Re: [Coworking] AltamontCowork Closing
Thank you for everything Mike! You have been a great addition to the conversation here and I hope we cross paths again soon. On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Mike Pihlman altamontcow...@gmail.com wrote: I wrote this on my Facebook page. But, before I paste it here I would like to thank ALL of those among you who helped me TREMENDOUSLY over the years (you know who you are from private conversations). You are my inspirations, and, please keep up the fight for collaborative, open, work! I became too old (at 63) to continue the fight from this direction, but, I will continue from another (you will have to read my pasted posting to the end!). To all the new people here (by new those who came after May 2009)...good luck and do not ever give up, or change the values that you believe in COWORKING (without a hyphen) ROCKS!!! AFTER 67 months of trying (65 of those at a loss), we will closing AltamontCowork on Dec 31, 2014. COWORKING in Tracy, CA WILL happen sometime in the future; when the CULTURE changes sufficiently to understand the beauty of, and embrace: Open, Collaborative, Work. When will that happen I suspect 5 to 20 years. Why that long??? Here is the clue: Those accepting, and fully embracing, this kind of work environment are just NOW 25 years old or YOUNGER. It will take 5 to 20 years for the oldest of them to grow sufficiently (and for us old farts to die off so they have the road ahead free of us) to have a major impact in the world. THEN the world of collaborative work will change, but, only then. The circle of life. The youngsters of today will embrace collaborative work in the futurehail to them! Tracy, CA Residents: When you see that next COWORKING location open up hereall I ask is that you have a fleeting memory of AltamontCoworkas we will ALWAYS be the first! We have met many wonderful people and made some wonderful, lifelong, friends. There have been fun times and hard times. But, I appreciate each and every one who supported AltamontCowork (or Tracy Virtual Office...who remembers?) over the years. The very very special people among you know who you are. (Yes, Tom Gardner knew) BUTLike in Harry Potter: The Phoenix rises. On Jan 1, 2015, YeOldeTechy (does anyone remember?) will rise again as: TechyMike http://TechyMike.com/ http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FTechyMike.com%2Fh=AAQGcO282s=1 Cue the music from Jaws.haha -- -- Buy From *Amazon* and help ForCarol.com. Click on this link: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/45-1499304 -- Mike Pihlman AltamontCowork / ForCarol.com (501c3) 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 205 Tracy, CA 95376 Phone: 209-608-4340 Web: http://AltamontCowork.com http://altamontcowork.com/ -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Coworking] AltamontCowork Closing
Mike, I’ve always appreciated your insights in this discussion group as I’m one of those few along w/ Jacob who have been around just as long. I look forward to hearing about your next endeavor. JEROME CHANG WEST: Santa Monica 1450 2nd Street (@Broadway) | Santa Monica CA 90401 ph: (310) 526-2255 CENTRAL: Mid-Wilshire 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) | Los Angeles CA 90036 ph: (323) 330-9505 EAST: Downtown 529 S. Broadway, Suite 4000 (@Pershing Square) | Los Angeles CA 90013 ph: (213) 550-2235 On Nov 17, 2014, at 10:52 AM, Jacob Sayles ja...@officenomads.com wrote: Thank you for everything Mike! You have been a great addition to the conversation here and I hope we cross paths again soon. On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Mike Pihlman altamontcow...@gmail.com wrote: I wrote this on my Facebook page. But, before I paste it here I would like to thank ALL of those among you who helped me TREMENDOUSLY over the years (you know who you are from private conversations). You are my inspirations, and, please keep up the fight for collaborative, open, work! I became too old (at 63) to continue the fight from this direction, but, I will continue from another (you will have to read my pasted posting to the end!). To all the new people here (by new those who came after May 2009)...good luck and do not ever give up, or change the values that you believe in COWORKING (without a hyphen) ROCKS!!! AFTER 67 months of trying (65 of those at a loss), we will closing AltamontCowork on Dec 31, 2014. COWORKING in Tracy, CA WILL happen sometime in the future; when the CULTURE changes sufficiently to understand the beauty of, and embrace: Open, Collaborative, Work. When will that happen I suspect 5 to 20 years. Why that long??? Here is the clue: Those accepting, and fully embracing, this kind of work environment are just NOW 25 years old or YOUNGER. It will take 5 to 20 years for the oldest of them to grow sufficiently (and for us old farts to die off so they have the road ahead free of us) to have a major impact in the world. THEN the world of collaborative work will change, but, only then. The circle of life. The youngsters of today will embrace collaborative work in the futurehail to them! Tracy, CA Residents: When you see that next COWORKING location open up hereall I ask is that you have a fleeting memory of AltamontCoworkas we will ALWAYS be the first! We have met many wonderful people and made some wonderful, lifelong, friends. There have been fun times and hard times. But, I appreciate each and every one who supported AltamontCowork (or Tracy Virtual Office...who remembers?) over the years. The very very special people among you know who you are. (Yes, Tom Gardner knew) BUTLike in Harry Potter: The Phoenix rises. On Jan 1, 2015, YeOldeTechy (does anyone remember?) will rise again as: TechyMike http://TechyMike.com/ Cue the music from Jaws.haha -- -- Buy From Amazon and help ForCarol.com. Click on this link: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/45-1499304 -- Mike Pihlman AltamontCowork / ForCarol.com (501c3) 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 205 Tracy, CA 95376 Phone: 209-608-4340 Web: http://AltamontCowork.com -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Coworking] AltamontCowork Closing
Dude, your perseverance is epic. It sounds like you’re in good spirits about the whole thing, and as others have said, you’ve undoubtably left a mark on your local community, as well as this one here on the Coworking Google Group over the years. Thanks for being a member, and a leader, in both of those communities. -Alex On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 3:39 PM, Mike Pihlman altamontcow...@gmail.com wrote: I wrote this on my Facebook page. But, before I paste it here I would like to thank ALL of those among you who helped me TREMENDOUSLY over the years (you know who you are from private conversations). You are my inspirations, and, please keep up the fight for collaborative, open, work! I became too old (at 63) to continue the fight from this direction, but, I will continue from another (you will have to read my pasted posting to the end!). To all the new people here (by new those who came after May 2009)...good luck and do not ever give up, or change the values that you believe in COWORKING (without a hyphen) ROCKS!!! AFTER 67 months of trying (65 of those at a loss), we will closing AltamontCowork on Dec 31, 2014. COWORKING in Tracy, CA WILL happen sometime in the future; when the CULTURE changes sufficiently to understand the beauty of, and embrace: Open, Collaborative, Work. When will that happen I suspect 5 to 20 years. Why that long??? Here is the clue: Those accepting, and fully embracing, this kind of work environment are just NOW 25 years old or YOUNGER. It will take 5 to 20 years for the oldest of them to grow sufficiently (and for us old farts to die off so they have the road ahead free of us) to have a major impact in the world. THEN the world of collaborative work will change, but, only then. The circle of life. The youngsters of today will embrace collaborative work in the futurehail to them! Tracy, CA Residents: When you see that next COWORKING location open up hereall I ask is that you have a fleeting memory of AltamontCoworkas we will ALWAYS be the first! We have met many wonderful people and made some wonderful, lifelong, friends. There have been fun times and hard times. But, I appreciate each and every one who supported AltamontCowork (or Tracy Virtual Office...who remembers?) over the years. The very very special people among you know who you are. (Yes, Tom Gardner knew) BUTLike in Harry Potter: The Phoenix rises. On Jan 1, 2015, YeOldeTechy (does anyone remember?) will rise again as: TechyMike http://TechyMike.com/ http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FTechyMike.com%2Fh=AAQGcO282s=1 Cue the music from Jaws.haha -- -- Buy From *Amazon* and help ForCarol.com. Click on this link: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/45-1499304 -- Mike Pihlman AltamontCowork / ForCarol.com (501c3) 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 205 Tracy, CA 95376 Phone: 209-608-4340 Web: http://AltamontCowork.com http://altamontcowork.com/ -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Coworking] AltamontCowork Closing
I wrote this on my Facebook page. But, before I paste it here I would like to thank ALL of those among you who helped me TREMENDOUSLY over the years (you know who you are from private conversations). You are my inspirations, and, please keep up the fight for collaborative, open, work! I became too old (at 63) to continue the fight from this direction, but, I will continue from another (you will have to read my pasted posting to the end!). To all the new people here (by new those who came after May 2009)...good luck and do not ever give up, or change the values that you believe in COWORKING (without a hyphen) ROCKS!!! AFTER 67 months of trying (65 of those at a loss), we will closing AltamontCowork on Dec 31, 2014. COWORKING in Tracy, CA WILL happen sometime in the future; when the CULTURE changes sufficiently to understand the beauty of, and embrace: Open, Collaborative, Work. When will that happen I suspect 5 to 20 years. Why that long??? Here is the clue: Those accepting, and fully embracing, this kind of work environment are just NOW 25 years old or YOUNGER. It will take 5 to 20 years for the oldest of them to grow sufficiently (and for us old farts to die off so they have the road ahead free of us) to have a major impact in the world. THEN the world of collaborative work will change, but, only then. The circle of life. The youngsters of today will embrace collaborative work in the futurehail to them! Tracy, CA Residents: When you see that next COWORKING location open up hereall I ask is that you have a fleeting memory of AltamontCoworkas we will ALWAYS be the first! We have met many wonderful people and made some wonderful, lifelong, friends. There have been fun times and hard times. But, I appreciate each and every one who supported AltamontCowork (or Tracy Virtual Office...who remembers?) over the years. The very very special people among you know who you are. (Yes, Tom Gardner knew) BUTLike in Harry Potter: The Phoenix rises. On Jan 1, 2015, YeOldeTechy (does anyone remember?) will rise again as: TechyMike http://TechyMike.com/ http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FTechyMike.com%2Fh=AAQGcO282s=1 Cue the music from Jaws.haha -- -- Buy From *Amazon* and help ForCarol.com. Click on this link: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/45-1499304 -- Mike Pihlman AltamontCowork / ForCarol.com (501c3) 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 205 Tracy, CA 95376 Phone: 209-608-4340 Web: http://AltamontCowork.com http://altamontcowork.com/ -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Coworking] AltamontCowork Closing
Hey Mike, Sorry to hear. We, who have launched in non metro areas have many, many hurdles to over come! Seems each year for us we come to the 11th hour and something comes through to keep us going. Being the first is the hardest and you guys, like others, will and should be remembered as pioneers. You sacrificed and invested in your members and that will see a return for Tracy. Blessings on your next adventure! Chad On 2014-11-16, at 3:39 PM, Mike Pihlman altamontcow...@gmail.com wrote: I wrote this on my Facebook page. But, before I paste it here I would like to thank ALL of those among you who helped me TREMENDOUSLY over the years (you know who you are from private conversations). You are my inspirations, and, please keep up the fight for collaborative, open, work! I became too old (at 63) to continue the fight from this direction, but, I will continue from another (you will have to read my pasted posting to the end!). To all the new people here (by new those who came after May 2009)...good luck and do not ever give up, or change the values that you believe in COWORKING (without a hyphen) ROCKS!!! AFTER 67 months of trying (65 of those at a loss), we will closing AltamontCowork on Dec 31, 2014. COWORKING in Tracy, CA WILL happen sometime in the future; when the CULTURE changes sufficiently to understand the beauty of, and embrace: Open, Collaborative, Work. When will that happen I suspect 5 to 20 years. Why that long??? Here is the clue: Those accepting, and fully embracing, this kind of work environment are just NOW 25 years old or YOUNGER. It will take 5 to 20 years for the oldest of them to grow sufficiently (and for us old farts to die off so they have the road ahead free of us) to have a major impact in the world. THEN the world of collaborative work will change, but, only then. The circle of life. The youngsters of today will embrace collaborative work in the futurehail to them! Tracy, CA Residents: When you see that next COWORKING location open up hereall I ask is that you have a fleeting memory of AltamontCoworkas we will ALWAYS be the first! We have met many wonderful people and made some wonderful, lifelong, friends. There have been fun times and hard times. But, I appreciate each and every one who supported AltamontCowork (or Tracy Virtual Office...who remembers?) over the years. The very very special people among you know who you are. (Yes, Tom Gardner knew) BUTLike in Harry Potter: The Phoenix rises. On Jan 1, 2015, YeOldeTechy (does anyone remember?) will rise again as: TechyMike http://TechyMike.com/ Cue the music from Jaws.haha -- -- Buy From Amazon and help ForCarol.com. Click on this link: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/45-1499304 -- Mike Pihlman AltamontCowork / ForCarol.com (501c3) 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 205 Tracy, CA 95376 Phone: 209-608-4340 Web: http://AltamontCowork.com -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
