Re: [Coworking] How would you take advantage of this?

2015-02-10 Thread Jerome Chang
I would amp up your meeting rooms - hotels are horrible at that. I would see how to enlist Marriott to provide catering…to your biz events, meeting room bookings, etc. I would see how if you ever have sizable events, that people can then stay at the Marriott…which means you establish a corporate

[Coworking] Anyone been through a move?

2015-02-10 Thread Jensen Yancey
Hi Everyone, I'm curious to know if anyone on here has ever dealt with moving locations and wouldn't mind talking a bit about it. If so, shoot me an email at jensen.yan...@gmail.com Thanks! Jensen -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message

Re: [Coworking] Member Growth

2015-02-10 Thread Aaron Cruikshank
We're everywhere. ;) As for you current capacity - you're sitting at about 45% - which is not terrible for open desks but... how are you counting them. The way I used to do the math was by full time equivalent (where 40 hrs/week = 1 fte). By that math, someone coming in 10 hrs/week would only coun

Re: [Coworking] Member Growth

2015-02-10 Thread Kelly Fitzgerald
Thanks for the notes, Alex. On Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 3:11:09 PM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote: > > Some figures from our first few years of growth in this presentation from > Indy Hall's 2012 expansion: > > https://speakerdeck.com/alexknowshtml/indy-hall-expansion-town-hall-2012 > > Note that

Re: [Coworking] Member Growth

2015-02-10 Thread Kelly Fitzgerald
Sure! Our total capacity (for hot desks) is close to 80. We have expanded at a rate that has allowed us to only use space + add furniture as we need it, so we are not fully outfitted in workspace. We have 5 small offices (all taken) + 1 conference room that take up roughly 1500 sq. ft. total, l

Re: [Coworking] Member Growth

2015-02-10 Thread Alex Hillman
Some figures from our first few years of growth in this presentation from Indy Hall's 2012 expansion: https://speakerdeck.com/alexknowshtml/indy-hall-expansion-town-hall-2012 Note that in May 2009 we expanded from our original location (1800 sq ft) to one just a bit larger than the one y

Re: [Coworking] Member Growth

2015-02-10 Thread Aaron Cruikshank
Hi Kelly, Can you tell us what your total capacity is and what the ratio of hot desks to permanent desks/offices are? - Aaron ___ Aaron Cruikshank Principal, CRUIKSHANK Phone: 778.908.4560 email: aa...@cruikshank.me web: cruikshank.me twitter: @cruikshank book a meeting: doodle.com/c

[Coworking] Member Growth

2015-02-10 Thread Kelly Fitzgerald
Hi Everyone- I realize every market is different and that no space is alike. However, I'm trying to gauge our growth here in Chattanooga to someone in a comparable market- potentially Asheville, Boulder, Fort Collins or something along those lines. Our space is located in downtown Chattanooga.

Re: [Coworking] Who is coming to SXSW 15?

2015-02-10 Thread Glen Ferguson
I'll be there for Interactive as well. My 3rd year; I'm hooked. Here's my SXSW social link --- Glen Ferguson Cowork Frederick 122 E Patrick St Frederick, MD 21701-5630 +1 (301) 732-5165 www.coworkfrederick.com @CoworkFrederick

[Coworking] Who is coming to SXSW 15?

2015-02-10 Thread Pauline Thomas
Hello everyone, I'm the founder of Le Laptop a coworking space in Paris created 3 years ago. I'm super excited to go to Austin this year, and I was wondering if you'll be there to meet up! If you want to connect with me, I have subscribed to Interactive badge. Here i