[Coworking] Re: New to the group, new to coworking!

[Alex Ahom]

Hi and welcome to the party!

>From me
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexahom/



On Friday, 20 October 2017 17:03:56 UTC+2, Alex Longoria wrote:
>
> Hi! -- I'm Alex! 
>
> I'm the community/operations manager for Greenway Central in Austin, TX. 
> I have been here for about 4 months and we just had our grand opening!
> Before being hired at GWC, I had never even heard of coworking and my 
> boyfriend who used to work at a small startup explained that he used to 
> work in a well-known coworking space called Capital Factory. 
> Now I'm trying to absorb as much information as possible about it! 
>
> I found this group at the suggestion of many veteran coworking owners and 
> managers in Austin - Shelley Delayne from Orange Coworking (my coworking 
> mentor!), Liz Elam from Link coworking, and Felicity Maxwell at Fibercove. 
> This group has literally been suggested to me by EVERYONE in the coworking 
> world that I have met so far. 
>
> My goal here is to learn more about coworking, connect and network with 
> others in the local and global coworking community, and grow as an 
> endeavoring entrepreneur. 
>
> Thank you so much and I'm happy to be here! :)
>
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[Coworking] Re: New to the group, new to coworking!

[ed]

Welcome Alex!

On Friday, October 20, 2017 at 8:03:56 AM UTC-7, Alex Longoria wrote:
>
> Hi! -- I'm Alex! 
>
> I'm the community/operations manager for Greenway Central in Austin, TX. 
> I have been here for about 4 months and we just had our grand opening!
> Before being hired at GWC, I had never even heard of coworking and my 
> boyfriend who used to work at a small startup explained that he used to 
> work in a well-known coworking space called Capital Factory. 
> Now I'm trying to absorb as much information as possible about it! 
>
> I found this group at the suggestion of many veteran coworking owners and 
> managers in Austin - Shelley Delayne from Orange Coworking (my coworking 
> mentor!), Liz Elam from Link coworking, and Felicity Maxwell at Fibercove. 
> This group has literally been suggested to me by EVERYONE in the coworking 
> world that I have met so far. 
>
> My goal here is to learn more about coworking, connect and network with 
> others in the local and global coworking community, and grow as an 
> endeavoring entrepreneur. 
>
> Thank you so much and I'm happy to be here! :)
>
>
> 
>
>
>
>
>
>

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[Coworking] Re: New to the group, new to coworking!

[Philip Dodson]

Hi Alex

Thanks for saying 'hello'

Hello from @Work Hubs in London, I am almost 5 years into coworking now and 
learning more and more all the time.

Cheers
Phil

On Friday, October 20, 2017 at 4:03:56 PM UTC+1, Alex Longoria wrote:
>
> Hi! -- I'm Alex! 
>
> I'm the community/operations manager for Greenway Central in Austin, TX. 
> I have been here for about 4 months and we just had our grand opening!
> Before being hired at GWC, I had never even heard of coworking and my 
> boyfriend who used to work at a small startup explained that he used to 
> work in a well-known coworking space called Capital Factory. 
> Now I'm trying to absorb as much information as possible about it! 
>
> I found this group at the suggestion of many veteran coworking owners and 
> managers in Austin - Shelley Delayne from Orange Coworking (my coworking 
> mentor!), Liz Elam from Link coworking, and Felicity Maxwell at Fibercove. 
> This group has literally been suggested to me by EVERYONE in the coworking 
> world that I have met so far. 
>
> My goal here is to learn more about coworking, connect and network with 
> others in the local and global coworking community, and grow as an 
> endeavoring entrepreneur. 
>
> Thank you so much and I'm happy to be here! :)
>
>
> 
>
>
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>
>
>

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[Coworking] Re: New to the group, new to coworking!

[Mark]

Hi Alex, 

Welcome to the group! 

Like you, I've only come across coworking recently and I'm now in the 
process of absorbing everything related to the subject. I'm looking to open 
a space here in the UK and I can confirm that you have entered a world (and 
a Google Group) of some incredibly supportive, open and friendly people!

One of the things that has been suggested to me was to attend a conference, 
so I'm heading to the Coworking Europe Conference next month - not sure if 
there are any near you?

Anyway, best of luck with your learning - I hope you find this group as 
useful as I have.

All the best

Mark




On Friday, 20 October 2017 16:03:56 UTC+1, Alex Longoria wrote:
>
> Hi! -- I'm Alex! 
>
> I'm the community/operations manager for Greenway Central in Austin, TX. 
> I have been here for about 4 months and we just had our grand opening!
> Before being hired at GWC, I had never even heard of coworking and my 
> boyfriend who used to work at a small startup explained that he used to 
> work in a well-known coworking space called Capital Factory. 
> Now I'm trying to absorb as much information as possible about it! 
>
> I found this group at the suggestion of many veteran coworking owners and 
> managers in Austin - Shelley Delayne from Orange Coworking (my coworking 
> mentor!), Liz Elam from Link coworking, and Felicity Maxwell at Fibercove. 
> This group has literally been suggested to me by EVERYONE in the coworking 
> world that I have met so far. 
>
> My goal here is to learn more about coworking, connect and network with 
> others in the local and global coworking community, and grow as an 
> endeavoring entrepreneur. 
>
> Thank you so much and I'm happy to be here! :)
>
>
> 
>
>
>
>
>
>

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[Coworking] Re: New To The Group

[KEDZ Business Development Centre]

Hi My Name is Garth,
I Just started as well. I Have the space, building the community now. Good 
Luck!

On Sunday, May 4, 2014 10:20:44 PM UTC-4, AJ Kelley wrote:

 Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself to everyone here. I'm Aaron. I 
 currently live in Michigan and I've been thinking about opening a coworking 
 community in my city. I've been interested in this idea for a while and am 
 just beginning to reach out and connect with others about this opportunity.

 I'm looking forward to reading and learning from you all.

 With gratitude and respect,

 Aaron


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Re: [Coworking] Re: New To The Group

[AJK]

Hi Garth,

Pleased to meet you, and congrats on having the space already. Where is
your space located? And I'm curious to know what things you're doing to
grow your community?

Best of luck,
Aaron

On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 10:15 AM, KEDZ Business Development Centre 
garthbo...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi My Name is Garth,
 I Just started as well. I Have the space, building the community now. Good
 Luck!


 On Sunday, May 4, 2014 10:20:44 PM UTC-4, AJ Kelley wrote:

 Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself to everyone here. I'm Aaron. I
 currently live in Michigan and I've been thinking about opening a coworking
 community in my city. I've been interested in this idea for a while and am
 just beginning to reach out and connect with others about this opportunity.

 I'm looking forward to reading and learning from you all.

 With gratitude and respect,

 Aaron

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Re: [Coworking] Re: New To The Group

[Anamarie Sabbagh]

Hello!  

So this is my first official post here and I am in Beverly Hills, MI.  I am 
looking at opening up a space in Birmigham, so not too far from you in 
Southfield.  I just came back from GCUC and I be happy to share any of my 
notes and learning from the conference. I would also like to shamelessly 
jump on the visit band wagon and someday stop in to see Tom's and 
Fabrizio's spaces :)

I have never heard of Koala but you can bet I'm going to look it up.  I 
also know that there was a woman who wanted to start something in West 
Bloomfield that was women-centric.  There is Paper Street in Ferndale, 
VenturePark in Royal Oak, Byte and Mortar in Troy and Metro Work Space in 
Livionia and Farmington.  Not to mention all the other ones in Detroit.

Happy to connect with any and all!

Anamarie

On Friday, May 9, 2014 6:45:14 AM UTC-4, Fabrizio Tarará wrote:

 Nope, small town and we were and still are the first! Can be nerve racking 
 but this group has been a great resource. Set yourself up the best way 
 possible and be willing to adapt quickly! Best of luck and let me know if 
 you ever want to drop in. 

 On Thursday, May 8, 2014, AJ Kelley ajkel...@gmail.com javascript: 
 wrote:

 Wow that's great Fabrizio, and thanks for the welcoming.  I live in 
 southfield. I know that there are some places in and around my city, but I 
 think it wouldn't hurt to open another one. I guess I have some fears about 
 being able to stay afloat and maintaining a space, with so many other 
 options around me.
  
 Were there already coworking spaces in or around your town before you 
 opened?

 On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 2:44:50 PM UTC-4, Fabrizio Tarará wrote:

 Hey Aaron! 

 Welcome to the group! I opened a space in the small town of Howell, MI 
 about a year ago and things have been great! If you want to chat please 
 reach out. 

 Thanks,
 Fabrizio

  Fabrizio Tarara
 517.618.9506
 517.376.6914 fax
  www.WorkFrontalLobe.com http://www.workfrontallobe.com/

 [image: Frontal Lobe Coworking Website]http://www.workfrontallobe.com/

 On Sunday, May 4, 2014 10:20:44 PM UTC-4, AJ Kelley wrote: 

 Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself to everyone here. I'm Aaron. I 
 currently live in Michigan and I've been thinking about opening a 
 coworking 
 community in my city. I've been interested in this idea for a while and am 
 just beginning to reach out and connect with others about this 
 opportunity. 

 I'm looking forward to reading and learning from you all.

 With gratitude and respect,

 Aaron

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Re: [Coworking] Re: New To The Group

[AJ Kelley]

Pleased to meet you Anamarie,
 
Birmingham is my favorite city to hang out in, and a perfect place for a 
coworking space. I hate that I missed  GCUC, it seems like it would have 
been very helpful and empowering. Was there anything in particular that you 
were able to take away and put into use immediately?  I know there was a 
lot of amazing information given. 
 
I think the woman you were talking about is Angela Samuels and Visionary 
Meetings http://visionarymeetings.com/home/. She has a great concept for 
West Bloomfield directed toward woman and a space with onsite daycare.
 
Seems like there's going to be a lot of options for people to get their 
work done in the near future, which is great. I'd love to have some kind of 
network together to allow our community members to experience other 
coworking communities, perhaps share resources and opportunities for our 
members to grow.

On Friday, May 9, 2014 11:48:23 AM UTC-4, Anamarie Sabbagh wrote:

 Hello!   

 So this is my first official post here and I am in Beverly Hills, MI.  I 
 am looking at opening up a space in Birmigham, so not too far from you in 
 Southfield.  I just came back from GCUC and I be happy to share any of my 
 notes and learning from the conference. I would also like to shamelessly 
 jump on the visit band wagon and someday stop in to see Tom's and 
 Fabrizio's spaces :)

 I have never heard of Koala but you can bet I'm going to look it up.  I 
 also know that there was a woman who wanted to start something in West 
 Bloomfield that was women-centric.  There is Paper Street in Ferndale, 
 VenturePark in Royal Oak, Byte and Mortar in Troy and Metro Work Space in 
 Livionia and Farmington.  Not to mention all the other ones in Detroit.

 Happy to connect with any and all!

 Anamarie

 On Friday, May 9, 2014 6:45:14 AM UTC-4, Fabrizio Tarará wrote: 

 Nope, small town and we were and still are the first! Can be nerve 
 racking but this group has been a great resource. Set yourself up the best 
 way possible and be willing to adapt quickly! Best of luck and let me know 
 if you ever want to drop in. 

 On Thursday, May 8, 2014, AJ Kelley ajkel...@gmail.com wrote:

  Wow that's great Fabrizio, and thanks for the welcoming.  I live in 
 southfield. I know that there are some places in and around my city, but I 
 think it wouldn't hurt to open another one. I guess I have some fears about 
 being able to stay afloat and maintaining a space, with so many other 
 options around me.
  
 Were there already coworking spaces in or around your town before you 
 opened?

 On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 2:44:50 PM UTC-4, Fabrizio Tarará wrote:

 Hey Aaron! 

 Welcome to the group! I opened a space in the small town of Howell, MI 
 about a year ago and things have been great! If you want to chat please 
 reach out. 

 Thanks,
 Fabrizio

  Fabrizio Tarara
 517.618.9506
 517.376.6914 fax
  www.WorkFrontalLobe.com http://www.workfrontallobe.com/

 [image: Frontal Lobe Coworking Website]http://www.workfrontallobe.com/

 On Sunday, May 4, 2014 10:20:44 PM UTC-4, AJ Kelley wrote: 

 Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself to everyone here. I'm Aaron. 
 I currently live in Michigan and I've been thinking about opening a 
 coworking community in my city. I've been interested in this idea for a 
 while and am just beginning to reach out and connect with others about 
 this 
 opportunity. 

 I'm looking forward to reading and learning from you all.

 With gratitude and respect,

 Aaron

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Re: [Coworking] Re: New To The Group

[Fabrizio Tarará]

Nope, small town and we were and still are the first! Can be nerve racking
but this group has been a great resource. Set yourself up the best way
possible and be willing to adapt quickly! Best of luck and let me know if
you ever want to drop in.

On Thursday, May 8, 2014, AJ Kelley ajkelle...@gmail.com wrote:

 Wow that's great Fabrizio, and thanks for the welcoming.  I live in
 southfield. I know that there are some places in and around my city, but I
 think it wouldn't hurt to open another one. I guess I have some fears about
 being able to stay afloat and maintaining a space, with so many other
 options around me.

 Were there already coworking spaces in or around your town before you
 opened?

 On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 2:44:50 PM UTC-4, Fabrizio Tarará wrote:

 Hey Aaron!

 Welcome to the group! I opened a space in the small town of Howell, MI
 about a year ago and things have been great! If you want to chat please
 reach out.

 Thanks,
 Fabrizio

  Fabrizio Tarara
 517.618.9506
 517.376.6914 fax
  www.WorkFrontalLobe.com http://www.workfrontallobe.com/

 [image: Frontal Lobe Coworking Website] http://www.workfrontallobe.com/

 On Sunday, May 4, 2014 10:20:44 PM UTC-4, AJ Kelley wrote:

 Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself to everyone here. I'm Aaron. I
 currently live in Michigan and I've been thinking about opening a coworking
 community in my city. I've been interested in this idea for a while and am
 just beginning to reach out and connect with others about this opportunity.

 I'm looking forward to reading and learning from you all.

 With gratitude and respect,

 Aaron

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[Coworking] Re: New To The Group

[AJ Kelley]

Wow that's great Fabrizio, and thanks for the welcoming.  I live in 
southfield. I know that there are some places in and around my city, but I 
think it wouldn't hurt to open another one. I guess I have some fears about 
being able to stay afloat and maintaining a space, with so many other 
options around me.
 
Were there already coworking spaces in or around your town before you 
opened?

On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 2:44:50 PM UTC-4, Fabrizio Tarará wrote:

 Hey Aaron! 

 Welcome to the group! I opened a space in the small town of Howell, MI 
 about a year ago and things have been great! If you want to chat please 
 reach out. 

 Thanks,
 Fabrizio

  Fabrizio Tarara
 517.618.9506
 517.376.6914 fax
  www.WorkFrontalLobe.com http://www.workfrontallobe.com/

 [image: Frontal Lobe Coworking Website] http://www.workfrontallobe.com/

 On Sunday, May 4, 2014 10:20:44 PM UTC-4, AJ Kelley wrote: 

 Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself to everyone here. I'm Aaron. I 
 currently live in Michigan and I've been thinking about opening a coworking 
 community in my city. I've been interested in this idea for a while and am 
 just beginning to reach out and connect with others about this opportunity. 

 I'm looking forward to reading and learning from you all.

 With gratitude and respect,

 Aaron



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[Coworking] Re: New To The Group

[Fabrizio Tarará]

Hey Aaron!

Welcome to the group! I opened a space in the small town of Howell, MI 
about a year ago and things have been great! If you want to chat please 
reach out. 

Thanks,
Fabrizio

Fabrizio Tarara
517.618.9506
517.376.6914 fax
www.WorkFrontalLobe.com http://www.workfrontallobe.com/

[image: Frontal Lobe Coworking Website] http://www.workfrontallobe.com/

On Sunday, May 4, 2014 10:20:44 PM UTC-4, AJ Kelley wrote:

 Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself to everyone here. I'm Aaron. I 
 currently live in Michigan and I've been thinking about opening a coworking 
 community in my city. I've been interested in this idea for a while and am 
 just beginning to reach out and connect with others about this opportunity.

 I'm looking forward to reading and learning from you all.

 With gratitude and respect,

 Aaron


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Re: [Coworking] Re: New to the group

[Adrienne Normand]

Thanks Toni and congrats on your new space in Houston.  I hope coworking takes 
off in Houston.  I think it's important to the awareness of our industry that 
More coworking starts up there.  

I checked out the previous posts.  Very helpful, but I'd still like to hear if 
anyone is seeing anyone from the Medical or Government industries join 
coworking.  I'm not sure how those industries would take part, but I'm hoping 
someone on here can surprise me with some info.  

Adrienne

Sent from my iPad 

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 Hey Adrienne, thanks for the LIKE! I'm not sure how I missed it. :-) I
 asked a question about industry specific centers a couple of weeks
 ago. If you search industry specific the discussion should come up.
 
 Toni
 
 On Apr 1, 11:52 pm, Adrienne Normand arnorm...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hello All,
 
 For those of you whose coworking space caters mostly to a specific industry
 besides tech, what are the common issues you deal with regularly?
 Challenges?  Benefits?  What would you change?
 
 Does anyone's space cater to or attract the following industries:
 1.  *Medical
 2.  Government*
 3.  University/ Higher Ed
 4.  Architecture/ Real Estate
 5.  ..fill in the blank here..what other industries are flocking to
 coworking besides entrepreneurs, high tech, and creative studio space for
 creative industries?
 
 Thank you all in advance for your help.
 
 Adrienne
 
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Re: [Coworking] Re: New to the group

[Alex Hillman]

Regarding Medical  Government: 

I've spent time with people from both of these industries, with mixed results, 
talking about how they can benefit from coworking. One of my common selling 
points is to urge them to look for the admin days in their schedule and make 
them happen from Indy Hall. The benefit is taking what's otherwise a 
drudge-worthy point in their schedule and making it something to look forward 
to. 

We've got a member who's a private practice doctor. We have a couple of yoga 
instructors on the roster, too. 

We've had a good amount of interaction with government too, but not in the way 
you might be looking for. We've actually seen government employees look at our 
models for interacting collaboratively with excitement and find ways to apply 
them to new initiatives in city hall. What's awesome is that they've done it 
successfully, even if it's small successes.

They get involved at an event level. We've hosted and helped organize some 
hackthons that involved civic leaders, and it's been extremely valuable to have 
them at the table. My hope is that over time, more people who work at City Hall 
can spend time at a place like Indy Hall, and we can learn more from each other 
about how to make our city better (since that's core to our mission 
(http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2012/04/the-virtues-of-indy-hall/)).

A massive portion of Philadelphia's open data initiative and other related 
public sector initiatives look to our models of coworking for inspiration of 
how to interact outside of city hall and collaborate better with other 
departments as well as the private sector. It's been really inspiring to watch 
them put these ideas to work :)

-Alex 


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On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Adrienne Normand wrote:

 Thanks Toni and congrats on your new space in Houston. I hope coworking takes 
 off in Houston. I think it's important to the awareness of our industry that 
 More coworking starts up there. 
 
 I checked out the previous posts. Very helpful, but I'd still like to hear if 
 anyone is seeing anyone from the Medical or Government industries join 
 coworking. I'm not sure how those industries would take part, but I'm hoping 
 someone on here can surprise me with some info. 
 
 Adrienne
 
 Sent from my iPad 
 
 On Apr 3, 2012, at 6:42 PM, Toni Hogan t...@theofficeconnexion.com 
 (mailto:t...@theofficeconnexion.com) wrote:
 
  Hey Adrienne, thanks for the LIKE! I'm not sure how I missed it. :-) I
  asked a question about industry specific centers a couple of weeks
  ago. If you search industry specific the discussion should come up.
  
  Toni
  
  On Apr 1, 11:52 pm, Adrienne Normand arnorm...@gmail.com 
  (http://gmail.com) wrote:
   Hello All,
   
   For those of you whose coworking space caters mostly to a specific 
   industry
   besides tech, what are the common issues you deal with regularly?
   Challenges? Benefits? What would you change?
   
   Does anyone's space cater to or attract the following industries:
   1. *Medical
   2. Government*
   3. University/ Higher Ed
   4. Architecture/ Real Estate
   5. ..fill in the blank here..what other industries are flocking to
   coworking besides entrepreneurs, high tech, and creative studio space for
   creative industries?
   
   Thank you all in advance for your help.
   
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Re: [Coworking] Re: New to the group

[Adrienne Normand]

Thanks Alex.  Very good info.  

Adrienne

Sent from my iPad 

On Apr 4, 2012, at 9:09 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote:

 Regarding Medical  Government:
 
 I've spent time with people from both of these industries, with mixed 
 results, talking about how they can benefit from coworking. One of my common 
 selling points is to urge them to look for the admin days in their schedule 
 and make them happen from Indy Hall. The benefit is taking what's otherwise a 
 drudge-worthy point in their schedule and making it something to look forward 
 to. 
 
 We've got a member who's a private practice doctor. We have a couple of yoga 
 instructors on the roster, too. 
 
 We've had a good amount of interaction with government too, but not in the 
 way you might be looking for. We've actually seen government employees look 
 at our models for interacting collaboratively with excitement and find ways 
 to apply them to new initiatives in city hall. What's awesome is that they've 
 done it successfully, even if it's small successes.
 
 They get involved at an event level. We've hosted and helped organize some 
 hackthons that involved civic leaders, and it's been extremely valuable to 
 have them at the table. My hope is that over time, more people who work at 
 City Hall can spend time at a place like Indy Hall, and we can learn more 
 from each other about how to make our city better (since that's core to our 
 mission).
 
 A massive portion of Philadelphia's open data initiative and other related 
 public sector initiatives look to our models of coworking for inspiration of 
 how to interact outside of city hall and collaborate better with other 
 departments as well as the private sector. It's been really inspiring to 
 watch them put these ideas to work :)
 
 -Alex
 
 
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 On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Adrienne Normand wrote:
 
 Thanks Toni and congrats on your new space in Houston. I hope coworking 
 takes off in Houston. I think it's important to the awareness of our 
 industry that More coworking starts up there.
 
 I checked out the previous posts. Very helpful, but I'd still like to hear 
 if anyone is seeing anyone from the Medical or Government industries join 
 coworking. I'm not sure how those industries would take part, but I'm hoping 
 someone on here can surprise me with some info.
 
 Adrienne
 
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On Apr 3, 2012, at 6:42 PM, Toni Hogan t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote:
 
 Hey Adrienne, thanks for the LIKE! I'm not sure how I missed it. :-) I
 asked a question about industry specific centers a couple of weeks
 ago. If you search industry specific the discussion should come up.
 
 Toni
 
 On Apr 1, 11:52 pm, Adrienne Normand arnorm...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hello All,
 
 For those of you whose coworking space caters mostly to a specific industry
 besides tech, what are the common issues you deal with regularly?
 Challenges? Benefits? What would you change?
 
 Does anyone's space cater to or attract the following industries:
 1. *Medical
 2. Government*
 3. University/ Higher Ed
 4. Architecture/ Real Estate
 5. ..fill in the blank here..what other industries are flocking to
 coworking besides entrepreneurs, high tech, and creative studio space for
 creative industries?
 
 Thank you all in advance for your help.
 
 Adrienne
 
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[Coworking] Re: New to the group

[Toni Hogan]

Hey Adrienne, thanks for the LIKE! I'm not sure how I missed it. :-) I
asked a question about industry specific centers a couple of weeks
ago. If you search industry specific the discussion should come up.

Toni

On Apr 1, 11:52 pm, Adrienne Normand arnorm...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hello All,

 For those of you whose coworking space caters mostly to a specific industry
 besides tech, what are the common issues you deal with regularly?
 Challenges?  Benefits?  What would you change?

 Does anyone's space cater to or attract the following industries:
 1.  *Medical
 2.  Government*
 3.  University/ Higher Ed
 4.  Architecture/ Real Estate
 5.  ..fill in the blank here..what other industries are flocking to
 coworking besides entrepreneurs, high tech, and creative studio space for
 creative industries?

 Thank you all in advance for your help.

 Adrienne

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[Coworking] Re: New to the group!

[Miamishared]

No, actually , we've heard of them of course but we are in different
locations.

On Oct 19, 5:33 pm, Willie Morris willie.mor...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hi Miami,

 Are you part of Eduardo's group Brikolodge in Miami? They are an awesome 
 group of people truly committed to the coworking ideas. I'm up in Fort 
 Lauderdale and started White Table Foundation. Swing by anytime and best of 
 luck!

 Cheers,
 -Willie

 On Oct 19, 2010, at 1:30 PM, Miamishared wrote:



   is undergoing some massive trasnformation projects , in hopes
  that it will become more of a community than the dreary 9-5 only place
  its come to be. I will mention that we've had some success, due to the
  obvious lack of community Miami had.  We have some pretty creative
  minds already in our offices, mainly a lot of start-ups and online
  companies. We love what they have brought to our office,so far its
  been a great experience and we really just look forward to expanding
  and spreading the word and concept, as we see the future of workspace
  being geared more towards independant work from home. We love the idea
  of being a personable, human social network rather than  drones
  sitting socially deprived in a constricting workspace. Basically  Im
  happy to be a part of this unique community, and cant wait to get
  trade and share ideas!- Hide quoted text -

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[Coworking] Re: New to the group!

[Miamishared]

Absolutely! Yes actually we are still in the early phases but growing
strong so far. It is definetley nice to have co-working neighbors in
town to change up Miami business  norms together!

On Oct 19, 7:08 pm, Brikolodge coworkingmi...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hey MiamiShared!

 Great to hear from you! We knew you guys were about to open, but were not 
 sure. Pretty cool to have another space down the road from us, we are in 
 midtown Miami. Let us know when we can chat!

 Sent by thumbs on my iPhone.

 Eduardo Henriques -
 786-239-7380

 On Oct 19, 2010, at 5:33 PM, Willie Morris willie.mor...@gmail.com wrote:



  Hi Miami,

  Are you part of Eduardo's group Brikolodge in Miami? They are an awesome 
  group of people truly committed to the coworking ideas. I'm up in Fort 
  Lauderdale and started White Table Foundation. Swing by anytime and best of 
  luck!

  Cheers,
  -Willie

  On Oct 19, 2010, at 1:30 PM, Miamishared wrote:

  is undergoing some massive trasnformation projects , in hopes
  that it will become more of a community than the dreary 9-5 only place
  its come to be. I will mention that we've had some success, due to the
  obvious lack of community Miami had.  We have some pretty creative
  minds already in our offices, mainly a lot of start-ups and online
  companies. We love what they have brought to our office,so far its
  been a great experience and we really just look forward to expanding
  and spreading the word and concept, as we see the future of workspace
  being geared more towards independant work from home. We love the idea
  of being a personable, human social network rather than  drones
  sitting socially deprived in a constricting workspace. Basically  Im
  happy to be a part of this unique community, and cant wait to get
  trade and share ideas!

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[Coworking] Re: New to the Group -- Thanks for being nice :)

[Eric Marden]

 Like - small businesses formed out of a
 crowd of talented solo workers/freelancers/consultants. Have you ever
 seen that where you cowork?

That's what we're paying for access to! :)

Coworking isn't a flat surface and a wi-fi. It's a gym membership for  
your brain.

But all metaphors aside, that's exactly how it works for my team. And  
it got started at the space.


- Eric Marden
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
http://ericmarden.com




On Jun 12, 2009, at 6:05 AM, Lisa K wrote:


 Thanks everyone! I work for a company called MBO Partners. The long
 and short of what we do for independent consultants (the ones who
 would normally be 1099's) is kind of offload all the back office work
 like billing, invoicing, contract negotiation, and we carry all their
 business insurances, etc. But also, because we hire them as W-2
 employees, provide group benefits like health insurance, a 401(k)...
 stuff like that.

 As far as questions for the group - Ya know a while back I wrote a
 blog post about coworking and how a lot of independent consultants are
 choosing to cowork rather than work at home alone. Then, as we were
 preparing an upcoming webinar on working in teams as a consultant,
 we started wondering if there were ever small teams that formed at
 these coworking locations. Like - small businesses formed out of a
 crowd of talented solo workers/freelancers/consultants. Have you ever
 seen that where you cowork?

 Thanks!

 On Jun 11, 7:18 pm, WHERE MMM where...@gmail.com wrote:
 What is the company you work for?

 On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:27 AM, Lisa K lisakan...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hello!
 My name is Lisa and I'm really here in this group to learn more  
 about
 coworking. My company actually supports independent consultants so  
 I'm
 kind of tasked with learning as much as possible about the industry.
 Coworking seems like a big wave right now, and what better place to
 learn as much as I can than through this group.

 Thanks for welcoming me and being nice to someone from the corporate
 world. I promise I'm good people :)

 Lisa
 www.twitter.com/mbopartners
 


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[Coworking] Re: New to the Group -- Thanks for being nice :)

[Lisa K]

Thanks everyone! I work for a company called MBO Partners. The long
and short of what we do for independent consultants (the ones who
would normally be 1099's) is kind of offload all the back office work
like billing, invoicing, contract negotiation, and we carry all their
business insurances, etc. But also, because we hire them as W-2
employees, provide group benefits like health insurance, a 401(k)...
stuff like that.

As far as questions for the group - Ya know a while back I wrote a
blog post about coworking and how a lot of independent consultants are
choosing to cowork rather than work at home alone. Then, as we were
preparing an upcoming webinar on working in teams as a consultant,
we started wondering if there were ever small teams that formed at
these coworking locations. Like - small businesses formed out of a
crowd of talented solo workers/freelancers/consultants. Have you ever
seen that where you cowork?

Thanks!

On Jun 11, 7:18 pm, WHERE MMM where...@gmail.com wrote:
 What is the company you work for?

 On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:27 AM, Lisa K lisakan...@gmail.com wrote:

  Hello!
  My name is Lisa and I'm really here in this group to learn more about
  coworking. My company actually supports independent consultants so I'm
  kind of tasked with learning as much as possible about the industry.
  Coworking seems like a big wave right now, and what better place to
  learn as much as I can than through this group.

  Thanks for welcoming me and being nice to someone from the corporate
  world. I promise I'm good people :)

  Lisa
 www.twitter.com/mbopartners
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[Coworking] Re: New to the Group -- Thanks for being nice :)

[tj.murphy]

Welcome, Lisa!

 On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:27:11 -0700 Lisa K lt;lisakan...@gmail.comgt; 
wrote  


Hello! 
My name is Lisa and I'm really here in this group to learn more about 
coworking. My company actually supports independent consultants so I'm 
kind of tasked with learning as much as possible about the industry. 
Coworking seems like a big wave right now, and what better place to 
learn as much as I can than through this group. 
 
Thanks for welcoming me and being nice to someone from the corporate 
world. I promise I'm good people :) 
 
Lisa 
www.twitter.com/mbopartners 
 

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[Coworking] Re: New to the Group -- Thanks for being nice :)

[WHERE MMM]

What is the company you work for?

On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:27 AM, Lisa K lisakan...@gmail.com wrote:


 Hello!
 My name is Lisa and I'm really here in this group to learn more about
 coworking. My company actually supports independent consultants so I'm
 kind of tasked with learning as much as possible about the industry.
 Coworking seems like a big wave right now, and what better place to
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 Thanks for welcoming me and being nice to someone from the corporate
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 Lisa
 www.twitter.com/mbopartners

 


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[Coworking] Re: New to the group

[Hillary Hartley]

Hey DJ. Welcome to the group!

Hope we see you again soon at Citizen Space. (And apologies if this is
the wrong DJ. :)

Hillary


On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 2:57 PM, DJ djdeeja...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hey everybody.

 I just wanted to introduce myself and say hello to everyone. I am
 brand new to the group and look forward to everything that this group
 has to offer!


 


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[Coworking] Re: New to the group

[jonny goldstein]

Hey,

I heard about Indy Hall through a conference I attended in Philly. The
conference was Podcamp Philly (a grassroots new media/blogging/
podcasting conference). Indy Hall had an open house and a party the
night of the conference and so naturally, they got some folks from the
conference. Smart move.

Then when I moved up to Philly, I already knew about the space, so I
signed up.

I would definitely pick Alex Hillman's brain on how to get the word
out (he's active on this list). He's one of the main forces behind
Indy Hall's success.

I know most of Indy's membership gets here through word of mouth.

---Jonny



On Mar 11, 10:40 am, Heidi hbrown1...@hotmail.com wrote:
 Hi Jonny,
 We just opened a coworking facility in Akron, OH in October 2008. I
 was interested to find out how you found or came to join Indy Hall in
 Philly. We're trying to figure out if word-of-mouth is best? We've had
 some free media spots like newspaper articles and a Channel 3 morning
 news spot as well.

 Also, what do you like about your facility and/or are you enjoying it?

 Thanks for your help and best wishes,
 Heidi

 jonny goldstein wrote:
  Hey Group,

  Interested in the whole coworking phenomenon. I'm a fulltime member at
  Indy Hall in Philly and have visited the Hat Factory in SF.

  Just interested in coworking in general.

  ---Jonny Goldstein
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[Coworking] Re: New to the group

[Geoff DiMasi]

Word of mouth is the best in my opinion.

But, that translates into a lot of things... including the events, etc that
Jonny is talking about.


---
Geoff DiMasi
Indy Hall




On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 10:56 AM, jonny goldstein jonny.goldst...@gmail.com
 wrote:


 Hey,

 I heard about Indy Hall through a conference I attended in Philly. The
 conference was Podcamp Philly (a grassroots new media/blogging/
 podcasting conference). Indy Hall had an open house and a party the
 night of the conference and so naturally, they got some folks from the
 conference. Smart move.

 Then when I moved up to Philly, I already knew about the space, so I
 signed up.

 I would definitely pick Alex Hillman's brain on how to get the word
 out (he's active on this list). He's one of the main forces behind
 Indy Hall's success.

 I know most of Indy's membership gets here through word of mouth.

 ---Jonny



 On Mar 11, 10:40 am, Heidi hbrown1...@hotmail.com wrote:
  Hi Jonny,
  We just opened a coworking facility in Akron, OH in October 2008. I
  was interested to find out how you found or came to join Indy Hall in
  Philly. We're trying to figure out if word-of-mouth is best? We've had
  some free media spots like newspaper articles and a Channel 3 morning
  news spot as well.
 
  Also, what do you like about your facility and/or are you enjoying it?
 
  Thanks for your help and best wishes,
  Heidi
 
  jonny goldstein wrote:
   Hey Group,
 
   Interested in the whole coworking phenomenon. I'm a fulltime member at
   Indy Hall in Philly and have visited the Hat Factory in SF.
 
   Just interested in coworking in general.
 
   ---Jonny Goldstein
   jonny.goldst...@gmail.com
   jonnygoldstein.info
 


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[Coworking] Re: New to the group

[Heidi]

Hi Jonny,
We just opened a coworking facility in Akron, OH in October 2008. I
was interested to find out how you found or came to join Indy Hall in
Philly. We're trying to figure out if word-of-mouth is best? We've had
some free media spots like newspaper articles and a Channel 3 morning
news spot as well.

Also, what do you like about your facility and/or are you enjoying it?

Thanks for your help and best wishes,
Heidi

jonny goldstein wrote:
 Hey Group,

 Interested in the whole coworking phenomenon. I'm a fulltime member at
 Indy Hall in Philly and have visited the Hat Factory in SF.

 Just interested in coworking in general.

 ---Jonny Goldstein
 jonny.goldst...@gmail.com
 jonnygoldstein.info

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