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Toni, I love your website. It's clean and straightforward! One thing I noticed: is it located in Houston? I assumed so from your email name OC Houston. I looked around the website awhile but didn't see your address. :) Natalie http://nataliechan.com On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 11:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.comwrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at the larger space to see if it's worth considering. As far as the website, I got inspiration from others. But, I will keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually scheduling a meeting to work on our sponsor package tomorrow when I saw your message. It's only 11:00 pm so I wouldn't be surprised if it were done by 3:00 AM. That's tomorrow, right? Thanks again! Congratulations on your upcoming opening. Toni On Mar 20, 10:31 pm, Cheryl Jaycox cheryl.cajservi...@gmail.com wrote: Toni, I am impressed by your website and your insightfulness into coworking. I too am new to the industry, in the pre-opening/construction stage, with launch in May...we will begin a soft launch in April. I have been following your input through the group, and must say you got it going,girl!!! Keep up the excitement I can feel the energy here in St. Louis! I love how you just kinda simplified things and I also like the way you asked for sponsors, I too am going to incorporate that into my site which is still under construction mainly due to content on my part. You have inspired me! To your undoubtful success! CJay On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: I am using Google sites for the first time to build a company website. Well, the first time I tried years ago I became frustrated very quickly and went to something else. This time it seems as if Google Sites is a lot better for my purpose (coworking) than the other website service I use. I would appreciate a few eyes to give me advice on what I have or should have or COULD have to make it better. Currently, it might mimic other sites but my alter ego (Anal Annie) will have revised the site 100 times before we start advertising it. Thanks in advance! www.theofficeconnexion.com Toni Hogan -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- Cheryl Jaycox Community Manager Micro Office Suites Business Center The HIVE@44,Business Coworking Community Phone: 636-405-3130 Cell: 314-800-4305 -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
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Toni / Natalie, I appreciate it. Many updates coming. We went with the Launch Fast and Iterate mentality on this. That means we are still figuring out a lot of things by trial and error. I really wanted to learn from the community on how things should work and what the bounds are on things. We started out with no rules, no policies and no guidelines other that what was bound by your membership. Through the process of watching how people work and use the different resources, we are able to build a set of guidelines and rules that work the best with the community. So as with the library, we quickly learned that people could not randomly take them off the shelves, put them in their bag and take off. There is now the ability to request the book or read it while you are in the facility. I will followup with a post on how we launched, the costs, how it is ran etc, soon. Thank you again, for your comments! On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com wrote: Josh, Iceberg website looks super awesome! Loved the color palate. My partner and I are planning on opening a space too in Brooklyn and have the same idea of having a library: how do you keep track on your books when people borrow them? Any suggestion welcome! Thank you! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.comwrote: 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. Something to think about. Check out our webpage at: http://www.buildingicebergs.com (we are still finishing things up) On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at the larger space to see if it's worth considering. As far as the website, I got inspiration from others. But, I will keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually scheduling a meeting to work on our sponsor package tomorrow when I saw your message. It's only 11:00 pm so I wouldn't be surprised if it were done by 3:00 AM. That's tomorrow, right? Thanks again! Congratulations on your upcoming opening. Toni On Mar 20, 10:31 pm, Cheryl Jaycox cheryl.cajservi...@gmail.com wrote: Toni, I am impressed by your website and your insightfulness into coworking. I too am new to the industry, in the pre-opening/construction stage, with launch in May...we will begin a soft launch in April. I have been following your input through the group, and must say you got it going,girl!!! Keep up the excitement I can feel the energy here in St. Louis! I love how you just kinda simplified things and I also like the way you asked for sponsors, I too am going to incorporate that into my site which is still under construction mainly due to content on my part. You have inspired me! To your undoubtful success! CJay On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.comwrote: I am using Google sites for the first time to build a company website. Well, the first time I tried years ago I became frustrated very quickly and went to something else. This time it seems as if Google Sites is a lot better for my purpose (coworking) than the other website service I use. I would appreciate a few eyes to give me advice on what I have or should have or COULD have to make it better. Currently, it might mimic other sites but my alter ego (Anal Annie) will have revised the site 100 times before we start advertising it. Thanks in advance! www.theofficeconnexion.com Toni Hogan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking
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Josh, That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of interaction/experience with coworkers. About the library idea - we are debating between having a tracking system in computer or old-school librarian system. Still brain-storming! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.comwrote: Toni / Natalie, I appreciate it. Many updates coming. We went with the Launch Fast and Iterate mentality on this. That means we are still figuring out a lot of things by trial and error. I really wanted to learn from the community on how things should work and what the bounds are on things. We started out with no rules, no policies and no guidelines other that what was bound by your membership. Through the process of watching how people work and use the different resources, we are able to build a set of guidelines and rules that work the best with the community. So as with the library, we quickly learned that people could not randomly take them off the shelves, put them in their bag and take off. There is now the ability to request the book or read it while you are in the facility. I will followup with a post on how we launched, the costs, how it is ran etc, soon. Thank you again, for your comments! On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.comwrote: Josh, Iceberg website looks super awesome! Loved the color palate. My partner and I are planning on opening a space too in Brooklyn and have the same idea of having a library: how do you keep track on your books when people borrow them? Any suggestion welcome! Thank you! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.comwrote: 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. Something to think about. Check out our webpage at: http://www.buildingicebergs.com (we are still finishing things up) On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at the larger space to see if it's worth considering. As far as the website, I got inspiration from others. But, I will keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually scheduling a meeting to work on our sponsor package tomorrow when I saw your message. It's only 11:00 pm so I wouldn't be surprised if it were done by 3:00 AM. That's tomorrow, right? Thanks again! Congratulations on your upcoming opening. Toni On Mar 20, 10:31 pm, Cheryl Jaycox cheryl.cajservi...@gmail.com wrote: Toni, I am impressed by your website and your insightfulness into coworking. I too am new to the industry, in the pre-opening/construction stage, with launch in May...we will begin a soft launch in April. I have been following your input through the group, and must say you got it going,girl!!! Keep up the excitement I can feel the energy here in St. Louis! I love how you just kinda simplified things and I also like the way you asked for sponsors, I too am going to incorporate that into my site which is still under construction mainly due to content on my part. You have inspired me! To your undoubtful success! CJay On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.comwrote: I am using Google sites for the first time to build a company website. Well, the first time I tried years ago I became frustrated very quickly and went to something else. This time it seems as if Google Sites is a lot better for my purpose (coworking) than the other website service I use. I
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That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of interaction/experience with coworkers. Remember that rules and polices not only prevent the bad things you don't want to happen from happening - they also tend to prevent the good things that you want to happen from happening too because people operate differently in an environment where they don't feel like they are trusted to do the right thing. Trust is one of the most important assets you can build with and between your coworkers, and having a rulebook or a bunch of policies gets the relationship off on the foot where you express that you don't trust the coworkers. Instead, work on creating guidelines, and keep them simple: emphasize what you want people to do instead of what you don't want people to do. These ideas are defaults, too, not restrictions. People can fall back to a guideline easily if they aren't sure what's right, but don't feel limited or untrusted to do what they think is right. And of course, if and when something goes wrong, you have a guideline to fall back to and reference. You can always add more guidelines as needed. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.comwrote: Josh, That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of interaction/experience with coworkers. About the library idea - we are debating between having a tracking system in computer or old-school librarian system. Still brain-storming! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.comwrote: Toni / Natalie, I appreciate it. Many updates coming. We went with the Launch Fast and Iterate mentality on this. That means we are still figuring out a lot of things by trial and error. I really wanted to learn from the community on how things should work and what the bounds are on things. We started out with no rules, no policies and no guidelines other that what was bound by your membership. Through the process of watching how people work and use the different resources, we are able to build a set of guidelines and rules that work the best with the community. So as with the library, we quickly learned that people could not randomly take them off the shelves, put them in their bag and take off. There is now the ability to request the book or read it while you are in the facility. I will followup with a post on how we launched, the costs, how it is ran etc, soon. Thank you again, for your comments! On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.comwrote: Josh, Iceberg website looks super awesome! Loved the color palate. My partner and I are planning on opening a space too in Brooklyn and have the same idea of having a library: how do you keep track on your books when people borrow them? Any suggestion welcome! Thank you! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.comwrote: 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. Something to think about. Check out our webpage at: http://www.buildingicebergs.com (we are still finishing things up) On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at the larger space to see if it's worth considering. As far as the website, I got inspiration from others. But, I will keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually scheduling a meeting to work on our sponsor package
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This has been our approach as well. Guidelines, not rules, and as few as possible. We call them expectations, and here they are in their entirety: EXPECTATIONS OF ALL MEMBERS 1) Treat other members with courtesy and respect. 2) Treat the space with respect. 3) Keep current with membership dues. EXPECTATIONS OF FULL MEMBERS 1) Contribute work for the good of community, including cleaning, marketing, and other activities that increase the livability of the space and financial viability of the community. EXPECTATIONS OF THE MAINTAINERS 1) Be open to suggestions from the Members. 2) Keep the space running as long as it is financially viable. As Alex points out, it's all about trust. On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:04 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of interaction/experience with coworkers. Remember that rules and polices not only prevent the bad things you don't want to happen from happening - they also tend to prevent the good things that you want to happen from happening too because people operate differently in an environment where they don't feel like they are trusted to do the right thing. Trust is one of the most important assets you can build with and between your coworkers, and having a rulebook or a bunch of policies gets the relationship off on the foot where you express that you don't trust the coworkers. Instead, work on creating guidelines, and keep them simple: emphasize what you want people to do instead of what you don't want people to do. These ideas are defaults, too, not restrictions. People can fall back to a guideline easily if they aren't sure what's right, but don't feel limited or untrusted to do what they think is right. And of course, if and when something goes wrong, you have a guideline to fall back to and reference. You can always add more guidelines as needed. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.comwrote: Josh, That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of interaction/experience with coworkers. About the library idea - we are debating between having a tracking system in computer or old-school librarian system. Still brain-storming! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.comwrote: Toni / Natalie, I appreciate it. Many updates coming. We went with the Launch Fast and Iterate mentality on this. That means we are still figuring out a lot of things by trial and error. I really wanted to learn from the community on how things should work and what the bounds are on things. We started out with no rules, no policies and no guidelines other that what was bound by your membership. Through the process of watching how people work and use the different resources, we are able to build a set of guidelines and rules that work the best with the community. So as with the library, we quickly learned that people could not randomly take them off the shelves, put them in their bag and take off. There is now the ability to request the book or read it while you are in the facility. I will followup with a post on how we launched, the costs, how it is ran etc, soon. Thank you again, for your comments! On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.comwrote: Josh, Iceberg website looks super awesome! Loved the color palate. My partner and I are planning on opening a space too in Brooklyn and have the same idea of having a library: how do you keep track on your books when people borrow them? Any suggestion welcome! Thank you! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.com wrote: 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. Something to think about. Check out our webpage at: http://www.buildingicebergs.com (we are still finishing things up) On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at
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I'd love to talk to you more about the library too, Natalie. My original plan for my space-to-be was a subscription library that hosted a lot of events. I've sort of flipped this around on its head for financial reasons. As an aside, I'm curious if anyone else on this list is building more of a learning and meeting center rather than coworking-focused? Would love to chat. Rena On Mar 21, 2012, at 7:58 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com wrote: Josh, That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of interaction/experience with coworkers. About the library idea - we are debating between having a tracking system in computer or old-school librarian system. Still brain-storming! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.com wrote: Toni / Natalie, I appreciate it. Many updates coming. We went with the Launch Fast and Iterate mentality on this. That means we are still figuring out a lot of things by trial and error. I really wanted to learn from the community on how things should work and what the bounds are on things. We started out with no rules, no policies and no guidelines other that what was bound by your membership. Through the process of watching how people work and use the different resources, we are able to build a set of guidelines and rules that work the best with the community. So as with the library, we quickly learned that people could not randomly take them off the shelves, put them in their bag and take off. There is now the ability to request the book or read it while you are in the facility. I will followup with a post on how we launched, the costs, how it is ran etc, soon. Thank you again, for your comments! On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com wrote: Josh, Iceberg website looks super awesome! Loved the color palate. My partner and I are planning on opening a space too in Brooklyn and have the same idea of having a library: how do you keep track on your books when people borrow them? Any suggestion welcome! Thank you! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.com wrote: 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. Something to think about. Check out our webpage at: http://www.buildingicebergs.com (we are still finishing things up) On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at the larger space to see if it's worth considering. As far as the website, I got inspiration from others. But, I will keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually scheduling a meeting to work on our sponsor package tomorrow when I saw your message. It's only 11:00 pm so I wouldn't be surprised if it were done by 3:00 AM. That's tomorrow, right? Thanks again! Congratulations on your upcoming opening. Toni On Mar 20, 10:31 pm, Cheryl Jaycox cheryl.cajservi...@gmail.com wrote: Toni, I am impressed by your website and your insightfulness into coworking. I too am new to the industry, in the pre-opening/construction stage, with launch in May...we will begin a soft launch in April. I have been following your input through the group, and must say you got it going,girl!!! Keep up the excitement I can feel the energy here in St. Louis! I love how you just kinda simplified things and I also like the way you asked for sponsors, I too am going to incorporate that into my site which is still under
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two words: General Assembly in NYC Jerome __ BLANKSPACES work FOR yourself, not BY yourself www.blankspaces.com ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 On Mar 21, 2012, at 8:43 AM, Rena Tom wrote: I'd love to talk to you more about the library too, Natalie. My original plan for my space-to-be was a subscription library that hosted a lot of events. I've sort of flipped this around on its head for financial reasons. As an aside, I'm curious if anyone else on this list is building more of a learning and meeting center rather than coworking-focused? Would love to chat. Rena On Mar 21, 2012, at 7:58 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com wrote: Josh, That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of interaction/experience with coworkers. About the library idea - we are debating between having a tracking system in computer or old-school librarian system. Still brain-storming! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.com wrote: Toni / Natalie, I appreciate it. Many updates coming. We went with the Launch Fast and Iterate mentality on this. That means we are still figuring out a lot of things by trial and error. I really wanted to learn from the community on how things should work and what the bounds are on things. We started out with no rules, no policies and no guidelines other that what was bound by your membership. Through the process of watching how people work and use the different resources, we are able to build a set of guidelines and rules that work the best with the community. So as with the library, we quickly learned that people could not randomly take them off the shelves, put them in their bag and take off. There is now the ability to request the book or read it while you are in the facility. I will followup with a post on how we launched, the costs, how it is ran etc, soon. Thank you again, for your comments! On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com wrote: Josh, Iceberg website looks super awesome! Loved the color palate. My partner and I are planning on opening a space too in Brooklyn and have the same idea of having a library: how do you keep track on your books when people borrow them? Any suggestion welcome! Thank you! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.com wrote: 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. Something to think about. Check out our webpage at: http://www.buildingicebergs.com (we are still finishing things up) On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at the larger space to see if it's worth considering. As far as the website, I got inspiration from others. But, I will keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually scheduling a meeting to work on our sponsor package tomorrow when I saw your message. It's only 11:00 pm so I wouldn't be surprised if it were done by 3:00 AM. That's tomorrow, right? Thanks again! Congratulations on your upcoming opening. Toni On Mar 20, 10:31 pm, Cheryl Jaycox cheryl.cajservi...@gmail.com wrote: Toni, I am impressed by your website and your insightfulness into coworking. I too am new to the industry, in the pre-opening/construction stage, with launch in May...we will begin a soft launch in April. I have been following your input through the group,
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What we're doing for our library is a simple old school sign out/in form with book name, member and two dates. We've also got a kindle fire that's around during the day loaded with a bunch of pragmatic programming content that members can borrow. John Wilker Founder, 360|Conferences (720) 381-2370 twitter: jwilker (http://twitter.com/jwilker) johnwilker.com (http://johnwilker.com/) | 360|MacDev (http://360macdev.com/) | 360|Flex (http://360flex.com/) | 360|iDev (http://360idev.com/) On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Rena Tom wrote: I'd love to talk to you more about the library too, Natalie. My original plan for my space-to-be was a subscription library that hosted a lot of events. I've sort of flipped this around on its head for financial reasons. As an aside, I'm curious if anyone else on this list is building more of a learning and meeting center rather than coworking-focused? Would love to chat. Rena On Mar 21, 2012, at 7:58 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com (mailto:biwenata...@gmail.com) wrote: Josh, That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of interaction/experience with coworkers. About the library idea - we are debating between having a tracking system in computer or old-school librarian system. Still brain-storming! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.com (mailto:joshcleme...@gmail.com) wrote: Toni / Natalie, I appreciate it. Many updates coming. We went with the Launch Fast and Iterate mentality on this. That means we are still figuring out a lot of things by trial and error. I really wanted to learn from the community on how things should work and what the bounds are on things. We started out with no rules, no policies and no guidelines other that what was bound by your membership. Through the process of watching how people work and use the different resources, we are able to build a set of guidelines and rules that work the best with the community. So as with the library, we quickly learned that people could not randomly take them off the shelves, put them in their bag and take off. There is now the ability to request the book or read it while you are in the facility. I will followup with a post on how we launched, the costs, how it is ran etc, soon. Thank you again, for your comments! On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com (mailto:biwenata...@gmail.com) wrote: Josh, Iceberg website looks super awesome! Loved the color palate. My partner and I are planning on opening a space too in Brooklyn and have the same idea of having a library: how do you keep track on your books when people borrow them? Any suggestion welcome! Thank you! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.com (mailto:joshcleme...@gmail.com) wrote: 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. Something to think about. Check out our webpage at: http://www.buildingicebergs.com (we are still finishing things up) On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com (mailto:t...@theofficeconnexion.com) wrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at the larger space to see if it's worth considering. As far as the website, I got inspiration from others. But, I will keep working on it
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That's four words. /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Jerome Chang jer...@blankspaces.comwrote: two words: General Assembly in NYC Jerome __ BLANKSPACES work FOR yourself, not BY yourself www.blankspaces.com ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 On Mar 21, 2012, at 8:43 AM, Rena Tom wrote: I'd love to talk to you more about the library too, Natalie. My original plan for my space-to-be was a subscription library that hosted a lot of events. I've sort of flipped this around on its head for financial reasons. As an aside, I'm curious if anyone else on this list is building more of a learning and meeting center rather than coworking-focused? Would love to chat. Rena On Mar 21, 2012, at 7:58 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com wrote: Josh, That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of interaction/experience with coworkers. About the library idea - we are debating between having a tracking system in computer or old-school librarian system. Still brain-storming! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.comwrote: Toni / Natalie, I appreciate it. Many updates coming. We went with the Launch Fast and Iterate mentality on this. That means we are still figuring out a lot of things by trial and error. I really wanted to learn from the community on how things should work and what the bounds are on things. We started out with no rules, no policies and no guidelines other that what was bound by your membership. Through the process of watching how people work and use the different resources, we are able to build a set of guidelines and rules that work the best with the community. So as with the library, we quickly learned that people could not randomly take them off the shelves, put them in their bag and take off. There is now the ability to request the book or read it while you are in the facility. I will followup with a post on how we launched, the costs, how it is ran etc, soon. Thank you again, for your comments! On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.comwrote: Josh, Iceberg website looks super awesome! Loved the color palate. My partner and I are planning on opening a space too in Brooklyn and have the same idea of having a library: how do you keep track on your books when people borrow them? Any suggestion welcome! Thank you! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.comwrote: 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. Something to think about. Check out our webpage at: http://www.buildingicebergs.com (we are still finishing things up) On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at the larger space to see if it's worth considering. As far as the website, I got inspiration from others. But, I will keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually scheduling a meeting to work on our sponsor package tomorrow when I saw your message. It's only 11:00 pm so I wouldn't be surprised if it were done by 3:00 AM. That's tomorrow, right? Thanks again! Congratulations on your upcoming opening. Toni On Mar 20, 10:31 pm, Cheryl Jaycox cheryl.cajservi...@gmail.com wrote: Toni, I am impressed by your website and your insightfulness into coworking. I too am new to the industry, in the pre-opening/construction stage, with launch in
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Rena, Our library idea came from having books up for members to read, to learn from. We are also brain-storming about what kind of books do we want to put up - maybe some classics, tool books, how-to books, etc. What's on you guys' list? Also, have you checked out 3rd ward in Brooklyn? They started up as an art/classes space and now does coworking as well. Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Rena Tom bob...@gmail.com wrote: I'd love to talk to you more about the library too, Natalie. My original plan for my space-to-be was a subscription library that hosted a lot of events. I've sort of flipped this around on its head for financial reasons. As an aside, I'm curious if anyone else on this list is building more of a learning and meeting center rather than coworking-focused? Would love to chat. Rena On Mar 21, 2012, at 7:58 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com wrote: Josh, That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of interaction/experience with coworkers. About the library idea - we are debating between having a tracking system in computer or old-school librarian system. Still brain-storming! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.comwrote: Toni / Natalie, I appreciate it. Many updates coming. We went with the Launch Fast and Iterate mentality on this. That means we are still figuring out a lot of things by trial and error. I really wanted to learn from the community on how things should work and what the bounds are on things. We started out with no rules, no policies and no guidelines other that what was bound by your membership. Through the process of watching how people work and use the different resources, we are able to build a set of guidelines and rules that work the best with the community. So as with the library, we quickly learned that people could not randomly take them off the shelves, put them in their bag and take off. There is now the ability to request the book or read it while you are in the facility. I will followup with a post on how we launched, the costs, how it is ran etc, soon. Thank you again, for your comments! On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.comwrote: Josh, Iceberg website looks super awesome! Loved the color palate. My partner and I are planning on opening a space too in Brooklyn and have the same idea of having a library: how do you keep track on your books when people borrow them? Any suggestion welcome! Thank you! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.comwrote: 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. Something to think about. Check out our webpage at: http://www.buildingicebergs.com (we are still finishing things up) On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at the larger space to see if it's worth considering. As far as the website, I got inspiration from others. But, I will keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually scheduling a meeting to work on our sponsor package tomorrow when I saw your message. It's only 11:00 pm so I wouldn't be surprised if it were done by 3:00 AM. That's tomorrow, right? Thanks again! Congratulations on your upcoming opening. Toni On Mar 20, 10:31 pm, Cheryl Jaycox cheryl.cajservi...@gmail.com wrote: Toni, I am impressed by your website and your insightfulness into coworking. I too am new to the industry, in the pre-opening/construction
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We started out library with the following and have 40 donations since: Start With Why – *Simon Sinek* Enchantment – *Guy Kawasaki* Crush It! – *Gary Vaynerchuk* The Smashing Idea Book – *Cameron Chapman* The “Longer” Long Tail – *Chris Anderson* The Facebook Effect – *David Kirkpatrick* Tribes – *Seth Godin* Rework – *Jason Fried David Heinemeir Hansson* Delivering Happiness – *Tony Hsieh* Built to Last – *Jim Collins Jerry I. Porras* The Innovative Team – *Chris Grivas Gerard J. Puccio* Why Success Always Starts with Failure, Adapt – *Tim Harford* The 4-Hour Workweek – *Timothy Ferriss* Venture Deals – *Brad Feld Jason Mendelson * High Tech Start up – *John L. Nesheim* Uncertainty – *Jonathan Fields* Making Ideas Happen – *Scott Belsky* The Art of the Start – *Guy Kawasaki* Small Giants – *Bo Burlingham* The Accidental Billionaires – *Ben Mezrich* Reality Check – *Guy Kawasaki* Rules For Revolutionaries – *Guy Kawasaki* One Click – *Richard L. Brandt* Business Model Generation – *Alexander Osterwalder Yves Pigneur* The Startup Game – *William H. Draper III* Good to Great – *Jim Collins* Little Bets – *Peter Sims* First, Break All The Rules – *Marcus Buckingham Curt Coffman* The Innovator’s Dilemma – *Clayton M. Christensen* The Myths Of Innovation – *Scott Berkun* The Thank You Economy – *Gary Vaynerchuk* Mastering the VC Game – *Jeffrey Bussgang* Do More Faster – *David Cohen Brad Feld* The Lean Startup – *Eric Ries* Startup Weekend – *Marc Nager Clint Nelsen Franck Nouyrigat* Axiom – *Bill Hybels* Hackers and Painters – *Paul Graham* Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days – *Jessica Livingston* The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development – *Brant Cooper Patrick Vlaskovits* The Intelligent Entrepreneur – *Bill Murphy Jr.* Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming – *Peter Seibel* On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.comwrote: Rena, Our library idea came from having books up for members to read, to learn from. We are also brain-storming about what kind of books do we want to put up - maybe some classics, tool books, how-to books, etc. What's on you guys' list? Also, have you checked out 3rd ward in Brooklyn? They started up as an art/classes space and now does coworking as well. Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Rena Tom bob...@gmail.com wrote: I'd love to talk to you more about the library too, Natalie. My original plan for my space-to-be was a subscription library that hosted a lot of events. I've sort of flipped this around on its head for financial reasons. As an aside, I'm curious if anyone else on this list is building more of a learning and meeting center rather than coworking-focused? Would love to chat. Rena On Mar 21, 2012, at 7:58 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com wrote: Josh, That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of interaction/experience with coworkers. About the library idea - we are debating between having a tracking system in computer or old-school librarian system. Still brain-storming! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.comwrote: Toni / Natalie, I appreciate it. Many updates coming. We went with the Launch Fast and Iterate mentality on this. That means we are still figuring out a lot of things by trial and error. I really wanted to learn from the community on how things should work and what the bounds are on things. We started out with no rules, no policies and no guidelines other that what was bound by your membership. Through the process of watching how people work and use the different resources, we are able to build a set of guidelines and rules that work the best with the community. So as with the library, we quickly learned that people could not randomly take them off the shelves, put them in their bag and take off. There is now the ability to request the book or read it while you are in the facility. I will followup with a post on how we launched, the costs, how it is ran etc, soon. Thank you again, for your comments! On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.comwrote: Josh, Iceberg website looks super awesome! Loved the color palate. My partner and I are planning on opening a space too in Brooklyn and have the same idea of having a library: how do you keep track on your books when people borrow them? Any suggestion welcome! Thank you! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.com wrote: 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. Something to think about. Check out our webpage
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Natalie, we haven't opened yet or completed negotiations. We can't post the address until then. ;-) On Mar 21, 7:33 am, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com wrote: Toni, I love your website. It's clean and straightforward! One thing I noticed: is it located in Houston? I assumed so from your email name OC Houston. I looked around the website awhile but didn't see your address. :) Nataliehttp://nataliechan.com On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 11:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.comwrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at the larger space to see if it's worth considering. As far as the website, I got inspiration from others. But, I will keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually scheduling a meeting to work on our sponsor package tomorrow when I saw your message. It's only 11:00 pm so I wouldn't be surprised if it were done by 3:00 AM. That's tomorrow, right? Thanks again! Congratulations on your upcoming opening. Toni On Mar 20, 10:31 pm, Cheryl Jaycox cheryl.cajservi...@gmail.com wrote: Toni, I am impressed by your website and your insightfulness into coworking. I too am new to the industry, in the pre-opening/construction stage, with launch in May...we will begin a soft launch in April. I have been following your input through the group, and must say you got it going,girl!!! Keep up the excitement I can feel the energy here in St. Louis! I love how you just kinda simplified things and I also like the way you asked for sponsors, I too am going to incorporate that into my site which is still under construction mainly due to content on my part. You have inspired me! To your undoubtful success! CJay On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: I am using Google sites for the first time to build a company website. Well, the first time I tried years ago I became frustrated very quickly and went to something else. This time it seems as if Google Sites is a lot better for my purpose (coworking) than the other website service I use. I would appreciate a few eyes to give me advice on what I have or should have or COULD have to make it better. Currently, it might mimic other sites but my alter ego (Anal Annie) will have revised the site 100 times before we start advertising it. Thanks in advance! www.theofficeconnexion.com Toni Hogan -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- Cheryl Jaycox Community Manager Micro Office Suites Business Center The HIVE@44,Business Coworking Community Phone: 636-405-3130 Cell: 314-800-4305 -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
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Love it! More website content ideas. Thanks Tom. :-) On Mar 21, 10:24 am, Tom Brandt twbra...@gmail.com wrote: This has been our approach as well. Guidelines, not rules, and as few as possible. We call them expectations, and here they are in their entirety: EXPECTATIONS OF ALL MEMBERS 1) Treat other members with courtesy and respect. 2) Treat the space with respect. 3) Keep current with membership dues. EXPECTATIONS OF FULL MEMBERS 1) Contribute work for the good of community, including cleaning, marketing, and other activities that increase the livability of the space and financial viability of the community. EXPECTATIONS OF THE MAINTAINERS 1) Be open to suggestions from the Members. 2) Keep the space running as long as it is financially viable. As Alex points out, it's all about trust. On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:04 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of interaction/experience with coworkers. Remember that rules and polices not only prevent the bad things you don't want to happen from happening - they also tend to prevent the good things that you want to happen from happening too because people operate differently in an environment where they don't feel like they are trusted to do the right thing. Trust is one of the most important assets you can build with and between your coworkers, and having a rulebook or a bunch of policies gets the relationship off on the foot where you express that you don't trust the coworkers. Instead, work on creating guidelines, and keep them simple: emphasize what you want people to do instead of what you don't want people to do. These ideas are defaults, too, not restrictions. People can fall back to a guideline easily if they aren't sure what's right, but don't feel limited or untrusted to do what they think is right. And of course, if and when something goes wrong, you have a guideline to fall back to and reference. You can always add more guidelines as needed. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.comwrote: Josh, That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of interaction/experience with coworkers. About the library idea - we are debating between having a tracking system in computer or old-school librarian system. Still brain-storming! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.comwrote: Toni / Natalie, I appreciate it. Many updates coming. We went with the Launch Fast and Iterate mentality on this. That means we are still figuring out a lot of things by trial and error. I really wanted to learn from the community on how things should work and what the bounds are on things. We started out with no rules, no policies and no guidelines other that what was bound by your membership. Through the process of watching how people work and use the different resources, we are able to build a set of guidelines and rules that work the best with the community. So as with the library, we quickly learned that people could not randomly take them off the shelves, put them in their bag and take off. There is now the ability to request the book or read it while you are in the facility. I will followup with a post on how we launched, the costs, how it is ran etc, soon. Thank you again, for your comments! On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.comwrote: Josh, Iceberg website looks super awesome! Loved the color palate. My partner and I are planning on opening a space too in Brooklyn and have the same idea of having a library: how do you keep track on your books when people borrow them? Any suggestion welcome! Thank you! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.com wrote: 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. Something to think about. Check out our webpage at:http://www.buildingicebergs.com(we are still finishing things up) On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to
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I was planning a design book library rather than a tech one. My space is less tech-focused than most, I want a gathering spot for the other creatives in the world who need a place to hang and network. SF is very startup heavy but there are plenty of others who freelance too and they all want this kind of space according to the conversations I've been having. I love GA and 3rd ward- definitely models for me, though I don't have the budget for such a big enterprise right now! Rena On Mar 21, 2012, at 9:03 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com wrote: Rena, Our library idea came from having books up for members to read, to learn from. We are also brain-storming about what kind of books do we want to put up - maybe some classics, tool books, how-to books, etc. What's on you guys' list? Also, have you checked out 3rd ward in Brooklyn? They started up as an art/classes space and now does coworking as well. Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Rena Tom bob...@gmail.com wrote: I'd love to talk to you more about the library too, Natalie. My original plan for my space-to-be was a subscription library that hosted a lot of events. I've sort of flipped this around on its head for financial reasons. As an aside, I'm curious if anyone else on this list is building more of a learning and meeting center rather than coworking-focused? Would love to chat. Rena On Mar 21, 2012, at 7:58 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com wrote: Josh, That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of interaction/experience with coworkers. About the library idea - we are debating between having a tracking system in computer or old-school librarian system. Still brain-storming! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.com wrote: Toni / Natalie, I appreciate it. Many updates coming. We went with the Launch Fast and Iterate mentality on this. That means we are still figuring out a lot of things by trial and error. I really wanted to learn from the community on how things should work and what the bounds are on things. We started out with no rules, no policies and no guidelines other that what was bound by your membership. Through the process of watching how people work and use the different resources, we are able to build a set of guidelines and rules that work the best with the community. So as with the library, we quickly learned that people could not randomly take them off the shelves, put them in their bag and take off. There is now the ability to request the book or read it while you are in the facility. I will followup with a post on how we launched, the costs, how it is ran etc, soon. Thank you again, for your comments! On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com wrote: Josh, Iceberg website looks super awesome! Loved the color palate. My partner and I are planning on opening a space too in Brooklyn and have the same idea of having a library: how do you keep track on your books when people borrow them? Any suggestion welcome! Thank you! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.com wrote: 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. Something to think about. Check out our webpage at: http://www.buildingicebergs.com (we are still finishing things up) On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at the larger space to see if it's worth considering. As far as the website, I got inspiration from others. But, I will keep working on it
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Rena, How big is your space? My friend is a freelance interior designer. I will let her know! Natalie On Mar 21, 2012 12:33 PM, Rena Tom bob...@gmail.com wrote: -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
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Having one space in Houston sounds great! I used to live in Texas and was wondering about for longest time! Good luck and let us know how it goes! Natalie Natalie OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: Natalie, we haven't opened yet or completed negotiations. We can't post the address until then. ;-) On Mar 21, 7:33 am, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com wrote: Toni, I love your website. It's clean and straightforward! One thing I noticed: is it located in Houston? I assumed so from your email name OC Houston. I looked around the website awhile but didn't see your address. :) Nataliehttp://nataliechan.com On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 11:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.comwrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at the larger space to see if it's worth considering. As far as the website, I got inspiration from others. But, I will keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually scheduling a meeting to work on our sponsor package tomorrow when I saw your message. It's only 11:00 pm so I wouldn't be surprised if it were done by 3:00 AM. That's tomorrow, right? Thanks again! Congratulations on your upcoming opening. Toni On Mar 20, 10:31 pm, Cheryl Jaycox cheryl.cajservi...@gmail.com wrote: Toni, I am impressed by your website and your insightfulness into coworking. I too am new to the industry, in the pre-opening/construction stage, with launch in May...we will begin a soft launch in April. I have been following your input through the group, and must say you got it going,girl!!! Keep up the excitement I can feel the energy here in St. Louis! I love how you just kinda simplified things and I also like the way you asked for sponsors, I too am going to incorporate that into my site which is still under construction mainly due to content on my part. You have inspired me! To your undoubtful success! CJay On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: I am using Google sites for the first time to build a company website. Well, the first time I tried years ago I became frustrated very quickly and went to something else. This time it seems as if Google Sites is a lot better for my purpose (coworking) than the other website service I use. I would appreciate a few eyes to give me advice on what I have or should have or COULD have to make it better. Currently, it might mimic other sites but my alter ego (Anal Annie) will have revised the site 100 times before we start advertising it. Thanks in advance! www.theofficeconnexion.com Toni Hogan -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- Cheryl Jaycox Community Manager Micro Office Suites Business Center The HIVE@44,Business Coworking Community Phone: 636-405-3130 Cell: 314-800-4305 -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at
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What an awesome list. Tons of stuff from my recommended reading list. We've got a bunch of bookcases of donated books as well. There's no formal checkout process. One of the fun experiences we have is when somebody borrows a book for what they feel is too long and so they buy a new copy on Amazon and have it shipped to the office. This happens...more often than you'd expect :) It might be fun to put a sign by the bookshelves that encourages people to bring in a book of theirs to hold the place of the book they are borrowing. It'd be a great way to encourage sharing and never have a library that's all checked out. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.comwrote: We started out library with the following and have 40 donations since: Start With Why – *Simon Sinek* Enchantment – *Guy Kawasaki* Crush It! – *Gary Vaynerchuk* The Smashing Idea Book – *Cameron Chapman* The “Longer” Long Tail – *Chris Anderson* The Facebook Effect – *David Kirkpatrick* Tribes – *Seth Godin* Rework – *Jason Fried David Heinemeir Hansson* Delivering Happiness – *Tony Hsieh* Built to Last – *Jim Collins Jerry I. Porras* The Innovative Team – *Chris Grivas Gerard J. Puccio* Why Success Always Starts with Failure, Adapt – *Tim Harford* The 4-Hour Workweek – *Timothy Ferriss* Venture Deals – *Brad Feld Jason Mendelson * High Tech Start up – *John L. Nesheim* Uncertainty – *Jonathan Fields* Making Ideas Happen – *Scott Belsky* The Art of the Start – *Guy Kawasaki* Small Giants – *Bo Burlingham* The Accidental Billionaires – *Ben Mezrich* Reality Check – *Guy Kawasaki* Rules For Revolutionaries – *Guy Kawasaki* One Click – *Richard L. Brandt* Business Model Generation – *Alexander Osterwalder Yves Pigneur* The Startup Game – *William H. Draper III* Good to Great – *Jim Collins* Little Bets – *Peter Sims* First, Break All The Rules – *Marcus Buckingham Curt Coffman* The Innovator’s Dilemma – *Clayton M. Christensen* The Myths Of Innovation – *Scott Berkun* The Thank You Economy – *Gary Vaynerchuk* Mastering the VC Game – *Jeffrey Bussgang* Do More Faster – *David Cohen Brad Feld* The Lean Startup – *Eric Ries* Startup Weekend – *Marc Nager Clint Nelsen Franck Nouyrigat* Axiom – *Bill Hybels* Hackers and Painters – *Paul Graham* Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days – *Jessica Livingston* The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development – *Brant Cooper Patrick Vlaskovits* The Intelligent Entrepreneur – *Bill Murphy Jr.* Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming – *Peter Seibel* On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.comwrote: Rena, Our library idea came from having books up for members to read, to learn from. We are also brain-storming about what kind of books do we want to put up - maybe some classics, tool books, how-to books, etc. What's on you guys' list? Also, have you checked out 3rd ward in Brooklyn? They started up as an art/classes space and now does coworking as well. Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Rena Tom bob...@gmail.com wrote: I'd love to talk to you more about the library too, Natalie. My original plan for my space-to-be was a subscription library that hosted a lot of events. I've sort of flipped this around on its head for financial reasons. As an aside, I'm curious if anyone else on this list is building more of a learning and meeting center rather than coworking-focused? Would love to chat. Rena On Mar 21, 2012, at 7:58 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com wrote: Josh, That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of interaction/experience with coworkers. About the library idea - we are debating between having a tracking system in computer or old-school librarian system. Still brain-storming! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.comwrote: Toni / Natalie, I appreciate it. Many updates coming. We went with the Launch Fast and Iterate mentality on this. That means we are still figuring out a lot of things by trial and error. I really wanted to learn from the community on how things should work and what the bounds are on things. We started out with no rules, no policies and no guidelines other that what was bound by your membership. Through the process of watching how people work and use the different resources, we are able to build a set of guidelines and rules that work the best with the community. So as with the library, we quickly learned that people could not randomly take them off the shelves, put them in their bag and take off. There is now the ability to request the book or read it while you are in the facility. I will followup with a post on how we launched, the costs, how it is ran etc, soon. Thank you again, for your
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Ah, I'm still hunting for the right space :) But yes, your friend would be welcome. One of my library ideas was to have it be a Netflix model where people could have one or two out at a time. I also want to accept donations (curated, not just a big dump of everyone's bookshelves) for discounts on membership, and affix bookplates so that browsing members could actually look up the person who donated if they wanted to have a discussion or ask questions about the book. Rena On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.com wrote: Rena, How big is your space? My friend is a freelance interior designer. I will let her know! Natalie On Mar 21, 2012 12:33 PM, Rena Tom bob...@gmail.com wrote: -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
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This is the Workantile libraryhttps://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/107132935482444962320/albums/5722402271366840545/5722402273830965378 with books ranging from Pragmatic Javascript to Victorian London to Hiking Michigan. We also have a bunch of board games. All were donated by members. We don't have a formal checkout procedure. On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Rena Tom bob...@gmail.com wrote: Ah, I'm still hunting for the right space :) But yes, your friend would be welcome. One of my library ideas was to have it be a Netflix model where people could have one or two out at a time. I also want to accept donations (curated, not just a big dump of everyone's bookshelves) for discounts on membership, and affix bookplates so that browsing members could actually look up the person who donated if they wanted to have a discussion or ask questions about the book. Rena On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Natalie Chan biwenata...@gmail.comwrote: Rena, How big is your space? My friend is a freelance interior designer. I will let her know! Natalie On Mar 21, 2012 12:33 PM, Rena Tom bob...@gmail.com wrote: -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- twb member, Workantile http://workantile.com/ @twbrandt -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
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LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at the larger space to see if it's worth considering. As far as the website, I got inspiration from others. But, I will keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually scheduling a meeting to work on our sponsor package tomorrow when I saw your message. It's only 11:00 pm so I wouldn't be surprised if it were done by 3:00 AM. That's tomorrow, right? Thanks again! Congratulations on your upcoming opening. Toni On Mar 20, 10:31 pm, Cheryl Jaycox cheryl.cajservi...@gmail.com wrote: Toni, I am impressed by your website and your insightfulness into coworking. I too am new to the industry, in the pre-opening/construction stage, with launch in May...we will begin a soft launch in April. I have been following your input through the group, and must say you got it going,girl!!! Keep up the excitement I can feel the energy here in St. Louis! I love how you just kinda simplified things and I also like the way you asked for sponsors, I too am going to incorporate that into my site which is still under construction mainly due to content on my part. You have inspired me! To your undoubtful success! CJay On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.comwrote: I am using Google sites for the first time to build a company website. Well, the first time I tried years ago I became frustrated very quickly and went to something else. This time it seems as if Google Sites is a lot better for my purpose (coworking) than the other website service I use. I would appreciate a few eyes to give me advice on what I have or should have or COULD have to make it better. Currently, it might mimic other sites but my alter ego (Anal Annie) will have revised the site 100 times before we start advertising it. Thanks in advance! www.theofficeconnexion.com Toni Hogan -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- Cheryl Jaycox Community Manager Micro Office Suites Business Center The HIVE@44,Business Coworking Community Phone: 636-405-3130 Cell: 314-800-4305 -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
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3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. Something to think about. Check out our webpage at: http://www.buildingicebergs.com (we are still finishing things up) On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.comwrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at the larger space to see if it's worth considering. As far as the website, I got inspiration from others. But, I will keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually scheduling a meeting to work on our sponsor package tomorrow when I saw your message. It's only 11:00 pm so I wouldn't be surprised if it were done by 3:00 AM. That's tomorrow, right? Thanks again! Congratulations on your upcoming opening. Toni On Mar 20, 10:31 pm, Cheryl Jaycox cheryl.cajservi...@gmail.com wrote: Toni, I am impressed by your website and your insightfulness into coworking. I too am new to the industry, in the pre-opening/construction stage, with launch in May...we will begin a soft launch in April. I have been following your input through the group, and must say you got it going,girl!!! Keep up the excitement I can feel the energy here in St. Louis! I love how you just kinda simplified things and I also like the way you asked for sponsors, I too am going to incorporate that into my site which is still under construction mainly due to content on my part. You have inspired me! To your undoubtful success! CJay On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: I am using Google sites for the first time to build a company website. Well, the first time I tried years ago I became frustrated very quickly and went to something else. This time it seems as if Google Sites is a lot better for my purpose (coworking) than the other website service I use. I would appreciate a few eyes to give me advice on what I have or should have or COULD have to make it better. Currently, it might mimic other sites but my alter ego (Anal Annie) will have revised the site 100 times before we start advertising it. Thanks in advance! www.theofficeconnexion.com Toni Hogan -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- Cheryl Jaycox Community Manager Micro Office Suites Business Center The HIVE@44,Business Coworking Community Phone: 636-405-3130 Cell: 314-800-4305 -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- Best, Josh Clemence Northwest Arkansas Entrepreneurship Alliance, President 479.225.3502 Twitter: @joshclemence http://www.twitter.com/joshclemence http://www.twitter.com/joshclemenceFacebook: josh.clemencehttp://www.facebook.com/josh.clemence http://www.joshclemence.com -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
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Josh, that is something to think about. Imagine two people in 13K square feet. HA! The space we are looking at is only 2,900 sf. The other 900 sf is undeveloped. Now, that I think about it. If we did do go with the other ideas, I can see how we could move things around to accommodate. :-) Toni On Mar 20, 11:08 pm, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.com wrote: 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. Something to think about. Check out our webpage at:http://www.buildingicebergs.com(we are still finishing things up) On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.comwrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at the larger space to see if it's worth considering. As far as the website, I got inspiration from others. But, I will keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually scheduling a meeting to work on our sponsor package tomorrow when I saw your message. It's only 11:00 pm so I wouldn't be surprised if it were done by 3:00 AM. That's tomorrow, right? Thanks again! Congratulations on your upcoming opening. Toni On Mar 20, 10:31 pm, Cheryl Jaycox cheryl.cajservi...@gmail.com wrote: Toni, I am impressed by your website and your insightfulness into coworking. I too am new to the industry, in the pre-opening/construction stage, with launch in May...we will begin a soft launch in April. I have been following your input through the group, and must say you got it going,girl!!! Keep up the excitement I can feel the energy here in St. Louis! I love how you just kinda simplified things and I also like the way you asked for sponsors, I too am going to incorporate that into my site which is still under construction mainly due to content on my part. You have inspired me! To your undoubtful success! CJay On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: I am using Google sites for the first time to build a company website. Well, the first time I tried years ago I became frustrated very quickly and went to something else. This time it seems as if Google Sites is a lot better for my purpose (coworking) than the other website service I use. I would appreciate a few eyes to give me advice on what I have or should have or COULD have to make it better. Currently, it might mimic other sites but my alter ego (Anal Annie) will have revised the site 100 times before we start advertising it. Thanks in advance! www.theofficeconnexion.com Toni Hogan -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- Cheryl Jaycox Community Manager Micro Office Suites Business Center The HIVE@44,Business Coworking Community Phone: 636-405-3130 Cell: 314-800-4305 -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- Best, Josh Clemence Northwest Arkansas Entrepreneurship Alliance, President 479.225.3502 Twitter: @joshclemence http://www.twitter.com/joshclemence
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Love your website Josh. I almost forgot why I went to it. We actually figured out how to bring all of the pieces together by visiting your site. We were considering a hybrid business structure. Now, we know exactly how to do it. Thanks. LOL! I s love your space, too! Toni On Mar 20, 11:08 pm, Josh Clemence joshcleme...@gmail.com wrote: 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. Something to think about. Check out our webpage at:http://www.buildingicebergs.com(we are still finishing things up) On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.comwrote: LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if my name were first. haha! The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at the larger space to see if it's worth considering. As far as the website, I got inspiration from others. But, I will keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually scheduling a meeting to work on our sponsor package tomorrow when I saw your message. It's only 11:00 pm so I wouldn't be surprised if it were done by 3:00 AM. That's tomorrow, right? Thanks again! Congratulations on your upcoming opening. Toni On Mar 20, 10:31 pm, Cheryl Jaycox cheryl.cajservi...@gmail.com wrote: Toni, I am impressed by your website and your insightfulness into coworking. I too am new to the industry, in the pre-opening/construction stage, with launch in May...we will begin a soft launch in April. I have been following your input through the group, and must say you got it going,girl!!! Keep up the excitement I can feel the energy here in St. Louis! I love how you just kinda simplified things and I also like the way you asked for sponsors, I too am going to incorporate that into my site which is still under construction mainly due to content on my part. You have inspired me! To your undoubtful success! CJay On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: I am using Google sites for the first time to build a company website. Well, the first time I tried years ago I became frustrated very quickly and went to something else. This time it seems as if Google Sites is a lot better for my purpose (coworking) than the other website service I use. I would appreciate a few eyes to give me advice on what I have or should have or COULD have to make it better. Currently, it might mimic other sites but my alter ego (Anal Annie) will have revised the site 100 times before we start advertising it. Thanks in advance! www.theofficeconnexion.com Toni Hogan -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- Cheryl Jaycox Community Manager Micro Office Suites Business Center The HIVE@44,Business Coworking Community Phone: 636-405-3130 Cell: 314-800-4305 -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- Best, Josh Clemence Northwest Arkansas Entrepreneurship Alliance, President 479.225.3502 Twitter: @joshclemence http://www.twitter.com/joshclemence http://www.twitter.com/joshclemenceFacebook:
