Re: [Coworking] Re: coworking.com: the next generation

That was awesome. /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:48 PM, j. p. sweeney < james.swee...@workantileexchange.com> wrote: > Alex- > > Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra. > > J.P. > > > On 18 Feb 2010, at 21:46, Alex Hillman wrote: > &

Re: [Coworking] coworking.com: the next generation

and navigation > schematic, name the taxonomy terms and design. ;o) We can do design as > well, but thought that could be another studio if they want to help. Don't > know if there's funds available to offer to help build, but we're willing to > do whatever for the caus

Re: [Coworking] Re: Clarification

I agree completely with this part: a that helps potential space owners validate market demand in > their area for a space, provide the nuts and bolts of what works and what > doesn't work in nearby spaces -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Chris

Re: [Coworking] Re: coworking.com: the next generation

HAHA you said Zombo. /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: > Alex, thanks for rocking this and documenting it as you go. This is a good > start and I look forward to this evolving in a healthy way. > > Let's move the discussion on w/

Re: [Coworking] Re: coworking.com: the next generation

I'll reiterate the next steps I'd like to tackle: *I'd really like the next discussion on this list* to help find a more sustainable mechanism for allowing people to contribute to the website fund without raising money that we simply don't need. Right now the fund raise is spread out over ~20 peop

Re: [Coworking] Cospace is now open in North Austin

Big week for openings. Congrats everybody! -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Kirtus wrote: > We just wanted to let everyone know we finally opened our doors this > week, February 17. Thanks so much for everyone's help through this > google gro

[Coworking] More coworking videos

Gerard from CincyCoworks tipped me off to a set of videos that I recorded last year for an interview with Web Worker Daily that I COMPLETELY forgot about. I just posted them to the Indy Hall blog, and thought some of you might find them useful and interesting. http://www.indyhall.org/blog/2010/02/

Re: [Coworking] Re: coworking.com: the next generation

> > On Feb 18, 2:29 pm, Alex Hillman wrote: > > Over the last several hours, I've finalized the transactions with Bernie > and > > Gerrit, transferred the domain, configured the DNS, and set up a simple > > static homepage to display the community core values

Re: [Coworking] Re: coworking.com: the next generation

That's the 3rd Star Trek reference in just this thread. /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 2:06 PM, TCS wrote: > Coworking:Deep Space Nine > > On 2010-02-20, at 2:03 PM, Tara Hunt wrote: > > How about Coworking: the same generation, but better! ;P > > On Sat, Fe

Re: [Coworking] Re: coworking.com: the next generation

1. > > Let's discuss more off list. > > Folks: If you guys have favorite nonprofits please email me their > names and my genuinely charming partner will reach out to them after > our next site update (javascript registration and improved > formatting!) this week. > > Excit

Re: [Coworking] Coworking.com Share alike?

Interesting! What license would you suggest is a better culture/ethose fit? -Alex On Monday, February 22, 2010, Andrius Kulikauskas wrote: > Congratulations on setting up http://coworking.com > > I noted this:  All material is suggested to be shared under Creative Commons > Share-Alike Attribut

Re: [Coworking] Coworking arrives in Sydney, Australia

Ditto, great catchphrase! /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 9:42 AM, rachel young wrote: > > > On 22 February 2010 01:55, and...@co-worka wrote: > >> Goodbye Hibernation, Hello Collaboration!! >> >> > > that, right there, is awesome. :-) > > congrats. > r. >

Re: [Coworking] Clarification

> > As for the requirements, minimally I think there's a need for an org to > house and run coworking.com and to establish a way for people to > understand what coworking is and what it is not just as the open source > group did for open source (I would have said "define" it but didn't since > some

Re: [Coworking] Clarification

hia On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: > As for the requirements, minimally I think there's a need for an org to >> house and run coworking.com and to establish a way for people to >> understand what coworking is and what it is not just as the open source >>

Re: [Coworking] Clarification

> > I won't get behind some org structure that we don't fit into, but I would > happily get behind setting a new precedent (would work for many projects > that have disparate stakeholders). AMEN /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Tara Hunt wrote:

Re: [Coworking] Re: Clarification

Also agreed. One pill doesn't cure all symptoms. And you shouldn't cure symptoms to begin with, you should cure the disease. Oh, and it's never Lupus. (I need to watch a little less House, M.D.) -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Eli Malinsky wrot

Re: [Coworking] Is co-working autonomy on steroids? perhaps...

Hey Fraser, We try not hyphenate co-working. http://doescoworkinghaveahyphen.com/ Sorry everyone, he's just started at IndyHall! ;) just teasing man. I think you already know my thoughts, in that coworking creates opportunities to lower barriers and grease

Re: [Coworking] Re: Clarification

For the record: I've processed the donated funds and distributed them to the sellers. There's a small amount of leftover, after transaction fees, DNS, etc, that will either be returned to the donors or redistributed to a hosting-related cause once I can determine the actual amount. I still, *over

Re: [Coworking] Re: Clarification

I'd like to give people the weekend to brainstorm. Let's say 5pm EST on Monday. /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: > Alex, would you like to set a deadline for suggestions as to how to > proceed? > > On Feb 25, 2010 2:36 PM, "Susan

Re: [Coworking] Re: Clarification

Correct. It was a simple number for illustrative purposes. And again, a simple problem is being turned into a complex one: Contributing towards the payment of the domain, for all intents and purposes, could get you ABSOLUTELY NOTHING except for the knowledge and acknowledgement that you helped ma

Re: [Coworking] Coworking & Economic Development

Jeremy, Sounds like we've been having a lot of the same conversations! We've always talked about IndyHall as a vehicle towards a bigger purpose, a slice of the pie, the pie being "Making Philadelphia a better place to make a living doing what you love". We've communicated with the city, as well a

Re: [Coworking] A question...

If you're interested in creating an entity to help support the conference you want to run, then I say: do it! There are future endeavors that may even be able to find value in supporting or being a part of that supporting entity. But trying to make it an umbrella for EVERY possible thing that comes

Re: [Coworking] A question...

have had a few good ideas already, but would like to see more to that goal! /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: > If you're interested in creating an entity to help support the conference > you want to run, then I say: do

Re: [Coworking] Coworking & Economic Development

cast is a > really good case in point. > > Okay, hope to hear more from the list on this topic. And I'm looking > forward to meeting many of you at SXSW. > > > Cheers, > Jeremy > http://nextspace.us/ > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Alex Hillman < >

Re: [Coworking] Intro

Couldn't agree more. Having some people in the room to lead by example helps a lot too. It wasn't until we had a couple of successful collaborations that other people saw that they became more comfortable letting down their guards. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sun, Feb 28

[Coworking] Coworking.com, not an org, instead a "license"

I'm still going to close up the brainstorm (since we've had at least a couple of good ideas) at 5pm EST today for the funds redistribution, and will re-post the ideas that I got. If you've got something specifically related to how funds are collected, and how the funders are rewarded, *today's the

Re: [Coworking] Coworking.com, not an org, instead a "license"

to mix in. /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 1:35 AM, Mike Schinkel wrote: > On Mar 1, 2010, at 1:24 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: > > I'd like to offer the idea that's more lightweight than the organizations > that have been proposed. The thing w

Re: [Coworking] Coworking & Economic Development

speaking, in the economic > development conversation. I've found that people are generally receptive to > the idea. But when the rubber meets the road, the programs and policy > infrastructure simply do not accommodate our needs as a coworking space, nor > the needs of the membe

[Coworking] 10 Creatures that Grow Back Body Parts

More than just starfish. http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/2010/03/10-creatures-that-conveniently-grow-back-body-parts.php This is just one more reason we need an off-topic section of this "forum" :) -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia -- You received this message because you a

Re: [Coworking] Coworking.com, not an org, instead a "license"

ot;We subscribe to the >> core values of Community, Openness, Collaboration, Accessibility, >> Sustainability," and it links back to coworking.com. >> >> That way, it would be difficult for someone to co-opt the term without >> misrepresenting themselves.

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking.com, not an org, instead a "license"

I don't know of *any* healthy coworking space that has closed, or even struggled, specifically because a nearby executive suite started using the word "coworking". I could see it make some sense in theory, but I think falls more into traditional business paranoia than any scope of reality. Again,

Re: [Coworking] A question...

Valued based on what? Pagerank? Value is only realized of and when there is a buyer. I'll offer you $7.99 for that domain, plus godady transfer fees. What? It can't hurt to try. -Alex On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, Laban Johnson wrote: > > This an opportunity for the coworking community to demon

Re: [Coworking] A question...

No deal. Apparently i've got enough of my own liabilities. On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, Laban Johnson wrote: > > Alex, I'll sell you its liabilities for $7.99! :) Cheapest. Insurance. Evar! > :) > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 7:37 AM, Alex Hillman > wrote: > Valued

Re: [Coworking] A question...

No deal. Apparently i've got enough of my own "liabilities". On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, Laban Johnson wrote: > > Alex, I'll sell you its liabilities for $7.99! :) Cheapest. Insurance. Evar! > :) > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 7:37 AM, Alex Hillman > w

Re: [Coworking] A question...

That TED talk is freaking awesome. Thank you Tara. /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Tara Hunt wrote: > Sorry...but this is ridiculous. > > There are billions of domains owned by people who aren't sued. I own 50 > with 5 of those with content on them. B

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking.com, not an org, instead a "license"

Coworking.org is owned by the same guys. I've got an open thread with them about the costs associated with the .org, but we decided to get the .com in our hands first since there wasn't another buying party interested in .org and we didn't have to rush into it. ADD version: I'm already on it :) -

Re: [Coworking] Staffing

We posted about how we went about getting an office manager on a bootstrap budget and maximizing ALL of our outcomes: http://www.indyhall.org/blog/2009/08/06/how-indyhall-got-the-best-office-manager-without-hiring-an-office-manager/ -Alex, IndyHall On Friday, March 5, 2010, Araceli Camargo-Kilpa

Re: [Coworking] Staffing

10 at 8:24 AM, Araceli Camargo-Kilpatrick < thecubelon...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Great thanks Alex ill have a read this week-end. > > Araceli > > On 5 March 2010 13:16, Alex Hillman wrote: > >> We posted about how we went about getting an office manager on a >>

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking.com, not an org, instead a "license"

for now :) > > We got off track from discussing specific actionable things. What can we do > to advance the discussion of a license/badge to a place where a decision can > be made and we can move on? > > Tony > > --

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking.com Share alike?

> when they do care to copyright their work, and they do mark it explicitly, > then people can understand that they really mean it, and respect that > accordingly. > > > Andrius > > Andrius Kulikauskas > Minciu Sodas > m...@ms.lt > http://www.ms.lt > http://www.12q

Re: [Coworking] Coworking & Economic Development

> > The trick is to have real economic impact. Stop thinking of your space as > subletting office space to freelancers and two person companies. Instead > have the vision to change your city and be a piece of infrastructure for the > type of people that are employable for jobs most cities want to

Re: [Coworking] Re: sharing "how to" info with members of our space

We provide a one-sheet for people who come in for the first time, and at every major "milestone", like inviting them to our basecamp, their first invoice, etc we give them the appropriate information. We also have signage that shows things like SSID passwords, etc. Super simple, low tech, and usa

Re: [Coworking] Coworking & Incubators

Hey Jeremy I feel your pain. Check out this rant I wrote a couple of years back, see if it has any salient points for you. http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2008/09/rant-coworking-vs-incubator/ I'd like to pull from these ideas and

Re: [Coworking] A different take on the history of 'Coworking'

That article was posted by the guys that we bought coworking.com from. As you know, words take on different meanings over time. Bernie has been using it for describing a social work interaction for quite some time, it seems, and actually bought coworking.com in 2000. 10 years later, this movement

Re: [Coworking] New Coworking Space and Site

Welcome, neighbor! /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Kungfoo wrote: > Greetings Everyone: > > I just launched www.Rift01.com for a new coworking space I'm opening > in the next month in Mechanicsburg (Central) PA. > > Please holler if you like it. > >

Re: [Coworking] Wiki regorg?

I love the directive to re-org the wiki. Anything would be an improvement at this point, and I'd really like to see people coming from coworking.com able to better orient...so if we can even make language improvements on coworking.com to help people get to the best spot on the wiki to move forward

Re: [Coworking] Wiki regorg?

> > Jerome > __ > BLANKSPACES > "work wide open" > > www.blankspaces.com > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) > Los Angeles, CA 90036 > 323.330.9505 (office) > > On Mar 16, 2010, at 8:46 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: > > I love the directive to re-

Re: [Coworking] Wiki regorg?

he public or the many coworking people out there. > > > Jerome > __ > BLANKSPACES > "work wide open" > > www.blankspaces.com > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) > Los Angeles, CA 90036 > 323.330.9505 (office) > > On Mar 16,

[Coworking] Community Building meets Business

Not sure if everyone (or anyone) in here follows the trend/topic of "Customer Development", but I was giving it some thought related to coworking and how we operate our spaces and our communities. Take a look at the Customer Development manifesto on Steve Blank's blog and see what looks familiar.

Re: [Coworking] Space challenges - 3 questions

I think you're asking all three questions (good questions, by the way) to the wrong people. We aren't patrons of your shop. Find some potential patrons, and ask them. :) -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Eastlake wrote: > Okay, so I have some q

Re: [Coworking] Wiki home page (mockup)

I like this direction a lot. I'd like to see a list of closed/defunked spaces too, to give some realism to the perspective. I want to see more spaces post-mortem so new spaces can learn. I also like the new copy up at the top, and the early introduction to the visa. Also, I think that resources c

Re: [Coworking] OK So What are the Pros and Cons of Working at Home

Interesting! I think you're preaching to the choir here, but I wanted to come back with a few thoughts nonetheless. Pro: Independence. You do what you want, when you want. No-one else > can screw up your hard work, and you don’t need to depend on anyone > but yourself. Your days of being told wha

Re: [Coworking] Pooling together to provide health care

I'm interested, and happy to support an initiative. I know I'd benefit, as would over 100 of our membes. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 11:03 AM, BrianR wrote: > It appears health care reform may make it easier for coworking spaces, > in the US, to po

Re: [Coworking] Pooling together to provide health care

Not really. The Freelancers' union wasn't designed to actually provide the healthcare, it was to create a lobby voice to change the legislature, making it easier for teams to provide healthcare under different structures. THAT is something our starfish teamwork could accomplish very well, then al

Re: [Coworking] OK So What are the Pros and Cons of Working at Home

ot that I'll add too much more to the discussion, but I felt compelled to >> chime in. See below. >> >> On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Alex Hillman < >> dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Interesting! I think you're preaching to the ch

Re: [Coworking] Re: OK So What are the Pros and Cons of Working at Home

coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 11:11 AM, gerard wrote: > On Mar 20, 10:40 am, Alex Hillman > wrote: > > I also don't believe that having a full time job means security, nor does > > being independent mean a lack of security. My approach over the last ye

Re: [Coworking] Coworking & CoworkingCamp2010 @ Milano Design Week

Like I needed an excuse to go to Italy...I wish I had more notice I'd totally be there!! /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 1:50 AM, angelo bermani < ang...@monkeybusinessmilano.it> wrote: > *Milano Design Week: discovering the coworking energy!* > > *Free workin

Re: [Coworking] Re: Things You Miss @ Coworking Spaces

We actually had to start a nap schedule because we were running out of couches. :) /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:38 AM, WHERE MMM wrote: > We do too. Complete with blankets and pillows even. Plus, I like to give > people the option to come read or watch

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking & CoworkingCamp2010 @ Milano Design Week

> +39.2.2151581 > http://coworkingmilano.it > (ask tony bacigalupo's father, who's been here!) > > > On 29 Mar, 17:22, Alex Hillman wrote: > > Like I needed an excuse to go to Italy...I wish I had more notice I'd > > totally be there!! > > > > /ah

[Coworking] If you dream it, you can have it

Some of you may have seen this on Twitter, but I thought it'd be fun to share here too. We've long had a very practical problem of the fact that Indy Hall just isn't designed for people who spend all day on the phone. Which is fine, people can work around that...but ultimately you need to take or

Re: [Coworking] If you dream it, you can have it

Nexus One > > On Mar 30, 2010 10:15 PM, "Alex Hillman" > wrote: > > Some of you may have seen this on Twitter, but I thought it'd be fun to > share here too. > > We've long had a very practical problem of the fact that Indy Hall just > isn't des

Re: [Coworking] If you dream it, you can have it

orth the wait, we're holding out for a TARDIS replica. > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 9:34 PM, Alex Hillman < > dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> $600, plus $100 for renting the UHaul and associated moving goodies. >> >> >> /ah >> in

Re: [Coworking] Best Office? Woo Hoo!

That's awesome, congrats Derek! /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Derek Young wrote: > Hey coworking friends, > > We just found out that South Sound Magazine, a regional lifestyle > publication that serves the metropolitan areas south of Seattle, has v

Re: [Coworking] Out of the box office furniture

Indeed, they do look really great!! Just a thought/tip when putting pictures on your websitr of your offices: while you might be in love with the furniture, remember that the strongest sell will always be the people! Even if it has to be staged, try to avoid posting pictures of empty desks. It's

Re: [Coworking] Re: SXSW Coworking Takeaways

Our mission has been to "Help make Philadelphia a better place to make a living doing what you love". Autonomy and independence might be a part of it, though our reach widened dramatically last year when we grew and the diversity of discipline and approach with the shared vision of "I want to do s

Re: [Coworking] individual-common proyects / proyectos individuales-comunes

At IndyHall, we stay as hands off as possible. Everyone runs their own things, and the best collaborations that have happend (and there are many) are the ones that happened because we created a situation where a collaboration could occur, instead of the collaboration itself. It's like having rich

[Coworking] Miami today?

Hey Coworking friends! I'm in Miami for a few hours today and am looking for a place to grab some wifi and meet some people. Anybody know of something like that? ;) I don't know the status of any of the Miami Coworking initiatives, so if somebody wants to point me, that'd be awesome! -Alex Indy

Re: [Coworking] Members / Desks

How many are needed to make your business sustainable? How big is your overhead, and how stable is your (potential) membership? What kind of workstations do they expect? Are there alternative workspaces within the coworking space? I wouldn't base anything on our numbers, but we're currently operat

Re: [Coworking] Re: Members / Desks

We've been at it for a couple of years :) We opened with ~20 people, but only 2 of them were full time (and I was one of them). 18 months later we were well over 50, with ~15 full time members. A year later, it's over 140 members total, with ~35 full time. Be diligent, and be patient. That's the

Re: [Coworking] Re: Members / Desks

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Angel wrote: > Building up the community first before opening the space was > priceless. About 60% of those people ended up buying memberships when > we opened. > True story, over and over. /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia -- You received this mes

[Coworking] What ever happend with the coworking.com money? Next Steps for Coworking.com contributors.

No, I have not run off with the donated money. Nice try Steven . And you're all *very lucky* that I didn't get around to execute my planned April Fools joke of redirecting http://coworking.com to http://www.regus.com/ for the day, just for kicks. But

Re: [Coworking] What ever happend with the coworking.com money? Next Steps for Coworking.com contributors.

> @KeVroN > http://bucketb.com/kevron > 608-695-5453 > > Bucketworks > 706 S 5th St > Milwaukee, WI 53204 > > > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Alex Hillman < > dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> No, I have not run off with the donated money. Nice

Re: [Coworking] What ever happend with the coworking.com money? Next Steps for Coworking.com contributors.

> On 17 April 2010 11:35, Alex Hillman wrote: > >> No, I have not run off with the donated money. Nice try >> Steven<http://twitter.com/foxbane/status/11343846302> >> . >> >> > The cover up continues! :-) > > >> And you're all *very l

Re: [Coworking] Re: What ever happend with the coworking.com money? Next Steps for Coworking.com contributors.

Some more clarifications: - If you are new and haven't already read this post, I recommend you do so. - The former owners of coworking.com have been paid, in full, their asking price. - The kind of money we're

Re: [Coworking] Re: What ever happend with the coworking.com money? Next Steps for Coworking.com contributors.

e last round of discussion, I think it is *absolutely critical* that this revised fund raise reflects that. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: > Some more clarifications: > >- If you are new and haven't a

Re: [Coworking] Re: What ever happend with the coworking.com money? Next Steps for Coworking.com contributors.

; and make the most of it. How do you think we can move forward? > > Arne > > On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Alex Hillman > wrote: > > OH JEEZ I left out the most important amendment to the model: > > Funds will be accepted from, and thanks will be provided to: peopl

[Coworking] Re: What ever happend with the coworking.com money? Next Steps for Coworking.com contributors.

ss to most of us > who are going about our own attention-consuming projects and not > directly involved beyond the (important) critical feedback and > financial contribution stage. Summary: Iincredible job! Thanks! > > Best, > Will > > On Apr 17, 8:09 pm, Alex Hillman wrote

Re: [Coworking] Re: What ever happend with the coworking.com money? Next Steps for Coworking.com contributors.

it be paying for? > > And then all the other question ad infinitum: Where will it be banked? > Who decides what it will be spent on?, etc. > > Cheers! > > Todd O'Neill > Catalyst > C4 Workspace.com > > On Apr 18, 8:51 am, Alex Hillman wrote: &

Re: [Coworking] Re: What ever happend with the coworking.com money? Next Steps for Coworking.com contributors.

> > I know I've got a few members who'd probably pitch in but don't necessarily > follow the group and so aren't aware of this yet. Anyone openly publicizing > this to their membership or do we think we already have quite enough people > simply with those active on the list? I think this is a goo

[Coworking] Re: What ever happend with the coworking.com money? Next Steps for Coworking.com contributors.

Awesome, Todd! :) On Tuesday, April 20, 2010, t...@c4workspace wrote: > Alex > > It finally got through my thick skull. Makes a lot of sense. Hope to > be able to contribute. > > Cheers! > > Todd O'Neill > Catalyst > C4 Workspace.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed t

[Coworking] Coworking.com Pledge Form

Today begins the 2 week window for pledging an amount towards coworking.com http://bit.ly/coworkingpledge Please share this around to other coworking communities, as well as your members if you think it is appropr

[Coworking] Re: What ever happend with the coworking.com money? Next Steps for Coworking.com contributors.

Awesome, Todd! :) On Tuesday, April 20, 2010, t...@c4workspace wrote: > Alex > > It finally got through my thick skull. Makes a lot of sense. Hope to > be able to contribute. > > Cheers! > > Todd O'Neill > Catalyst > C4 Workspace.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed t

Re: [Coworking] Waiting lists?

We keep that information available on a word of mouth/by requests basis, for a couple of reasons. One, "unavailable" doesn't communicate what you really want to, whereas in person, you can be more expressive with how sorry you are that there isn't room at a given level just yet. Two, at the stage

[Coworking] Re: Coworking.com Pledge Form

13 pledges in 2 days? That's it? We've got quite a ways to go over the next week and a half! Maybe something is confusing, or simply people aren't interested in this model. Either way, say so! -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Ale

[Coworking] Re: Coworking.com Pledge Form

:) thanks Arne On Thursday, April 22, 2010, Arne Hulstein wrote: > Sorry Alex, I have been busy over these last two days. Just said so and thus > pledged. > Arne > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Alex Hillman > wrote: > 13 pledges in 2 days? That's it? We've

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking.com Pledge Form

Have folks that are unclear read this entire thread? http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/browse_frm/thread/f2acbc75582ff209 The main reason we're re-driving for money is because the last time, community members were

Re: [Coworking] starting the concept for a coworking place in Zagreb, Croatia

> > we think it is possible to start with a core base of 5-7 people, whose > ideas will contribute to build the space together. you're right on, I think. we've said that the magic number is likely "10" but the point is that you don't need a lot, you just need buy-in. http://www.indyhall.org/blog

Re: [Coworking] Re: starting the concept for a coworking place in Zagreb, Croatia

st challenge but at the same time the first strong > > investment. Thank you Alex for the good vibes! > > > > Hermes Arriaga > > resorteradesign.tumblr.com > > twitter: chamako > > > > On Apr 29, 10:51 pm, Alex Hillman > > wrote: > > > > > &

Re: [Coworking] Membership Commitment

We run all memberships month to month, but offer a few things that benefit us AND them: - The opportunity to prepay for multiple months at a time, at which point we usually offer a discount or other incentive - Subscription payments, which makes chasing payments much easier. We use Paypal for this

Re: [Coworking] Membership Commitment

We've had a TON of success with offering multiple months (up to 6) of our basic membership at a discount. In fact, that's where a large chunk of our initial capital came from. Holiday deals, etc, also help take care of what would otherwise potentially be a lull. Just remember: deals need to be sus

Re: [Coworking] Re: Tools for online collaboration amongst members of a space

I recommended a Zoho forum (rather than Yet Another Social Network) a few months back. http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/browse_frm/thread/f2928c64fd30a21/7e9babaccd485b45?lnk=gst&q=zoho#7e9babaccd485b45

Re: [Coworking] Re: Tools for online collaboration amongst members of a space

u develop your own online collaboration platform. > > regards, Yan > > 2010/5/5 Alex Hillman > >> I recommended a Zoho forum (rather than Yet Another Social Network) a few >> months back. >> >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/browse_frm/thread/f2928c

Re: [Coworking] hi there

I just wanted to give a big public high five to Alex. I wrote about his project, Cobot, back in February because even though it was early I could tell he had the focus on all of the right things! His software puts the focus on people before the desks, which is one of the primary distinctive eleme

[Coworking] Awesome coworking video from Ann Arbor Michigan

These are the kinds of stories I love hearing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhDke6irDDw The number of pieces to this story that mirror ours at IndyHall are remarkable. Great piece, Mike! -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [Coworking] Introduction

Having gone through the process of opening a space the size that was needed at the time (1800 sq feet) and then growing it until it was full and moving into a larger space (4500 sq feet), I'd highly recommend the process. It's not only healthier for the business (you're not hemorrhaging money while

Re: [Coworking] Hourly and half day rates

That's a nice simple version of partial day payments. I'm normally not into partial days but I dig the simplicity of this approach. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Matt London wrote: > I started a "half day" pass at The Branch here in Seattle

Re: [Coworking] Greetings from Beijing

This is one of the most thoughtful posts I've seen about considerations and themes for space planning! It's not overstated, nor written in a way where someone feels like they need to adhere to everything at once. Someone highlight this and add it to the wiki! Great job Mark. If you end up expandi

[Coworking] Clever approach to financing: NWC2.0

For those who haven't heard, New Work City (our coworking friends in Manhattan) have announced a big move: http://nwc2.tumblr.com/post/758849850/nwcnewhome Manhattan has some of the most challenging real estate economics in our country and Tony has done a good job of keeping a bootstrap mindset a

Re: [Coworking] Member meetings

Member meetings/town hall's are *awesome*. We've had a big one at every major turning point we've had, and actually have our first in 9 months (feeling ashamed of that) this upcoming Monday. Ours are open to the public as well, and we've been joined by members of city council and the local press...

Re: [Coworking] Barriers to changing the status quo

I agree with David wholeheartedly. The power of coworking is not in the facilities, because those elements are commodities and have forever decreasing value. Scaling facility up is relatively easy...you can just throw more money at it. And despite how you might feel about funding your efforts, mone

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