[Coworking] Re: SXSW Coworking Meetup Announcement

2010-02-03 Thread Cody Marx Bailey
I didn't realize people actually bought passes to SXSW. There's so much going on outside the actual event proper that I didn't think most of the folks on this list ever bought passes. On Feb 2, 1:02 pm, Jacob Sayles jsay...@gmail.com wrote: I won't be making it down this year.  I really just

[Coworking] Re: Open space or offices ?

2010-02-03 Thread jesse
Open. We've got 20 dedicated desks in a large open plan space. Probably self-selecting, but the folks here seem happy with it. Easier to start or join a conversation with neighbors, and lots of energy seeing other people excited and working on their projects. Occasionally we have bizarro moments

Re: [Coworking] Re: Open space or offices ?

2010-02-03 Thread David Troy
Yes, I need to put in a big vote for open here as well. Walls are barriers to culture. To the extent that you want coworking to engender common culture, you want it to be able to flow freely. We have two large rooms, and two small offices that hang off the one largest room. Invariably people want

[Coworking] camaraderie now has a home!

2010-02-03 Thread rachel young
Hi all! It's been a long time coming, but we're finally able to open a space! Wayne and I signed the lease yesterday for a beautiful space in the heart of downtown Toronto. 102 Adelaide St E is an historic building (almost 200yrs old) which has been very well cared for over the years. We have a

Re: [Coworking] camaraderie now has a home!

2010-02-03 Thread TCS
Congrats Rachel! Cool space - love the 'hood - what's your s/f? We look forward to visit! We're upstairs now - pics coming - we had 17 tenants in yesterday! Chad On 2010-02-03, at 9:20 AM, rachel young wrote: Hi all! It's been a long time coming, but we're finally able to open a space!

Re: [Coworking] Re: Open space or offices ?

2010-02-03 Thread Alex Hillman
I'd also point out that, anecdotally, I've seen spaces have to work much harder to fill coworking when they offer both options (private offices and open coworking layouts). The problem, I think, is that private offices are familiar, and people will gravitate towards the things that are most

Re: [Coworking] camaraderie now has a home!

2010-02-03 Thread rachel young
thanks chad! glad to hear your new upstairs space has worked well for you. it is so convenient for just about every form of transportation, too, even close to the island airport. it's a really great space, great neighbourhood, great building. patience definitely pays off! the space is about

Re: [Coworking] camaraderie now has a home!

2010-02-03 Thread TCS
Yes - that's the s/f we had downstairs for 2 years - worked great!! We added some Link Love on our site for ya. Chad On 2010-02-03, at 9:56 AM, rachel young wrote: thanks chad! glad to hear your new upstairs space has worked well for you. it is so convenient for just about every form of

Re: [Coworking] camaraderie now has a home!

2010-02-03 Thread Tara Hunt
Looks like I need to do a coworking crawl next time I'm in TO. :) Congrats! On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 10:02 AM, TCS c...@thecreativespace.ca wrote: Yes - that's the s/f we had downstairs for 2 years - worked great!! We added some Link Love on our site for ya. Chad On 2010-02-03, at 9:56 AM,

Re: [Coworking] Re: SXSW Coworking Meetup Announcement

2010-02-03 Thread Tara Hunt
True that you don't always need a pass, but many of the parties actually require one. On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 3:22 AM, Cody Marx Bailey superp...@gmail.comwrote: I didn't realize people actually bought passes to SXSW. There's so much going on outside the actual event proper that I didn't think

Re: [Coworking] camaraderie now has a home!

2010-02-03 Thread rachel young
Indeed! Would love to have you visit. r. On 3 February 2010 12:19, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: Looks like I need to do a coworking crawl next time I'm in TO. :) Congrats! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to

[Coworking] Re: Open space or offices ?

2010-02-03 Thread Angel
Hi Mike, What is your total sq. footage in your current space? It's looks similar to the one I'm pursuing. Mine will have different nooks where multiple people sit but you can't necessarily see the people in a different nook when you're in one (hard to explain). There are no doors except the

[Coworking] Re: Coworking in Savannah, GA

2010-02-03 Thread Brett Bumeter
Hey Tom, I'd agree with the other poster, supplying a computer isn't really necessary. From a business perspective, I'd even posit that if they can't afford a computer then they probably can't afford to pay a coworking membership on a regular basis. :) If you haven't checked out Mike

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking in Savannah, GA

2010-02-03 Thread Mike Schinkel
Hey Brett, Thanks for the shout-out! All these new spaces opening it just awesome for spreading the gospel of coworking! -Mike Schinkel Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking http://ignitionalley.com On Feb 3, 2010, at 1:24 PM, Brett Bumeter wrote: Hey Tom, I'd agree with the other poster,

Re: [Coworking] Re: Open space or offices ?

2010-02-03 Thread Mike Pihlman
Wow...thank you all for the great advice! :-) I'll know in a couple of days if this will happen (I'm psyched, just need to convince my wife). I'll let you know Thanks again... Mike On 2/3/2010 6:41 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: I'd also point out that, anecdotally, I've seen spaces have to

[Coworking] Re: SXSW Coworking Meetup Announcement

2010-02-03 Thread Eric Marden
On Feb 3, 11:22 am, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: True that you don't always need a pass, but many of the parties actually require one. On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 3:22 AM, Cody Marx Bailey superp...@gmail.comwrote: I didn't realize people actually bought passes to SXSW. There's so

[Coworking] Re: camaraderie now has a home!

2010-02-03 Thread felicity at cubes
Congrats Rachel! Felicity CubesCrayons Outside the Cube On Feb 3, 9:25 am, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.ca wrote: Indeed!  Would love to have you visit. r. On 3 February 2010 12:19, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: Looks like I need to do a coworking crawl next time I'm in TO. :)

Re: [Coworking] Re: camaraderie now has a home!

2010-02-03 Thread Donna Snow
Congratulations Rachel! I'm in space catalyst mode myself. First meeting with interested parties on Friday. Still a long way off but I've been lurking on this list for awhile. I got very involved with a great space in Mountain View for awhile (Hacker Dojo). Wonderful space and people but I

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Annual Meeting???

2010-02-03 Thread rachel young
I think an annual coworking conference is a great idea, something dedicated to coworking, not tacked on to another event. Something where we could focus on coworking and community issues, meet each other, see one another's cities and spaces. I'm in! There would have to be a lot of value to it in