Re: [Coworking] Insurance

In addition to everything that Tom said (which is spot on with our arrangement), I strongly recommend speaking with an insurance agent that understands coworking, lest your policy costs go sky high. I've referred our agent for The Hartford to people all over the US and they've been able to hel

[Coworking] Sorry about the flood of messages

Hey Everyone, Sorry about the week's worth of posts that just were moderated through at once! I'm back from vacation and will be checking things with normal regularity. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goog

Re: [Coworking] Launch Party/Open House Finally!

Have you ever thrown a dinner or cocktail party for friends? Think like that. Make your priority helping people get to know each other more than the formalities. If there's any activities, they should be for guests to do together. Remember, this is a celebration, not a sales pitch! ;) -Alex

Re: [Coworking] Forum weirdness

I found a bunch of unmoderated messages and let them through. Sorry about the delays everybody! -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Joshua Marpet wrote: > Did anyone else get a batch of 3 day old messages just now? Or am I just > screwy? (

[Coworking] Coworking Workshop Live! in Sydney this Thursday

It's been a few months since my last coworking workshop, mostly because I've been working on a new, improved version that's less lecture and much more interactive. A special thank you to those of you who've been involved in that process so far! I'm excited that my next workshop

Re: [Coworking] Building a community

Deskmag just published a piece on this topic: http://www.deskmag.com/en/community-building-tips-before-opening-a-space -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 12:23 AM, Alex Sante wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'm new to the group, and I am fascinate

Re: [Coworking] Re: Any good member profiles apps for coworking space websites??

Take a peek at Citizenry, an open source app that powers weworkinphilly.com and many more. The link to the github project is in the footer of our website. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Friday, July 6, 2012 at 1:01 AM, Denver Hutt wrote: > Hey Will, > > Great q

[Coworking] 20 Week Roundup of Coworking Weekly

As I worked on this week’s Coworking Weekly from over a dozen timezones away from home http://theworkben.ch/>, I took a moment to reflect on what the last 20 weeks have allowed me to share with nearly 1400 people. Below is a complete link-list of every article included in the first 20 edition

Re: [Coworking] Re: Chase and LivingSocial Mission: Small Business $250K Grant

> TH > > On Jul 4, 7:29 am, Tom Brandt http://gmail.com)> wrote: > > What is it missing? > > > > --- > > twb > > Sent from my Phone of i > > > > On Jul 3, 2012, at 7:37 PM, Toni Hogan > (http://theofficeconnexion.com)> wrote: > > > > > > &g

Re: [Coworking] Re: Community size vs facility capacity

Awesome NPR link, John. Thanks! -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 12:49 PM, John @ Plugged Inn wrote: > Jasper, > Thanks for the thorough breakdown. I agree with your assessment of the > importance of flexibility. I have read some posts from sp

Re: [Coworking] Re: Community size vs facility capacity

:) Glad you're feeling back on track. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 2:42 AM, John @ Plugged Inn wrote: > Thanks for talking me down, Alex. " Get that idea out of your head. There is > *always* going to be another opportunity, another

Re: [Coworking] Re: Chase and LivingSocial Mission: Small Business $250K Grant

For all of you who are in the running for this grant, some food for thought: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2012/07/all-we-need-is-250-votes.html -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Jeff McMahan wrote: > PLEASE VOTE 4: ww

Re: [Coworking] Re: Regus doth protest too much, me thinks...

They've been doing that for quite a while. I doubt it's having a significant impact or converting well for them. People who are actively looking for Coworking generally don't find what they want at Regus. And even if they do, awesome! -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Monday

Re: [Coworking] Community size vs facility capacity

"This might be one of the last opportunities..." Get that idea out of your head. There is *always* going to be another opportunity, another space. I know it doesn't feel that way now, but from what it sounds like you're likely to kill or cripple yourself by opening a space that you know isn't

Re: [Coworking] Nomad-in-Residence Program at ON

Love everything about this, especially the current-member involvement on the business and support side. Curious, what does "success" for this pilot look like in your eyes and in the eyes of the contributing members? -Alex /ah indyhall.org On Jun 28, 2012, at 2:08 PM, Susan Evans wrote: >

Re: [Coworking] Coworkwarming Party

Awesome, awesome, awesome. :) -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Susan Evans wrote: > Congrats, Shenoa!! This is wonderful news. Can't wait to hear more about your > ever-growing community! > > Susan > __ > Office Nomads > officenom

Re: [Coworking] Community Workspace or Communist Workspace?

Will, your members pranks make me envious :) -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Friday, June 22, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace wrote: > Being an American running a coworking space in a post-communist country (the > Czech Republic), I'm not always keyed in to t

Re: [Coworking] A .cowork or .coworking Top Level Domain?

That $175k is an *application* fee, not an actual purchase price. I don't think there's any way to see that kind of return even if the TLD were awarded because even if we shared it, the mass market still thinks every domain ends with "dotcom". -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philade

Re: [Coworking] Re: Un-boring space/meeting room names

Great point, Peter. Choosing names like these now don't really bring value and are more likely to be confusing or alienating members before they even join. If you're going with "fun" names, they should come from your membership, not the people in this google group who are unlikely to ever use th

Re: [Coworking] Re: Hiring at New Work City - advice and onboarding

n errands, make travel arrangements, schedule appointments, > etc. > > TH > > On Jun 15, 12:15 pm, Alex Hillman (http://gmail.com)> > wrote: > > > > It would be super awesome if we could get a business concierge pro in > > > > h

Re: [Coworking] Re: Hiring at New Work City - advice and onboarding

> > It would be super awesome if we could get a business concierge pro in here > > that increase their business by offering services to the community as we > > grow. > > > I've thought a lot about this. Has anyone tried something like this? Can you explain a bit more about what this means? I'm

Re: [Coworking] Las Vegas Coworking

As far as I know DTP hasn't launched their space yet (though I could be wrong!), but there's an VERY vibrant Jelly on Thursdays. I've been a couple of times, it's overwhelmingly awesome. http://wiki.workatjelly.com/w/page/38951064/Las%20Vegas%20Jelly When I was there 6 months ago, this was whe

Re: [Coworking] From a newbie: Thank you Coworking Community!

Posts like this make all of the time in here worth it. Welcome, Jen! -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Jen Vincent wrote: > A recent trip to New York City gave me the great opportunity to drop into New > Work City and to meet co-founder,

Re: [Coworking] Local 64 Insights

Awesome update Lars! Thanks for sharing. For the members you've gotten so far, do you know how most of them are finding out about you? > - Access is managed in two ways: members with an office have their own keys, > for 24/7 access; "nomads" have 9-5/M-F access through a buzzer to a > first-flo

Re: [Coworking] Re: New Space Question

> > Jacob > > --- > Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation > http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 > > > On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Alex Hillman (mailto:dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com)> wrote: > > Just one Airport Extreme How man

Re: [Coworking] Re: New Space Question

ine (comcast) handle all our phones (4). > > Wifi we are happy with our Airport Extreme. 5000sqft and solid coverage. > > Jacob > > --- > Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation > http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 > > > On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 a

Re: [Coworking] Re: New Space Question

> On Jun 4, 10:59 am, Alex Hillman (http://gmail.com)> wrote: > > I'm working on a complete redux of the evolution of our networking > > equipment as we've grown for my blog, I'll share it here when it's done. > > Here's a bit of a preview of the l

Re: [Coworking] Pop Up Co-working

pen M-F from 8am > - 6pm for 3 months. > > -- > Derek Neighbors > Gangplank > > On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Alex Hillman > mailto:dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com)> wrote: > > I think there's overlap between pop-up and jelly coworking, but they're not &g

Re: [Coworking] Pop Up Co-working

I think there's overlap between pop-up and jelly coworking, but they're not necessarily the same thing. Jelly is more for organizing people in a place that might not be designated for coworking - a cafe, a living room, a park, etc. It's low/no commitment and really doesn't require any infrastr

Re: [Coworking] Re: Recommendations For Managing Flex Worker Seating

I saw this the other day. > http://my.neocon.com/exhibitor/1766/product/1655 > > Hmmm...food for thought as to why they would go that direction? > Adrienne > > > On Jun 7, 12:22 pm, Alex Hillman (http://gmail.com)> wrote: > > +1 to everything Craig said. > > &g

Re: [Coworking] Re: Recommendations For Managing Flex Worker Seating

+1 to everything Craig said. -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking wrote: > I can safely say most of us don't have a reservation system for hot > desking and it works well for us. In my opionon, a reserv

Re: [Coworking] Re: New Space Question

I'm working on a complete redux of the evolution of our networking equipment as we've grown for my blog, I'll share it here when it's done. Here's a bit of a preview of the latest evolution. On the router side of things, we now have a pfSense-based appliance called a Firebox. pfSense is a very

[Coworking] Indy Hall V3 coming June 1st

I don't like doing announcement emails like this, but I'm so excited about what's going on at Indy Hall right now I wanted to give everyone a chance to be updated. Apologies if you're receiving this multiple times as I've sent a very similar email to the Indy Hall public newsletter list as well.

Re: [Coworking] Re: Chiming in: on directories & meeting community needs

The other thing is that coworking directories assume the people know what they're looking for. In the case of coworking, they only thing they know to look for is what they've seen before. This leaves a HUGE opportunity for coworking spaces to differentiate, but I've yet to see a directory that

Re: [Coworking] Re: Say goodbye to the Global Coworking Blog?

rote: > > Also, can we not repost the blog posts from the wiki blog as content? > > > > Jeannine > > On May 17, 8:04 pm, Alex Hillman wrote: > > > I'd be happy to repost. Just gotta work it into our process. > > > > > > -- > > &

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Space in Need of a Makeover

Awesome! Congrats Joel!! -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Monday, May 21, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Toni Hogan wrote: > And you thought it was going to be tough! CONGRATULATIONS! This is the > most awesome news I've read all day. When were you going to tell us? > > http://blogs.desm

Re: [Coworking] Re: Co-working directory websites?

I know what we need! A Coworking Directory Directory! :) -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 5:40 AM, André Loja wrote: > There's also this one: http://all-desk.com/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [Coworking] Coworking membership & Group Health Insurance?

e are any case > studies on what it takes to pull a cooperative insurance program together. > I've looked over the FU (yeah, what an acronym..) site for such information > in the past without success. > > > On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 12:28:23 PM UTC-4, Alex Hillm

Re: [Coworking] Prospective Member Question: Days vs. Hours

We do not do partial days because: 1) it's extra overhead, as you've mentioned 2) people start thinking that they are paying for "time" instead of paying for participation We don't want our members counting their hours any more than we want to be counting them. The experience of feeling like

Re: [Coworking] Re: Say goodbye to the Global Coworking Blog?

Part of the motivation for the newsletter has been to help get the good content from the google group shared beyond the google group. Really good stuff happens in here, I'd love to see some of the topics that come up here often turned into brief blog posts. -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in

Re: [Coworking] Re: Community Revolving Loan Fund - Anyone?

at 3:05 PM, Toni Hogan wrote: > Awesome! We're seriously considering this option. > > On May 17, 2:00 pm, Alex Hillman (http://gmail.com)> wrote: > > IndyHall and all of its growth has been financed this way. We're doing it > > again in our current expan

Re: [Coworking] Re: Community Revolving Loan Fund - Anyone?

IndyHall and all of its growth has been financed this way. We're doing it again in our current expansion and were able to very quickly raise the money we needed from within our membership. -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Toni Hogan wrote:

Re: [Coworking] Say goodbye to the Global Coworking Blog?

)> wrote: > > > > What about aggregating content automatically from different blogs, based on > > keywords? I plan to write relevant articles at http://post404.com and > > don't mind them being syndicated in. > > > > > > > > > > >

Re: [Coworking] Say goodbye to the Global Coworking Blog?

I'd be happy to repost. Just gotta work it into our process. -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Jerome Chang wrote: > btw, couldn't we use Alex's weekly rag as blog content? > > > Jerome > __ > BLANKSPACES > "work FOR yourself, n

Re: [Coworking] Say goodbye to the Global Coworking Blog?

urday, May 12, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: > I agree with Sabahat. The blog still attracts a lot of natural traffic every > month without any effort. People find articles, which leads them to the word > coworking, and in many cases the fact that there is a global coworking >

Re: [Coworking] Say goodbye to the Global Coworking Blog?

I agree with Sabahat. The blog still attracts a lot of natural traffic every month without any effort. People find articles, which leads them to the word coworking, and in many cases the fact that there is a global coworking community. That's reason to keep it around, even without adding new con

Re: [Coworking] are permanent desks necessary?

Pros: 1) Flex desks provide the most opportunity for revenue (more members per desk) 2) The space itself can be used for events, etc, more easily without displacing full time members 3) People don't get as territorial with flex desks, other than preferring a certain desk on days they are in. 4)

Re: [Coworking] Re: Video to Tell the Coworking Story

I love love love these. So well done. -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Chris Kerins wrote: > Great job with the video! Gets to the heart of the coworking idea in 4 > minutes. It works for more than just your space and can be a good > refer

Re: [Coworking] Coworking membership & Group Health Insurance?

] Coworking membership & Group Health Insurance? > > > > > > > > We offer Health Spending Accounts for our members through a local provider. > Because the individual member is part of a "club" they can get access. A > nice value added. > >

Re: [Coworking] Coworking membership & Group Health Insurance?

I'm pretty sure that it's not group insurance, but instead recommended plans that they researched. If that's not the case, I'd also love to know what they managed to pull off. -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Aliza Torok Schlabach wrote: >

Re: [Coworking] New Space Question

Chris has been VERY helpful off list. Thank you for the recommendation! -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Monday, May 7, 2012 at 8:15 PM, Jerome Chang wrote: > > The content of the message has not been downloaded yet. > > > -- You received this message because yo

Re: [Coworking] New Space Question

_ > BLANKSPACES > "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" > > www.blankspaces.com (http://www.blankspaces.com) > ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, > CA 90036 > > On May 7, 2012, at 10:27 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: > &g

Re: [Coworking] Re: "Your Space" Community Wiki

Wikis are an interesting tool - extremely powerful because they're freeform and democratic (anyone can add/edit/delete information) but extremely challenging for the same reasons - without guidelines, they become difficult to use (ask the Coworking Wiki team!) In my experience, wiki's kick ass

Re: [Coworking] New Space Question

Picking up on a super-old thread, I'm wondering if Jerome or anyone else can weigh in on Meraki, Ruckus, or any other similar wireless solutions that they're using and love? Pros, cons, configurations, number of members/devices you support per Access Point, etc? We're looking at options again n

Re: [Coworking] Brick Interior Walls? What Gives???

Toni, Many coworking spaces were created by people who were interested in office-format functionality but had been turned off by "office-like" conditions of corporate offerings. Sterile white walls, carpeted or tiled floors, fluorescent lights, etc. Many of the "loft" or "industrial" texture

Re: [Coworking] Attendance trends?

Angel posted this last summer: http://coherecommunity.com/blog/cohere-insight-coworking-attendance-data The graph images appear to be broken, though. I've hear about some general trends across more than just our space: Wednesdays tend to be very busy January/February spikes in members and usag

Re: [Coworking] Seeking advice: Transitioning space from individually to collectively run

Congrats on the successes so far! > 1. losing some of the integrity/coherence of the physical space that > come from one person's vision for how it should look and feel > > There's a difference between making it a free-for-all and encouraging people to contribute. There's also a continuum of co

Re: [Coworking] Liability Insurance Classification

We've worked with a local agency to get a policy through The Hartford for our liability. They've been awesome, and helpful in figuring out the ideal classification for a coworking space since we're a little weird. They were able to help us get something that met our landlord requirements, allowe

Re: [Coworking] Re: Launching Classes. This is the start and will update on progress and model

Of course, my eyes skipped right over that :) thanks Angel. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 6:34 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > Alex--from above "What amenities we provide: We have a large room that will > turn from > coworking during th

Re: [Coworking] Launching Classes. This is the start and will update on progress and model

This is great Craig, very cool insight into your goals and plans. How does your space accommodate these classes? Are you using conference room space for these classes or something else? -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Craig Baut

[Coworking] Coworking Weekly Milestone: 10 weeks!

Today we shipped the 10th edition of Coworking Weekly . Still haven't subscribed? Get on it at http://coworkingweekly.com In addition to the email newsletter which is about to crest 1000 subscribers, we've

Re: [Coworking] Anthony and Kevin at The Freelancers Union

eel no need to hit an already agitated hornets nest. :) > > -- > Derek Neighbors > Gangplank > > PS. Thank you for the kind words. > > On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Alex Hillman (mailto:dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com)> wrote: > > That (grants/subsidies)

Re: [Coworking] Anthony and Kevin at The Freelancers Union

> You are contributing to the success of the space, the community, the > movement. > > "Free" does not give you that same reality of participation. I generally agree that there is value in having a price tag on it, but that doesn't make the inverse untrue. Zoom out from coworking for a momen

Re: [Coworking] Anthony and Kevin at The Freelancers Union

That (grants/subsidies) is exactly how Gangplank operates, and instead puts their focus on building community through participation. I'll let someone from Gangplank expound on that more, though. The key there, though is that they focus on that participation for buy in - different from what it

Re: [Coworking] The Larger Role of Coworking in our Community

Awesome recap, sounds like an excellent first couple of months. Congrats Josh & team! -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org (http://indyhall.org) coworking in philadelphia On Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 11:07 PM, joshclemence wrote: > We launched The Iceberg in Northwest Arkansas 2 months ago. In th

Re: [Coworking] New space HELP!!!

On Friday, April 13, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Joshua Marpet wrote: > Alex Hillman will probably chime in that you did it backwards. And he's > probably right. I mean, hell, like I know what I'm talking about? :) > > Alex has written some great stuff, and his premise was basic

Re: [Coworking] Re: Lease vs. Own

Sidebar: this thread has been so great, truly the google group at its best. Thanks everybody who contributed so far. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Friday, April 13, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Eli Malinsky wrote: > We are an example of an organization that started with a r

Re: [Coworking] Furniture for Spaces

Chairs are tricky. They're very personal, in terms of effectiveness, needs, and desires. We've done the office liquidation route for large purchases of chairs, which have gotten us some nice rolling chairs for <$150/each. That said, we strongly encourage our members to invest in themselves a

Re: [Coworking] Lease vs. Own

I'm actually curious about this too, specifically to hear from coworking spaces that bought early on or those who have graduated to buying. We're entering into our 3rd major growth phase and the purchasing conversation was on the table - it's not left the table, but we've chosen renting (with a

Re: [Coworking] Free coworking stresses the importance of community building and social capital

t; @texrat & @post404_Mag on twitter > > > On April 10, 2012 at 6:17 PM Alex Hillman > wrote: > > > Thanks for recognizing the change from most to many. That was intentional. > > > > > > As far as norms, I think the point (and perhaps

Re: [Coworking] Free coworking stresses the importance of community building and social capital

rote: > > > link to article with video: http://bit.ly/HsRlKH > > > > Already one of the great fruits of the widespread discussion on free > > coworking is the acknowledgement that paid coworking has lost its bearings > > in many instances. Alex Hillman on

Re: [Coworking] Successful Meetup for new space

Woohoo! Another coworkshop alum is killing it! High fives Cheryl :) Keep it up! -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 10:56 AM, CAJ wrote: > Hello Gang, > > Last nite I had my first meetup.com (http://meetup.com) / St. Louis Business > Coworking. >

Re: [Coworking] Re: New to the group

Regarding Medical & Government: I've spent time with people from both of these industries, with mixed results, talking about how they can benefit from coworking. One of my common selling points is to urge them to look for the "admin days" in their schedule and make them happen from Indy Hall.

Re: [Coworking] Re: Free Coworking catches on in California

orking core values regardless of paid vs. free. Everyone would benefit from this part of his discussion. -Alex indyhall.org On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 9:07:37 AM UTC-4, Alex Hillman wrote: > > A bit of context, from my side: > > I don't have anything against free Coworking. C

Re: [Coworking] Introducing Seed, Toledo's first coworking space

ea of coworking several years and I have since > > > been working on building the community locally. My partners and I are > > > proud to announce that Toledo will finally be opening it's first > > > coworking space in about a month. We are calling it Seed. >

Re: [Coworking] Introducing Seed, Toledo's first coworking space

eed. (http://seedcoworking.com). > > The space is almost completely renovated and the interest has been great. The > biggest lesson that Alex Hillman (his coworking class rocked) is to build the > community first and the space will follow. That is exactly what we have been > doing over

Re: [Coworking] Re: Free Coworking catches on in California

A bit of context, from my side: I don't have anything against free Coworking. Coworking is an activity that doesn't require a specific place to do it. You can't own it, or sell it. All you can do is build a business around providing a great experience to do it. Indy Hall and many of the be

Re: [Coworking] Re: Office Nomads Power Outlet Pole Thingys

Where are people buying the auto-shop power cords from? Any links to share? -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Monday, April 2, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Jenny at eeko wrote: > We did the hanging auto shop outlets and they have been great. Keeps the > floors clean from cords and we e

Re: [Coworking] Re: Office Nomads Power Outlet Pole Thingys

The Work Spot in Atlanta actually has extension cords in the retractable containers hanging from the ceiling - kinda like the thing you see in a machine shop. They're awesome, and look really cool. When they're not in use, the cables just zip up out of the way. https://img.skitch.com/20120402

Re: [Coworking] Re: Creative Co Working Place Business Plan

can > make the other building "work for our business." We met him for about > three minutes Friday and it sounds like he's just looking for that > confidence you mentioned "being that it is a startup"...his words. > > So, I guess I will put together that o

Re: [Coworking] Re: Creative Co Working Place Business Plan

already has our "use of space" overview. > > TH > > On Mar 21, 9:59 am, Alex Hillman (http://gmail.com)> wrote: > > Not exactly a business plan, but here's a few things you might find useful: > > > > http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2011/09/how-

Re: [Coworking] Re: Who Has Community Memberships

When you say "non-space memberships" I can't help but start to plan next years' april fools joke: OUTER SPACE MEMBERSHIPS. :) -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 7:09 PM, Eli Malinsky wrote: > We've been thinking about a "non-space" membership for a

Re: [Coworking] Best practices for signing up new members

There are elements to what Workantile is doing that are similar to what we do, but I think there's a couple of important differences that I wanted to point out so as to not confuse people 1) We don't do free trials, especially not a week: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2010/06/a-case-against-fr

[Coworking] Who Has Community Memberships

New Work City's bringing a spin on our basic membership model to life: http://happymonster.co/2012/03/30/building-a-support-network-for-independents/ Tony's done a great job of thinking about this in New Work City terms, and also modeling after the intent we have behind our basic membership: >

Re: [Coworking] Re: Size does matter!

The challenge with a large space and "community feeling" is that for a LONG time, the space is going to feel more empty than full - even with design, strong architectural approach, etc. An empty room will never feel cozy. A room full of people, at any size large or small, can absolutely have

[Coworking] Favorite question threads?

This one's *mostly* for the regulars, but all are welcome to share. I'd love it if some people would share their favorite threads from the google group, specifically ones that answer common questions. I'm basically looking for a "best of" threads from the last few years. I'm sure you've got some

Re: [Coworking] Re: Advice on a Elevator Speech and Value Proposition

Toni nailed it. If you're targeting investors with one pitch and then planning on building something else, you're going to create a LOT more problems for yourself down the road. Be honest and authentic. The right investors will want that pitch. Also, don't forget that your prospective members are

Re: [Coworking] Advice on a Elevator Speech and Value Proposition

Tyler, Sounds like it has a ton of emphasis on the space, very little on the community. Try tuning it to focus on the people instead of the place and see what you come up with! -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 4:53 PM, hssmedia wrote: > Hello, > > I wa

Re: [Coworking] Cash Flow Projection - Review request?

We're in the process of doing our projections for an upcoming expansion. It's a phased expansion that'll be just shy of 9000 square feet when all's said and done. I'll post all of our numbers soon. /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Kevork M. Derderian w

Re: [Coworking] Re: 42Floors & Coworking

. at least that's my perspective. i'm > still a little green. :-) > > TH > > On Mar 27, 6:39 pm, Alex Hillman wrote: > > There's a whole smattering of directories just for coworking, so I really > > just see this as the inevitable intersection of the

Re: [Coworking] Re: 42Floors & Coworking

PM, OC Houston wrote: > Someone in a Facebook group just posted about 42floors.com an hour > ago. I have a listing on https://www.sharedbusinessspace.com/, which > is pretty much the same. No calls from it, but it's there. :-) > > Toni Hogan > > On Mar 27, 5:58 pm, Alex Hill

[Coworking] 42Floors & Coworking

There's a new startup for commercial real estate finding that's currently only limited to the bay area but aspires, as all internet startups do, for world domination. http://42floors.com One interesting thing of note: they let you filter listings based on leases, shared office, and *coworking*.

Re: [Coworking] Re: Best CRM for coworking space management

I've been looking for a people-centric CRM for a long time and, like Iris suggests, haven't found anything that's quite right. The issue I've had is that CRMs are more focused on dealflow than on the people involved in the deal. Much like all of the coworking finding tools out there that are focus

Re: [Coworking] Re: Website input

What an awesome list. Tons of stuff from my recommended reading list. We've got a bunch of bookcases of donated books as well. There's no formal checkout process. One of the fun experiences we have is when somebody borrows a book for what they feel is "too long" and so they buy a new copy on Amaz

Re: [Coworking] Re: Website input

That's four words. /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Jerome Chang wrote: > two words: General Assembly in NYC > > > Jerome >__ > BLANKSPACES > "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" > > www.blankspaces.com > ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshi

Re: [Coworking] Re: Website input

> > That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard > to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of > interaction/experience with coworkers. Remember that rules and polices not only prevent the bad things you don't want to happen from happening - they also te

Re: [Coworking] Re: Creative Co Working Place Business Plan

Not exactly a business plan, but here's a few things you might find useful: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2011/09/how-to-fund-your-coworking-space/ http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2012/01/how-much-does-it-cost-to-start-a-coworking-space/ http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2008/12/a-roadmap-for-community-

Re: [Coworking] T.E.A. FACTORY CO - Official Unofficial Opening!

> > > On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Alex Hillman < > dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Congrats, Cindi! I'm looking forward to visiting in the future :) >> >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia >> >> >>

Re: [Coworking] T.E.A. FACTORY CO - Official Unofficial Opening!

Congrats, Cindi! I'm looking forward to visiting in the future :) /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 11:36 PM, cindi abribat wrote: > Hi groupies! > We are excited to announce the opening of the first coworking space in > Reading, Pa! Special

Re: [Coworking] Re: Industry Specific Communities

After this response, I temper my previous answer of "we learn more from people less like us" to include the caveat "but everybody can benefit from coworking principals when applied with thought and intent". You said so much in this reply that shows the thoughtfulness and intent behind your approac

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