[Coworking] Re: Personal Introduction
> "How am I going to make money doing this?" Here's what I'd say: - Find passionate members - Charge a price that shows your service is valuable, but won't be a major burden (so members can afford to keep coming back) - Find a way to charge by resources used - Charging for resources is a way to allocate those resources (should allow more memberships since folks won't pig out at the all-you-can- eat) Matt On Mar 25, 8:07 am, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Matt & all, > > We have one person as a member of our group who is not on the creative > side. He is actually a logistics manager and manufacturing sales > rep. Let me tell you though, those skills are much needed in a > creative environment. His ability to negotiate lease details and > other essentials have saved us a lot in up front costs. He is also > very cool and enjoys being part of a creative group. I would go for > the entrepreneurial spirit trait more than just creative. Also some > "creative" folks would don't get the coworking thing at all. The > question they pose is "how am I going to make money doing this?" Any > good answers to that question? > > On a positive note, the Doylestown, PA coworking group will be > officially opening our doors on April 4th! > > Jason > > On Mar 24, 1:14 am, "Matt, Balu, and Java" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Felicity, > > > Funny - we have to accept that a "diverse" crowd may include people > > who are less on the "creative" end. Isn't that wierd? > > > Matt > > > On Mar 21, 11:58 pm, felicity at cubes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > Hey there, > > > > Agreed with Alex. I think this coworking is more about people > > > selecting for the > > > coworking lifestiyle versus necessarily techies. I think you can end > > > up with > > > a very diverse crowd, as we have, depending on your market and > > > connections. > > > > Look forward to hearing how the business plan goes and your progress. > > > > All the best, > > > Felicity > > > > Cubes&Crayons > > > www,cubesandcrayons.com > > > photos:http://www.flickr.com/groups/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > > > On Mar 21, 5:49 am, "Alex Hillman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > Matt, Balu, and Java, > > > > I'm looking forward to hearing more about your proposed model, since we > > > > often discuss so many different types of models on the list and on the > > > > wiki. > > > > > I'm especially excited to see what develops since you've mentioned a > > > > relatively non-IT crowd that you're catering to. We've spoken before > > > > about > > > > how this scene tends to be predominately tech and creative, but I've > > > > maintained that the common thread tends to be entrepreneurship in > > > > genreal. > > > > > Good luck, and looking forward to hearing more! > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Alex > > > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:45 AM, Matt, Balu, and Java < > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hey Everyone, > > > > > > My name is Matt and I'm new to the group, but not that new to > > > > > coworking. We had a great shared space (for CS students) at the > > > > > University of Colorado. Complete with pungent but o-so-comfortable > > > > > furniture that I must admit I have slept on. The Colorado space was > > > > > neat because it surfaced many of the issues that coworkers face, like > > > > > tiering, resource allocation, making sure people pay for their generic > > > > > grape pop, etc. > > > > > > I am now writing a business plan around the concept. I've entered it > > > > > in the 2008 Shocker Business Plan Competition, here inWichita. > > > > >Wichitais very entrepreneurially minded but not too heavy on IT etc. > > > > > so I have to adapt some ideas to make them fit. I see a strong need > > > > > for community (currently filled by cafes and lectures at the Devlin > > > > > Center for Entrepreneurship), but I am definitely trying to go beyond > > > > > break-even! I'm willing to share my thinking though, and get and give > > > > > feedback. > > > > > > Salutations, > > > > > Matt, Balu, and Java (the labs) > > > > > -- > > > > -- > > > > - > > > > -- > > > > - > > > > Alex Hillman > > > > round(3)media new! ask me about it > > > > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > visual:www.round3media.com|www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > > > local:www.indyhall.org --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Personal Introduction
Jason is hellaciously busy; they are moving in this week! I will jump in and provide what I know. Date: 4/4/08 Time: 7:30 - 9:30 PM Location: 72 N Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901 I will do my best to be there!! Hope to see you too! On Mar 27, 6:04 pm, "Alex Hillman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jason, > > If you let us know more about your opening, I'll be sure to drop by to say > hi! > > -Alex, IndyHall, Philly > > > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 6:01 PM, Tara Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jason! > > > More details! Please! :) > > > T > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 6:07 AM, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Matt & all, > > > > We have one person as a member of our group who is not on the creative > > > side. He is actually a logistics manager and manufacturing sales > > > rep. Let me tell you though, those skills are much needed in a > > > creative environment. His ability to negotiate lease details and > > > other essentials have saved us a lot in up front costs. He is also > > > very cool and enjoys being part of a creative group. I would go for > > > the entrepreneurial spirit trait more than just creative. Also some > > > "creative" folks would don't get the coworking thing at all. The > > > question they pose is "how am I going to make money doing this?" Any > > > good answers to that question? > > > > On a positive note, the Doylestown, PA coworking group will be > > > officially opening our doors on April 4th! > > > > Jason > > > > On Mar 24, 1:14 am, "Matt, Balu, and Java" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > Felicity, > > > > > Funny - we have to accept that a "diverse" crowd may include people > > > > who are less on the "creative" end. Isn't that wierd? > > > > > Matt > > > > > On Mar 21, 11:58 pm, felicity at cubes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Hey there, > > > > > > Agreed with Alex. I think this coworking is more about people > > > > > selecting for the > > > > > coworking lifestiyle versus necessarily techies. I think you can > > > end > > > > > up with > > > > > a very diverse crowd, as we have, depending on your market and > > > > > connections. > > > > > > Look forward to hearing how the business plan goes and your > > > progress. > > > > > > All the best, > > > > > Felicity > > > > > > Cubes&Crayons > > > > > www,cubesandcrayons.com > > > > > photos:http://www.flickr.com/groups/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > > > > > On Mar 21, 5:49 am, "Alex Hillman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Matt, Balu, and Java, > > > > > > I'm looking forward to hearing more about your proposed model, > > > since we > > > > > > often discuss so many different types of models on the list and on > > > the wiki. > > > > > > > I'm especially excited to see what develops since you've mentioned > > > a > > > > > > relatively non-IT crowd that you're catering to. We've spoken > > > before about > > > > > > how this scene tends to be predominately tech and creative, but > > > I've > > > > > > maintained that the common thread tends to be entrepreneurship in > > > genreal. > > > > > > > Good luck, and looking forward to hearing more! > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Alex > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:45 AM, Matt, Balu, and Java < > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hey Everyone, > > > > > > > > My name is Matt and I'm new to the group, but not that new to > > > > > > > coworking. We had a great shared space (for CS students) at the > > > > > > > University of Colorado. Complete with pungent but > > > o-so-comfortable > > > > > > > furniture that I must admit I have slept on. The Colorado space > > > was > > > > > > > neat because it surfaced many of the issues that coworkers face, > > > like > > > > > > > tiering, resource allocation, making sure people pay for their > > > generic > > > > > > > grape pop, etc. > > > > > > > > I am now writing a business plan around the concept. I've > > > entered it > > > > > > > in the 2008 Shocker Business Plan Competition, here in Wichita. > > > > > > > Wichita is very entrepreneurially minded but not too heavy on IT > > > etc. > > > > > > > so I have to adapt some ideas to make them fit. I see a strong > > > need > > > > > > > for community (currently filled by cafes and lectures at the > > > Devlin > > > > > > > Center for Entrepreneurship), but I am definitely trying to go > > > beyond > > > > > > > break-even! I'm willing to share my thinking though, and get > > > and give > > > > > > > feedback. > > > > > > > > Salutations, > > > > > > > Matt, Balu, and Java (the labs) > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > -- > > > > > > - > > > > > > -- > > > > > > - > > > > > > Alex Hillman > > > > > > round(3)media new! ask me about it > > > > > > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > visual:www.round3media.com|www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > > > > > local:www.indyhall.org > > > -- > > tara 'miss rogue' hunt > > coFounder > > Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) > > blog:www.horsepigcow.com > > pho
[Coworking] Re: Personal Introduction
Jason, If you let us know more about your opening, I'll be sure to drop by to say hi! -Alex, IndyHall, Philly On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 6:01 PM, Tara Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jason! > > More details! Please! :) > > T > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 6:07 AM, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Matt & all, > > > > We have one person as a member of our group who is not on the creative > > side. He is actually a logistics manager and manufacturing sales > > rep. Let me tell you though, those skills are much needed in a > > creative environment. His ability to negotiate lease details and > > other essentials have saved us a lot in up front costs. He is also > > very cool and enjoys being part of a creative group. I would go for > > the entrepreneurial spirit trait more than just creative. Also some > > "creative" folks would don't get the coworking thing at all. The > > question they pose is "how am I going to make money doing this?" Any > > good answers to that question? > > > > On a positive note, the Doylestown, PA coworking group will be > > officially opening our doors on April 4th! > > > > Jason > > > > On Mar 24, 1:14 am, "Matt, Balu, and Java" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Felicity, > > > > > > Funny - we have to accept that a "diverse" crowd may include people > > > who are less on the "creative" end. Isn't that wierd? > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > On Mar 21, 11:58 pm, felicity at cubes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hey there, > > > > > > > Agreed with Alex. I think this coworking is more about people > > > > selecting for the > > > > coworking lifestiyle versus necessarily techies. I think you can > > end > > > > up with > > > > a very diverse crowd, as we have, depending on your market and > > > > connections. > > > > > > > Look forward to hearing how the business plan goes and your > > progress. > > > > > > > All the best, > > > > Felicity > > > > > > > Cubes&Crayons > > > > www,cubesandcrayons.com > > > > photos:http://www.flickr.com/groups/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > > > > > > On Mar 21, 5:49 am, "Alex Hillman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Matt, Balu, and Java, > > > > > I'm looking forward to hearing more about your proposed model, > > since we > > > > > often discuss so many different types of models on the list and on > > the wiki. > > > > > > > > I'm especially excited to see what develops since you've mentioned > > a > > > > > relatively non-IT crowd that you're catering to. We've spoken > > before about > > > > > how this scene tends to be predominately tech and creative, but > > I've > > > > > maintained that the common thread tends to be entrepreneurship in > > genreal. > > > > > > > > Good luck, and looking forward to hearing more! > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Alex > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:45 AM, Matt, Balu, and Java < > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hey Everyone, > > > > > > > > > My name is Matt and I'm new to the group, but not that new to > > > > > > coworking. We had a great shared space (for CS students) at the > > > > > > University of Colorado. Complete with pungent but > > o-so-comfortable > > > > > > furniture that I must admit I have slept on. The Colorado space > > was > > > > > > neat because it surfaced many of the issues that coworkers face, > > like > > > > > > tiering, resource allocation, making sure people pay for their > > generic > > > > > > grape pop, etc. > > > > > > > > > I am now writing a business plan around the concept. I've > > entered it > > > > > > in the 2008 Shocker Business Plan Competition, here in Wichita. > > > > > > Wichita is very entrepreneurially minded but not too heavy on IT > > etc. > > > > > > so I have to adapt some ideas to make them fit. I see a strong > > need > > > > > > for community (currently filled by cafes and lectures at the > > Devlin > > > > > > Center for Entrepreneurship), but I am definitely trying to go > > beyond > > > > > > break-even! I'm willing to share my thinking though, and get > > and give > > > > > > feedback. > > > > > > > > > Salutations, > > > > > > Matt, Balu, and Java (the labs) > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > -- > > > > > - > > > > > -- > > > > > - > > > > > Alex Hillman > > > > > round(3)media new! ask me about it > > > > > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > visual:www.round3media.com|www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > > > > local:www.indyhall.org > > > > > > > > > -- > tara 'miss rogue' hunt > coFounder > Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) > blog: www.horsepigcow.com > phone: 415-694-1951 > fax: 415-727-5335 > > > > -- -- - -- - Alex Hillman round(3)media new! ask me about it digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] visual: www.round3media.com | www.dangerouslyawesome.com local: www.indyhall.org --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to co
[Coworking] Re: Personal Introduction
Jason! More details! Please! :) T On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 6:07 AM, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Matt & all, > > We have one person as a member of our group who is not on the creative > side. He is actually a logistics manager and manufacturing sales > rep. Let me tell you though, those skills are much needed in a > creative environment. His ability to negotiate lease details and > other essentials have saved us a lot in up front costs. He is also > very cool and enjoys being part of a creative group. I would go for > the entrepreneurial spirit trait more than just creative. Also some > "creative" folks would don't get the coworking thing at all. The > question they pose is "how am I going to make money doing this?" Any > good answers to that question? > > On a positive note, the Doylestown, PA coworking group will be > officially opening our doors on April 4th! > > Jason > > On Mar 24, 1:14 am, "Matt, Balu, and Java" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Felicity, > > > > Funny - we have to accept that a "diverse" crowd may include people > > who are less on the "creative" end. Isn't that wierd? > > > > Matt > > > > On Mar 21, 11:58 pm, felicity at cubes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hey there, > > > > > Agreed with Alex. I think this coworking is more about people > > > selecting for the > > > coworking lifestiyle versus necessarily techies. I think you can end > > > up with > > > a very diverse crowd, as we have, depending on your market and > > > connections. > > > > > Look forward to hearing how the business plan goes and your progress. > > > > > All the best, > > > Felicity > > > > > Cubes&Crayons > > > www,cubesandcrayons.com > > > photos:http://www.flickr.com/groups/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > > > > On Mar 21, 5:49 am, "Alex Hillman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > Matt, Balu, and Java, > > > > I'm looking forward to hearing more about your proposed model, since > we > > > > often discuss so many different types of models on the list and on > the wiki. > > > > > > I'm especially excited to see what develops since you've mentioned a > > > > relatively non-IT crowd that you're catering to. We've spoken before > about > > > > how this scene tends to be predominately tech and creative, but I've > > > > maintained that the common thread tends to be entrepreneurship in > genreal. > > > > > > Good luck, and looking forward to hearing more! > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Alex > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:45 AM, Matt, Balu, and Java < > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hey Everyone, > > > > > > > My name is Matt and I'm new to the group, but not that new to > > > > > coworking. We had a great shared space (for CS students) at the > > > > > University of Colorado. Complete with pungent but > o-so-comfortable > > > > > furniture that I must admit I have slept on. The Colorado space > was > > > > > neat because it surfaced many of the issues that coworkers face, > like > > > > > tiering, resource allocation, making sure people pay for their > generic > > > > > grape pop, etc. > > > > > > > I am now writing a business plan around the concept. I've entered > it > > > > > in the 2008 Shocker Business Plan Competition, here in Wichita. > > > > > Wichita is very entrepreneurially minded but not too heavy on IT > etc. > > > > > so I have to adapt some ideas to make them fit. I see a strong > need > > > > > for community (currently filled by cafes and lectures at the > Devlin > > > > > Center for Entrepreneurship), but I am definitely trying to go > beyond > > > > > break-even! I'm willing to share my thinking though, and get and > give > > > > > feedback. > > > > > > > Salutations, > > > > > Matt, Balu, and Java (the labs) > > > > > > -- > > > > -- > > > > - > > > > -- > > > > - > > > > Alex Hillman > > > > round(3)media new! ask me about it > > > > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > visual:www.round3media.com|www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > > > local:www.indyhall.org > > > > -- tara 'miss rogue' hunt coFounder Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) blog: www.horsepigcow.com phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Personal Introduction
Hi Matt & all, We have one person as a member of our group who is not on the creative side. He is actually a logistics manager and manufacturing sales rep. Let me tell you though, those skills are much needed in a creative environment. His ability to negotiate lease details and other essentials have saved us a lot in up front costs. He is also very cool and enjoys being part of a creative group. I would go for the entrepreneurial spirit trait more than just creative. Also some "creative" folks would don't get the coworking thing at all. The question they pose is "how am I going to make money doing this?" Any good answers to that question? On a positive note, the Doylestown, PA coworking group will be officially opening our doors on April 4th! Jason On Mar 24, 1:14 am, "Matt, Balu, and Java" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Felicity, > > Funny - we have to accept that a "diverse" crowd may include people > who are less on the "creative" end. Isn't that wierd? > > Matt > > On Mar 21, 11:58 pm, felicity at cubes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Hey there, > > > Agreed with Alex. I think this coworking is more about people > > selecting for the > > coworking lifestiyle versus necessarily techies. I think you can end > > up with > > a very diverse crowd, as we have, depending on your market and > > connections. > > > Look forward to hearing how the business plan goes and your progress. > > > All the best, > > Felicity > > > Cubes&Crayons > > www,cubesandcrayons.com > > photos:http://www.flickr.com/groups/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > > On Mar 21, 5:49 am, "Alex Hillman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > Matt, Balu, and Java, > > > I'm looking forward to hearing more about your proposed model, since we > > > often discuss so many different types of models on the list and on the > > > wiki. > > > > I'm especially excited to see what develops since you've mentioned a > > > relatively non-IT crowd that you're catering to. We've spoken before about > > > how this scene tends to be predominately tech and creative, but I've > > > maintained that the common thread tends to be entrepreneurship in genreal. > > > > Good luck, and looking forward to hearing more! > > > > Cheers, > > > Alex > > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:45 AM, Matt, Balu, and Java < > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hey Everyone, > > > > > My name is Matt and I'm new to the group, but not that new to > > > > coworking. We had a great shared space (for CS students) at the > > > > University of Colorado. Complete with pungent but o-so-comfortable > > > > furniture that I must admit I have slept on. The Colorado space was > > > > neat because it surfaced many of the issues that coworkers face, like > > > > tiering, resource allocation, making sure people pay for their generic > > > > grape pop, etc. > > > > > I am now writing a business plan around the concept. I've entered it > > > > in the 2008 Shocker Business Plan Competition, here in Wichita. > > > > Wichita is very entrepreneurially minded but not too heavy on IT etc. > > > > so I have to adapt some ideas to make them fit. I see a strong need > > > > for community (currently filled by cafes and lectures at the Devlin > > > > Center for Entrepreneurship), but I am definitely trying to go beyond > > > > break-even! I'm willing to share my thinking though, and get and give > > > > feedback. > > > > > Salutations, > > > > Matt, Balu, and Java (the labs) > > > > -- > > > -- > > > - > > > -- > > > - > > > Alex Hillman > > > round(3)media new! ask me about it > > > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > visual:www.round3media.com|www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > > local:www.indyhall.org --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Personal Introduction
Felicity, Funny - we have to accept that a "diverse" crowd may include people who are less on the "creative" end. Isn't that wierd? Matt On Mar 21, 11:58 pm, felicity at cubes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey there, > > Agreed with Alex. I think this coworking is more about people > selecting for the > coworking lifestiyle versus necessarily techies. I think you can end > up with > a very diverse crowd, as we have, depending on your market and > connections. > > Look forward to hearing how the business plan goes and your progress. > > All the best, > Felicity > > Cubes&Crayons > www,cubesandcrayons.com > photos:http://www.flickr.com/groups/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > On Mar 21, 5:49 am, "Alex Hillman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Matt, Balu, and Java, > > I'm looking forward to hearing more about your proposed model, since we > > often discuss so many different types of models on the list and on the wiki. > > > I'm especially excited to see what develops since you've mentioned a > > relatively non-IT crowd that you're catering to. We've spoken before about > > how this scene tends to be predominately tech and creative, but I've > > maintained that the common thread tends to be entrepreneurship in genreal. > > > Good luck, and looking forward to hearing more! > > > Cheers, > > Alex > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:45 AM, Matt, Balu, and Java < > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hey Everyone, > > > > My name is Matt and I'm new to the group, but not that new to > > > coworking. We had a great shared space (for CS students) at the > > > University of Colorado. Complete with pungent but o-so-comfortable > > > furniture that I must admit I have slept on. The Colorado space was > > > neat because it surfaced many of the issues that coworkers face, like > > > tiering, resource allocation, making sure people pay for their generic > > > grape pop, etc. > > > > I am now writing a business plan around the concept. I've entered it > > > in the 2008 Shocker Business Plan Competition, here in Wichita. > > > Wichita is very entrepreneurially minded but not too heavy on IT etc. > > > so I have to adapt some ideas to make them fit. I see a strong need > > > for community (currently filled by cafes and lectures at the Devlin > > > Center for Entrepreneurship), but I am definitely trying to go beyond > > > break-even! I'm willing to share my thinking though, and get and give > > > feedback. > > > > Salutations, > > > Matt, Balu, and Java (the labs) > > > -- > > -- > > - > > -- > > - > > Alex Hillman > > round(3)media new! ask me about it > > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > visual:www.round3media.com|www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > local:www.indyhall.org --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Personal Introduction
Hi Sara, Funny, techies lead a lot of trends, don't they/we? Who would have thought? What makes you sense the "atmospheric desire" (cool choice of words) there in Providence? I will be happy to share my observations about Wichita's receptivity to the idea. There are a lot of creative people here (as anywhere) but the culture is not as receptive to outside-of-the-box thinking as what I've seen in SFB or Boulder. Matt, Balu, and Java On Mar 21, 1:00 pm, saranicole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Matt, > My name is Sara and I'm based in Providence, RI. I'm new to co- > working myself, hoping to learn from you all. There's sort of an > atmospheric desire for co-working here in Prov, but there hasn't been > anything actually established yet. I'm looking to change that. I > would appreciate any general guidance, as well as thoughts on how to > connect with potential co-workers outside of the techie community that > already gets/groks it. I'm interested to connect with Matt and see > how he's developing his business plan. > > I fully appreciate your guidelines for posting, by the way. If > there's anything I should be sharing about myself up front feel free > to ask (not sure if you need me to post my e-mail, since I think it > should be attached to the header info) and I will be happy to flesh > out my personal details. > > Thanks, > Sara > > On Mar 21, 1:45 am, "Matt, Balu, and Java" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Hey Everyone, > > > My name is Matt and I'm new to the group, but not that new to > > coworking. We had a great shared space (for CS students) at the > > University of Colorado. Complete with pungent but o-so-comfortable > > furniture that I must admit I have slept on. The Colorado space was > > neat because it surfaced many of the issues that coworkers face, like > > tiering, resource allocation, making sure people pay for their generic > > grape pop, etc. > > > I am now writing a business plan around the concept. I've entered it > > in the 2008 Shocker Business Plan Competition, here in Wichita. > > Wichita is very entrepreneurially minded but not too heavy on IT etc. > > so I have to adapt some ideas to make them fit. I see a strong need > > for community (currently filled by cafes and lectures at the Devlin > > Center for Entrepreneurship), but I am definitely trying to go beyond > > break-even! I'm willing to share my thinking though, and get and give > > feedback. > > > Salutations, > > Matt, Balu, and Java (the labs) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Personal Introduction
Alex, My model is: - membership fee - pay as you go for resource access Some operational details: - charge credit card daily (no A/R, no slow pays, etc.) - allow electronic 24-hour access Community building: - book club! pick the book to attract the intended audience Cool logo department: - cool, relevant logo, almost ready for unveiling! Matt Alex Hillman wrote: > Matt, Balu, and Java, > I'm looking forward to hearing more about your proposed model, since we > often discuss so many different types of models on the list and on the wiki. > > I'm especially excited to see what develops since you've mentioned a > relatively non-IT crowd that you're catering to. We've spoken before about > how this scene tends to be predominately tech and creative, but I've > maintained that the common thread tends to be entrepreneurship in genreal. > > Good luck, and looking forward to hearing more! > > Cheers, > Alex > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:45 AM, Matt, Balu, and Java < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hey Everyone, > > > > My name is Matt and I'm new to the group, but not that new to > > coworking. We had a great shared space (for CS students) at the > > University of Colorado. Complete with pungent but o-so-comfortable > > furniture that I must admit I have slept on. The Colorado space was > > neat because it surfaced many of the issues that coworkers face, like > > tiering, resource allocation, making sure people pay for their generic > > grape pop, etc. > > > > I am now writing a business plan around the concept. I've entered it > > in the 2008 Shocker Business Plan Competition, here in Wichita. > > Wichita is very entrepreneurially minded but not too heavy on IT etc. > > so I have to adapt some ideas to make them fit. I see a strong need > > for community (currently filled by cafes and lectures at the Devlin > > Center for Entrepreneurship), but I am definitely trying to go beyond > > break-even! I'm willing to share my thinking though, and get and give > > feedback. > > > > Salutations, > > Matt, Balu, and Java (the labs) > > > > > > > > > > -- > -- > - > -- > - > Alex Hillman > round(3)media new! ask me about it > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > visual: www.round3media.com | www.dangerouslyawesome.com > local: www.indyhall.org --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
