing wrong with posting the suggestions here! That's the point of  
this group...sharing information openly. :)


I used to use freeconference.com all of the time. They even transcribe  
for a reasonable rate.


Tara

P.s. Now I just use the conferencing feature on my iPhone...but have  
only had 3 ppl on the call.


Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 14, 2010, at 5:22 PM, Devra Zabot  wrote:


Hi CoWorking Group,

I am looking for a teleconference provider for a call with about 25  
people.


Please send me your suggestions to:  dvoras...@gmail.com.

If anyone on the board wants to see a list of services, let me know.

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Access card control for users

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I do believe the group in Ottawa had implemented something that even tweeted
out who checked in. Do a search on the Google Group.

T

On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 3:01 PM, spacelogix  wrote:

> Thanks Jacob and amen to your last point. Darryl
>
> On Jan 17, 2:31 pm, Jacob Sayles  wrote:
> > Darryl,
> >
> > We use a Isonas key card access system at Office Nomads but we don't use
> it
> > at all for billing.  It's just an easy way to issue and revoke keys.  For
> > keeping track of folks, nothing beats having a human face right inside
> the
> > door to say good morning.
> >
> > Jacob
> >
> > ---
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> Isolationhttp://www.officenomads.com-  (206) 323-6500
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 9:12 AM, spacelogix 
> wrote:
> > > Hi everyone. I wanted to know if anyone has implemented a software
> > > based access control for users in their coworking environment? I am
> > > trying to implement where users have a key chain card and I can
> > > recognize if they have paid for a day, week, month, etc by scanning in
> > > when they enter the facility. Thanks - Darryl - Space Logix -
> > > Greensboro, NC
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Re: [Coworking] How do we contribute to blog.coworking.info?

[Tara Hunt]

We have to add you manually. If everyone who wants to blog on
coworking.infocan post their email addy they use to log into WP with,
that would be great!
I'll add you later.

T

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>
> Anybody of you know how do we line ourselves as contributors to
> blog.coworking.info?
>
> Thanks!
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Re: [Coworking] Benchmarking - Rent and Income

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I've posted this one before (so please forgive me for the repetition).
For desks per square feet and cost of space, I use the following formula:

Break even model: (Cost of space x 1.5 = total cost of space) / (number
of square feet / 100 = number of desks) = Cost per desk

Profitable model: (Cost of space x 3 = cost of space and then some)
/ (number of square feet / 100 = number of desks) = Cost per desk
Tara

On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 9:55 AM, MaxBuck  wrote:

> Hi, everyone.
>
> I have a bit different approach, perhaps, to co-working than many
> here; I'm looking at building space aimed primarily at professional
> service providers (engineers, architects, attorneys, accountants,
> etc.), and look to have a build-out that is more conducive to client
> meetings appropriate to these profesionals. ("Nicer" space than
> typical co-working locations.) In addition, there will be some value-
> added components (high-speed printer and large-format plotter onsite;
> AutoCAD seat available) that are uncommon in co-working facilities.
>
> My question: can anyone share what gross income from members and users
> needs to be as a multiplier of gross rent in order to make co-working
> feasible from a business perspective?  In other words, if my monthly
> rent payment is $3,000, what should my target be in membership fees in
> order to make the numbers work out to at least break-even?
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Re: [Coworking] Coworking Annual Meeting???

[Tara Hunt]

SXSW is here:

http://sxsw.com/interactive

I call it the yearly trip to Mecca for geeks. Last year there were ~12,000
people as part of the Interactive portion alone - including developers,
marketers, designers, entrepreneurs and coworkers! And yes...real estate
developers DO go and get much out of it. I'm not sure what I did without
SXSW before 2005 (the first year I went). It's where I get to meet everyone
face to face that I've only met online. And it's enormously fun. :)

T

On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 8:51 PM, Woodie Neiss  wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Sorry to ask a stupid question but what's SXSW?  Is it a conference that is
> for independent workers (the coworking community target market) to learn,
> network and check out booths from companies that target the independent
> contractor?  Would someone like me whose 'other job' is real estate
> development in brazil and financial consulting attend?  If so, then I
> totally think we should piggy back off such an event if likeminded
> independent contractor people will be there! :)  I didn't know such
> conferences existed! :)
>
> Thanks,
> Woodie
>
> On Jan 30, 2010, at 8:41 PM, Mike Schinkel wrote:
>
> The problem with SXSW (this year) is it's right around the corner and some
> of us haven't planned to attend...
>
>  -Mike Schinkel
> Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking
> http://ignitionalley.com
>
>
>
> On Jan 30, 2010, at 11:32 AM, Alex Hillman wrote:
>
> There's already a rather significant contingent of coworking folks that
> meet annually at SXSW Interactive, unofficially of course...but I think it'd
> be great to piggyback on that continued momentum.
>
> Austin's pretty great for this, the weather is nice, and the conversation
> is ALREADY taking place...it could just be more focused!
>
> -Alex
>
> /ah
> indyhall.org
> coworking in philadelphia
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Woodie Neiss  wrote:
>
>> Anyone want to get together for the first International Coworking
>> Community Annual Meeting in ummm let’s say a warm, sunny place like Miami?
>> Sort of a one day event where we could discuss best practices, set some
>> protocols for future coworking locations and formally organize ourselves so
>> that we can leverage our combined power?
>>
>>
>> Suggested topics to discuss (feel free to edit/add to/delete/etc)
>>
>>
>> 1)   Keys to success
>>
>> a. pricing
>>
>> b. Serivices to offer
>>
>> 2)   Managing the bottom line
>>
>> a. Financing the start up
>>
>> b. Negotiating lease agreements
>>
>> c.  Managing monthly expenses
>>
>> 3)   Marketing & PR
>>
>> a. Building awareness
>>
>> b. How to generate more buzz
>>
>> c.  The power of meet-ups
>>
>> d. Leveraging your chamber of commerce
>>
>> 4)   Creative suggestions from some of our winning locations
>>
>> 5)   How to formally organize ourselves into an International
>> organization
>>
>>
>> Perhaps we could all complete some surveys prior, and then present the
>> results at the meeting as well?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Woodie
>>
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Re: [Coworking] camaraderie now has a home!

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Looks like I need to do a coworking crawl next time I'm in TO. :) Congrats!

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> Yes - that's the s/f we had downstairs for 2 years - worked great!!
> We added some Link Love on our site for ya.
>
> Chad
>
> On 2010-02-03, at 9:56 AM, rachel young wrote:
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>
> thanks chad! glad to hear your new upstairs space has worked well for you.
>
> it is so convenient for just about every form of transportation, too, even
> close to the island airport. it's a really great space, great neighbourhood,
> great building. patience definitely pays off!
>
> the space is about 1200sqft, which is small, but totally fine with us for
> now.
>
> it just feels good to be talking about it in real time, rather than in the
> future.
> r.
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>
>
> On 3 February 2010 09:39, TCS  wrote:
>
>> Congrats Rachel!  Cool space - love the 'hood - what's your s/f?
>> We look forward to  visit!
>> We're upstairs now - pics coming - we had 17 tenants in yesterday!
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: SXSW Coworking Meetup Announcement

[Tara Hunt]

True that you don't always need a pass, but many of the parties actually
require one.

On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 3:22 AM, Cody Marx Bailey wrote:

> I didn't realize people actually bought passes to SXSW. There's so
> much going on outside the actual event proper that I didn't think most
> of the folks on this list ever bought passes.
>
> On Feb 2, 1:02 pm, Jacob Sayles  wrote:
> > I won't be making it down this year.  I really just came down the past
> two
> > years to hang out with all the coworking people.  Dropping $500 on the
> > conference didn't feel worth it last year.  My goal is to save my pennies
> so
> > I can make more trips to visit folks in their natural coworking habitats.
>  I
> > am getting a little jealous and sad I'll miss this meetup though.  Susan
> > will be there to represent so tie one on for me!
> >
> > Jacob
> >
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> >
> > On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Susan Evans  >wrote:
> >
> > > Party on coworkers...I'll be there with bells on!
> >
> > > Susan
> >
> > > On Feb 1, 10:00 am, Tony Bacigalupo  wrote:
> > > > Woohoo, can't wait! Thanks for stepping up Cody!
> >
> > > > Afterparty at Cogaoke... best day ever!
> >
> > > > Tony
> >
> > > > On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 8:07 PM, Drew 
> wrote:
> > > > > Thanks Cody! for getting things together for this!!!
> > > > > Will be there for sure!
> >
> > > > > On Jan 31, 6:08 pm, Cody Marx Bailey  wrote:
> > > > > > Hey everyone,
> >
> > > > > > On behalf of all the coworking spaces in Texas, I'd like to
> welcome
> > > > > > everyone to this years Coworking Meetup during SXSW. In years
> past,
> > > we
> > > > > > have used the lovely San Jose Hotel, but this year, we'll be
> having
> > > it
> > > > > > at the newly opened Texas Coworking just blocks away from the
> Austin
> > > > > > Convention Center.
> >
> > > > > > We're doing it a bit earlier than years past, so we don't take
> away
> > > > > > from the party atmosphere that happens later in the night. That
> said,
> > > > > > here's the skinny:
> >
> > > > > > Date: March 13th, 2010
> > > > > > Time: 6PM - 8PM
> > > > > > Location: 200 E. 6th Street, 3rd Floor -- Austin, TX
> >
> > > > > > If anyone has any questions, let me know. I'll respond on/off
> list.
> >
> > > > > > Cody Marx Bailey
> > > > > > 979-574-9199
> > > > > > The Creative Space (.org)
> > > > > > Desired Hearts (.com)
> > > > > > Hashtags (.org)
> > > > > > 211a West Wm J Bryan Pkwy
> > > > > > Bryan, Texas 77803
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Open space or offices ?

[Tara Hunt]

Citizen Space also benefits from the "no option but open" layout. And  
I, too, echo what Alex et al have said here. With three of our  
defining principles pointing to open space (openness, collaboration  
and community), I wouldn't have it any other way. This is also one of  
those instances where "listening to the customer's wishes" is trumped  
by the need to craft a culture. As many have said, there are some  
people who aren't suited to a coworking environment and that is okay. :)


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On Feb 4, 2010, at 11:39 AM, Heidi  wrote:


I agree Alex - we'll spoken.  This has been our experience at
SmartOffice, Flower Mound Texas.

Heidi

On Feb 3, 8:41 am, Alex Hillman  wrote:
I'd also point out that, anecdotally, I've seen spaces have to work  
much
harder to fill coworking when they offer both options (private  
offices and
open coworking layouts). The problem, I think, is that private  
offices are

familiar, and people will gravitate towards the things that are most
familiar to them.

Culturally, giving people a chance to even see a familiar option  
inhibits
their ability to walk into a coworking space open  
minded...something that
we've found helps get people acclimated to the "different" ways of  
working.
Anything you can do to make the first moments of seeing your  
workspace be
strikingly different, to elicit the "ok, I'm ready for anything  
today"
feeling from your new prospectives will mean they are likely to get  
more out
of their first day, and more likely to join as coworkers that  
contribute to

the culture of the space that you're trying to engender.

There's some chaos that comes with open spaces, and they aren't for
everyone. We do turn people away who are looking for private  
offices. But
we've also tried having private offices and the value their  
inhabitants
added as contributing members of the coworking community were much  
lower

than the average.

From a business perspective, since that is worth considering,...open
floorplans also mean more flexibility and therefore opportunity for  
revenue.
Offices have a fixed price, a market value that's hard to change in  
your
members' eyes. Even if you're introducing all of the "warm fuzzies"  
of

coworking, a desk is still only worth a certain amount.

Whereas coworking space and open, flexible floorplans provide an  
opportunity
for creating new price points. Flexible space means that optimizing  
for
growth is much easier. And finally...while anchor members are  
important for
establishing your revenue base, having flexible desk options means  
that so
long as you can fill them, your revenue potential per flex desk is  
likely to
be higher than your anchor desks! In our case, a flex desk has a  
maximum
revenue potential of $300/month (our most expensive monthly plan).  
But a
flex desk with a basic member at it every day is has a potential of  
$600,
and a flex desk with a drop in at it every day has a potential of  
$1000.


-Alex

/ah
indyhall.org
coworking in philadelphia



On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 4:38 AM, David Troy   
wrote:

Yes, I need to put in a big vote for "open" here as well. Walls are
barriers to culture. To the extent that you want coworking to  
engender

common culture, you want it to be able to flow freely.



We have two large rooms, and two small offices that hang off the one
largest room. Invariably people want to be in the large main room  
because
that's where the energy is. The folks in the two offices are  
constantly
poking their heads out to be a part of what's happening in the  
main area.


The secondary room is more of an overflow room at this point and  
it only
gets used occasionally or for meetings. If it was used every day  
all the
time, it would invariably have a different cultural "feel" to it  
than the

main room.


IndyHall, in its version 1.0, had two floors and Alex has remarked  
that the
main floor and the mezzanine folks had two different cultures; not  
vastly

different but enough to notice.


That all said, Beehive Baltimore's space is something we took over  
as-is.
If we get the chance to design our own space, it'll be primarily  
open space

with perhaps a couple of meeting areas and possibly some tiny spaces
appropriate for phone calls.


If you're doing nothing but private offices I think it devolves  
into being

executive suites pretty quickly, and that's a different thang.



Dave



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On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 3:41 AM, jesse  wrote:



Open. We've got 20 dedicated desks in a large open plan space.
Probably self-selecting, but the folks here seem happy with it.  
Easier

to start or join a conversation with neighbors, and lots of energy
seeing other people excited and working on their projects.
Occasionally we have bizarro moments where it seems like everyone  
is

on a phone call with a client, but usually it paces out fine.


The fact you would also have dedicated private space for meetings  
and

private calls is valu

Re: [Coworking] 2 years

[Tara Hunt]

Congrats Pat! You SHOULD pat your own back! It's a wonderful space and  
a great accomplishment!


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Hi,

Not to pat our own backs too much but... today's our second
anniversary! Woohoo!


Patrick
http://station-c.com

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Community Acquisition of Coworking.com

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Maybe my dream of the ultimate coworking site can be achieved finally! Here
it was:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/missrogue/sets/72157600017335084/

And modeled off of Conferenceer (by Jacob Patton - no longer in existence).
Simple, but functional.

T

On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:38 PM, WHERE MMM  wrote:

> Chris,
>
> I love this idea on specific next steps that you have presented.
>
> I would be willing to move my pledge for the domain purchase to money to
> spend on a open site/ location at SXSW to host such a meeting.
>
> And, if there is anyone else who didn't get to be involved and would like
> to be please let me know.
>
> This momentum is exciting!
>
> Danielle @''WHERE: Meet, Mix, Mogul"
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> Los Angeles, Ca
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Chris Messina wrote:
>
>> Congratulations, Alex. Great work!
>>
>> There's clearly a desire among the coworking community to put in a
>> stake in the ground and create something that more collectively
>> represents the maturity (or maturing?) of the community!
>>
>> I think this initiative worked because it was 1) focused 2) had a
>> deadline 3) resulted in a tangible outcome.
>>
>> Given that there's probably still people who would like to chip in, I
>> wonder if you can't quickly look into hiring a contractor or company
>> to build out the coworking.com website? Perhaps put out a limited RFP
>> to the coworking community and then have the various proposals
>> presented at SXSW and then voted on to quickly move things forward
>> with the opportunity to raise a second amount of money to cover the
>> costs of such a site?
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Improving the Google Group

[Tara Hunt]

Jumping in...

Three communities vibrant on google groups
Two of them "moved" to "better" systems
Only one vibrant community left

Google groups may suck at some stuff, but it works. Please don't break it.

Tara

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Dhan
wrote:

> You raise very valid concerns John Sechrest. @ Zoho Discussions we had
> this in mind when we developed the product. Apart from the web based
> access, we have active bi-directional emailing too. Of course, you are
> welcome to give Zoho Discussions a spin and come back with comments -
> for I am sure your feedback will only help improve the product.
>
> Regards
> Dhan
> Zoho Discussions
>
> On Feb 9, 10:46 pm, John Sechrest  wrote:
> > The difference between mailing lists and forums is much more complex and
> > much more subtle that you are outlining here.
> >
> > I have seen several efforts to move to forums blow up discussions. In
> > addition, I have also seen moves like this end up translating into a
> > biforcation of the conversation into two different groups.
> >
> > The choice of how you view data is a critical one. And I totally agree
> about
> > the need for a tool that helps you focus your attention well. For me,
> google
> > groups + gmail does this well.
> >
> > In general, I have yet to meet a forum that I like. Web based forums hide
> > information and make it harder for me to find things. I find this
> especially
> > true of forum sites like NING. (pet peave)
> >
> > I do not know how zoho forums work, having never used them.
> >
> > For me, I am immediately suspicious when I see the word forum. Since
> forums
> > usually take me more time to process, take more energy to keep in
> context.
> >
> > I suspect it is an information processing style issue, since these are
> the
> > very issues you are trying to address.
> >
> > I would just urge caution. A shift like this from google groups to zoho
> > forums is likely to quietly and subtly alter who is participating, and
> who
> > stays connected to the group.
> >
> > I have watched other groups have a significant shift of membership with
> tool
> > changes like this.
> >
> > Be sure you are getting what you think you are getting. And be sure you
> know
> > which audience you are serving with the change.
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 7:52 AM, Alex Hillman
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > So, Woody just suggested that an active thread be moved out of the main
> > > channel so as to not disrupt others. While I think it was a good topic
> to
> > > keep in the group's visibility, his question of "can I move this to a
> sub
> > > folder" reminded me of something.
> >
> > > Google Groups kinda sucks.
> >
> > > To be fair, it's become our home. This is the most active repository of
> > > information for coworking, and the place where I send people first to
> learn
> > > more and meet more coworking people. But the Google Group is anything
> but
> > > good for discovery. Spam moderation is chaos for the people who
> actively
> > > manage it. The lack of sub-threads is annoying, and the lack of message
> > > context makes it hard to know what messages to pay attention to.
> >
> > > Recently, the open source javascript library jQuery moved away from
> Google
> > > Groups for a lot of these same reasons...to Zoho forums.
> >
> > > I did some research and found that a Zoho forum to support our group
> would
> > > cost $75/month, and incur a one-time $500 fee to migrate all of the
> existing
> > > data (messages, threads, and even users) from Google Groups to Zoho.
> There's
> > > even an option to interact with Zoho via e-mail for those of us that
> like
> > > this.
> >
> > > The pros:
> >
> > >- Much better organization of our knowledge. The ability to set
> message
> > >"topics" to things like "question", "introduction", "idea" would be
> HUGE for
> > >this group.
> > >- Easier on-boarding for new members
> > >- Better spam moderation tools
> >
> > > The cons:
> >
> > >- It's not free
> > >- Since it's not free, somebody needs to pay for it, which means
> > >somebody is ultimately a "keyholder"
> >
> > > The cons aren't huge, but they do need to be addressed.
> >
> > > I think this could be a very valuable evolution of this discussion
> forum
> > > that we all love so much. What say you, the coworking group?
> >
> > > -Alex
> >
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Re: [Coworking] Implications of Coworking.com.. and mixing it up some

[Tara Hunt]

The idea behind a discussion about 3 years ago regarding the THEN
coworking.com, coworkination.com is that the site is used for the following
purposes:

1. Information on the movement and how to get involved
2. An up to date map of the current coworking spaces
3. That map is generated by signing up with a 'space' (because of spam,
those can be voted off the island)
4. If you are part of a space (owner, permanent tenant), you can sign up as
an individual under coworkination + a space, if you are nomadic, you sign up
as an individual and 'check in' to spaces you visit.
5. There was a foursquare-like element with space badges that would appear
on your profile (spaces you visit)

And...eventually, there was to be a geo-logging element to it. We discussed
using something like Plazes.com (acquired by Nokia since then) to have
anyone who opened a laptop in a space automagically check in.

But it wasn't meant to be some formal organization. The goals were to:

1. Give n00bies information and directions to their nearest coworking space
and for those interested in starting a space, good information.
2. Give coworking spaces a platform to shine on
3. Give all of us a more accurate read as to how many real coworking spaces
(there is too much spam on the gMap) there are and who to contact in regards
to those spaces.

But really nothing else. I am still leaning towards that idea.

T

On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:53 PM, TCS  wrote:

> My take: don't form a new entity.
>
> TCS is a labour of love as most of these space are...we break even most of
> the time but as individual companies we've all grown and increased revenues.
> coworking.com is just another way for us to help the movement of
> relationships, collaboration and creativity (TCS 3 value words)
>
> coworking.com is worth the investment into our vision.  Use the funds, buy
> the domain.  you'll have to live up to your promises of donation = some
> value, but for us, the value is 3 fold.  One: we can bring all the
> discussions (wiki, group, etc) under one roof and Two: we can loosely own
> the term which can help us all on going.  and Three: We have a distinct hub
> for new spaces to come to and learn.
>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Clarification

[Tara Hunt]

"Every starfish needs a center..." Technically that is untrue. Cut off a
floating leg and it'll grow another core and four more legs. ;)

That's why we use the metaphor!

But I get what you mean...for me it is the Google group. Please don't move
it!

T

On Feb 18, 2010 3:36 PM, "Chris Stewart"  wrote:

Hi Everyone,

   It's been far too long since I've checked in with the group, and
I'm glad to see the pace of discussion hasn't slowed down a bit. As
someone "in, but not of," coworking, as I'm not a space owner (yet),
I've championed the concept of coworking to a number of audiences in
my neck of the woods (south Dallas County, Texas), and the first
speedbump I always hit with people is the definition of the movement
in terms they understand. Unlocking the value of coworking in the
minds of non-coworkers is a marketing issue, and marketing the
movement is driven by the largest elephant in the room.

   It's my belief that the core issue at stake is this: control.
Every other issue dances around the question of control. For a while
last year, I was throwing the term "federated coworking" as something
between "no walls" coworking and "evil empire" Coworking USA
Incorporated. Every starfish needs a center, or else all you have is a
bunch of floating arms. For some, this group and the wiki is the only
core that we need; for myself, there is a perceived value in creating
 (brackets meaning I'm not going there on legal
formalities, etc.) beyond the group and wiki that can serve as a
center for spaces. I'm leaning toward the idea of a regional
, since the economic and social climates differ between
Dallas, Seattle, Philadelphia, and New York, etc. The regional
 and individual spaces could people to an inter/national
.

   For the space owners, I have a question that may warrant its own
thread: what's your core? Whether internal or external, online or
offline, written down or in your mind alone, there is something that
drives your unique implementation of coworking, and I'm curious to see
what it is.

May the introspection begin :)

- Chris
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>
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Re: [Coworking] coworking.com: the next generation

[Tara Hunt]

I think it's great for now (reminds me of an early FLOCK page, h?)! And
THANK YOU Alex for doing this! You rawk!

p.s. I hope we can revisit Coworkination mockups in the future (please
please please?):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/missrogue/sets/72157600017335084/

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:29 PM, Alex Hillman
wrote:

> Over the last several hours, I've finalized the transactions with Bernie
> and Gerrit, transferred the domain, configured the DNS, and set up a simple
> static homepage to display the community core values and point them to the
> three communal resources that we have, just like intended by the proposal
> sent out earlier this week.
>
> The new coworking.com points to the google group, the wiki, and the blog.
> It defines some explicit activities that people can do at each of those
> places to get involved.
>
> http://coworking.com
>
> It does not attempt to define coworking any more than is already defined on
> the landing page of the google group. It does not express any commercial or
> even organizational intent. It just says "we're here, and we're not going
> anywhere". I think this stake in the ground is extremely representative and
> lets us go ANY direction we want.
>
> The design is the product of...well...an hour of my time put in to
> copywriting and CSS. I'd be just as happy to throw it away if something else
> came along and the group suggests that, so long as the general concept stays
> clear.
>
> I'd also be willing to take design/copy tips/tweaks to heart. You can't
> hurt my feelings too bad, I'm not a designer and I know it :)
>
> There are still a number of other matters to sort out that have come up
> since we started down this fun journey this week, and they can be dealt with
> one at a time.
>
> I'll be following up with all of the contributors, as well as the list, to
> discuss the next steps in managing the remaining funds.
>
> *I'd really like the next discussion on this list* to help find a more
> sustainable mechanism for allowing people to contribute to the website fund
> without raising money that we simply don't need. Right now the fund raise is
> spread out over ~20 people. That de-risked the initial purchase, and let
> this happen at all. In the next phase, I think the objective should be to
> spread the fund wider and, as Chris Messina said, put the focus on
> individual supporters instead of business supporters, giving everyone more
> equal access to the resources that come with having the domain.
>
> Let's brainstorm!
>
> I also want to publicly thank Bernie and Gerrit for being so awesome during
> the transaction. They asked me to share this retrospective they posted last
> night on the last 10 years with the domain.
> http://www.smartmobs.com/2010/02/17/coworking-past-and-future/
>
> -Alex
>
> /ah
> indyhall.org
> coworking in philadelphia
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Re: [Coworking] coworking.com: the next generation

[Tara Hunt]

I'm sure it did! I can't find it. I'm sure Messina has a few kicking around.

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 8:02 PM, Alex Hillman
wrote:

> You have any screencaps of the early flock pages? I swear this just came
> out of my head! :)
>
>
> /ah
> indyhall.org
> coworking in philadelphia
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Tara Hunt  wrote:
>
>> I think it's great for now (reminds me of an early FLOCK page, h?)!
>> And THANK YOU Alex for doing this! You rawk!
>>
>> p.s. I hope we can revisit Coworkination mockups in the future (please
>> please please?):
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/missrogue/sets/72157600017335084/
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:29 PM, Alex Hillman <
>> dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Over the last several hours, I've finalized the transactions with Bernie
>>> and Gerrit, transferred the domain, configured the DNS, and set up a simple
>>> static homepage to display the community core values and point them to the
>>> three communal resources that we have, just like intended by the proposal
>>> sent out earlier this week.
>>>
>>> The new coworking.com points to the google group, the wiki, and the
>>> blog. It defines some explicit activities that people can do at each of
>>> those places to get involved.
>>>
>>> http://coworking.com
>>>
>>> It does not attempt to define coworking any more than is already defined
>>> on the landing page of the google group. It does not express any commercial
>>> or even organizational intent. It just says "we're here, and we're not going
>>> anywhere". I think this stake in the ground is extremely representative and
>>> lets us go ANY direction we want.
>>>
>>> The design is the product of...well...an hour of my time put in to
>>> copywriting and CSS. I'd be just as happy to throw it away if something else
>>> came along and the group suggests that, so long as the general concept stays
>>> clear.
>>>
>>> I'd also be willing to take design/copy tips/tweaks to heart. You can't
>>> hurt my feelings too bad, I'm not a designer and I know it :)
>>>
>>> There are still a number of other matters to sort out that have come up
>>> since we started down this fun journey this week, and they can be dealt with
>>> one at a time.
>>>
>>> I'll be following up with all of the contributors, as well as the list,
>>> to discuss the next steps in managing the remaining funds.
>>>
>>> *I'd really like the next discussion on this list* to help find a more
>>> sustainable mechanism for allowing people to contribute to the website fund
>>> without raising money that we simply don't need. Right now the fund raise is
>>> spread out over ~20 people. That de-risked the initial purchase, and let
>>> this happen at all. In the next phase, I think the objective should be to
>>> spread the fund wider and, as Chris Messina said, put the focus on
>>> individual supporters instead of business supporters, giving everyone more
>>> equal access to the resources that come with having the domain.
>>>
>>> Let's brainstorm!
>>>
>>> I also want to publicly thank Bernie and Gerrit for being so awesome
>>> during the transaction. They asked me to share this retrospective they
>>> posted last night on the last 10 years with the domain.
>>> http://www.smartmobs.com/2010/02/17/coworking-past-and-future/
>>>
>>> -Alex
>>>
>>> /ah
>>> indyhall.org
>>> coworking in philadelphia
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Re: [Coworking] Re: coworking.com: the next generation

[Tara Hunt]

How about Coworking: the same generation, but better! ;P

On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 1:48 PM, WHERE MMM  wrote:

>
>
> On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 10:48 AM, WHERE MMM  wrote:
>
>> good comment.!
>>
>> Danielle Nicoli
>> WHERE to cowork in Los Angeles
>>
>>   On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 10:18 AM, resourcesuites <
>> dan...@resourcesuites.com> wrote:
>>
>>> i would like to suggest Coworking: the NEW generation.  let's cross
>>> over the bar, not compete to raise it.
>>>
>>>
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Re: [Coworking] Clarification

[Tara Hunt]

Reminder that 501c3 or whatever non-profit status ironically costs about
$20k after filing and legal fees (there is a helluvalotta paperwork) and
requires gobs of administrative work and reporting going forward, meaning
you need to hire people for money to do that for you as it's awfully
complicated.

I watched Freecycle go through this painful process and they really regret
it.

T

On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 7:19 AM, rachel young  wrote:

>
> Ah, thanks for the clarification. Learning the a corporate structures of
> other countries has been a steep learning curve, but this does make sense.
> You do have a lot of lobby groups, after all.   :-P
> r.
>
>
>
>
> On 23 February 2010 01:32, Mike Schinkel wrote:
>
>> Hi Rachel,
>>
>>
>> This is great stuff, really!  Thanks for all the effort.
>>
>> One point of note on your non-profit "con" about political lobbying, at
>> least in the USA, if an organization elects 501(h) instead of 501(c)(3) then
>> they can lobby. Generally, organizations that make the 501(h) election under
>> the 1976 lobbying law may spend 20% of the first $500,000 of their annual
>> expenditures on lobbying ($100,000), 15% of the next $500,000, and so on, up
>> to $1 million dollars.
>>
>>
>> http://www.muridae.com/nporegulation/lobbying.html#lobbying_who_may
>>
>>
>> http://www.asaecenter.com/PublicationsResources/whitepaperdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=12202
>>
>>
>>  -Mike Schinkel
>> Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking
>> http://ignitionalley.com
>>
>> P.S. I've recently looked into this issue for another non-profit I'm
>> setting up. :)
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Clarification

[Tara Hunt]

I'm just going to past Tony's email that begun this thread here because,
well, this is getting out of hand:

Hey all.

Serious stuff here. Let's take a step back for a second.

I believe we are in a dangerous place right now, because money is involved,
and everybody is going to have an opinion on how it should be distributed,
who should be involved, who has what percent control over what, etc etc
etc.

The thing that makes this coworking movement so nice is that it's a
decentralized "starfish" organization with no leadership structure,
hierarchy, or bureaucracy. The coworking concept is one which we all
subscribe to, and that concept lives outside of any formal entity. This
group, the wiki, and the blog were carefully crafted with the idea in mind
that they facilitate communication amongst a body of people who subscribe to
this concept.

We're going to have to work on making this thing as fair as possible, but I
strongly, strongly, STRONGLY advise that we do NOT try to go in ANY
direction which takes us down a path of centralization, raising more money,
or hierarchy. This domain purchase was done to secure our word and our
movement against co-opting from an external interest, and that's it. The
site should be super simple, continue to facilitate conversation and
information sharing in an open, decentralized way, and nothing more.

If those things are to exist, they should exist outside of the
coworking.com discussion,
when we're able to think about it for more than a couple of days. I gave my
money to Alex with clear terms that he set, and I trust him to use those
funds to act in the best interests of the movement, and that's it. I don't
want a vote, I don't want a board seat.

That being said, we just witnessed how much power we collectively have to
pool together our resources and accomplish something. If a group of people
wants to form an organization that does similar such things, like
conferences and software and whatever else, that sounds like a really cool
thing to work on. But it should be separate from this domain discussion.

The terms Alex suggested are imperfect, and will have to be improved to
better facilitate the participation of everyone who believes in
what coworking is all about. But injecting structure and hierarchy will do a
lot more bad than good. The same way the current blog/wiki/group sites are
managed in the background by people who have the best interests of the
movement at heart, so too should this domain be managed in a lightweight,
nonbureaucratic, and effective manner.

Love you guys. Let's keep coworking the beautiful starfish that it is.

Tony
-
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On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 8:54 AM, Tara Hunt  wrote:

> Reminder that 501c3 or whatever non-profit status ironically costs about
> $20k after filing and legal fees (there is a helluvalotta paperwork) and
> requires gobs of administrative work and reporting going forward, meaning
> you need to hire people for money to do that for you as it's awfully
> complicated.
>
> I watched Freecycle go through this painful process and they really regret
> it.
>
> T
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 7:19 AM, rachel young wrote:
>
>>
>> Ah, thanks for the clarification. Learning the a corporate structures of
>> other countries has been a steep learning curve, but this does make sense.
>> You do have a lot of lobby groups, after all.   :-P
>> r.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 23 February 2010 01:32, Mike Schinkel wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Rachel,
>>>
>>>
>>> This is great stuff, really!  Thanks for all the effort.
>>>
>>> One point of note on your non-profit "con" about political lobbying, at
>>> least in the USA, if an organization elects 501(h) instead of 501(c)(3) then
>>> they can lobby. Generally, organizations that make the 501(h) election under
>>> the 1976 lobbying law may spend 20% of the first $500,000 of their annual
>>> expenditures on lobbying ($100,000), 15% of the next $500,000, and so on, up
>>> to $1 million dollars.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.muridae.com/nporegulation/lobbying.html#lobbying_who_may
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.asaecenter.com/PublicationsResources/whitepaperdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=12202
>>>
>>>
>>>  -Mike Schinkel
>>> Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking
>>> http://ignitionalley.com
>>>
>>> P.S. I've recently looked into this issue for another non-profit I'm
>>> setting up. :)
>>>
>>>
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Re: [Coworking] Clarification

[Tara Hunt]

Here is an idea:

Years ago, Chris Messina (once again) had a post he put up about community
marks:

http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/01/14/the-case-for-community-marks/

Rather than fitting ourselves uncomfortably into the current system (that
doesn't suit what we want to do), why don't we put our force behind creating
a new precedent? I spoke with a guy named Louis Villa (http://tieguy.org/)
who had worked with Lawrence Lessig on the Creative Commons project years
ago. I know he was quite interested in this idea (I showed him Chris' post).

I won't get behind some org structure that we don't fit into, but I would
happily get behind setting a new precedent (would work for many projects
that have disparate stakeholders).

T

On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Mike Schinkel
wrote:

> To continue my point, IndyHall existed as a non-entity (just a word, and a
> bunch of people spreading ideas) for a long time before we created any kind
> of legal entity, and that was because a commercial lease needed to be
> signed. There have been no commercial requirements to pull off anything
> (including the acquisition of a domain), and definitely not for spreading of
> ideas.
>
>
> Minimally an entity needs to exist to own the domain.  Most likely it could
> be an endowed trust that has funds to pay for perpetual hosting.  That way
> if you die or if you get sued to bankruptcy for whatever reason we don't
> loose the domain.
>
>
> Unless I miss my guess the domain is currently tied to you as a legal
> entity. If not, please explain how the community is protected in either of
> those two awful cases?
>
>
> In fact, the controlling nature of any singular entity (no matter how
> altruistic) would squash the growth potential that we've all benefited
> from.
>
>
> I'm not being sarcastic but reading that perspective from you and others I
> can't stop the premise of "Green Eggs and Ham" from running through my mind.
>  It feels like rather than discuss what it might be and what value it might
> have that some are just reacting out of fear and thus are closing themselves
> off from even considering that there may be some value. Please don't take
> offense, I'm just explaining how it seems to me.
>
>
> As proposed the entity would only do those things we agreed to allow it to
> do. If there are things it would do that would "squash the growth potential
> that we've all benefited from" then we explicitly disallow those things in
> the bylaws without a supermajority or unanimous vote of members.
>
>
> One thing that *is* needed, and I'll stand firmly on this, is something we
> can point people to who want to understand what coworking is but who are not
> "true believers" like most on this list. For example, the media. Having the
> media right stories about coworking ends up having them define it for us
> whether we like it or not. I'd far rather we are in control of that
> definition and not others who couldn't be bothered to get it "right."
>
>
>  -Mike Schinkel
> Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking
> http://ignitionalley.com
>
> P.S. We can "define" it using principles and by giving examples, it doesn't
> have to be a single sentence.  But it we do not define it others will.
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Re: [Coworking] Clarification

[Tara Hunt]

I was merely going off of experience with chatting with another
organization: Freecycle whose bills were estimated to be about $5k and ended
up being more like $20k. Not to mention my own immigration experience where
a $50.00 TN1 Visa quickly turned into a $10,000.00 TN1 visa because of
complications...ah the complications of the law and the government.

And let me tell you that the $20k happened because Freecycle, much like
Coworking, was a small pieces loosely joined starfishy like group of local
freecycles who all wanted to get involved in the 501c3 process to make sure
it was fair to all (various countries, locals, etc.). I'm pretty sure we
have the same issue (unless we trust one person - Alex? - to do all the work
on this, which leads me to the question - why create an organization at all
and, instead, just trust that same person to hold the coworking.com site and
hosting?).

T

On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Anthony Sorace  wrote:

> I've been lurking on the list for a while, and have been following all the
> "entity" threads with fascination. I think the combination of initiative and
> questioning is great; I wish the other place I'm dealing with similar issues
> had a balance more like this.
>
> A little bit ago, Tara said:
>
>  Reminder that 501c3 or whatever non-profit status ironically costs about
>> $20k after filing and legal fees...
>>
>
>
> I'm a bit skeptical about this. I happen to be working on forming a US
> non-profit for something totally unrelated, and this is dramatically higher
> than anything I've seen. Estimates for having a full-service legal shop do
> everything from drafting by-laws through 501c3 certification (which isn't
> the same as simply forming the non-profit) seem to be around $5,000. The
> exact fees vary state by state, but all the actual government fees combined
> should still be well under $1,000, at least until your gross receipts exceed
> $10,000 (and then they go up only a few hundred, at least until the fee
> structure changes (for the better) some time later this year).
>
> Could that $20k include administrative staff or ongoing costs? There's also
> an obvious trade-off between time and money here: you can pay money to have
> someone with experience do things much faster.
>
> Anthony Sorace
> Strand 1
>
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[Coworking] A question...

[Tara Hunt]

Exactly why do people want to set up a charitable organization? What would
it get us?

The buying of the domain was the first time that money has come into the
equation and that was an anomaly IMO. Alex offered clear advantages and a
choice for those who wanted to be part of it (nobody was forced to
contribute and they knew exactly what they would get out of it).

T

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Re: [Coworking] Coworking.com, not an org, instead a "license"

[Tara Hunt]

Badges! We don't need no stinking...

Actually I love this idea!

typed choppily on my Nexus One

On Mar 1, 2010 8:19 AM, "Tony Bacigalupo"  wrote:

I'm intrigued by the idea that someone can opt-in to the core values of
coworking, in a way that if they didn't embody those core values it wouldn't
make sense for them to use the license.

So, for instance, say we had a Coworking Badge that anyone could download
and use, and right on that image it says something like "We subscribe to the
core values of Community, Openness, Collaboration, Accessibility,
Sustainability," and it links back to coworking.com.

That way, it would be difficult for someone to co-opt the term without
misrepresenting themselves. If an exec suite wants to do coworking and would
like to offer something that legitimately embodies those above values, then
wonderful.

Self-enforcement.


>
> On Mar 1, 2010 2:46 AM, "Mike Schinkel" 
wrote:
>

> Hi Alex,
>
>> I like essence of the idea, but I can't see directly how to apply it.
>>
>> When I l...

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking arrives in Sydney, Australia

[Tara Hunt]

I can't wait to visit when I come to Sydney in April!

T

On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 2:57 AM, and...@co-worka.com.au <
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> Thanks for all your messages of support, much appreciated.
> Steve your welcome to send me an email about your live show request.
> Today was a great day at CO-WORKA as a reporter/photographer came over
> from the regional newspaper (Manly Daily) to write a spread on us.
>
> Only 4 days to go now to our Launch Night Party, ahhh!!
>
> Thanks
>
> Andrew
>
> On Feb 24, 11:45 am, Steve Purkiss  wrote:
> > Congratulations - I'm moving into my shiny new flat here in
> > Brightoncisco on 5th March so will be celebrating with you!
> >
> > Haven't quite managed to create my own space yet but going to start by
> > utilising the new flat as a kinda 'lab' to try out a few ideas:
> >
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevepurkiss/4313769248/
> >
> > I'm on a mission to do some live video shows with some local geniuses
> > over the next few months - would be great to do a live show with you
> > guys once we're both up and running.
> >
> > I'd love to live in Sydney, so would be fun to find out more about our
> > respective tech worlds.
> >
> > Steve Purkiss
> >
> > http://purkiss.com
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 6:55 AM, and...@co-worka
> wrote:
> > > Wow, we're nearly there. Its been a huge effort by lots of people over
> > > here in Australia to open the first coworking space in Sydney called
> > >CO-WORKA.
> > > Big thank you to all those people out there who have given their time
> > > and hard graft to get us to the point we're now at.
> >
> > > Crazy journey from driving enormous trucks though Sydney full of
> > > furniture, to the day we turned on our AC to find it sounded like a
> > > 400 pneumatic drills. Don't ask!
> >
> > > We got through it though and are having our Launch Night Party on
> > > Friday 5th March and we open our doors on the Monday.
> >
> > > Goodbye Hibernation, Hello Collaboration!!
> >
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Re: [Coworking] A question...

[Tara Hunt]

Sorry...but this is ridiculous.

There are billions of domains owned by people who aren't sued. I own 50 with
5 of those with content on them. Barcamp.org has been in existence under one
person in trust of others for 5 years and has WAY more liability potential
(live events all over the world that are uninsured?).

Can we ban the 'what if' litigious paranoia from this discussion? Is there
some sort of Godwin's law <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law> for
this? Oh...and I'm reading 'Life Without
Lawyers<http://www.amazon.com/Life-Without-Lawyers-Liberating-Americans/dp/0393065669>'
right now by Philip Howard. Highly recommended. You can also get the cliff
notes on his TED Talk <http://www.ted.com/talks/philip_howard.html>.
Basically talking about liberating Americans from going overboard with this
sort of legal what if.

Let's have constructive discussions here.

Tara

On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 8:19 AM, Laban Johnson wrote:

>
> This an opportunity for the coworking community to demonstrate the
> effectiveness and awesomeness of its core values, such as collaboration and
> openness.
>
> I own a domain which is valued at $900,000. That's really nothing - the
> estimated value of http://www.twitter.com is: *$855,408,000, *and the
> estimated value of http://www.facebook.com is: *$1,848,000,000*
>
> Coworking.com is already a Page Rank 5, and its value will be what YOU make
> of it. Doesn't each and every co-worker have some interest in whatever
> becomes of coworking.com?
>
> A domain name is an asset and all assets have liabilities. Imaginable or
> not, people take pot shots at anything worth something, including web sites.
> Web sites are sued all the time just for existing - ask @ev.
>
>  A domain name must be owned by someone or some*thing*, and while it can be
> held by one person in trust for a group, won't you want to protect that
> person and the group from potential liability and losses by establishing
> some sort of structure legal structure which allow for such openness and
> collaboration without having to "go all corporate", such as a cooperative?
> Isn't it worth doing something if it can be both an asset and a protection?
>
> ;)
>
> Laban
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Tara Hunt  wrote:
>
>> Exactly why do people want to set up a charitable organization? What would
>> it get us?
>>
>> The buying of the domain was the first time that money has come into the
>> equation and that was an anomaly IMO. Alex offered clear advantages and a
>> choice for those who wanted to be part of it (nobody was forced to
>> contribute and they knew exactly what they would get out of it).
>>
>> T
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Re: [Coworking] Files uploaded--we've been infiltrated!

[Tara Hunt]

Deleted. Thanks for catching that!

On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 10:44 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote:

> Hey,
> I was digging around in the files on the coworking google group and in the
> last 4 or so days, some jackass has posted a bunch of crap.
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Re: [Coworking] Making CoWorking sustainable: meeting on Monday, March 15th during SxSW

[Tara Hunt]

Thanks again Kristie!



On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Kristie Wells wrote:

> Thanks Danielle!
>
> Glad to see so many folks were able to come out to this yesterday. I am
> working to get the video up on socialmediaclubhouse.com, hopefully this
> afternoon. Would love to keep this going and set up a monthly skype
> chat/video to continue this discussion. Will post a couple of dates and see
> if we can set something up.
>
> Cheers,
> Kristie Wells
> Founder and President: Social Media Club, Inc.
> Treasurer: Social Media Club San Francisco / Silicon Valley Chapter
> Community Evangelist. Connector. Communicator. Customer Advocate.
>
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> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:44 PM, WHERE MMM  wrote:
>
>> This was so great to be a part of...thanks for setting it up!
>>
>> Everyone should watch and send in comments.
>>
>> I know I'd like to see more regular collaboration btw.
>>
>> Still here at SXSW and it rocks!
>>
>> best,
>>
>> Danielle Nicoli
>> "Where:MMM"
>> (202) 596-5157 google voice
>> or direct message @wheremmm
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Kristie Wells wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> Kristie Wells here from San Francisco (Citizen Space) and I somehow
>>> forgot to send a note around about this event until just now. Yikes.
>>> Me thinks it has something to do with managing 9 events in three days,
>>> but whatever the reason, I am sorry...just hoping we can find ways for
>>> you all to participate in this conversation we are holding tomorrow.
>>>
>>> We held a coworking meetup in San Francisco last month with several
>>> leaders from around the Bay Area as well as the folks from Paris,
>>> talking about how to help all coworking spaces become sustainable and
>>> collaborate more for the betterment of the entire community. We
>>> thought since many folks were coming to SxSW, we should try to get
>>> everyone together and dig a little deeper into this topic.
>>>
>>> We have set up an in-person meeting at the Social Media Clubhouse on
>>> Monday (March 15) at 1pm to kick off this conversation. We are also
>>> livestreaming it at http://bit.ly/smch3live for those who cannot
>>> participate in person, but want to contribute or watch. The goal is
>>> turn this into a monthly meeting (run by someone new each time) where
>>> we can get as many people together on a call/video chat and explore
>>> ways we can collaborate better together beyond the mailing list, to
>>> discuss common needs, share alternative revenue ideas and perhaps
>>> even, determine how we can support better curation/sharing of our
>>> local insights and lessons learned.
>>>
>>> Again, I am beside myself I did not post this sooner. I am hoping some
>>> of you can find an hour or two tomorrow to either join us personally
>>> or at least tune into the livestream...then we reconvene and see about
>>> setting up a call/chat for April to keep things moving.
>>>
>>> if you can join us in person, please let us know by registering at
>>> http://smch3-coworking.eventbrite.com (password is working2gether). I
>>> know it is cheesy. I am tired and not as creative as I can be. Right
>>> now, we have Tara Hunt (SF), Chris Schultz (NOLA), Tony Bacigalupo
>>> (New York) and several others who are coming. The Clubhouse is about
>>> 20 minutes from downtown and we have a free shuttle (thanks
>>> Moonfruit!) to take you to/from, starting at 11:20am with another at
>>> 12:20pm. We expect to chat from 1pm-2:30pm and then can get everyone
>>> back to the Convention Center to ensure you can make the 3:30pm
>>> panels. We will also record the conversation and I am happy to post
>>> the video link here once done if you guys want to reference it.
>>>
>>> This email is way longer than I expected, but wanted to give you as
>>> much info as possible. Hoping to have some of you either here in
>>> person or on the stream so we can get as many voices as possible to
>>> kick this off.
>>>
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>>>
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Re: [Coworking] Hi, newbie on board.

[Tara Hunt]

My question would be:

What is precipitating your need to start another space in SF?

There are at least 3 in SOMA: Citizen Space (mine), PariSoma, Sandbox Suites
- two in Dogpatch: Hat Factory and Felicity 's new place - at least one in
the Mission...

Not to mention the dozens of coffee shops that people are still very fond of
that seem to suit them well.

If this is a business decision, let me tell you as a fellow SF coworking
space owner (and one of the pioneers), this is a labour of love, not a
profitable venture. Citizen Space is now fairly sustainable, but it's been
3.5 years and a great deal of work and community building. I also don't
expect to get my $25k+ I've personally invested over the years back.

If this is a need decision, fabulous, but it's better to have the need
yourself first and notice a community around you that is seriously lacking a
space. Coworking is not a build it and they will come situation. It's a
build a community and then a space may emerge (or may not) out of it.

I don't want to make assumptions, but have you visited and worked/spent time
in any of the established coworking spaces in SF? I'd recommend trying them
all. We did a coworking space crawl in 2007 that was awesome. Rented a
biodiesel bus to hop around.

Tara

typed choppily on my Nexus One

On Mar 20, 2010 3:43 PM, "Rebecca Brian"  wrote:

Hello!

Thank you for welcoming me into your group. I'm in "catalyst" stage of
launching a coworking space in San Francisco. I'd love some advice on
some key questions if you have a moment.

One of the most important things to figure out is where - multiple
locations already exist in SoMA, with more on the way. One is in the
Dogpatch. One in Berkeley. Emerging locations in the Mission.

I put together a little poll to get your feedback - where needs it the
most? Downtown where the clients are? In one of the outer
neighborhoods like the Sunset? I'd love feedback, or feel free to
answer the poll directly at the blog we set up: www.whiteboardsuites.com.

The second most important after location is, how big? The bigger it
is, the more potential profit, but the largest capital raise needed.
The smaller it is, the easier to get off the ground, but less room for
profit without expanding. What is ideal? 4k sqft? 6k? 10k?

Thank you for any wise words.

Best,

Rebecca

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Re: [Coworking] Salary

[Tara Hunt]

The owners of Citizen Space, including myself, have never taken a salary,
but we've used some of the overage to pay for a part time space manager so
that we can focus on our own businesses.

Tara

On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 3:30 PM, ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com <
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> If you run a space, I would like to know if you take a salary?
> For myself, I am looking at the having a small percentage of the
> membership fees turn over to a salary for myself, and with those fees
> I plan to development a handful of businesses.  The salary will be
> seed money, not a get rich program, so I can build a better community
> - internally and externally.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jodi Dean, Founder
> OurSpace Fort Wayne
> www.ourspacefw.com
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Hi, newbie on board.

[Tara Hunt]

I should add:

Citizen Space started out in a 1500ft2 space and it took about a year to
stabilize. Now at 3500ft2 and over a year into it, we aren't quite
stabilized. Rebecca had asked about spaces from 4-10k ft2. I don't know what
Coworking space across the country is bigger than 5k ft2 (other than
Caroline Collective), but that's a huge space to take on and fill to pay the
rent.

Even at $24/ft2 (the low end of SF real estate) = $8000/month for 4,000ft2 -
$20,000/month for 10kft2

Full disclosure...even at 3,500ft2, we can only really fit in 20 desks. We
are rarely at capacity. Our desks go for $425/month and we have, on average,
15 filled at a time - that's $6375/month income. Even with a HUGE break from
our landlord, we don't have much left over at the end of the month to go to
bills, savings, promotions, staff, etc.

And remember, we've been a pioneer space - meaning most people know about it
and we've been around since 2006 (almost 4 years now! omg). We've been
written up in multiple articles. People speak highly of us. Events happen
there all of the time. Etc. And we still struggle month to month.

I don't want to discourage people from starting coworking spaces ever, but
I'd encourage people to support the existing ones before seeing this as a
good space to go into for financial benefit. This movement - to me - is
about creating community spaces (necessary to the growth of our local small
businesses), not about becoming real estate moguls.

T

On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Heather  wrote:

> Tara - Thanks for this grounding perspective, specifically on starting
> a coworking space being a labor of love not a profitable venture, and
> that it isn't a "build it and they will come" type of venture.
>
> Like Rebecca, I've also been "tossing around" the idea of starting a
> coworking space, but in the far north suburbs of Chicago, because
> there simply isn't a facility like that up here. I've started a group
> called Envision Lake County with the thought that we'd getogether to
> collaborate once in a while at restaurants & coffee shops, and maybe a
> community would grow out of it that would all want to go in on a
> space. What you said validates some of my thought, and makes me feel
> more secure in slowing down the process of securing space early/
> quickly. I was looking to lease some space soon, thinking that "if I
> build it they will come", but I realize now I need to be more patient
> to ensure I don't make a bad business decision.
>
> So again, thanks for these thoughts - very grounding and real, and I
> appreciate it.
> -Heather
>
> On Mar 20, 5:05 pm, Tara Hunt  wrote:
> > My question would be:
> >
> > What is precipitating your need to start another space in SF?
> >
> > There are at least 3 in SOMA: Citizen Space (mine), PariSoma, Sandbox
> Suites
> > - two in Dogpatch: Hat Factory and Felicity 's new place - at least one
> in
> > the Mission...
> >
> > Not to mention the dozens of coffee shops that people are still very fond
> of
> > that seem to suit them well.
> >
> > If this is a business decision, let me tell you as a fellow SF coworking
> > space owner (and one of the pioneers), this is a labour of love, not a
> > profitable venture. Citizen Space is now fairly sustainable, but it's
> been
> > 3.5 years and a great deal of work and community building. I also don't
> > expect to get my $25k+ I've personally invested over the years back.
> >
> > If this is a need decision, fabulous, but it's better to have the need
> > yourself first and notice a community around you that is seriously
> lacking a
> > space. Coworking is not a build it and they will come situation. It's a
> > build a community and then a space may emerge (or may not) out of it.
> >
> > I don't want to make assumptions, but have you visited and worked/spent
> time
> > in any of the established coworking spaces in SF? I'd recommend trying
> them
> > all. We did a coworking space crawl in 2007 that was awesome. Rented a
> > biodiesel bus to hop around.
> >
> > Tara
> >
> > typed choppily on my Nexus One
> >
> > On Mar 20, 2010 3:43 PM, "Rebecca Brian" 
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello!
> >
> > Thank you for welcoming me into your group. I'm in "catalyst" stage of
> > launching a coworking space in San Francisco. I'd love some advice on
> > some key questions if you have a moment.
> >
> > One of the most important things to figure out is where - multiple
> > locations already exist in SoMA, with more on the way. One is 

Re: [Coworking] not an employee

[Tara Hunt]

Love it!

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 8:07 PM, WHERE MMM  wrote:

> This rocks!
>
> Are you okay with putting up links on our own sites ?
>
> Danielle Nicoli
> WHERE: MMM
> Coworking in LA
> 323 663 6636
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 4:47 PM, j. p. sweeney <
> james.swee...@workantileexchange.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> Some friends of mine (and fellow coworkring aficionados) tossed this site
>> up as an homage to all the things that keep us going as contractors.  The
>> site is gorgeous and I find myself revisiting it from time to time to remind
>> myself why I chose this path.
>>
>> Here's hoping that someone else will find something worthy of note here as
>> well:
>>
>> http://notanemployee.net
>>
>> J.P. Sweeney
>> Workantile Exchange
>> Ann Arbor, MI
>> workantileexchange.com
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Re: [Coworking] Things You Miss @ Coworking Spaces

[Tara Hunt]

Nap room. The ability to wear your pajamas all day.

On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 12:21 PM, workomania wrote:

> What do you miss in your coworking space? We are interested in
> offering one of the best coworking spaces, so we are always interested
> in your ideas and advise what you find a good coworking space needs or
> should offer.
>
> Thank you all for your support...
> Michael Bachmann - http://www.cluboffice-berlin.de
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[Coworking] Tangential Survey by me!

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Heya!

So...I was really curious about some assumptions that I was making...namely
that people care more about sharing than they do privacy (in my network
anyway), but there are some trigger issues. So, after grad student Cindy
Kelly sent me an awesome survey of her own for her studies (
http://bit.ly/10minSurvey) I was inspired to put together my own to test my
assumptions:

Survey: Why Do You Share? http://bit.ly/cbrkBo

I thought it's tangentially related to coworking as, well, we are all about
sharing! AND this survey focuses on Geo-location, which is also appropriate.

It's kind of fun and definitely pretty fast...and I already have 675
respondents! I'm shooting for 1000...then the data will be nice and rich.
Please participate (unless I've already hit you up) and pass along!

T

p.s. I WILL be sharing the results as a report, raw data and in future
presentations. It will be under a CC-license.

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Re: [Coworking] Tangential Survey by me!

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I'll be giving it away. 100%. Just attribution. :)

typed choppily on my Nexus One

On Mar 29, 2010 2:25 PM, "WHERE MMM"  wrote:

Just curious... will there be a cost associated with your CC License on the
data? Is so, how much will it be to access the data that you are getting
from the group?

And, for those of you out there (like I was this am) who are wondering what
a CC license is it is called Creative Commons and works in conjuncture with
CP.. a link for more background is provided below via one of my legal
members(just mention bc I don't know much about the link / blog etc. and
fig we didnt need a whole legal lesson in the thread)

http://danheller.blogspot.com/2008/01/gaming-creative-commons-for-profit.html

Thanks,

Danielle Nicoli
WHERE:MMM
Coworking in LA

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Improving the Google Group

[Tara Hunt]

I've said it before and I'll say it again:

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I've been the admin for at least 50 Groups over the past 5 years. The 10
groups that made the decision to move to wikis, forums, Tangler (which is a
chatty forum), Skype rooms and other things died. Died. 100%. No more group.
What was once a lively conversation in the (admittedly imperfect) Google
Group is history.

There is something about Google Groups that persists. Don't know what it is.
Sure, the interface is crap. People repeat the same darned questions over
and over. But we keep talking. And gathering people. And starting threads.

Not saying there isn't something better out there...just that better isn't
always better.

T

p.s. this is coming from someone who hates routine, loves change and
embraces chaos for a living. I just don't want our beautiful group to die
like those that went before this...heart breaking.


On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Eastlake  wrote:

> Well, I'm a bit of a rookie here, so take this with a grain of salt,
> but here's where my impression comes from:
>
> First, I chose not to get emails from the group ... the last thing I
> need are more emails that I have to wade through.  So I come to the
> group site to check things out when I want to, but otherwise leave
> everything there.
>
> That being said, this thread got 11 responses the same day it was
> posted, and then 7 more the next day.  That was Feb. 9 and Feb. 10.
> Since then, there was only one more post on Feb. 16 until I (and you)
> posted to it today.  So, you have to admit, after two days of a lot of
> interest, it appears now that this post is old news and I just wasn't
> sure if the topic was now dead or not.  For all I know, someone else
> may have started a new thread that relates to the topic, but I
> wouldn't have seen that thread.
>
> My experience with forums is that you don't lose these kinds of
> conversations this way ... a new post puts the thread back at the top,
> and there's an organized way to look through topics, which is a great
> way to research.  This seems particularly helpful to new people (like
> myself) so we can get up to speed much quicker, and participate in a
> more relevant way.  If I can read up on "beginner" topics, then I
> don't have to ask the same questions everyone before me asked.  If I
> want to spend more time researching anything more in depth, I can get
> up to speed with everyone else so far on the topic within a day or two
> (or maybe even just an hour or two).
>
> Also, when I recently posted some questions, I only got one posted
> response, and now my thread has been pushed down to irrelevancy ...
> very quickly, it seems.
>
> I appreciate and respect that this discussion format through email
> allows people more of an instant conversation with eachother on a
> topic, but I just wish it were categorized and organized a little
> better so each thread would remain relevant longer and I could more
> easily find and read what I want to.
>
> Again, I hope I'm not overstepping my bounds on the issue, as I am
> still a newbie to the group and to coworking in general ...
>
> On Mar 29, 11:37 am, Hassan Schroeder 
> wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Eastlake 
> wrote:
> > > Can we give google any feedback requesting that they add a forum
> > > feature to their group functions?  I'm surprised they don't offer it
> > > already ...
> >
> > > Has this discussion gone anywhere since Feb. 16 that I'm unaware of?
> >
> > Just curious -- why would you think there was activity on this thread
> > that doesn't appear in the group message listing?
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Re: [Coworking] If you dream it, you can have it

[Tara Hunt]

That is frigging fantastic! I'm drooling!

Do you mind sharing what you paid?

typed choppily on my Nexus One

On Mar 30, 2010 10:15 PM, "Alex Hillman" 
wrote:

Some of you may have seen this on Twitter, but I thought it'd be fun to
share here too.

We've long had a very practical problem of the fact that Indy Hall just
isn't designed for people who spend all day on the phone. Which is fine,
people can work around that...but ultimately you need to take or make a call
once in a while!

We've got a few conference rooms, social spaces, and even our balcony where
people step out to take a call that's more than a few minutes.

In our current space, we've even set up a couple of makeshift "phone booths"
in closets and bathrooms that people reserve for conference calls.

But...me being me...I've always wanted a real phone booth.

Now, I did a fair amount of calling around to see if we could score one of
the old 90's Verizon booths, since they scrapped all of them in the early
2000's, I figured they' end up in a junk yard somewhere in New Jersey. But
nobody at Verizon could locate that junk yard for me.

Luckily, there's Craigslist.

Having mentioned on more than one occasion my obsession with a phone booth,
one of our members spotted a vintage Bell Telephone booth on Craigslist and
sent it to our internal e-mail list. WAY better than those janky metal and
plastic Verizon ones, this one was WOOD and GLASS, pressed tin interior, and
even the vintage ad still in its sign holder.

The price was right, and despite the need to carefully birth the 500+ pound
beast from a very narrow basement stairwell it's been sitting in for what
was presumably most of its life, she was was worth the wait.

Check her out in all her glory:
http://twitpic.com/1bcoml With original Bell Telephone decals
http://twitpic.com/1bcomm Folding door open, from the side
http://twitpic.com/1bcoqh That awesome vintage sign (OMG long distance!?
Dial by Number!?)
http://twitpic.com/1bcvui And of course, her new home at Indy Hall

The moral of the story is: it's always worth the wait.

-Alex

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Re: [Coworking] If you dream it, you can have it

[Tara Hunt]

Not to rain on any parades, but with Dr. Who being as big as it is
(worldwide), there is no WAY you are going to find a Tardis for under
$10,000...besides, now that every celebrity is ordering one (
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/128689/Dr-Who-How-to-buy-a-Tardis/),
it's no longer cool. ;)

I personally love the old wooden boxes. They are the new Tardis. ;)

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Alex Hillman
wrote:

> I think we're gonna install an iPad with Skype.
>
> ;) just kidding. Maybe?
>
>
> /ah
> indyhall.org
> coworking in philadelphia
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Pat Ramsey  wrote:
>
>> "Keep calm and don't blink"
>>
>> I'd love to see a Tardis replica at a coworking space.
>>
>> Alex, awesome job with the phone booth. Any pics or details on its setup
>> with an actual phone? Are you going with just a place where someone can use
>> their cell?
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> Pat
>>
>> On Mar 30, 2010, at 10:13 PM, Matthew Wettergreen wrote:
>>
>> speaking of worth the wait, we're holding out for a TARDIS replica.
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 9:34 PM, Alex Hillman <
>> dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> $600, plus $100 for renting the UHaul and associated moving goodies.
>>>
>>>
>>> /ah
>>> indyhall.org
>>> coworking in philadelphia
>>>
>>>
>>>  On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Tara Hunt 
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> That is frigging fantastic! I'm drooling!
>>>>
>>>> Do you mind sharing what you paid?
>>>>
>>>> typed choppily on my Nexus One
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 30, 2010 10:15 PM, "Alex Hillman" 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Some of you may have seen this on Twitter, but I thought it'd be fun to
>>>> share here too.
>>>>
>>>> We've long had a very practical problem of the fact that Indy Hall just
>>>> isn't designed for people who spend all day on the phone. Which is fine,
>>>> people can work around that...but ultimately you need to take or make a 
>>>> call
>>>> once in a while!
>>>>
>>>> We've got a few conference rooms, social spaces, and even our balcony
>>>> where people step out to take a call that's more than a few minutes.
>>>>
>>>> In our current space, we've even set up a couple of makeshift "phone
>>>> booths" in closets and bathrooms that people reserve for conference calls.
>>>>
>>>> But...me being me...I've always wanted a real phone booth.
>>>>
>>>> Now, I did a fair amount of calling around to see if we could score one
>>>> of the old 90's Verizon booths, since they scrapped all of them in the 
>>>> early
>>>> 2000's, I figured they' end up in a junk yard somewhere in New Jersey. But
>>>> nobody at Verizon could locate that junk yard for me.
>>>>
>>>> Luckily, there's Craigslist.
>>>>
>>>> Having mentioned on more than one occasion my obsession with a phone
>>>> booth, one of our members spotted a vintage Bell Telephone booth on
>>>> Craigslist and sent it to our internal e-mail list. WAY better than those
>>>> janky metal and plastic Verizon ones, this one was WOOD and GLASS, pressed
>>>> tin interior, and even the vintage ad still in its sign holder.
>>>>
>>>> The price was right, and despite the need to carefully birth the 500+
>>>> pound beast from a very narrow basement stairwell it's been sitting in for
>>>> what was presumably most of its life, she was was worth the wait.
>>>>
>>>> Check her out in all her glory:
>>>> http://twitpic.com/1bcoml With original Bell Telephone decals
>>>> http://twitpic.com/1bcomm Folding door open, from the side
>>>> http://twitpic.com/1bcoqh That awesome vintage sign (OMG long
>>>> distance!? Dial by Number!?)
>>>> http://twitpic.com/1bcvui And of course, her new home at Indy Hall
>>>>
>>>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: White Noise Anyone?

[Tara Hunt]

Has anyone tried the Buddha Machine?

http://www.fm3buddhamachine.com/

I think there is an iPhone app for it,
too. Great zen sounds for the background...though makes me feel like I'm in
a spa. :)

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Pat Cheung  wrote:

> Cool! Any idea what white noise machines/sounds they're having success
> with? Thanks!
>
>
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> Our space (Flower Mound TX DFW area) is small as well. We have a
> couple members who use white noise machines and they work great. I
> need to purchase a couple more and position through out the
> building.
>
> On Mar 30, 5:32 pm, PAT CHEUNG  wrote:
> > I know some of you are using cafe-like music to help create ambience and
> > perhaps even drown out conversational noise levels.
> >
> > Just wondering if anyone here is using some kind of white noise solution?
>
> > Our coworking space is relatively small and quiet (seems that's just how
> the
> > community developed)...and phone conversations stick out like a sore
> thumb.
> > I'm not really sold on background music/musak yet, as sometimes that's
> > pretty distracting as well and can drive people crazy. Just exploring
> > alternative solutions.
> >
> > Thanks!
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Re: [Coworking] Out of the box office furniture

[Tara Hunt]

Wow! I love the work pods! Are they comfy? They look it.

How much do work pods cost?

T

On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Angel  wrote:

> Hi Everyone!
> Cohere opened 3 weeks ago and we just got our new playhouse work pods
> installed yesterday right before the grand opening party last night.
> I wanted to share the pics of the space with you b/c we're getting
> great feedback on the custom furniture from the coworkers.  The red
> playhouse work pods and curved desks are just a great example of
> "wishing for something and waiting for the right thing to come
> along."  Thanks to everyone who answered my questions and encouraged
> me along the way!  The designer is with www.jclayenvironments.com.
>
> http://coherecommunity.com/space
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Re: [Coworking] New Work City's Grand Experiment

[Tara Hunt]

Good luck! Anything i can do, just ask!

typed choppily on my Nexus One

On Apr 9, 2010 2:12 PM, "Tony Bacigalupo"  wrote:

Hello everyone!

New Work City's about to embark on a crazy, unprecedented journey.

Some background: Our current space is a sub-sublet, which we found through
mutual friends. Long story short, our sublessor is bailing out, and the
prime leaseholder found a new tenant before we had a chance to strike a deal
with them ourselves.

This all unfolded over the course of the past several weeks. While we've
been preparing to move to a larger space for quite some time, we obviously
weren't expecting to need to move quite so quickly.

How quickly? May 1st. Yes, May 1st.

Deep breath.

After about a solid week of panic and scrambling, I managed to settle down a
bit and get some perspective.

We're going to make this work. The community will step up and we'll turn
this into a fantastic opportunity to grow.

So that's exactly what we're going to do.

I wrote a blog post outlining how we're going to tackle our transition:
http://www.nwcny.com/blog/2010/04/new-project-nwc-2-0/

There's much more to come, but I wanted to let all of you know that I intend
to document everything that happens as much as I can, both so I can better
empower my community to help, but also as a case study for coworking space
owners. The next several weeks and months will see wild successes and
failures as we work on this transition, and all of it should hold valuable
lessons for the rest of us.

The above blog post doesn't have all the answers-- I honestly don't know
exactly what will happen post May 1st just yet. But I do know that what
happens is going to be shaped by the community, which has already stepped up
in a big way to, at the very least, reassure me that they stand ready to
help. I put off posting it for a while, but I knew that ultimately I had to
start sharing everything that's happening so everyone can be in the loop and
so people can be in a better position to help. It's important to share
what's going on, even if it means admitting that you've failed at some
things. People will respect your honesty.

And that's what this is all about, my friends. I did a town hall last week
to discuss everything with the members, and while I felt pretty awful about
things at that point, the response from the people who attended was
unbelievable. Several people spoke up and said some of the most eloquent and
compelling things I've ever heard anyone say about NWC and what it is that
we're trying to do.

I said it in the blog post but I'll repeat it here: New Work City is a
community first and a business second, and now we're going to have a chance
to prove it. The next several weeks and months will be wild, and along the
way the community is going to have a chance to show just how powerful it can
be when it comes together to achieve a common goal.

We're going to make a statement. And when it's all said and done, we'll be
settling into a big beautiful new home that's going to be built to last.

And we'll have a big party to celebrate.

But until then, we have a lot of work to do.

Stay tuned, friends! Things are about to get crazy.

Best,
Mayor Tony
-
New Work City - Work with, not for.
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Re: [Coworking] What ever happend with the coworking.com money? Next Steps for Coworking.com contributors.

[Tara Hunt]

Is Lord of Chaos kind of like Lord of the Rings, but with more chaos? Do
they come in girl sizes? :)

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Alex Hillman
wrote:

> Can the page allow people to add a pledge without $ amount? Which means
>> they agree to pay any amount that is required?
>
>
> That's a good idea, I'll include that.
>
> /ah
> indyhall.org
> coworking in philadelphia
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Steven Heath  wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 17 April 2010 11:35, Alex Hillman wrote:
>>
>>> No, I have not run off with the donated money. Nice try 
>>> Steven
>>> .
>>>
>>>
>> The cover up continues! :-)
>>
>>
>>> And you're all *very lucky* that I didn't get around to execute my
>>> planned April Fools joke of redirecting http://coworking.com to
>>> http://www.regus.com/ for the day, just for kicks. But after the last
>>> Regus-related stunt I 
>>> pulled,
>>> I thought better :)
>>>
>>>
>> I for one welcome our new Regus overlords!
>>
>>
>>>
>>> *Here we go:*
>>>
>>> 1. We'll have an open enrollment period for two weeks where we'll be
>>> taking pledges from everyone who would like to contribute.
>>> 2. At the end of that time, we'll find the lowest amount commonly pledged
>>> that meets the goal. (simple arithmetic, yay!)
>>> 3. Everyone who pledged under that amount will be contacted and given an
>>> opportunity to *adjust* the amount they would like to give, or *withdraw
>>> * from the process.
>>> 4. When that is settled people who haven't sent in money will be prompted
>>> to (we'll use paypal) and those who have already donated will be refunded
>>> any amount over the final amount determined by this exercise.
>>> 5. We'll write up a page documenting the event and thanking all the
>>> contributors.
>>>
>>> *
>>> *
>>>
>>
>> Excellent approach Alex.
>>
>> Can the page allow people to add a pledge without $ amount? Which means
>> they agree to pay any amount that is required?
>>
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Re: [Coworking] We're on a roll!

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Wa-hoo! Congrats!

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> We're in the final stages of obtaining a lease for office space in
> Hanover, MD! We hope to open in a few months. :-)
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Re: [Coworking] Membership Commitment

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Citizen Space does exactly the same as Indy Hall. Month to month with
pay-ahead incentives.

T

On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Alex Hillman
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> We run all memberships month to month, but offer a few things that benefit
> us AND them:
>
> - The opportunity to prepay for multiple months at a time, at which point
> we usually offer a discount or other incentive
> - Subscription payments, which makes chasing payments much easier. We use
> Paypal for this after watching Tony successfully run it for New Work City.
> - At the time we sign a membership, we collect one additional month of
> whatever the membership level is as a deposit. This is returned to them in
> full if they cancel with the agreed 30 days notice in their membership
> agreement. If not, we keep the deposit, and have 30 days to replace that
> member's dues before it hits our bottom line.
>
> -Alex
>
> /ah
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>
>
> On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 6:35 AM, ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com <
> ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Do you ask your members to commit for a 3, 6 or 12 month period?  Or
>> are you more flexible?  If you are more flexible, do you bill only for
>> the cycle (monthly) the member utilizes the space?
>>
>> Jodi Dean, Founder
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>> www.ourspacefw.com
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Re: [Coworking] Spam again in the wiki

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We are hosted with pbwiki, so sort of rely on their tools. But go ahead and
clean! I'm sure someone has some suggestions about deeper security.

Tara

On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:24 AM, mccorkle  wrote:

> I get the notifications for the pbworks wiki and I've been noticing a
> lot of spam here lately.  Would anyone be against me cleaning the spam
> up?  Has the group considered any anti spam tools?
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Re: [Coworking] Wiki vandalism

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Because I don't think he checks the google group every day, I'm cc'ing Chris
Messina, who set up the wiki in the first place.

Tara

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> I would also like to volunteer to assist in the wiki reverts and comment
> cleanups.
>
> ::Mark
>
> On May 14, 2010 6:46 PM, "Steven Heath"  wrote:
>
>
>
> On 15 May 2010 02:33, Dossy Shiobara  wrote: > > It
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> Until about month ago I was one of the people that would revert the spam
> edits. Due to work levels I have not done in changes for while.
>
> I agree that some admin functions should be shared as bots comments are
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Re: [Coworking] How many coworking venues are there?

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That's a great question and one I lost track of a couple of years back (at
the time, we were at around 45 worldwide, 30 of those in the US). A rollcall
would be awesome. Hm...

T

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Re: [Coworking] Re: How many coworking venues are there?

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Holy wow. Thanks Steve!

On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 12:21 PM, sk...@emergentresearch.com <
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> We did an informal count in December of last year and came up with 212
> coworking facilities in the US.  This was our 2nd annual informal
> count and it showed growth of about 60% year over year.  The New York
> Times (http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/working-in-the-
> company-of-strangers/) and others covered it.
>
> The count we did was pretty simple.  We started with this site and
> coworking wiki.  We also used a mix of web search methods.  Our
> criteria was (1) a facility had to self-identify as a coworking
> facility; (2) it had offer memberships to the public; (3) in our view
> it had to look like it derived a significant % of revenue from
> coworking related activities; and (4) it had to have an online
> presence that indicated ongoing activity.
>
> Steve
>
> On May 19, 1:21 pm, Chris Otts  wrote:
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> > Kentucky and I'm trying to find out how many coworking venues have
> > sprung up in the United States. Does anyone know, or know how I could
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Feedback Requested: Coworking Across America

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You are always welcome at Citizen Space in San Francisco (even though I
won't be there) and, if you get to Montreal (which you should!), I'm sure
Pat and Dan would love to see you (and let me know, cause I'll make sure to
work out of there that day!).

Tara

On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Chris Conrey wrote:

> You're of course welcome at Gangplank anytime you're passing through
> the Phoenix Area. http://gangplankhq.com
>
> On Jun 23, 5:33 am, "Wes & Steve - Verge" 
> wrote:
> > Hey Angel and Beth,
> >
> > Awesome idea, count coIN Loft in, located in Wilmington, DE.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Stevewww.thecoinloft.com
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Re: [Coworking] looking for a space in SF

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Citizen Space has free dropins, so come by anytime:

425-2nd Street, #100 (Corner of 2nd and Howard through the loading dock). We
have a small membership (we only charge people who hold keys and have
desks), but a big community. The founders of CS (including me) were amongst
the Coworking movement founders. :)

But as Iris said, there are a couple of other spaces in town, too, and
everyone has their own flavor and atmosphere. It'll pay to try them all out
for a day or two to get an idea of where you fit. :)

Tara

On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 12:39 AM, Iris Kavanagh wrote:

> Hey Jennifer!
>
> Feel free to stop by NextSpace at 28, 2nd Street. We are on the 3rd floor.
> Dial 003 on the call box and we'll buzz you in. We are open for tours from
> 8:30 - 5:30 Monday through Friday. Heck, bring your stuff and work a day on
> us! We just opened at the beginning of June and we're in our beta phase so
> membership is low still, but the cool thing about being a NextSpace member
> is access to our combined membership of close to 200 people in our Santa
> Cruz space.
>
> You can check out more about us here: www.nextspace.us
>
> There's also Citizen Space and Parisoma. We've all got a different flavour
> so you really have your pick of coworking opportunities in SF.
>
> Hope to see you soon!
>
> Iris
>
>
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> On Jun 23, 2010, at 6:38 PM, jennifer pattee wrote:
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> hi
>
> if anyone can recommend a space in San Francisco besides Sandbox
> Studios I am interested. thank you.
>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Wiki vandalism

[Tara Hunt]

Okay...who is willing to be the admins for this? I currently admin the
Google Group (there are others, but I think they've turned their
notifications off). Who wants to volunteer for the wiki admin position(s)?

Tara

On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 6:48 AM, Arne Hulstein wrote:

> As an alternative to a fully open Wiki, I would be in favor of Jon's
> proposal. It still allows everyone to participate, but it also sets a bit of
> a threshold for the first couple of posts. However, I feel it would be
> beneficial to limit the number of approvals until someones status is adapted
> to either give full editing rights or to revoke them. After all, you don't
> need a hunderd posts to see if someone is an addition to the editing team or
> not.
>
> Arne
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Jonathan Buford wrote:
>
>> What we just wound up doing for the Lean Startup Circle group wiki is to
>> make the default as requiring admin review, and then the admin can change
>> the user settings to automatically post once they have been vetted.
>>
>> This works well enough since there are edits only once every few days, so
>> the admin burden is not too high. I'm not sure what the volume of new legit
>> edits are, but probably it would be similar, where there are probably few
>> new contributors within a short period that would be legit.
>>
>> Jon Buford
>> @jonbuford
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace <
>> wmben...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Chris, Dossy, et al.,
>>>
>>> Anyone who creates a free account on the wiki is automatically an
>>> editor already, right? Isn't that how spammers are already able to
>>> post whatever they want and how we're all able to add and edit details
>>> about our spaces?
>>>
>>> That's a lead in to asking if there's any way we could actually make
>>> the wiki less accessible rather than adding editors? We're all already
>>> editors and right now pretty much every page is loaded with spam, it
>>> has been for months and months, and it shows in the current quality of
>>> the wiki.
>>>
>>> I know this adds an administrative burden to someone, but we could
>>> keep it relatively simply by just requiring people to send a paragraph
>>> description of who they are in order to get permission, and even have
>>> several administrators dealing with the approvals so the workload is
>>> distributed? Or is there an easier way?
>>>
>>> Will
>>>
>>> On Jun 29, 11:23 pm, Rosie Sherry  wrote:
>>> > I've been seeing more spam cropping up.  Some in the form of comments,
>>> but
>>> > alot in the form of sneaky page edits.
>>> >
>>> > We can all edit pages, I've cleaned up the Brighton area and will do
>>> the UK.
>>> >
>>> > Perhaps others can do their local area?
>>> >
>>> > On 15 May 2010 21:53, Dossy Shiobara  wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > > Chris,
>>> >
>>> > > I was the OP asking for similar privileges. Can I have them, too?
>>> >
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>>> > > do...@panoptic.com
>>> >
>>> > > --
>>> > > *From: * Chris Messina 
>>> > > *Date: *Sat, 15 May 2010 13:49:36 -0700
>>> > > *To: *Tara Hunt
>>> > > *Cc: *
>>> > > *Subject: *Re: [Coworking] Wiki vandalism
>>> >
>>> > > Added you (Mark) as an editor.
>>> >
>>> > > Also went and deleted a bunch of spam (there's likely loads more).
>>> >
>>> > > Sigh.
>>> >
>>> > > Chris
>>> >
>>> > > On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Tara Hunt 
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > >> Because I don't think he checks the google group every day, I'm
>>> cc'ing
>>> > >> Chris Messina, who set up the wiki in the first place.
>>> >
>>> > >> Tara
>>> >
>>> > >> On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Mark McCorkle <
>>> mccor...@devteam.org>wrote:
>>> >
>>> > >>> I would also like to volunteer to assist in the wiki reverts and
>>> comment
>>> > >>> cleanups.
>>> >
>>> > >>> ::Mar

Re: [Coworking] Re: Wiki vandalism

[Tara Hunt]

"it's hard enough to get legitimate contributors to contribute..."

This isn't a problem that coworking has ever suffered btw. Barriers are
sometimes good. Actually, in my experience of online communities...barriers
are almost ALWAYS good.

Tara



On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Dossy Shiobara  wrote:

> In my experience, it's hard enough to get legitimate contributors to
> contribute that adding a barrier means only the most determined
> contributors will bother, which is bad.
>
> Everyone can revert vandalism edits.  The challenge with that crappy
> PBwiki (seriously, garbage...) is that they added "comments" which are
> NOT part of the wiki page that can be edited, which is where spammers
> can vandalize all they want and no one (?) can delete or otherwise
> revert it.
>
> Seriously, the best thing to do right now is to disable ALL comments if
> possible, delete them all off all the pages, and just use the wiki
> proper, the way they're "supposed" to work.  Then, vandalism can simply
> be reverted, no big deal.
>
> Also: edits that introduce a URL should present a CAPTCHA.  That would
> probably eliminate 99% of the spam vandalism.
>
> Perhaps its time to just put an end to the Coworking Wiki, if the people
> with administrative access don't have the bandwidth to maintain it any
> more.
>
>
> On 7/1/10 5:19 AM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace wrote:
> > That's a lead in to asking if there's any way we could actually make
> > the wiki less accessible rather than adding editors?
>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Wiki vandalism

[Tara Hunt]

I turned off comments and turned 'request' on. Jacob Sayles has generously
offered to administer from this point forward.

T

On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace <
wmben...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> While the idea of just being more vigilant sounds great in theory,
> we've been saying that for almost a year and there's more spam than
> ever. I think anyone who's tried to clean up the spam can echo
> ruyoung's experience: it's ineffective and frustrating. In my own
> experience, vigilance just gets punished since the the removal of spam
> gets undone faster than we can fix it.
>
> Tara, can you tell us what the next step would be to set up those
> barriers (no more comments and delete existing comments, administered
> access to edit the wiki, and get volunteers to be those
> administrators)? Or do we still need to discuss it more, and if so,
> how best to come to an agreement as a group (personally I'd be psyched
> if you just made an executive decision, but maybe because I agree with
> your proposed solution :)?
>
> Will
>
> On Jul 5, 6:19 am, Mike Weiss  wrote:
> > I'll help clean things up and keep them there. Let me know if you need
> > additional help.
> >
> > I've reverted quite a few pages in the past, but it's been getting out
> > of hand laity.
> >
> > It'll be nice when I can direct people there to explain what coworking
> > is again. (It's got nothing to do with SEO, in-ground pools, or
> > fireplace construction)
> >
> > On May 15, 4:49 pm, Chris Messina  wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Added you (Mark) as an editor.
> >
> > > Also went and deleted a bunch of spam (there's likely loads more).
> >
> > > Sigh.
> >
> > > Chris
> >
> > > On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Tara Hunt 
> wrote:
> > > > Because I don't think he checks the google group every day, I'm
> cc'ing
> > > > Chris Messina, who set up the wiki in the first place.
> >
> > > > Tara
> >
> > > > On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Mark McCorkle  >wrote:
> >
> > > >> I would also like to volunteer to assist in the wiki reverts and
> comment
> > > >> cleanups.
> >
> > > >> ::Mark
> >
> > > >> On May 14, 2010 6:46 PM, "Steven Heath"  wrote:
> >
> > > >> On 15 May 2010 02:33, Dossy Shiobara  wrote: >
> > It
> > > >> appears that the Coworking W...
> > > >> Until about month ago I was one of the people that would revert the
> spam
> > > >> edits. Due to work levels I have not done in changes for while.
> >
> > > >> I agree that some admin functions should be shared as bots comments
> are
> > > >> annoying.
> >
> > > >> --
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> >
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Re: [Coworking] Re: drop-in scheduling and management

[Tara Hunt]

Great ideas.

p.s. I love the name! InCoHoots! Cute!

On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 10:46 AM, t...@c4workspace wrote:

> I'm all about simple so here's my suggestion.
>
> This will allow people to see what drop-in slots are available and
> it's FREE.
>
> 1. Create a Co-Hoots Drop-in Calendar in Google Calendar. Make it
> Public. This will allow people to view it but not make any changes.
> 2. Create an All Day, Repeating event for Monday through Friday and
> call iy "Maximum Drop-In Desks: XX"
> 3. Embed this Calendar in Week view on your website with a link from
> the home page.
> 4. Create a calen...@cohoots.com email address and include it near the
> home page link and on the calendar page.
> 5. People request a slot using the email address. As the requests come
> in they are added by you to the calendar with a "TENTATIVE:" prefix
> and the person's name until they show up. Like "TENTATIVE: Todd
> O'Neill". The TENTATIVE label is removed when the person arrives.
> 6. When Drop in slots for the day are filled change the All Day event
> for that day to "Maximum Drop-In Desks: XX".
>
> The side benefit to this system is that prospective Drop-Ins can see
> who is already there which might encourage them to come in.
>
> You can share management of the Calendar with one or two other people
> to spread the load. You could also share the calendar with members and
> allow them to add an event but not change it.
>
> Cheers!
>
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> Catalyst
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Re: [Coworking] Profitability

[Tara Hunt]

Citizen Space is *just* profitable enough to keep some cushion in the bank
for a rainy day and replace some stuff that breaks along the way (which
really only means that it is breaking even).

4 years in November.

T

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> Just curious, as there a number of spaces open, and have been so for a
> while, I would love to find out, if your own coworking space has been
> profitable, barely break even or still in the red?
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Travelling across the US

[Tara Hunt]

Rosie,

You need to visit me in Montreal!

On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 10:08 AM, Lloyd Davis  wrote:

> Hey Rosie, good for you, what a smashing trip that will be :)
>
> On Tuttle2Texas we managed to get to NWC, Ignition Alley in Atlanta
> and Launchpad in NOLA - fascinating to see how the idea is interpreted
> differently in different places and to see a contrast with my
> experience of The Werks.
>
> If you're in London before you go, do give me a shout.
>
> ll x
>
> On Jul 8, 9:24 am, Rosie Sherry  wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I'm from the UK and have been involved in setting up a couple of local
> > coworking spaces.
> >
> > We (me, my husband and two young boys) are doing a road trip across good
> ole
> > America from end of September for at least 3 months.   Whilst it's a bit
> of
> > a holiday we would like to meet lots of people, drop by every coworking
> > place possible and maintain our work commitments (which can all be done
> > online and remotely).  I also plan to blog the experience along the way.
> >
> > Really just saying hello for now and over the next couple of months we
> will
> > be doing proper investigations on where we will be going/doing. If anyone
> > has any advice or generosity it would be gratefully appreciated.
>  Especially
> > when it comes to kids and where/how to keep them entertained :)
> >
> > Perhaps say hello on Twitter?
> >
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Re: [Coworking] Last day to submit for SXSWi Panel Picker

[Tara Hunt]

Just a FYI...since coworking has been a topic (discussion/panels) for the
past 3 years, you will probably have a better chance getting a
panel/discussion accepted if you don't focus on coworking. For instance, you
may want to talk about new ways to structure companies or ways to get
creative with ideas. I fought really hard to try and get at least one
coworking panel in last year and was told that it was an 'old' subject (I'm
on the advisory board of SXSW).

T

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> On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 3:59 PM, where...@gmail.com 
> wrote:
> > What time is the deadline TODAY?
> >
> > Danielle
> >
>
> From the FAQ link on the page Mike pointed to:
>
> "5. When can I submit my idea to the PanelPicker?
>
> The PanelPicker will be open for submissions for SXSW 2011 starting on
> Monday, June 14, 2010. It will close at 11:59 pm Central Time on
> Friday, July 9, 2010."
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Re: [Coworking] Starting a career in coworking and ideas on how to create a profitable coworking space.

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Just an FYI...Citizen Space is not a profit-making space. We have a
part-time general manager (Hi April!), but only put enough money in the bank
for a rainy day...of which we've had a few. I actually have about $25-30k
sunk into the space I doubt I'll ever see back. I consider it an investment
in the community and the world as a better place.

Why the altruism? Well, I used to do it to get me laid (kidding! it never
helped with that...), but now I realize that my investment there makes it
possible for me to move forward quicker with my other business pursuits. I
meet great people because of it, I have built trust in a wider community and
the businesses helped by Citizen Space have supported me along the way. It's
a contribution to a great ecosystem and cost me WAY less than a radio ad or
a fancy SEO person.

T

On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Craig Baute  wrote:

> This groups has been a great group to follow. I'm from Grand Rapids,
> MI where two coworking spaces have opened up in the last year. I
> recently graduated with my MBA and have been a marketing consultant
> for the last three years and would like to start a new career. I would
> like to spend a year or two as an office manager or marketing member
> for an existing space and learn about the business and the exact needs
> of the community. I am open to moving to any location for this
> experience. Please let me know if you know of any opportunities.
>
> I'm excited about the concept and would like to start a new facility
> with the intent of managing it and expanding. The goal here is to
> provide an open creative space, but also generate a profit with a
> possibility of multipul locations. It seems most coworking spaces are
> opened by a small team of people that operate the facility and
> performing consulting work on the side with a goal of breaking-even or
> generating a small profit, but not substantial sum.
>
> I believe, if coworking is going to change the way people work on a
> mass scale then it needs to be a profitable venture for people. It
> seems Citizen Space and Sandbox in San Francisco are successful
> ventures and are hiring staff or opening second locations. Does anyone
> know of any other coworking spaces that have matched their success?
>
> Here are my take-a-ways to being a profitable coworking space (with a
> brainstorm of ideas on way to improve coworking following):
>
> Space to fit 30 to 40 people (starting around 2500 - 3000 sf, please
> let me know if these numbers seem wrong)
> Conference rooms (1 or 2) that fit 6 to 12 people
> T1 internet access with wireless, of course
> Coffee and snacks, partnerships with a local cafe seems popular.
> Community effieciency kitchen
> High quality printer
> Common area with a comfortable sofa and chairs in the greeting area
> Magazine and newspaper selections - Wired, NYT, Fast Company, Business
> Week, etc.
> A diverse set of members ranging from graphic designers, interior
> designers, consultants, online marketing, etc.
> Community events once or twice a week based on business education/
> networking/art/business launch events
> Flexible rates with an introduction rate at $250 and going up to $450/
> month. Small team package available.
> LOTS of flexible space furniture and whiteboards
> Downtown location with a bit of personality
> 24/7 card access
> Lockers or someway for people to store items
>
> Brainstorming ways to improve coworking:
> Some of these ideas I've taking from visiting a local FedEx Office
> (Kinkos) location
>
> 1-2 Public heavy duty desktop computer for tasking visual editing work
> with Adobe CS available for everyone
> 2-3 Public large monitors for laptops to hook up to for comfort and
> other editing purposes
> Teleconferencing rooms designed for soundproof phone or video
> conversations (this is present at a Grand Rapids location)
> Membership discounts on cell plans or local restaurants
> Bike and scooter storage
>
>
> If you opened a coworking space:
> What are the starting cost for opening up a coworking space in your
> area? Where are you located? How many members do you currently have or
> average?
>
> If you participate in coworking:
> Please let me know what you have noticed to be consistant among
> successful coworking spaces? What are features that people don't seem
> to care for? How did you discover coworking?
>
>
> I'm very interested in coworking and would like to start a career in
> it. Any information would be helpful and greatly appreciated.
>
> If you would like to contact me personally please feel free to contact
> me at BauteCM [at] Gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from everyone
> and I apologize about the long starting post.
>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Starting a career in coworking and ideas on how to create a profitable coworking space.

[Tara Hunt]

We use a LOT of Ikea tables...cheap, light and moveable! Also whiteboards.

T

On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Craig Baute  wrote:

> Tara: I apologize for incorrectly stating that Citizen Space is a for
> profit venture. Congratulations with the success of Citizen Space. I
> love following Citizen's progress.
>
> Alex: Thanks for the input and the numbers. I look forward to
> following the numbers and wish you the best of luck.
>
> I absolutely agree that a coworking space is about the ecosystem and
> the ability to collaborate, bounce ideas off of individuals, and
> finding creative solutions through chit chatting with a neighbor. I
> worked in coffee shops for two years before discovering the concept of
> coworking and it immediately resonated with me. The value is in the
> people and the space. Thanks for reminder Alex.
>
> I'm a 'space guy.' I went to college near Herman Miller, SteelCase,
> and Haworth furniture and have read their reports and studied their
> furniture. I'm intrigued on how coworking space is using the flexible
> furniture of having tables on wheels, moving bulletin boards,
> incorporating the benefits of technology into physical space like
> walls that work well with displaying projected images, etc. I enjoy
> studying how people move and use their space as they work and
> collaborate. Since coworking is a different beast than a traditional
> office setting is their anything type of furniture or set that is
> invaluable to your space?
>
>
> On Jul 21, 4:11 pm, Alex Hillman  wrote:
> > Same with Indy Hall. The doors that have been opened by operating a low
> > margin "not-just-for-profit" business have led to much farther reaching
> > success...and not just for me individually but for many of our community
> > members as well.
> >
> > We've made the money invested into Indy Hall back, unlike Citizen Space,
> and
> > continue to invest our profit into growth.
> >
> > But looking at your estimations for operating a "profitable for profit"
> > space is probably off.
> >
> > For some perspective, when we operated an 1800 square foot location we
> > packed in ~22 desks (which was cramped) and even when we were at capacity
> > AND had a waiting list, we were netting just a few thousand dollars a
> month.
> >
> > Nowadays we operate a 4500 square foot location with ~50 desks (and room
> to
> > grow). In under 6 months we were able to recover from our increase in
> > overhead to operational breakeven, and are month-to-month cashflow
> positive,
> > but even with our growth projections leading up to this space being at
> > capacity, we're still only netting a few thousand dollars a month.
> >
> > There's an article coming out within the week where we "bare all"
> regarding
> > our numbers, I'll be posting it here if Imran doesn't beat me to it, and
> > then sharing the raw numbers with some of my own context here as well.
> >
> > Apart from "dialing the numbers" on the business side of a coworking
> space,
> > the other thing you really need to consider is the sociological
> implications
> > of running a coworking space as your business. By default, you need your
> > members more than they need you. Until they need you more than you need
> > them. In both cases, you're likely to fail.
> >
> > Instead, a symbiotic and mutually beneficial relationship is what's
> really
> > needed between the founder/owner/operators...and that takes a lot more
> work
> > than the setting up and operating of a space does.
> >
> > Before you jump in headfirst into the dollars and cents of a coworking
> > space, I strongly urge you to consider your goals here and focus on the
> core
> > value of "community" and what it means to you...and see if that resonates
> > with others.
> >
> > If it does...you might be on to something.
> >
> > -Alex
> >
> > /ah
> > indyhall.org
> > coworking in philadelphia
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Tara Hunt 
> wrote:
> > > Just an FYI...Citizen Space is not a profit-making space. We have a
> > > part-time general manager (Hi April!), but only put enough money in the
> bank
> > > for a rainy day...of which we've had a few. I actually have about
> $25-30k
> > > sunk into the space I doubt I'll ever see back. I consider it an
> investment
> > > in the community and the world as a better place.
> >
> > > Why the altruism? Well, I used to do it to get me laid (kidding! it

Re: [Coworking] Re: Free Days

[Tara Hunt]

Citizen Space has always had free drop-ins. Unlimited. We put signs up for a
paypal donation if people wanna. But that has been our #1 marketing tool to
getting people in. They become so comfortable in the space that they start
to rely on it. Those days they can't get in (dropins can only get in if
there is a paying member there), they get frustrated. Compound that with
their growing feeling of obligation to the space and BINGO! we have a new
member.

Plus, it's a bonus to the current members who benefit from the extra energy.
It's #1 lead generation. Oh...and we have events that are open to the public
to show goodwill. Like Bavarian breakfasts and the upcoming Waffle
Wednesdays (which we stole from this list, I believe).

T

On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 5:20 PM, ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com <
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> The biggest problem is that no one will hold a jelly in Fort Wayne.  I
> have spoken to numerous people - techs, etc. - if social time, ran by
> a big wig group, people come, but anything that requires work, they
> have no desire to be a part.
>
> It's Fort Wayne.
>
> j.d.
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Re: [Coworking] August 9 - Coworking Day

[Tara Hunt]

Totally awesome idea! Wish someone would have pointed it out sooner (we
could have mini parties), but I'm sure we can come up with something
awesome. Like the tag: #coworkingday at the end of posts about coworking:

   1. how you first heard about the movement
   2. why you decided to get involved
   3. when your space opened up or you started working out of a coworking
   space
   4. why coworking is better than working alone (or in another situation,
   like a coffee shop)
   5. etc.

It could really help spread the word. Get it trending even! :)

T

On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Campbell McKellar  wrote:

> Love the idea Cadu! We'll help spread the word.
> Have a great weekend everyone.
>
> Campbell
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> *Date: *Sat, 7 Aug 2010 15:30:45 -0300
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> *Subject: *[Coworking] August 9 - Coworking Day
>
> Hi coworkers!!!
>
> Next monday will be 5 years since Brad Neuberg talk about coworking for
> the first 
> time
> .
> Also, BeesOffice will launch its blog with a coworking presentation post.
> I think that that date should be the official Coworking Day.
> What do you think about blogging something special to celebrate that and
> tweeting using the #CoworkingDay hashtag?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Cadu de Castro Alves
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Re: [Coworking] code of behavior

[Tara Hunt]

We have House Rulez at Citizen Space:

http://citizenspace.us/about/house-rules/

Tara

2010/8/20 Ricardo Luvizotto Dória :
> Hello guys,
> i'm building a coworking space in Curitiba, Brazil and i'm wondering about
> behavior codes.
> It's obvious that, in a community, one persons freedom ends where another
> persons freedom begins.
> But how does it work in your space? Do u have mechanisms to regulate
> behavioral conflicts, among others?
> I think a solution for that would be to define and make available a "code of
> behavior".
> Has any space already had this kind of problems? How do u deal with it? Do
> any of u have a concrete "code of behavior"?
> I know each community end up building instinctively their own code, even if
> not written, but does anyone have one written to share with the group?
>
> Hope i could make myself understood.
> Thanks
> Ricardo
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Pre opening events

[Tara Hunt]

At Citizen Space, we did things that involved the community in our building:

1. Ikea furniture building day - opened up an invitation for people to
come help build the furniture, offering beer and pizza and good tunes.
About 30 people came to help throughout the day. It was awesome. And
we gained 5 members that day.

2. 'Camps' in the empty space - before we moved in, we had a BarCamp
(EqualityCamp, actually) in the raw space. I asked loads of people
what they thought and what they would change/add/etc

I know that many other spaces, like Indy Hall and New Work City, etc.
have done Jelly's (which sounds much like what Mindaugas is asking
for):

http://workatjelly.com/

Some were done in people's living rooms, some in coffee shops, some in
the spaces to be.

T

On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 8:36 AM, ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com
 wrote:
> What I have found out that works really well is finding a speaker or
> panel of speakers to discuss a certain topic?  Since you don't have a
> space, I would find out who is the sought after speaker, in your area,
> on a topic that would engage the audiences that you have in mind.
> And then allow that speaker to do it in a public location, i.e.
> library, museum, coffee house, etc.
>
> Good Luck!
>
> Jodi Dean, Founder
> www.ourspacefw.com
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Re: [Coworking] kitchen rules

[Tara Hunt]

Love it!

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 6:06 AM, Frauke Godat
wrote:

> Hi Alex,
> yep, signs help us a lot at The Hub to self-organize. Here are the simple
> "house rules" of Hub Amsterdam written on the fridge:
> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5314525&l=46c6a00305&id=575940427
>
> Greetings from The Hub (normally Berlin but currently in Amsterdam),
> Frauke
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Alexander Lang wrote:
>
>> hi,
>>
>> i just wrote a little blog post on how we turned our messy kitchen
>> into a clean one. maybe this is interesting for others as well, or
>> maybe others can tell us their own tricks?
>>
>> http://co-up.de/2010/08/24/kitchen-rules.html
>>
>> cheers,
>> alex
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