Re: [Coworking] Re: Building A Community

2018-10-30 Thread Margo Aaron
Hi Michael, YES! Lots of ways to integrate Slack (keeping this on the main thread as I think it could be useful to others). Namely, by watching what *doesn't* work - we've all been part of those FB and Slack groups that are just...crickets. Or worse, they're overly promotional. In order to avoid

[Coworking] Re: office space vs open space--what is a good percentage today?

2018-10-30 Thread Miroslav Miroslavov
Hi, I will start with thinking about your audience and target persona in detail. Just a quick note, for example: - Freelancers and digital nomads will better fit into Open space - Tech freelances (more introverted people) might prefer semi-open/semi-private - it's open but still

Re: [Coworking] Re: Running Coworking During a Recession....

2018-10-30 Thread Alex Hillman
This is a super interesting thread - I agree with *lots* of the advice/perspective in Angel's article (and not just the stuff attributed to me lol). An important thing I wanted to expand on a bit: People who cancel for the reason "I'm not using it enough" is probably among the most common reasons

[Coworking] Re: Running Coworking During a Recession....

2018-10-30 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Thanks Tracy! If a recession comes, I'll be SO curious to see how it affects coworking esp. if there is a major difference in chain vs. indie coworking. Angel On Friday, October 26, 2018 at 4:25:59 PM UTC-6, Tracy Wilson wrote: > > Angel - This is great. I hope that operators keep this in a ha

[Coworking] Re: Want to start up...should I buy or lease a co-working space?

2018-10-30 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
You needn't worry about whether to rent or buy until you do about 100 other steps first to establish that there are real people interested in what you want to do. Most of the chapters in my latest coworking workbook have hands-on activities you can complete over the course of a few weeks to det

[Coworking] Re: office space vs open space--what is a good percentage today?

2018-10-30 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I think this space would be very workable to do coworking. I would recommend soft/lounge seating in the lobby, desk seating in your open area and yes to making one office a meeting room though I would keep it flexible as possibly a phone room/meeting room to start. Adding a kitchenette would b

[Coworking] Re: Coworking for Therapists/Counselors

2018-10-30 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
There are two well-established ones that I am familiar with http://somavida.net/ in Austin, TX https://www.boulderhealinghub.com/ in Boulder, CO Angle On Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 1:26:22 PM UTC-6, Penny Mechley-Porter wrote: > > Hello, Do any of you have experience starting a coworking space