Re: [Coworking] shameless plug | Alrighty then . . .

2011-01-31 Thread Dave Bunnell
Yeppero! Interested! Gotta website? Landing page? Blog w/ Photos? Shirt types? Quality? Made by? I'm even thinkin' crank it up soon so attendees can brand themselves extra-special for going to the unconference. Thoughts anyone? Dave B. d...@dtcteam.com On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Blair Gor

Re: [Coworking] shameless plug | Alrighty then . . .

2011-01-31 Thread Blair Gordon
i am looking for someone to build my page for me, but i will make a google site for it today. I am ready not crank out orders within three days of getting them. I can do hoodies and long sleeved and for a longer lead time i can do embroidery. let me get the site built for you right now On Mon, Jan

[Coworking] CLOTHING WEBSITE

2011-01-31 Thread Blair Gordon
https://sites.google.com/site/themindworx/home I apologize for the crudeness of the site, but it shows you all the styles and colors i have available. -- Blair James Gordon blairjamesgor...@gmail.com Cell-(614) 359-2504 Office-(614) 859-9103 Office

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Space Founders- How much does it cost to start a space?

2011-01-31 Thread Jack Speranza
Hi Michael -- I suspect the responses you're going to get on this will be wide ranging -- and they should be, as start-up costs will very much be a function of the location, size and objectives of each space. Also, you're going to need to translate the info you get into "apples to apples" compari

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Space Founders- How much does it cost to start a space?

2011-01-31 Thread Blair Gordon
I am in the process of getting everything squared away for our space and I too have found Ikea to be our best friend when it comes to a bootstrapped budget. I think the approx cost for a desk, chair, chair mat and storage was $250 or something like that and they look 10 times better than anything

Re: [Coworking] Coworking Space Founders- How much does it cost to start a space?

2011-01-31 Thread Alex Hillman
We shared a detailed "by the numbers" post for Indy Hall with Gigaom - and then on our own blog - that you should be able to glean your numbers from: http://www.indyhall.org/blog/2010/08/06/indy-hall-by-the-numbers/ Our smartest cost-saving measure was including our members in our buildout proces

[Coworking] Toledo Ohio

2011-01-31 Thread TheToledoFactory
Hi, We're starting up a coworking facility in Toledo Ohio. If there's anyone that's in this group nearby and you'd like to help get it started, send us a message from our website at www.thetoledofactory.com Any other suggestions from other coworking owners or users, we'd love to get your advice :

[Coworking] supporting egypt?

2011-01-31 Thread eric
anyone reading here from cairo? or anyone from the hub network beeing in touch right now with people from the hub cairo? how can the net/tech/coworking community help in egypt? please help: http://piratepad.net/3kcm5NRtvv -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group

Re: [Coworking] Toledo Ohio

2011-01-31 Thread Blair Gordon
welcome toledo. We are building one in columbus, ohio. Mind Worx CoWorx https://sites.google.com/site/themindworx/ -- 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 fro

[Coworking] Idea-Cloud products

2011-01-31 Thread TheToledoFactory
Hi All, This is Todd from TheToledoFactory (www.TheToledoFactory.Com)... we're getting location up and running but I also had another idea to help offset costs etc. I also own a cloud service provider company www.veddio.com... we have hosted VPS servers, hosted exchange, hosted VoIP and PBX's, Wor

Re: [Coworking] Idea-Cloud products

2011-01-31 Thread Alex Hillman
It could be useful for your members to have access to those resources at a discount (for instance, one of our members runs http://beanstalkapp.com and http://postmarkapp.com and offers all Indy Hall members a reduced rate plan). At the same time, there's a fine line to walk - Susan does a great jo

[Coworking] Re: New to group - new concept- a comment

2011-01-31 Thread deb
Hi Dave, Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it. I think my next step is to reach out and try to find any people who may be interested. We'll see what happens. Good luck in your endeavors. Deb On Jan 28, 11:08 am, Dave Bunnell wrote: > Hi Deb, > > I found your idea to be ingenious really. T

[Coworking] Re: New to group - new concept

2011-01-31 Thread deb
Thanks Blair. Wondering if you concentrated first on finding people to commit, before you worked on getting the space? I think that is key to whether or not I proceed. On Jan 28, 9:35 am, Blair Gordon wrote: > I am new to the group too and I am opening a co working location in > Columbus, Ohio.

Re: [Coworking] Re: New to group - new concept

2011-01-31 Thread Blair Gordon
oh, i have 15 people ready to go -- 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 option

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Community Expertise

2011-01-31 Thread IDEA REPUBLIC
Since i discovered http://www.quora.com a couple of weeks ago ( i must say that i am still not in the using-mode) and read this article today http://www.observer.com/2011/tech/new-yorks-stack-overflow-14-times-bigger-quora i am wondering how this will affect the coworking community or the other

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Community Expertise

2011-01-31 Thread Alex Hillman
Tools like Stack Overflow and Quora only work when you're asking the right question, and even then, at varying degrees of effectiveness. Communities like this one help make sure you're asking the right question - and then answer! -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, Jan 31,

Re: [Coworking] Inexpensive Standing Desks

2011-01-31 Thread Jerome Chang
Wow, great simple solution. For how long have you had these? Are they proving to be sturdy? FYI, and I only say this as an engineer and architect: tables built like are more prone to tilting over, unless properly attached. ...kind of like a [floppy] disassembled cardboard box without lateral

Re: [Coworking] Inexpensive Standing Desks

2011-01-31 Thread Jacob Sayles
It's only been one day as I built them over the weekend. It works out really well because we have them up against a half wall which provides stability as well as visibility across the space. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500

[Coworking] Re: 2011 Coworking Unconference Website & Registration is Live!

2011-01-31 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I've attended a lot of unconferences and a lot of traditional conferences and I think the magic is in mixing the two. A handful of nailed down presentations mixed in with day-of brainstorming and session building is my very favorite blend of both worlds. On Jan 30, 8:38 pm, "todd@c4workspace" wro

Re: [Coworking] Re: 2011 Coworking Unconference Website & Registration is Live!

2011-01-31 Thread Anna Thomas
Hi Todd, Thanks so much for your feedback! We've spent time connecting with folks one-on-one and with the larger group to get feedback on structure of the unconference, and many people voiced a preference for preparing their talk in advance. In response to these conversations, we've embarked on a

Re: [Coworking] Inexpensive Standing Desks

2011-01-31 Thread Joel Haasnoot
Another way I came across today in someone's office is to put two LACK tables (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40104270) under the legs. For the IT people here, the tables are 19 inches wide and so can double as a simple rack too.

[Coworking] Coworking Registry Profile Wireframes

2011-01-31 Thread Jonathan Yankovich
I'm working on the profile pages for http://coworkingregistry.org, which will hilight information specific to a given coworking facility. I mocked up 3 wireframes and am looking for feedback from the community about how they could be improved. Here are the 3 wireframes: https://skitch.co

Re: [Coworking] Coworking Registry Profile Wireframes

2011-01-31 Thread Jerome Chang
Wow - looks great! I like alternate 2 the best - seems to have more breathing room. What's the tall vertical box between the ads and the space photos for? Jerome __ BLANKSPACES "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) L