Re: [Coworking] Re: If you could do it again....

2010-07-15 Thread Paul Robinson
nd for client meetings. -- Paul Robinson http://vagueware.com :: p...@vagueware.com :: +44 (0) 7740 465746 Vagueware Limited is registered in England/Wales, number 05700421 Registered Office: 3 Tivoli Place, Ilkley, W. Yorkshire, LS29 8SU Correspondence: 13 Crossland Road, Manchester, M21 9DU Signup

Re: [Coworking] By The Numbers: what does the business model for a successful coworking location look like?

2010-06-30 Thread Paul Robinson
At Fly The Coop, I can't see why we can't make our books completely open as we're a co-operative and so they're open to members anyway, so feel free to hassle us about that off-list. -- Paul Robinson http://vagueware.com :: p...@vagueware.com :: +44 (0) 7740 465746 Vagueware Li

Re: [Coworking] Retaining Talent

2010-04-19 Thread Paul Robinson
Been v. busy so sorry about the lateness of my reply. On 17 Apr 2010, at 15:42, John Sechrest wrote: > > > On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 5:37 AM, Paul Robinson wrote: > On 14 Apr 2010, at 16:00, ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com wrote: > > > Old model: attract major employers

Re: [Coworking] Retaining Talent

2010-04-17 Thread Paul Robinson
t's hard to tick the boxes and show the outputs. Good luck. -- Paul Robinson http://vagueware.com :: p...@vagueware.com :: +44 (0) 7740 465746 Vagueware Limited is registered in England/Wales, number 05700421 Registered Office: 3 Tivoli Place, Ilkley, W. Yorkshire, LS29 8SU Correspo

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

2010-02-21 Thread Paul Robinson
background colour AND text weight is confusing - they look like cues to links. Other than that, it's OK. -- Paul Robinson http://vagueware.com :: p...@vagueware.com :: +44 (0) 7740 465746 Vagueware Limited is registered in England/Wales, number 05700421 Registered Office: 3 Tivoli Place, Il

Re: [Coworking] cabin fever

2010-02-18 Thread Paul Robinson
vent you'd like to go to, find it, and if it doesn't exist then go and start it. :-) -- Paul Robinson http://vagueware.com :: p...@vagueware.com :: +44 (0) 7740 465746 Vagueware Limited is registered in England/Wales, number 05700421 Registered Office: 3 Tivoli Place, Ilkley, W. York

Re: [Coworking] e-office

2010-02-09 Thread Paul Robinson
recent weeks he has been upping the ante a little bit and some of our users have said they seem to be getting a bit more "sold to" than before. -- Paul Robinson http://vagueware.com :: p...@vagueware.com :: +44 (0) 7740 465746 Vagueware Limited is registered in England/Wales, number

Re: [Coworking] Possible new space, a few questions first

2010-01-22 Thread Paul Robinson
less than 3 months though. We were quick. > Hopefully I'll be in a good position to open up shop in the coming > year, and I can prove it to be a viable business opportunity. Good luck! -- Paul Robinson http://vagueware.com :: p...@vagueware.com :: +44 (0) 7740 465746 Vague

Re: [Coworking] Is this a values dilemma or am I overthinking it?

2010-01-21 Thread Paul Robinson
l, just that your option is another route, I just wanted to add this into the mix for others as well. -- Paul Robinson http://vagueware.com :: p...@vagueware.com :: +44 (0) 7740 465746 Vagueware Limited is registered in England/Wales, number 05700421 Registered Office: 3 Tivoli Place, Ilkley,

Re: [Coworking] Question from Miami Beach

2010-01-08 Thread Paul Robinson
occupiers On the flip-side, in the UK we're registered as an I&PS which means regulation by the FSA. That's the UK version of the SEC. I don't know what the rules are elsewhere in the World, but such a configuration can mean a little bit more overhead in terms of ad

Re: [Coworking] Re: How important is having reserved/dedicated desks for members?

2010-01-04 Thread Paul Robinson
o adjust for the local market conditions. In Manchester, UK - particularly here in the Northern Quarter - enough people are more inclined to take on a full-time desk at the moment, that it makes sense to not block that usage that secures all our running costs. -- Paul Robinson http://vaguew

[Coworking] FlyThe.Coop - Manchester, UK

2010-01-04 Thread Paul Robinson
you all know we existed and we're happy to be part of the co-working community. [1] http://geekup.org [2] http://madlab.org.uk -- Paul Robinson http://vagueware.com :: p...@vagueware.com :: +44 (0) 7740 465746 Vagueware Limited is registered in England/Wales, number 05700421 Registered Offi

[Coworking] Co-working in Manchester, UK

2008-10-31 Thread Paul Robinson
what we've done so far, and to get some input. We will have played with some initial figures too and would like to share those so you can see if you'd like to move into a space with us. If you can come along, please see: http://flythecoop.eventwax.com/co-working-day and get your