[Coworking] Re: Coworking and College Students?

2009-05-14 Thread Eric Marden

We have one member that's in school full time (Rollins). He comes to  
do his homework, network with other members, and ask questions about  
Ruby on Rails. He found us, but thinks that if we were closer to UCF  
we'd be able to attract a lot more 'young blood'. Your biggest hurdle  
will be in showing the value in a membership over the ratty wifi at  
the local coffee house (where most of them are grabbing internet, when  
not on campus). Also, internet speed matters.



- Eric Marden

CoLab Orlando
37 N. Orange Ave, 6th Floor
Downtown Orlando
http://colaborlando.com




On May 11, 2009, at 4:34 PM, Norcross wrote:

>
> Hey there everyone, I'm part of the CoworkingStPete group currently in
> the process of getting a space together in St. Petersburg, Florida.
> Something we've discussed internally is how to approach college
> students. For those that aren't aware, St. Petersburg is a smaller
> city, surrounded by suburbs. However, we have two college campuses
> downtown, both close to the area. Has anyone had any experience with
> either reaching out to college students, or having them use your  
> space?
>
> >



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[Coworking] Re: Coworking and College Students?

2009-05-15 Thread JR Moreau

At a meeting with some people interested in investing in a Worcester
space, we discussed having a college student or two be able to use the
space for free and be the administrator (clean, supplies, security,
etc). Doesn't have to be a college student, but someone who has a lot
of free time to be there and watch the place.

As far as having college student's interested in paying for a place to
go, I think that may be the wrong market. It would be tough to
convince someone they should pay for a space when they've got the
school library and common areas that *almost* serve the same purpose.

James
JRM Gets Creative!
http://jrmgetscreative.com

On May 14, 1:08 pm, Eric Marden  wrote:
> We have one member that's in school full time (Rollins). He comes to  
> do his homework, network with other members, and ask questions about  
> Ruby on Rails. He found us, but thinks that if we were closer to UCF  
> we'd be able to attract a lot more 'young blood'. Your biggest hurdle  
> will be in showing the value in a membership over the ratty wifi at  
> the local coffee house (where most of them are grabbing internet, when  
> not on campus). Also, internet speed matters.
>
> - Eric Marden
>
> CoLab Orlando
> 37 N. Orange Ave, 6th Floor
> Downtown Orlandohttp://colaborlando.com
>
> On May 11, 2009, at 4:34 PM, Norcross wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hey there everyone, I'm part of the CoworkingStPete group currently in
> > the process of getting a space together in St. Petersburg, Florida.
> > Something we've discussed internally is how to approach college
> > students. For those that aren't aware, St. Petersburg is a smaller
> > city, surrounded by suburbs. However, we have two college campuses
> > downtown, both close to the area. Has anyone had any experience with
> > either reaching out to college students, or having them use your  
> > space?
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[Coworking] Re: Coworking and College Students?

2009-05-15 Thread Mike Pihlman

Somewhat related...since I am a teacher in training, I have invited 
teachers (or recently let go teachers) to use TracyVirtualOffice for 
free during the summer.

Mike



JR Moreau wrote:
> At a meeting with some people interested in investing in a Worcester
> space, we discussed having a college student or two be able to use the
> space for free and be the administrator (clean, supplies, security,
> etc). Doesn't have to be a college student, but someone who has a lot
> of free time to be there and watch the place.
>
> As far as having college student's interested in paying for a place to
> go, I think that may be the wrong market. It would be tough to
> convince someone they should pay for a space when they've got the
> school library and common areas that *almost* serve the same purpose.
>
> James
> JRM Gets Creative!
> http://jrmgetscreative.com
>
> On May 14, 1:08 pm, Eric Marden  wrote:
>   
>> We have one member that's in school full time (Rollins). He comes to  
>> do his homework, network with other members, and ask questions about  
>> Ruby on Rails. He found us, but thinks that if we were closer to UCF  
>> we'd be able to attract a lot more 'young blood'. Your biggest hurdle  
>> will be in showing the value in a membership over the ratty wifi at  
>> the local coffee house (where most of them are grabbing internet, when  
>> not on campus). Also, internet speed matters.
>>
>> - Eric Marden
>>
>> CoLab Orlando
>> 37 N. Orange Ave, 6th Floor
>> Downtown Orlandohttp://colaborlando.com
>>
>> On May 11, 2009, at 4:34 PM, Norcross wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> 
>>> Hey there everyone, I'm part of the CoworkingStPete group currently in
>>> the process of getting a space together in St. Petersburg, Florida.
>>> Something we've discussed internally is how to approach college
>>> students. For those that aren't aware, St. Petersburg is a smaller
>>> city, surrounded by suburbs. However, we have two college campuses
>>> downtown, both close to the area. Has anyone had any experience with
>>> either reaching out to college students, or having them use your  
>>> space?
>>>   
> >
>
>   

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[Coworking] Re: Coworking and College Students?

2009-05-15 Thread Alex Hillman
We've had a couple of students use IndyHall and have said that it's a better
study hall since most of the workers here are more motivated than their
classmates.
We talked about offering a discounted rate to students, but decided to
maintain our already low pricing structure since the ones using it got so
much value out of it we didn't want to lower the barrier to entry and end up
taking in unmotivated people, since that would undo the reason the students
were coming in the first place.

Furthermore, we've talked with local university administration and public ed
programs (Geoff taught multimedia at Philadelphia's University of the Arts
for 10 years and is still adjunct along with his staff at P'unk Ave) about
putting students and freelancers/small business owners/entrepreneurs in the
same room in a mentorship capacity. Down the road, I could see this playing
into our IndyHall U model of community-powered peer education.

I hope students and coworking start being clear partnerships, and in more
than an internship capacity.

-Alex

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On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 11:34 AM, JR Moreau wrote:

>
> At a meeting with some people interested in investing in a Worcester
> space, we discussed having a college student or two be able to use the
> space for free and be the administrator (clean, supplies, security,
> etc). Doesn't have to be a college student, but someone who has a lot
> of free time to be there and watch the place.
>
> As far as having college student's interested in paying for a place to
> go, I think that may be the wrong market. It would be tough to
> convince someone they should pay for a space when they've got the
> school library and common areas that *almost* serve the same purpose.
>
> James
> JRM Gets Creative!
> http://jrmgetscreative.com
>
> On May 14, 1:08 pm, Eric Marden  wrote:
> > We have one member that's in school full time (Rollins). He comes to
> > do his homework, network with other members, and ask questions about
> > Ruby on Rails. He found us, but thinks that if we were closer to UCF
> > we'd be able to attract a lot more 'young blood'. Your biggest hurdle
> > will be in showing the value in a membership over the ratty wifi at
> > the local coffee house (where most of them are grabbing internet, when
> > not on campus). Also, internet speed matters.
> >
> > - Eric Marden
> >
> > CoLab Orlando
> > 37 N. Orange Ave, 6th Floor
> > Downtown Orlandohttp://colaborlando.com
> >
> > On May 11, 2009, at 4:34 PM, Norcross wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hey there everyone, I'm part of the CoworkingStPete group currently in
> > > the process of getting a space together in St. Petersburg, Florida.
> > > Something we've discussed internally is how to approach college
> > > students. For those that aren't aware, St. Petersburg is a smaller
> > > city, surrounded by suburbs. However, we have two college campuses
> > > downtown, both close to the area. Has anyone had any experience with
> > > either reaching out to college students, or having them use your
> > > space?
> >
>

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[Coworking] Re: Coworking and College Students?

2009-05-18 Thread WHERE MMM
This is what we have found as well; remember most student simply dont have
the funds to afford membership and most are not disciplined enough to really
work and contribute to the coworking environment that members seek.

Having students or even returning students/ grad students to trade their
membership rates for study time works out to be the best.

I think, primarily because the student population has a unique need more
similar to a library than coworking that extends beyond the campus
facilities available, the established sense of community already formulated
and the numerous cafes.

Instead, think about how to incorporate these younger students into your
coworking scenes by way of networking events, mentoring, internships, etc.

Danielle

WHERE: A work lounge for Creatives
twitter @wheremmm
where...@gmail.com
facebook WHERE:Meet, Mix, Mogul (tm)
Los Angeles, CA USA

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 8:34 AM, JR Moreau  wrote:

>
> At a meeting with some people interested in investing in a Worcester
> space, we discussed having a college student or two be able to use the
> space for free and be the administrator (clean, supplies, security,
> etc). Doesn't have to be a college student, but someone who has a lot
> of free time to be there and watch the place.
>
> As far as having college student's interested in paying for a place to
> go, I think that may be the wrong market. It would be tough to
> convince someone they should pay for a space when they've got the
> school library and common areas that *almost* serve the same purpose.
>
> James
> JRM Gets Creative!
> http://jrmgetscreative.com
>
> On May 14, 1:08 pm, Eric Marden  wrote:
> > We have one member that's in school full time (Rollins). He comes to
> > do his homework, network with other members, and ask questions about
> > Ruby on Rails. He found us, but thinks that if we were closer to UCF
> > we'd be able to attract a lot more 'young blood'. Your biggest hurdle
> > will be in showing the value in a membership over the ratty wifi at
> > the local coffee house (where most of them are grabbing internet, when
> > not on campus). Also, internet speed matters.
> >
> > - Eric Marden
> >
> > CoLab Orlando
> > 37 N. Orange Ave, 6th Floor
> > Downtown Orlandohttp://colaborlando.com
>  >
> > On May 11, 2009, at 4:34 PM, Norcross wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hey there everyone, I'm part of the CoworkingStPete group currently in
> > > the process of getting a space together in St. Petersburg, Florida.
> > > Something we've discussed internally is how to approach college
> > > students. For those that aren't aware, St. Petersburg is a smaller
> > > city, surrounded by suburbs. However, we have two college campuses
> > > downtown, both close to the area. Has anyone had any experience with
> > > either reaching out to college students, or having them use your
> > > space?
> >
>

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[Coworking] Re: Coworking and College Students?

2009-05-18 Thread WHERE MMM
Now this is something we do as well. Teachers really enjoy having the space
to relax and work in the community.

We also offer professors discounted rates for private meeting times.

Danielle @ WHERE
LA/ CA, USA
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 8:52 AM, Mike Pihlman wrote:

>
> Somewhat related...since I am a teacher in training, I have invited
> teachers (or recently let go teachers) to use TracyVirtualOffice for
> free during the summer.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> JR Moreau wrote:
> > At a meeting with some people interested in investing in a Worcester
> > space, we discussed having a college student or two be able to use the
> > space for free and be the administrator (clean, supplies, security,
> > etc). Doesn't have to be a college student, but someone who has a lot
> > of free time to be there and watch the place.
> >
> > As far as having college student's interested in paying for a place to
> > go, I think that may be the wrong market. It would be tough to
> > convince someone they should pay for a space when they've got the
> > school library and common areas that *almost* serve the same purpose.
> >
> > James
> > JRM Gets Creative!
> > http://jrmgetscreative.com
> >
> > On May 14, 1:08 pm, Eric Marden  wrote:
> >
> >> We have one member that's in school full time (Rollins). He comes to
> >> do his homework, network with other members, and ask questions about
> >> Ruby on Rails. He found us, but thinks that if we were closer to UCF
> >> we'd be able to attract a lot more 'young blood'. Your biggest hurdle
> >> will be in showing the value in a membership over the ratty wifi at
> >> the local coffee house (where most of them are grabbing internet, when
> >> not on campus). Also, internet speed matters.
> >>
> >> - Eric Marden
> >>
> >> CoLab Orlando
> >> 37 N. Orange Ave, 6th Floor
> >> Downtown Orlandohttp://colaborlando.com
> >>
> >> On May 11, 2009, at 4:34 PM, Norcross wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hey there everyone, I'm part of the CoworkingStPete group currently in
> >>> the process of getting a space together in St. Petersburg, Florida.
> >>> Something we've discussed internally is how to approach college
> >>> students. For those that aren't aware, St. Petersburg is a smaller
> >>> city, surrounded by suburbs. However, we have two college campuses
> >>> downtown, both close to the area. Has anyone had any experience with
> >>> either reaching out to college students, or having them use your
> >>> space?
> >>>
> > >
> >
> >
>
> --
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> TracyVirtualOffice
> "A Coworking Community"
> 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 203
> Tracy, CA 95376
> Mobile: 209-608-4340
> Web: TracyVirtualOffice.com
> ooVoo: tracyvirtualoffice
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>
>
> >
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[Coworking] Re: Coworking and College Students?

2009-05-18 Thread KC

Actually, we're launching our coworking space in partnership with the
college of business and adjacent to the campus. Our (limited) market
research has shown that there is a strong interest and a willingness
to pay among the right students.

For the rest of you, why would you even consider the general student
market...you're really only looking for a handful of spots to be
filled by students, so why should you even consider what "most"
students might think? Most students aren't your target market.

In our case, we have a business plan competition that is open to
students and we're virally creating the buzz within that group first.
I'm hoping for a dozen students MAX after we launch...building up to
that number over the first semester. We're planning to charge $50/
month and so far I've gotten very positive feedback on that from
students. We're offering free coffee and high-quality wi-fi, so that
offsets some costs that they are already allocating to coffee shops.

I think the key is to make it exclusive. For us it will be first-come
first served, and we're marketing first to students who we know are
entrepreneurial.

We have a very depressed office market in our mid-size city, so our
prices after launch will be pretty cheap, likely this: $50 students,
$100 faculty, $200 community, $350 if you want one of the few offices.
We're launching it with a business accelerator (incubator), so my
dream scenario would be to house 3 incubator projects, 3 coworkers
renting offices, 12 other community member coworkers, 7 faculty
coworkers, and 12 student coworkers. Not even sure we could handle
that much...

If we draw a dozen students and half a dozen faculty I'll be ecstatic.

Kevin
Abilene Christian University
kevin.christ...@acu.edu
325-280-8680

On May 11, 3:34 pm, Norcross  wrote:
> Hey there everyone, I'm part of the CoworkingStPete group currently in
> the process of getting a space together in St. Petersburg, Florida.
> Something we've discussed internally is how to approach college
> students. For those that aren't aware, St. Petersburg is a smaller
> city, surrounded by suburbs. However, we have two college campuses
> downtown, both close to the area. Has anyone had any experience with
> either reaching out to college students, or having them use your space?
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[Coworking] Re: Coworking and College Students?

2009-05-19 Thread Chris Johnston
I think that there are many students running startups from their dorm rooms
and they could be a potential market. Grad students in CS or MBA programs
might also be good candidates also.

Christopher M. Johnston
504.208.1766 Google Voice
http://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisjohnston


On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 3:33 PM, KC  wrote:

>
> Actually, we're launching our coworking space in partnership with the
> college of business and adjacent to the campus. Our (limited) market
> research has shown that there is a strong interest and a willingness
> to pay among the right students.
>
> For the rest of you, why would you even consider the general student
> market...you're really only looking for a handful of spots to be
> filled by students, so why should you even consider what "most"
> students might think? Most students aren't your target market.
>
> In our case, we have a business plan competition that is open to
> students and we're virally creating the buzz within that group first.
> I'm hoping for a dozen students MAX after we launch...building up to
> that number over the first semester. We're planning to charge $50/
> month and so far I've gotten very positive feedback on that from
> students. We're offering free coffee and high-quality wi-fi, so that
> offsets some costs that they are already allocating to coffee shops.
>
> I think the key is to make it exclusive. For us it will be first-come
> first served, and we're marketing first to students who we know are
> entrepreneurial.
>
> We have a very depressed office market in our mid-size city, so our
> prices after launch will be pretty cheap, likely this: $50 students,
> $100 faculty, $200 community, $350 if you want one of the few offices.
> We're launching it with a business accelerator (incubator), so my
> dream scenario would be to house 3 incubator projects, 3 coworkers
> renting offices, 12 other community member coworkers, 7 faculty
> coworkers, and 12 student coworkers. Not even sure we could handle
> that much...
>
> If we draw a dozen students and half a dozen faculty I'll be ecstatic.
>
> Kevin
> Abilene Christian University
> kevin.christ...@acu.edu
> 325-280-8680
>
> On May 11, 3:34 pm, Norcross  wrote:
> > Hey there everyone, I'm part of the CoworkingStPete group currently in
> > the process of getting a space together in St. Petersburg, Florida.
> > Something we've discussed internally is how to approach college
> > students. For those that aren't aware, St. Petersburg is a smaller
> > city, surrounded by suburbs. However, we have two college campuses
> > downtown, both close to the area. Has anyone had any experience with
> > either reaching out to college students, or having them use your space?
> >
>

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[Coworking] Re: Coworking and College Students?

2009-05-20 Thread KC

Working for a university as I do, I'd say this completely depends on
the school.

That said, I agree that community support, mentoring, and peer support
are key exactly as you say. I also think their is a healthy arrogance
among the student entrepreneurs. They believe (true or not) that
they've got a leg up on their classmates who are provincially pursuing
career jobs. These guys/girls would feed off having their own
entrepreneurial den to work out of...presumptively.

I think the other keys are proximity to campus and cost.

Kevin
SpringBoard Accelerator & Coworking Center (working title)
Abilene Christian University
kevin.christ...@acu.edu


On May 19, 1:42 pm, James Hall  wrote:
> A lot of times, the school offers everything student entrepreneurs need as
> far as meeting rooms, collaborative space, printing and other services.  If
> you want to target the college entrepreneur, you need to focus on community
> support, mentoring and/or peer support.
> - James
>
> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Chris Johnston wrote:
>
> > I think that there are many students running startups from their dorm rooms
> > and they could be a potential market. Grad students in CS or MBA programs
> > might also be good candidates also.
>
> > Christopher M. Johnston
> > 504.208.1766 Google Voice
> >http://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisjohnston
>
> > On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 3:33 PM, KC  wrote:
>
> >> Actually, we're launching our coworking space in partnership with the
> >> college of business and adjacent to the campus. Our (limited) market
> >> research has shown that there is a strong interest and a willingness
> >> to pay among the right students.
>
> >> For the rest of you, why would you even consider the general student
> >> market...you're really only looking for a handful of spots to be
> >> filled by students, so why should you even consider what "most"
> >> students might think? Most students aren't your target market.
>
> >> In our case, we have a business plan competition that is open to
> >> students and we're virally creating the buzz within that group first.
> >> I'm hoping for a dozen students MAX after we launch...building up to
> >> that number over the first semester. We're planning to charge $50/
> >> month and so far I've gotten very positive feedback on that from
> >> students. We're offering free coffee and high-quality wi-fi, so that
> >> offsets some costs that they are already allocating to coffee shops.
>
> >> I think the key is to make it exclusive. For us it will be first-come
> >> first served, and we're marketing first to students who we know are
> >> entrepreneurial.
>
> >> We have a very depressed office market in our mid-size city, so our
> >> prices after launch will be pretty cheap, likely this: $50 students,
> >> $100 faculty, $200 community, $350 if you want one of the few offices.
> >> We're launching it with a business accelerator (incubator), so my
> >> dream scenario would be to house 3 incubator projects, 3 coworkers
> >> renting offices, 12 other community member coworkers, 7 faculty
> >> coworkers, and 12 student coworkers. Not even sure we could handle
> >> that much...
>
> >> If we draw a dozen students and half a dozen faculty I'll be ecstatic.
>
> >> Kevin
> >> Abilene Christian University
> >> kevin.christ...@acu.edu
> >> 325-280-8680
>
> >> On May 11, 3:34 pm, Norcross  wrote:
> >> > Hey there everyone, I'm part of the CoworkingStPete group currently in
> >> > the process of getting a space together in St. Petersburg, Florida.
> >> > Something we've discussed internally is how to approach college
> >> > students. For those that aren't aware, St. Petersburg is a smaller
> >> > city, surrounded by suburbs. However, we have two college campuses
> >> > downtown, both close to the area. Has anyone had any experience with
> >> > either reaching out to college students, or having them use your space?
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[Coworking] Re: Coworking and College Students?

2009-05-20 Thread James Hall
A lot of times, the school offers everything student entrepreneurs need as
far as meeting rooms, collaborative space, printing and other services.  If
you want to target the college entrepreneur, you need to focus on community
support, mentoring and/or peer support.
- James

On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Chris Johnston wrote:

> I think that there are many students running startups from their dorm rooms
> and they could be a potential market. Grad students in CS or MBA programs
> might also be good candidates also.
>
> Christopher M. Johnston
> 504.208.1766 Google Voice
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisjohnston
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 3:33 PM, KC  wrote:
>
>>
>> Actually, we're launching our coworking space in partnership with the
>> college of business and adjacent to the campus. Our (limited) market
>> research has shown that there is a strong interest and a willingness
>> to pay among the right students.
>>
>> For the rest of you, why would you even consider the general student
>> market...you're really only looking for a handful of spots to be
>> filled by students, so why should you even consider what "most"
>> students might think? Most students aren't your target market.
>>
>> In our case, we have a business plan competition that is open to
>> students and we're virally creating the buzz within that group first.
>> I'm hoping for a dozen students MAX after we launch...building up to
>> that number over the first semester. We're planning to charge $50/
>> month and so far I've gotten very positive feedback on that from
>> students. We're offering free coffee and high-quality wi-fi, so that
>> offsets some costs that they are already allocating to coffee shops.
>>
>> I think the key is to make it exclusive. For us it will be first-come
>> first served, and we're marketing first to students who we know are
>> entrepreneurial.
>>
>> We have a very depressed office market in our mid-size city, so our
>> prices after launch will be pretty cheap, likely this: $50 students,
>> $100 faculty, $200 community, $350 if you want one of the few offices.
>> We're launching it with a business accelerator (incubator), so my
>> dream scenario would be to house 3 incubator projects, 3 coworkers
>> renting offices, 12 other community member coworkers, 7 faculty
>> coworkers, and 12 student coworkers. Not even sure we could handle
>> that much...
>>
>> If we draw a dozen students and half a dozen faculty I'll be ecstatic.
>>
>> Kevin
>> Abilene Christian University
>> kevin.christ...@acu.edu
>> 325-280-8680
>>
>> On May 11, 3:34 pm, Norcross  wrote:
>> > Hey there everyone, I'm part of the CoworkingStPete group currently in
>> > the process of getting a space together in St. Petersburg, Florida.
>> > Something we've discussed internally is how to approach college
>> > students. For those that aren't aware, St. Petersburg is a smaller
>> > city, surrounded by suburbs. However, we have two college campuses
>> > downtown, both close to the area. Has anyone had any experience with
>> > either reaching out to college students, or having them use your space?
>>
>>
>
> >
>

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[Coworking] Re: Coworking and College Students?

2009-05-21 Thread Joel

Forgive me if someone already mentioned this article. Got it out of
the Google news feed about a month ago

http://media.www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/2009/04/07/Metro/Coworking.Space.New.To.Columbus.Students-3699856.shtml

Qwirk in Columbus is working to target OSU students with lower student
rates


Joel in Fukuoka
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