[Coworking] Re: How do coworking spaces make money?

Some places have formed a consulting group where the space is the brand and members bid on large projects under that brand. This allows for members to easily come together to take on projects that may need 5 or more people. By bidding under the space's consulting brand, the brand stays consistant a

[Coworking] Re: Minimum surface by person

If you want to be comfortable and include everything (hallways, conference room, a lounge) then 75 to100 s. ft. per person is suggested. This can be reduced if you plan on using more larger community tables because they reduce the surface area required compared to individual or 2-person tables. If

[Coworking] Re: Starting a community when you have a full time job

Brent: That's interesting about the low/high end part of coworking in Denver. I have the option for the 110 mbps Comcast system outside the door of Creative Density but the 70m down is a lot cheaper. I currently have 40m and will upgrade when needed (we've talked about all of this in person though

[Coworking] Creative Density in Denver Opened on June 1st. Thanks to everyone.

Hey guys, Creative Density in Denver has been open for just over 2 weeks and is off to an exciting start with 11 members (13 starting on Monday). The community that is developing here has been great and I'm excited to be part of the coworking movement in Denver and Colorado. We are located in the

[Coworking] Re: What pages are potential coworkers most interested in on your website?

Thanks for sharing guys. Here are the stats for Creative Density in Denver. We have only been open for 7 weeks so the numbers might be fully representative or 'normal' operations. Here it goes: Home: 668 views - 29.7% Space: 463 views - 20.1% Membership: 274 views - 11.91% Free day pass: 131 view

[Coworking] Re: What percentage of your membership is made up by women?

We are about 6 weeks in and have a 45% women and 55% men. This is drastically different than my time in Toronto which was 90% men and 10% women after 4 months. I think it is important to have an equal balance from the beginning or else it can become a 'boys club' real quickly. Craig @CreativeDensi

[Coworking] Re: Promoting via FourSquare

We have Foursquare and I'm pleased with our results. We have members checking in to compete for the mayor position but Foursqaure is most useful when we host events. We hold an event at least once a week with a lot of new people coming in and most of them are social media and Foursqaure users. Peop

[Coworking] Podcast/Video for coworking.

I'm a big fan of podcasts and the occasional online video series like the ones on Revision3, Twit, or CNET. After being in the coworking world as a community manager/owner for a year I would like to start producing a regular podcasts or video about coworking for the greater community where we discu

[Coworking] Re: Lease prices vs. member income

David, You can't use the general rule of 10% of your income being in rental income since this is your greatest expenses compared to most businesses where employees are their biggest expenses (excluding certain special manufacturers). You have to ask yourself a few questions when developing the bus

[Coworking] Re: Podcast/Video for coworking.

Wow. There is a lot of interest in this topic. I would like for several people to be the host of the show much like TWIT show. There is a one constant host but several different experts contribute, like a total of 4 hosts for each episode. I think our coworking communities have different needs and

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Centers in Michigan

Hey Niki, I'm from Michigan, Grand Rapids and Saint Joseph, and have visited several of the coworking spaces on the west side of the state. Grand Rapids has two, New Zeeland had one but now its been taken over by a group of companies and transformed, Kalamazoo has one, and Lansing has one as well.

[Coworking] Re: Poll/Survey for discovering local interest

This is exactly how I approached opening a coworking space in Denver. The survey is still up at www.denvercoworking.com if you want to check it out.I had over 65 people fill out the survey to basically get a feel for the most important amenities and location. The locations was key so make that an i

[Coworking] Membership turnover in the first months

Creative Density has been open for 3 months now in Denver and I was curious how our membership turnover rates compares to other new spaces and how the turnover changes in the future. In the last three months (since June 1st) we've had 18 members join but we've had eight members leave. Granted two

[Coworking] Re: Membership turnover in the first months

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[Coworking] Re: Membership turnover in the first months

Thanks Angel. We hit the ground running in June and signed up 11 people quickly. Boom. Smiles! The first few weeks of July kept the good times rolling and then half through July... (cricket cricket). It's good to hear that this is normal, at least in Colorful Colorado. Things are starting to thaw

[Coworking] Re: Membership turnover in the first months

Thanks Gerad. The community aspect is pretty strong here. Members are holding events and having lunch together and most of them seem to check-in with each other and be able to talk more than work to each other. All very good things and show they understanding the benefit of coworking. I think the

[Coworking] Do larger groups overrun coworking spaces culture?

Do any coworking spaces have small companies of 5 or more people work there? If so, how does it effect your culture? I was thinking about this the other day as some small businesses are looking to join coworking communities in Denver, but I am hesitant to having large groups join in fear that they

[Coworking] Re: sample financial plans

I went through this process about 6 months ago when I started my coworking community. I would be happy to answer some of your specific questions. Here are some basic numbers: We have room for 25 coworkers at one time. Furniture: $9,000 to $10,000 Insurance: $550 Down payment: $4000 Rent: $12/sq.

[Coworking] Re: Looking for a Chicago Coworking space for next weekend

Hey Nick, I use to live in Wicker Park/Bucktown and there aren't any coworking communities that I'm aware of there. It's a great place to stay and I highly recommend the neighborhood while you are there. As for coworking, I would check out The COOP on Superior St. It is close to a L stop from Wick

[Coworking] Re: how to attract coworkers and keep them!

I would recommend checking out some previous discussions we have had in this group about marketing efforts and getting noticed. After looking back here are a few suggestions: Host Meetups and you or members start their own. Offer free days and encourage people to bring in friends. Be active in th

[Coworking] Holiday Closings

Hey guys, I know it's early to think about this but a member asked today about the closing between Christmas and the flipping of the calendar to apocalypse 2012. How does your coworking spaces do this? I'm looking to head back to my home state for the holiday but don't have a key code locking sys

[Coworking] Re: Dallas/Ft. Worth coworking - Why not?

I believe Dallas has a lot of potential for coworking communities. Since Dallas is highly populated but spread out I would look to Link Coworking in Austin, TX. When I talked to Liz from Link she choose to build a space for the family and the dog owners of Austin living in suburbia. Her space focus

[Coworking] Re: Bradley Neuberg lends his support

Thanks for reaching out to Brad. Craig Baute Creative Density On Oct 13, 6:26 pm, TCS wrote: > Nice work all! > > Chad > > On 2011-10-13, at 8:11 PM, Campbell McKellar wrote: > > > > > > > > > This rocks!! Great work Joel!! > > > Loosecubes.com > > We're hiring (Ruby on Rails!) > > Follow us @l

[Coworking] Re: Episode 7 of The Coworkers Podcast has been published

Thanks for producing the episode Jon. On Oct 14, 12:12 pm, Jonathan Yankovich wrote: > Happy Friday All, > > The first episode of The Coworkers since Tony and Alex handed the > project over to the community has been published.  This episode features: > >   * Alex Hillman of Independents Hall, Phi

[Coworking] Re: New to Coworking

Steve, I would say don't start a coworking community because you are out of a job, start a coworking community because you want to. The coworking movement is still growing at extremely fast rate with more and more spaces opening up. Will business close down? Yes, all business do. Will other succes

[Coworking] Show and Tells - Advice

A member and I have been tooling around the idea of a show and tell. This would be an opportunity for a member to spend an extended length of time to show off their latest project and receive feedback. I have talked to several community managers that have mentioned they use to do it or still do. I

[Coworking] Re: Making "hotdesks" work for software developers

I use the mix strategy of having full-time and hot desk options. Just as Alex mentioned this is for cultural and financial reasons because the consistency of full-time members helps make people feel comfortable here. I would like to see a 25% to 33% mix of full-timers with hot desking, but that num

[Coworking] Re: Speaker or event ideas?

Our most successful events have been based on members needs. Our general theory is that our day events is for members and some are run by members. The evenning events are generally outside Meetups put on by outside groups. This month we are starting a Denver Business Book Club and Creative Flex. S

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

Hey Alex and Will, I often love telling people that coworking was pretty much stolen from artist that have been sharing resources and finding inspiration from each other for centuries. I think it is the finding inspiration and building camaraderie in a shared space in ancient artist communes that

[Coworking] Events that work well for us.

I made it a priority in the last two months to focus on internal events for the members during the day. We have been hosting several Meetups in the evening that brought a lot of ideas and discussion into the space. They are also great promotional tools. Here are some events that the members are re

[Coworking] Re: Events that work well for us.

I forgot to add our Member Minute video series. We have a member that is a videographer and he records me interviewing a different member every other week. The format is very simple and I ask them what they do, follow up with a question that dives deeper into one of their areas, and ask them to pro

[Coworking] Re: New Coworking Space in Kalamazoo Michigan

This is great. I'm from West Michigan (Saint Joseph and Grand Rapids) and I'm excited to see coworking grow in the Mitten State. I will be in the area for the holidays (maybe Kzoo), will The Bureau be open? I would love to chat with you. Craig Baute @CreaitveDensity densitycoworking.com -- You r

[Coworking] Re: Retailers offering free coworking space?

I haven't heard of anything about retailers offerring free coworking in Colorado. However, I have heard of empty spaces working out deals with coworking managers to open for free in their space and just take the first revenue that comes in the door as rent, but membership is charged. Lui - Haworth

[Coworking] Re: Free Monthly Memberships - Concerns?

To Tony's point of structuring it in a way for the free person to be part of the community and not just freeloaders. One example I always liked was having a free table up front where anyone can work there for free but once all of the seats were taken then that was that. It limited the number of fr

[Coworking] Re: AltamontCowork Update

This is awesome and a big deal. Congrats. Craig -- 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

[Coworking] Re: We love coworking!

Please keep us informed and I would be happy to contribute. Craig Creaitve Density -- 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 cowo

[Coworking] Re: Pricing & utilization (new thread)

Susan: Thanks for the break down. This is always good information and I would like to know what you're sq. ft. is. Bruce: The 3' 3" is tight because each worker needs about 3' to 3' 6" to work comfortable with a laptop, pad, and cup. If this amount is for two people then I think comfort would be v

[Coworking] Re: Pricing & utilization (new thread)

Bruce: I read the article as it is earned because it is what the coworking spaces are asking in rent. They follow up by saying that most closed offices in the area rent for $21 to $36. I assume that the $21 to $36 is the going rate to rent the space in this area but coworking spaces are able to ch

[Coworking] Re: Do coworking centers need "Quiet" space?

I went with a method similar to Angel and Susan here we have several different rooms besides our larger rooms that are unofficially quiet rooms. This seems to really work well for us. It isn't completely quiet but people have a tendency to a lot less in these rooms and it gives them the hour or two

[Coworking] Re: Group project: "Stuff people say in Coworking spaces"

I actually have a member working on this or some variation of it soon. He wants to make a video of it and have it completed before the conference. Craig -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking

[Coworking] More members are joining in Denver because of you.

I have had at least one new member in the last month that was previously part of a coworking community in a different town. When they moved to Denver they sought out a new coworking community to join and luckily picked Creative Density. Thank you everyone. I hope as members leave CD when they move

[Coworking] Re: Member meeting

We are going to be the same thing soon as we grow. After 10 months of being open some issues need to be aired out and rules need to restated. I think between me talking to the people individually and the town hall style of meetings then everything can be easily resolved. How often does each of the

[Coworking] Re: coworking toronto passport program

I'm glad you guys put this together. I believed we talked about this last time possibility we chatted about a year ago in Toronto. The Indie Coffee Passport was FANTASTIC in Toronto. It got me to new neighborhoods, discover funky new hide a ways for a caffeine fix, and made me more aware of the Tor

[Coworking] Re: What types of snacks do you provide?

We have a shared food table in our lounge up front where I place cookies or Pop chips once a week. This little gesture has encouraged other members to bring in food for sharing that has ranged from sweet breads to celery with peanut butter. As the community manager I just needed to get the ball rol

[Coworking] GCUC Takeaway: Regional Associations

One of the biggest takeaways from the conference last week was the potential power of the city or regional collaboration associations. It sounds like Seattle is the best organized with Toronto also starting to have a strong group. These regional groups not only build positive relationships and coll

[Coworking] Re: Coworking needs more transparency and Coworker involvement

I think it is important to remember that as coworking owners we see a lot of our members on a very regular basis and talk to them in person. If there is not a lot conversations going online doesn't mean there isn't a lot of conversations happening elsewhere. For example, many coworking spaces hold

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Financial Performance

Alex Hill also posted some numbers at the IndyHall Blog here http://www.indyhall.org/blog/2010/08/06/indy-hall-by-the-numbers/ Craig Creative Density -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@go

[Coworking] Re: Small businesses in coworking spaces

I have been working with another coworking space to create a data sheet describing the benefits of coworking for remote workers target businesses that reside between Denver and Boulder. I'll share it with you once we complete it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goog

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

After attending the GCUC last month I set the goal to get this education series called Creative Density University (CDU), www.densitycoworking.com/classes/ , going and we are hosting our first class on May 8th. This is an important step to making Creative Density a hub of ideas for Denver beyond a

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

Thanks for the kind words Toni. I decided not to partner with existing programs, like the chamber of commerce, because they generally serve new businesses with the basics of starting a business, 101 style of courses. We didn't want to be that and wanted to take it up to 200 to 300 level (to keep wi

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

I don't know how complicated you wanna get but CSI in Toronto set themselves up as a non-profit and sold bonds to raise the money to buy their building. However, if you want to keep things simple and need less than $100,000 then I would try and pre-sell membership or take loans out from members as

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

I feel like the coworking blog needs to stick around and we just need to make it a higher priority to submit articles to it. I know we are busy and spend a fair amont of time on this Google group, but if each person dedicates themselves to writing one post every two or three months then we could ha

[Coworking] Re: sales tax on memberships in CA?

Are you using CA as Cali or Cananda? In Canada you do need to charge the sales tax. In Toronto the sales tax was 13% and we had to add it on. Craig Creative Density -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email

[Coworking] Re: Opening Launch May 24th How do you charge for training rooms?

The conference rooms are started to gain interest by outsides in the last 4 months at the time I was open 8 months. I don't market them on the site besides a a footnote on the membership page. Here is what I charge: 6 person room, $25/hour, $75 half day, $100 full day. Larger 15 person room - $150

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

These directories are evolving and I get a sense that Loosecubes is the closet one to bringing in that 'vibe' factor. I like how I, as a space owner, can add regulars to the sidebar to show visitors to the listing the type of people that cowork here. The regulars have a profile page that give some

[Coworking] Re: Creating Director job description/role

If I had to create the job description I would emphasis friendliness, a willingness to learn, and general curiousity. My role as an owner/ community manager is mainly focused on creating a culture of openness and a friendly atmosphere. As the main person that people interact with for their first we

[Coworking] Re: Recommendations For Managing Flex Worker Seating

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 reservation system creates a barrier between you and the community that reminds people that this is a commercial transaction. I like to elminate the barriers for the coworker so it

[Coworking] Re: Local 64 Insights

Lars, Thanks for the awesome info. For an entry system we have a key code system where members simply create their own code so I don't have to worry about purchasing cards. It really has made my life easier as an owner. It is always valuable when us space owner give a brief summary of our spac

[Coworking] Re: Setting up a new coworking space in Tunis, Tunisia

This is exciting! I love that coworking is really starting to take hold outside of western societies because on the coworking map there are giant holes in Africa, the Middle East, and most of Asia. Could you and other coworking friends in this area please update us on how coworking may be diff

[Coworking] Re: Insurance

I went through Hartford as well and was overall very pleased with my experience and reasonable rates. I would just like to echo Alex's point of getting someone that understands coworking or else they will think you are an executive suite with a lot more extra equipment and furniture and will ja

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Wiki URL Changes

I'm not technical and can't provide any great insight but I do want to give you a hug and a high-five sometime for doing this. Craig -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.c

[Coworking] Re: Finding new coworkers

There are a lot of previous posts on this subject that I would recommend checking out. Just search 'getting members' and you'll find several previous discussions and good discussions. The most important part is to clearly describe what coworking is, to encourage your current members of the comm

[Coworking] Re: Utility costs with 24/7 access

After 11 months of having set hours, Creative Density went 24/7 about 3 months ago. The utilities bills have not changed significantly ($10 to $20 more in 3500 sq. ft. building) because members are pretty considerate and don't turn on the AC if it just them in the building. Remember: People are

[Coworking] Re: Centre for Social Innovation - Opening In New York City!

Congrats Eli. This is exciting and CSI is one of the few spaces to go international. Craig Creative Density -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/AhI6

[Coworking] Re: Global Workspace Association

I am also part of the LinkedIn group and they do have some good interesting links to offer every once in a while. As Alex said they do tend to focus on the real estate but they are open minded and willing to listen to people. I think this is a good organization that first focused on Executive Su

[Coworking] Re: Looking for coworking in western Chicago suburbs

I use to live in Chicago and didn't know of any coworking out in the suburbs. This was several years and there are now many more spaces but they all appear to be downtown along the EL and the loop. There is a lot of potential if you'd like to start a coworking group and start driving interest.

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Market Research Report by Place Dynamics LLC

Thanks for passing this on Brenden. I'm a market researcher and did similar stuff for the city of Denver before locating it. This is a great blue print for people that want to do similar studies for their own market. Craig Creative Density -- You received this message because you are subscribe

[Coworking] Re: Coworking spaces in Boulder, CO?

Hey Aliza, In Boulder there is Scrib and Boulder Digital Arts as true coworking spaces. A few more are popping up in the next few months that generally are getting started by VCs sorts. There is also Trada's code space might still have a coworking element going on as well. We, Creative Density

[Coworking] Re: Background Music in a Coworking Space

We have speakers that carry music through two of the rooms, which is the lounge and energy room (group high tops), and doesn't play throughout the rest of the space. This helps gives each of our rooms a different feel based on how people want to work for the day. The music is not very loud but

[Coworking] Forcing Density At First Sparks Community

When I first started Creative Density in Denver I rented out a 3500 sf space, but only really wanted 2000 sf after a hard lesson learned when helping out a space in Toronto that had 7500 sf and no members. In Toronto people would join but spread way out because they could. New members naturally

[Coworking] Re: Percentage of desks filled after one year?

I would be careful to compare because coworking spaces come in several different forms with many accelerators using the term coworking and small businesses (software shops, ad agencies, etc.) also having an aspect of coworking in the mix. They are on a different financial and growth goal than m

Re: [Coworking] Re: House Rules vs Membership Agreements

Here is the DeskMag link http://www.deskmag.com/en/contracts-in-coworking-spaces-agreements-530 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/iHYGE5sIq58J. To p

[Coworking] Re: Space density - people per square feet

Ken, My research confirms what Alex said. Most coworking spaces run between 80 to 100 sqf for a desk, including shared space. For example, a 5000 sqf. space can have 50 to 63 desks. Craig -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To view

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Space in Grand Junction, CO

Welcome to the group Kevin. I'm sure we'll be talking in person/skype soon. Craig Creative Density Denver, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/JfQ

[Coworking] Suggestions on how coworking is a support system.

Last month I started a new blog series on the Creative Density is a support system for the new workforce. The posts emphasis how the people inside and the environment that supports the individual and their business to succeed. I have written two posts and have a few more ideas, but I would like

[Coworking] Re: Cohere has a community manager and it's not me!

Congratulations Angel. I would love to chat with you with soon about this transition, her responsibilities, and your overall role now. Craig Baute Creative Density Denver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To view this discussion o

[Coworking] Re: Exchanges

I, kind of selfishly, would like to take this exchange idea in a bit of a different direction -- coworking space owner exchange. I would love to swap spaces with another coworking owner in a different city for a week or so. It would be a great learning experience for space owners to see how oth

[Coworking] Re: State of Independence Report Released - Profile of US freelancers, etc.

Thank Steve. I'm a data whore and I look forward to reading this report and getting back to you with any questions. Craig -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/co

[Coworking] Re: Marketing a new co working space in New Delhi, India (in a city with only one other co working space)

Alex brings up a good point and his class sounds very interesting on creating the process on building a community. It is a skill to build a community and there are several key things space owners have learned through trial and error over the years. I was just asked yesterday what three key thin

[Coworking] Re: Business Plan and Financing advice..Where to begin?

Hey Brian, I'm working on a book right now that discusses the business aspect of coworking with worksheets, checklists, spreadsheets, and lessons I learned on choosing location and getting the community involved early on in the process. Shoot me an email and I can share a few rough drafts of ma

[Coworking] Re: A coworking forum @Grind (NYC) Oct 6

Hey Jerome and team, I think I'm going to be able to make it and represent Denver at the forum. It would be great to talk to everyone again in a more intimate setting than the conference in Austin. Craig Creative Density Denver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[Coworking] Re: Single Question on Coworking Space Design

Everyone, Overall, this Google group doesn't have very much spam and unwarrented solication from unrelated vendors. I have no problem if people approach the group once in a while to build awareness of their product. Turnstone, Loosecubes, Alex's class, Cobot, and others are building tools and

[Coworking] Re: What percentage of your membership is made up by women?

After 16 months we are still about 40% women and have been pretty steady at that range. Craig Creative Density Denver, CO -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com

[Coworking] Re: Coworking "Passports"

You can use the wiki Coworking Visa. It hasn't gotten much exposure from new spaces in the last two years, but the older coworking spaces that know about have really taken advantage of it. In Denver, we've had people from Office Nomads, Next Space, and an individual from LA use it in the last tw

[Coworking] A VC backed work space isn't something I fear.

This week the massive 30,000 sf.Galvanized Space opened in Denver with the backing of several VCs in the Front Range. They have lightly hugged the term coworking (they spell it as co-working), but are creating a space for the startup scene in the downtown area. They have private offices, perman

Re: [Coworking] A VC backed work space isn't something I fear.

Anca, They are not taking equity and I would call those an accelerator or incubator. Instead they created the space so the VCs know what is going on in the startup community and are exposed to the new startups in the area. The goal of the space is not to make (much) money off of it but to gain

[Coworking] Re: Pricing and Plans

Melissa, I'm repeating much of the stuff that Alex said. I think you have too many pricing options. Many coworking spaces go two ways with their pricing - unlimited use or tiered pricing. Creative Density and many others use a tiered pricing system and it generally breaks down to 1 day/week, 3

[Coworking] Re: Classes at co-working spaces?

Alex is right that classes vary dramatically from space to space. We tried to do regular classes and found it to be difficult to find quality instructors and to market the classes. Basically, it's a lot of work with little pay off. I have since shifted my focus and looking partner services that

[Coworking] Launching 'Hire' as a gig portal for coworking members.

Yesterday I launched *Hire * on Creative Density's site where local Denver companies can submit projects to the freelancers that cowork at Creative Density. I'm branding it as a personal recommendation service f

Re: [Coworking] Launching 'Hire' as a gig portal for coworking members.

Criteria for gigs: None right now. If the budgets are insulting to the members then I'll have a sense over time what is too low for them to consider. I'll just reply back saying we don't have anyone that matches their needs. What wouldn't make the cut? I don't know yet. I think the more interes

[Coworking] Re: Sales Tax

Hey Oren, I would email some coworking spaces directly in Texas. There is a good chance that your state doesn't require sales tax on services. Craig -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com

[Coworking] Re: Brief history of Workspace Design

Thanks for this. I was recently read Herman Miller: Purpose of Design that also gave an interesting take on the workplace over the last 110 years. I think it's important to understand workspace design history in order to understand how owners can use design as a tool to facilitate community. Cr

[Coworking] Re: Taking a "work vacation" to another spot

Sorry to say Loosecubes is shutting down so that is no longer an option right now. Creative Density does participate in the Coworking Visa giving two free days to out of towners that are part of another coworking space, and we've had coworkers do workcation from all around the US in the last fe

[Coworking] Re: Loose cubes is closing

Loosecubes just announced they are shutting down this Friday. This is upsetting news because I liked the direction that Loosecubes was taking shape with more detailed member and coworking space profiles that added helpful context to both sides. I know the coworking members here enjoyed getting

[Coworking] Re: Business Model Study Group

I do think the coworking business model is immature but proven to work. The coworking world has many successful stories and many failures, but we are within the failure and success rates of any other business and in many cases doing better. What I think the coworking business model does need to

Re: [Coworking] Business Model Study Group

Alex, That's a good way to describe the selection of events. When I was talking to Jacob he made a similar point in that events that have community participation are not only a higher value to the community but is also an outlet for members to get involved. It also doesn't put the burden of ma

Re: [Coworking] Re: Business Model Study Group

Jacob and Mojo, I have always loved this idea of getting sponsorships on a more national level for services that are truly beneficial to our communities. I was approached about six months ago by an ad agency in California that had a client that was trying to enter new markets and sponsor cowork

Re: [Coworking] Re: Business Model Study Group

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[Coworking] Re: Launching 'Hire' as a gig portal for coworking members.

Quick update: The service has been live for nearly two weeks now and we're starting to get projects being submitted from outside companies. It has been exciting to see this program develop and the members love the extra exposure and the projects coming through. One interesting and unexpected

[Coworking] Pitching to corporations about coworking

We've recently been approached by remote workers that are located in the suburbs of Denver that would like a corporate package created. Since we have noticed a real need in the region between Denver and Boulder we decided to start talking to companies about their awesome team members that live

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