Re: [Coworking] Rebuilding a Coworking Space

2011-10-24 Thread Randall Arnold
Allison, as someone who would like to start a space in the Fort Worth, Texas area, stories like yours concern me.  I know the need and potential are there for metropolitan areas but it seems such a struggle to grow a base. Have you reached out to people who have left and asked them why?  I would

Re: [Coworking] CoCo Reinvents Office Space In Twin Cities « CBS Minnesota

2011-10-28 Thread Randall Arnold
This is a very encouraging read, and made me realize that tech job shops could well be the best partners in coworking ventures. So we should be reaching out to Collabera, Nomovok, Accenture, Capgemini, et al... right?  Has anyone done so?   Randall (Randy) Arnold hopefully future coworking spac

Re: [Coworking] Geekdom is now Open in San Antonio

2011-12-01 Thread Randall Arnold
Congratulation!  I'll have to get down and check you guys out sometime. Randall (Randy) Arnold Developer and Enthusiast Advocate http://texrat.net > >From: Geekdom >To: Coworking >Sent: Thursday, December 1, 2011 11:52 AM >Subject: [Coworking] Geekdom is now O

RE: [Coworking] Forbes piece on Coworking

2013-02-28 Thread Randall Arnold
Looks like another Marissa (Mayer) didn't get the memo. ;) Randy -Original Message- From: "Marissa Feinberg" Sent: 2/28/2013 2:54 PM Subject: [Coworking] Forbes piece on Coworking Dear friends, I'm really psyched to write about the future of work, focusing on Global Coworking Unconfer

Re: [Coworking] Re: Basic elements for a definition of coworking

2014-09-15 Thread Randall Arnold
I think a general definition of coworking is entirely possible-- it's getting into *specifics* that twists people around. ;) Randy > On September 15, 2014 at 4:10 PM Marius Amado-Alves > wrote: > > > > > > ... the rapid hybridization of coworking means things are >

Re: [Coworking] Importance of space

2014-09-24 Thread Randall Arnold
I think the conversation so far has shown that the "space vs place" debate is largely over pointless, polarizing, counterproductive semantics. People are definitely attracted to places. Many like a place that has some (elbow) space. This topic could be kicked back and forth for who knows how lon

Re: [Coworking] Importance of space

2014-09-24 Thread Randall Arnold
tulate productivity, etc etc etc, but a well-designed office space does not > a coworking space make. > > Jon > > On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 5:50 PM, Randall Arnold < > randall.arn...@texrat.net <mailto:randall.arn...@texrat.net> > wrote: > > > >

Re: [Coworking] Re: A universal symbol for coworking

2015-01-13 Thread Randall Arnold
I like your ideas... and I'm inspired by this conversation to try my hand at it as well. > On January 13, 2015 at 10:05 AM Fernando Aguirre > wrote: > > > > On Monday, January 12, 2015 at 10:17:08 PM UTC, Fernando Aguirre wrote: > > > > Hello. I'm thinking it would be inte

Re: [Coworking] Re: A universal symbol for coworking

2015-01-13 Thread Randall Arnold
ANYone can come up with a logo proposal. Adoption, though, is another matter entirely. Commonly there's a legal entity (foundation, et al) that manages identity for something like this and its directors would determine a selection method. I know there's advocacy groups for coworking but don't kn

Re: [Coworking] Re: A universal symbol for coworking

2015-01-13 Thread Randall Arnold
Ah, good question Fernando! There's another alternative besides the one I mentioned in another email: getting just the logo (assuming a single one emerges) adopted by a graphics standards body such as ISO. Here are some examples of symbol sets and the responsible ISO standard: http://www.iso.org

Re: [Coworking] Conference room presentation equipment.

2015-01-28 Thread Randall Arnold
Good advice Alex. When I used to present a lot, I got in the habit of keeping every typical video adapter in my backpack. I can't tell you how many times that saved me or a fellow presenter. Randy > On January 28, 2015 at 1:57 PM Alex Hillman > wrote: > > Wireless presentation tools see

Re: [Coworking] Legality of having alcohol on site

2015-02-25 Thread Randall Arnold
I'm willing to bet that is dependent on state and local ordinances, so probably hard to generalize. Randy > On February 25, 2015 at 9:24 AM Jensen Yancey wrote: > > Hey Everyone, > > Quick question for those of you with a little more experience with the > law. I know lots of coworking

Re: [Coworking] 501(c)(6) coworking spaces

2015-09-03 Thread Randall Arnold
FYI, there's a new fast track process for certain nonprofits. A friend had his makerspace c3 approved in 6 weeks; I've heard of others taking no more than 3 months. > On September 3, 2015 at 9:22 AM David Evans wrote: > > Thanks James. Yes the c6 designation maps much more closely to the >

Re: [Coworking] 501(c)(6) coworking spaces

2015-09-03 Thread Randall Arnold
comes "real" even more after the IRS makes the final determination on > charitable activities which can take a couple more years after that. > > On Thursday, September 3, 2015, Randall Arnold <mailto:randall.arn...@texrat.net> > wrote: > > > >

Re: [Coworking] Coworker Conduct, Mutual Respect, Anti-Harassment and what to call it

2015-09-08 Thread Randall Arnold
It's good that you're addressing this before it gets ugly, Oren (and congrats on the growth!). It's also good that you're benchmarking. Mature orgs have already tackled these issues! I agree with you on naming being important-- how you set that tone will largely determine constituent buy-in. Yo

Re: [Coworking] BuddyPress?

2015-11-04 Thread Randall Arnold
I tried to use buddypress 2 years ago for a maker community site, and the experience was disappointing... but that could have been the hosting plan (bluehost, cheap). I just remember that it's a real performance hog, so make sure you have the best hosting you can afford. Randy > > On Novemb

Re: [Coworking] Re: Ideas for flexible mail delivery?

2015-12-10 Thread Randall Arnold
Oren, this may be a stupid question-- but is marking it "no longer at this address, please forward" and putting back out for (re)delivery not an option?RandyOn December 10, 2015 at 11:51 AM "oren.salo...@gmail.com" wrote:Hi Megan, Thanks for raising the question and thanks for the colorful respon