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ARE shaping the future of work...
I'd be happy to answer any specific questions you might have - feel free
to contact me directly.
Ashley Proctor
Foundery
Toronto, Canada
ash...@foundery.is
www.foundery.is
On Jan 6, 2014, at 12:40 PM, Joshua Marpet wrote:
I have a bit of a weird
Armen,
What do you need? Help with business plan? Advice on how to build a group
of people who want to do this with you?
More details, please! :)
Thanks!!
Joshua
On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 2:01 AM, Armen Grigoryan
armengrigorya...@gmail.comwrote:
hi there,
I'm form Armenia, and I really
Call it a private club, similar to an airport admiral's club. There's
space to work, space to eat and drink, space for a masseuse (we can
dream!!!)
My $.02
On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 5:46 PM, ROB C. coworkingcolor...@gmail.com wrote:
Wondering if anyone has run across this. We reach out to a
HA! InB4 Alex, I win!!! ;)
Seriously, he's right. Think gathering location, meeting center, private
club, incubator, innovation center, Business Laboratory, etc etc etc
Joshua
On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 5:57 PM, Alex Hillman
dangerouslyawes...@gmail.comwrote:
I often say that the worst
Alex? Anybody seen Alex? Bueller?
;)
On Feb 14, 2013 11:00 AM, Aliza Torok Schlabach aschlab...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hi everyone,
I just had a conversation with someone at a large insurance agency who is
researching coworking as a possibility for some of their remote workers.
One of the
Audacity is free, works great, open source, and is a fantastic audio
production studio. Learning curve. Get nice webcam with microphone, or a
Blue branded usb microphone. Figure $100 bucks for the mike. Podcasting
apps work great for this.
Gluck!!!
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Jamie
Alex,
I know the local provider you're potentially working with, and it's a You
get what you pay for issue. Comcast is oversubscribed, and bandwidth
strangled. That's how they can charge less. Remember the old modem days?
oversubscribed modem pools were cheaper, but crappy service. Same
Remember, if you think you may reconfigure your space, permanent is, well,
permanent.
What furniture are you using? What does the floor plan look like? Can you
use ceiling mounted conduit frames, and drop down reels of cord?
OR drop down wiremold style sticks on the support columns to get to
I'd like to chime in on this, as we just had an issue here.
Here right now is Las Vegas, where we just finished the week of InfoSec.
BsidesLV, Black Hat, and Defcon just completed out here, and so the most
prestigious, and the largest Hacker conferences in the world are now done
for this year
this thread, I hope more people can chime in with stories.
-Alex
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indyhall.org
coworking in philadelphia
On Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Joshua Marpet wrote:
I'd like to chime in on this, as we just had an issue here.
Here right now is Las Vegas, where we just finished
Amanda, welcome
There are LOTS of messages, ideas, plans, and things to do. Quick start?
I'd probably start on the wiki. There's a new URL. Let me find it.
http://wiki.coworking.com
There you go. Start reading, and don't get discouraged. There are so many
ways to do everything, so
I just want to throw a thank you out there to Alex of Indy Hall. The day
after he gets back from Sydney, Down Under, and the dude is at Indy Hall,
meeting idiots like me, and answering questions he's answered a hundred
times before.
It's a pleasure dealing with him, and an honest enjoyment to
up, and
whatever down, (normally 8-20 down), video is a go! This kind of bandwidth,
I would get for a light server farm. Honest. They're jacking you up, man.
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Did anyone else get a batch of 3 day old messages just now? Or am I just
screwy? (I mean, other than the normal screwiness!)
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Congrats! Good luck!!! Get lots of easel paper, and encourage people
to build connections. Give em some free time, and put up easel paper and
markers all over the place. Do a slogan competition, best slogan gets
posted in a main conference room for a month or something. As a trust
And that would be fine, Liam.
Look, I don't run a coworking space (grain of salt disclaimer).
But each one is a community, right? If not, you're all Regis
franchisers. A community, a culture, a group. There may even be
subcultures, sub groups. (Which would be awesome!)
Each community is not
Which is why when I start a coworking space here in Philadelphia, I'll
make it one with a different culture than Indy Hall, so Alex doesn't
kill me. Alex, the Coworking assassin! ;)
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Jacob Sayles ja...@officenomads.com wrote:
Precisely. It's critically important
Niki,
Breathe. Remember, people do what you pay them to. The Three Rivers
Merchant Association is in Business to make money. Business. As in, pay
us to get anything done.
I would go to every store individually and offer them coupon space. Call
up the Welcome Wagon. Ask them if they want to
a bit too
much before coming to the space, there will always be individuals or groups
that make us grit our teeth. How do we deal?
My $.02.
Joshua Marpet
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 12:31 PM, anothergain anotherg...@gmail.com wrote:
I attended the monthly meeting of the New York Freelancers Union
coworking space
operators are not so brilliant they have found a way to overturn the no
free lunch rule.
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Joshua Marpet
jmar...@datadevastation.com wrote:
Wow. Strong words. I was not there, I am not saying the Loosecubes guys
are scum for ignoring
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 basically, Get a
group together who want to be part of the community you want to build.
Then build
Oh lord, yeah. I totally forgot those. Thanks, Anca!!!
Do a wordpress or drupal meetup, do a local tech startup, entrepreneur
meetup, new business pitch night, Shark Tank simulation night (to prep for
potential investor meetings), there are so many.
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Anca |
the game you're playing.
-Alex
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/ah
indyhall.org
coworking in philadelphia
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
convince to walk in the door, but their interest in *each other* instead
of the office itself that changes the game you're playing.
-Alex
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indyhall.org
coworking in philadelphia
On Friday, April 13, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Joshua Marpet wrote:
Alex Hillman will probably chime
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Exercise balls, FOR SOME
IKEA, Costco folding tables, Salvation Army, Habitat For Humanity ReStore,
Harbor Freight Tools,
Can you attach to wall? Get MDF Door blanks and big shelf brackets. Go to
Lowe's or homedepot, look up interior doors, Flush/Luaun style doors. Slab
doors essentially.
Cheap as dirt, shelf brackets
And very mod!!!
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 3:03 PM, Joshua Marpet
jmar...@datadevastation.comwrote:
IKEA, Costco folding tables, Salvation Army, Habitat For Humanity ReStore,
Harbor Freight Tools,
Can you attach to wall? Get MDF Door blanks and big shelf brackets. Go
to Lowe's or homedepot
I am not, repeat NOT, a veteran space owner, but I am trying to build
a biz plan for one. I would be happy to sign an NDA, but I would
dearly love to see that cash flow projection to help me with mine.
Thanks,
Joshua
On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 9:27 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com
Give him access, and make him clickthrough a EULA to access. And by that I
mean, degrade the bandwidth he is getting, monitor the access, and
blackmail him with the porno he downloads for repairs and better rent.
cough I mean, it is good neighbor relations to offer Wi-fi access as a
service to
Follow up - When you are told there are some on the Wiki, all I can find is
one in German.
Sorry guys, calling it like it is.
Sandra, I'm happy to help, as I'm writing one for my upcoming space.
Anybody else in the throes of biz plan pain? Let's talk.
Joshua
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 12:22 PM,
I am involved heavily in various information security conferences.
Derbycon BsidesLV,BsidesDE, Shmoocon, etc. Our speakers are informed, as
part of the speakers information sheet, that they will be video'ed, and
given a free copy of their video. Their slides are required to be
submitted, so
Reminds me. Due to privacy concerns, we only allow video recording from
the back of the room, so only the backs of peoples heads are visible.
Anybody sensitive to it, sits on the sides. Of course, this is for
InfoSec cons, where feds and black hats mingle freely. So privacy is
sometimes not
me know what you
decide, please?
Joshua Marpet
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Tom Brandt twbra...@gmail.com wrote:
Getting 501(c)(3) status is a real pain, and comes with restrictions, but
it can help to change perceptions of your motives. And, as you point,
foundation grants and so forth
Ok, so all the local groups are closed to you, because you're not a GOB
(Good Ol' Boy). Not a problem.
1. You got a volunteer fire company? EMS? Call em up. Sponsor a mass
casualty event, or let them sell hot dogs from the front porch at a craft
fair, or whatever. Local volunteer fire
Find the local BNI chapter. Business Networking International. Join it.
Chamber of commerce, councillors, awesome!!! Go to the local coffeehouse
and offer to carry their coffee, if they send over all the frustrated
officeworkers.
Hold a party. No joke. Hold a party. Potluck, Meet the
Nice one, dude Well said!!!
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 3:50 PM, Veel Hoeden- Where Many Hats Meet!
veelhoe...@gmail.com wrote:
*Nancy*- As a fellow rural space owner, I feel your pain. Here are some
ideas that have worked for us.
**· **Go where you think the people go right
doing this on my phone sorry. Lookup triple net single net and gross lease
understand what the differences are
On Jan 17, 2012 4:43 PM, bruce edward whitaker bwhitty...@gmail.com
wrote:
We are about to put in an offer on a vacant space to house a new
coworking group. Any and all items to
There was a hackerspace that offered free memberships to people. Some
people took them as intended, as introductions, and as a hook. (The first
taste is always free!!!) ;)
Some people, who with no money involved, were not invested, took it the
wrong way, and did physical damage to the space.
Docbop,
I do not run a space myself, so good question.
As for the job thing, good luck. If you want, send me an email with a
resume, and I'll see what I can do. That's if you decide to wait ont he
coworking thing. Up to you.
Joshua
On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 5:23 PM, Docbop doc...@gmail.com
Allison,
I have yet to open my place, or heck, even start it! But if I can suggest
reading Alex from Indyhall's great essay on how to start and fund a place,
it will still work.
Run Free days! Try out days! Build a community, not a virtual office.
What do you and the other tenant do? Any way
up to a certain level, the consumer and prosumer solutions being proposed
here are perfectly cool. Above that level, it needs to get serious.
Astaro is a great provider of enterprise grade WAP's that just work. They
also sponsor the Bsides security conferences that are free, and awesome! (I
Makers by Cory Doctorow
AWESOME!!! and cogent.
On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Alex Hillman
dangerouslyawes...@gmail.comwrote:
Crap. We need a coworking book club. Stat.
/ah
indyhall.org
coworking in philadelphia
On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 2:35 PM, sk...@emergentresearch.com
Keep listing the books, I'll put up a web page with amazon links later
tonight or tomorrow.
Is there a good coworking charity I can use for affiliate dollars?
Coworking Book Club will be live shortly.
On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Alex Hillman
dangerouslyawes...@gmail.comwrote:
Crap. We
://360idev.com
“A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as
something to aim at.”
~ Bruce Lee
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 4:53 PM, Joshua Marpet
jmar...@datadevastation.com wrote:
Hell, I'm pretty close. At least East Coast Universal.
I live in Hackettstown, NJ
and crannies to work
quietly in, just relaxing and energizing, all at the same time.
Joshua Marpet
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski fccowork...@gmail.comwrote:
Now--imagine if we connected all the world's coworkers together...
On Jun 20, 1:48 pm, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes
I'll stop by your space tomorrow morning and show you xactly what you need
On Jun 19, 2011 4:47 PM, CoWorkingLV.com jeffscotti...@gmail.com wrote:
We have just opened our space in New Jersey and have hit our first
major road block. The town we are in has no to very little Verizon
Cell Phone
Hey, I just saw that a new Co-working space opened up in Long Valley, NJ.
(Drove by, nearly had an accident as I'm going What?!?!?!?!?) :)
Anyone from there on this list?
Joshua
jmar...@datadevastation.com
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Find the nearest Kinko's, fedex office, etc, and direct all printing/copying
there. Or find a printer company that gives you the printer free and
charges you per page. Let them handle the billing. they have all the
equipment to do it.
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 12:29 AM, 200 Office
Cameras - Use unobtrusive domes and most people simply ignore them.
Supercircuits has some nice ones for 60 bucks, including night vision. Get
smoke colored domes, so people don't see the actual camera lenses. dual
nicety - 1. They ignore them 2. They don't know where the lense is pointed,
and
Again, not a coworker at present, but have dreams of someday starting one.
However, I have named a few websites and businesses.
The best tips I ever got for naming things were these.
1. It has to mean something. IBM is a great, well recognized name, but it
would suck if it was just starting
Alex, kudos for the honesty on the pants. :D
Anyways, I'd like to collate all this. I'm working up a paper and talk on a
topic near and dear to my heart. I work and live in the Infosecurity world,
and have WAY too many hobbies (physical security, public speaking, horse
show announcing, and the
Joanna, I am NOT a veteran of coworking. Heck, I want to open one someday.
(Someday, over the rainbow.) :)
But I do have a couple of suggestions, if you don't mind?
You're in San Fran, right? Home of Venture Capitalists? I would send out a
brochure/paperwork/coupons to every VC firm/Angel
Ok, feel free to laugh.
First some information needed.
A. What kind of tradeshow is it?
B. Who else will be attending?
C. Are there any mixers, parties, things to meet people other than the
tradeshow floor?
D. What is your goal by going to this tradeshow? To get new co-workers? to
spread the
for stickers, I use 123stickers.com. Great people. For t-shirts, I'll
check.
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Mike Pihlman m...@telbitconsulting.comwrote:
Sometime I trust too much. FYI...if you are planning to do business with:
BML Brands LLC, Blair Gordon, blairjamesgor...@gmail.com
Rogelio,
Does the Verizon plan include 3g, when 4g isn't available? If so are both
3g and 4g counted in your 10 gigs?
I'm actually looking at Clear, they have good coverage where I am, Philly,
NYC, DC, Baltimore, and 3g is also included(via Sprint 3g). 4g is
unlimited, and you get 5 gigs of
. ;) ) Not that
I'm likely to use them. I'm east coast. But it would be cool to have when
I make it over there for conferences and such.
Joshua Marpet
jmar...@datadevastation.com
908-916-7764
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Anne annetgo...@gmail.com wrote:
pariSoma just completed a move from
- (hotdesk 9-5)
3. All Access Hotdesk
4. Permadesk or All Access Desk or somesuch.
Just my .02
Joshua Marpet
On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Jonathan Yankovich
jonathan.yankov...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi All,
I'm working on adding more metadata to coworkingregistry.org and one of
the things we
If you need any other info on hackerspaces, let me know. I'm connected with
several, and active in the hacker community. I speak at events, organize
events, attend metric crap-tons of them, etc :)
Joshua Marpet
@quadling
908-916-7764
On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 8:56 PM, Jonathan Yankovich
SPAM - Please forcibly unsubscribe him, preferably with great violence, and
repeated blows to the head. :)
On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Jack Tripper
jacks.trippers.frie...@gmail.com wrote:
Build yourself a profitable internet business
For more than ten years now, SFI has been showing
Eli,
If/when you get that list together, mind making a copy public, and able to
edit? Wiki style? I think it would be a valuable resource.
Joshua
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Eli Malinsky e...@socialinnovation.cawrote:
Hey all,
CSI is on the cusp of opening its next space and our team
Jeannine,
Funny, and well said. Serendipity happens, but it happens more often when
it has your phone number. :)
Joshua Marpet
DataDevastation
On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 3:26 AM, Jeannine flexkantoorkame...@gmail.comwrote:
I literally walked into my conference room chairs and table
Jes,
Congrats on getting a new puter. a loud laptop keyboard is a bit unusual,
but hey, they make all kinds. Any USB keyboard should work with your
laptop. Typically, they cost very very little. A wired USB keyboard can be
as little as 9 bucks USD.
Conversely, you can spend a few bucks and
check out costco/sams club/warehouse store of your choice. I saw a really
nice office chair, black leather, armrests, etc, for about 70USD per chair.
Auctions of office furniture occasionally happen. Call every auction house
for 50 miles around, and ask. Tell them if they get office furniture in
in. Of
course, when they get shut down, they're first out. Long story short,
expect them not to pay their last invoice/membership fee. Oh, I'm not with
them anymore. Sorry. so-sorry face
Again, not trying to alienate anyone, just sharing some experiences I've
had.
Joshua Marpet
jmar
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