[Coworking] Space open..now what?

2009-02-20 Thread turbo2ltr
CollabLab is open, we had our grand opening on wednesday. Two people showed up, which is fine. It was great to have them and both were happy to see a coworking space in the area. I didn't expect to have a full house by any means, and one of the reasons I did this was simply to see if there was a

[Coworking] Re: Space open..now what?

2009-02-20 Thread Alex Hillman
Mike, Why not go to where the people are first instead of insisting that they come to you? Go out into the field, find people at their own events, user groups, meetups, happy hours...and make use of that opportunity to make connections with potential users. *Find out what they do first*. Where th

[Coworking] Re: Space open..now what?

2009-02-20 Thread David Doolin
Along with Alex's great advice, start building your own social circle. Whether it overlaps directly with collablab or not, your ability to connect with people will help you build collablab as well. This can be as simple as inviting a few people over for potluck dinner once a month, which everyo

[Coworking] Re: Space open..now what?

2009-02-20 Thread Brian Del Vecchio
Mike, Before betahouse came into existence, we had been socializing the Coworking idea in our community of web entrepreneurs. We went to every meetup and local event where potential coworkers could be found, and told everyone we met about what we were doing. Many of the people who joined us hear

[Coworking] Little Hill Jelly --- El Cerrito --- East Bay Wed Feb 25 2009

2009-02-20 Thread David Doolin
Hi folks, I'll have a table at http://www.33revolutions.com/ on Wed Feb 25 around 11 am. * Just a couple of blocks from BART. (Ok, 4, but itty bitty blocks, like less than 2 of those monster long SOMA blocks in San Fran.) * Serves French-pressed Ritual Roast coffee. * The owner is very cowork

[Coworking] Re: Space open..now what?

2009-02-20 Thread Bradley Neuberg
Hi Mike, where is CollabLab based? I might be able to tap into my personal network to get you speakers/presenters depending on where you are located. On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 8:26 AM, turbo2ltr wrote: > > > CollabLab is open, we had our grand opening on wednesday. Two people > showed up, which i

[Coworking] Coworking in the Dallas, TX, area

2009-02-20 Thread Heather
I am assisting a family that is relocating to the Dallas area. The husband is a software developer working from home and is a little lonely. He is looking for coworking or hotelling opportunities in the area. Do you guys know of any opportunities for shared office spaces or know the resources wher

[Coworking] Coworking Newb looking for "space" in Long Beach

2009-02-20 Thread daveconrey
With the economy spinning wildly as it is now, I'm anticipating an impending freelance career. One thing I know for sure is that working from home is not the best option for me because I'll spend all my time watching Oprah and playing Xbox. Coffeehouses are ok, but hectic and mostly uncomfortable

[Coworking] Looking for start-up advice

2009-02-20 Thread kdwells
Hello coworkers! I'm Kimberly, a business owner in north central WI. I'm starting a coworking space in my local area, and have been researching dozens of great websites for coworking spaces to learn more about what has been successful. I'm interested in all sorts of ideas, from type of space, to

[Coworking] Hi, my name is [insert name here]

2009-02-20 Thread daveconrey
Ok, so I posted twice before in hopes of finding people in the Long Beach area to collaborate with on this coworking area, but since I forgot to include an introduction, I'm wondering if those posts are being held until I tell you all a bit about me. My name is Dave and by day I work as an art di

[Coworking] Coworking in Long Beach, CA

2009-02-20 Thread daveconrey
I just created a coworking page for Long Beach on the PBWiki site. Check it out and if you live near the area, please add to the conversation. https://coworking.pbwiki.com/CoworkingLongBeach --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribe

[Coworking] Re: Space open..now what?

2009-02-20 Thread Carina
Hi Mike, I'm from Pto de Contato, a coworking space in São Paulo - Brazil, and we started with our first clients in November. The best thing, better than any marketing you can do (and I'm from the marketing area myself!), is getting the word out through the people. Word of mouth is the best advert

[Coworking] Re: Hi, my name is [insert name here]

2009-02-20 Thread David Doolin
Dave, this just arrived in my inbox... You may want to try hosting a few Jelly workshops to get going: http://workatjelly.com/ Jelly is casual coworking, and a great way to get the ball rolling in your neighborhood. -dave d On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 1:44 PM, daveconrey wrote: > > Ok, so I pos

[Coworking] Re: Coworking in the Dallas, TX, area

2009-02-20 Thread Bart Mroz
Yes there is. Big in Japan has a coworking space. I am actully hanging out here for passed 2 days. http://www.biggu.com/ -- Bart Mroz bartm...@gmail.com 215.605.9779 twitter @bartmroz On Feb 18, 2009, at 5:35 PM, Heather wrote: > > I am assisting a family that is relocating to the Dallas are

[Coworking] Re: Coworking in the Dallas, TX, area

2009-02-20 Thread Christopher St John
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Heather wrote: > > I am assisting a family that is relocating to the Dallas area. The > husband is a software developer working from home and is a little > lonely. He is looking for coworking or hotelling opportunities in the > area. Do you guys know of any opport

[Coworking] Re: Space open..now what?

2009-02-20 Thread Sooz
Thanks for the shout-out about my Free Agent Jungle project, Brian. Mike/CollabLab: I am interested in collaborating with people in cities beyond Boston about hosting Free Agent Jungle events. If you (or anyone else) is interested in talking about this, let me know. The Boston lunch happens once

[Coworking] I'm Outta Here! - Book about coworking

2009-02-20 Thread Tony Bacigalupo
Hey everybody! As many of you know, I've been working with Todd Sundsted and Drew Jones on a book that centers on the coworking concept. I'm happy to say that, after over a year of researching, writing, rewriting, editing, laying out, and editing some more, we're ready to share the book with you

[Coworking] Re: Space open..now what?

2009-02-20 Thread turbo2ltr
Thank you everyone for your most valuable input! I definitely have my work cut out for me... -Mike --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@g

[Coworking] Re: Space open..now what?

2009-02-20 Thread David Doolin
A couple of friends and I started a monthly weekend intensive web/entreprenuerial workshop we're calling "Stirfry Startups." We're getting a lot done: http://stirfrystartups.com/ Not really ready to "public" yet, but it's very organic, so why not? I'm not sure if my neighborhood will support a co

[Coworking] Re: I'm Outta Here! - Book about coworking

2009-02-20 Thread Steven Heath
2009/2/21 Tony Bacigalupo > Hey everybody! > > As many of you know, I've been working with Todd Sundsted and Drew Jones on > a book that centers on the coworking concept. > > I'm happy to say that, after over a year of researching, writing, > rewriting, editing, laying out, and editing some more,

[Coworking] Re: I'm Outta Here! - Book about coworking

2009-02-20 Thread Sean O'Steen
Hey Tony, I just saw an early copy of it this afternoon and it looks amazing! Can't wait to get my own copy in the mail next week. Great work and congratulations to you, Todd & Drew! Cheers, Sean On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Steven Heath wrote: > > > 2009/2/21 Tony Bacigalupo >> >> Hey e

[Coworking] Re: Space open..now what?

2009-02-20 Thread HeatherO
Hi Mike, I can completely empathize! We were exactly where you are a month ago! We still have a long way to go, but I will offer a few lessons that i have very recently learned! We know that coworking is cool. THEY DON'T! Most of them don't even know how to spell it! Much less "why should i pay to