[Coworking] Too good not to share!

2012-05-03 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Thought some of you might get a kick out of today's exchange with one of our members. Anybody have any similar experiences to share? So, a member sent this email to our host... (names changed to protect the innocent) +++ Here I am having to be the old lame again BUT My clients come into this

[Coworking] Re: Too good not to share!

2012-05-03 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
know your having a client come around? In my opinion, handled poorly and if I had been that member, my next action would have been to cancel my membership and join a different coworking space that's less up itself. - Liam On 3 May 2012, at 21:08, d...@cocomsp.com wrote: Thought

[Coworking] Re: Coworking house at SxSW

2012-01-29 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Dang, the 15+ person house fell through. Looking for next-best options. Will keep y'all posted! d. -- 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

[Coworking] Coworking house at SxSW

2012-01-27 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Hey gang! We* are looking at renting a house in Austin from Wed. 3/7 to Tues. 3/13. (GUIC is on 3/8, and SxSW Interactive goes from 3/9 thru 3/13.) If you're looking for a place to stay, we will be able to accommodate you for much cheaper than the cost of grabbing any of the hotels that are left

[Coworking] Re: Introducing LEXC, or, the League of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces

2012-01-26 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Quick follow up: we launched the LEXC program and site yesterday. If you're interested, here is the site: http://lexc.org. The official press release follows: LEXC, the League of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces, Launches First Coworking Loyalty Program Top venues join to provide a seamless

[Coworking] Re: When coworking isn't really coworking

2012-01-26 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
This was helplful for me to read, Alex. We've been dealing with some members who are unhappy that all meeting rooms and event spaces are not available all the time free of charge. There is a strong serve me mentality creeping in. Last straw, though, was the recent complaints that our filtered

[Coworking] Re: When coworking isn't really coworking

2012-01-26 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Double bingo, Tony! Bingo, the challenge is how to set expectations differently for the next people who walk in the door. -- 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

[Coworking] Introducing LEXC, or, the League of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces

2012-01-24 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Hey Y'all... I wanted to give you a heads up on an exciting announcement that we'll be making tomorrow along with our friends at, NextSpace, Link Coworking, Workbar, BLANKSPACES and 654 Croswell. Together we will be announcing LEXC - The League of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces. LEXC is a

[Coworking] Re: REAL INTERNET INCOME

2011-12-29 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Y'know, this coworking thing isn't quite working out for me. Maybe I should look into this FREE online business. Thanks random spam guy! -- 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.

[Coworking] CoCo-based accelerator Project Skyway looking for applicants

2011-12-13 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
This is intended for my coworking brethren in the midwest: Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois... Here at CoCo in Minneapolis, we play host to a software accelerator called Project Skyway. (http://projectskyway.com). Twice a year, they take on startups for a period of 3 months and

[Coworking] Re: Regus says they are the world's largest provider of coworking space; and that they invented coworking 20 years ago...

2011-11-08 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Well put, Susan! -- 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. For more options, visit this

[Coworking] Re: Regus says they are the world's largest provider of coworking space; and that they invented coworking 20 years ago...

2011-11-08 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
I had missed that. Freakin' hilarious. On Nov 7, 4:33 pm, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: I can't help but keep looking back at our April Fools joke form 2008. I swear, I didn't mean to predict the future. http://www.indyhall.org/blog/2008/04/01/a-perfect-partnership/

[Coworking] Re: Regus says they are the world's largest provider of coworking space; and that they invented coworking 20 years ago...

2011-11-08 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Looks like it's time to update the old joke: What's the best place to locate a new office center*? In between two Reguses. *insert coworking space -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to

[Coworking] Re: SXSW panels on coworking?

2011-11-08 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Leif, Just got word that we're among the 500 that didn't make the first cut, but could possibly make the 2nd cut. I'm not holding my breath. Perhaps we shoulda added the phrases social graph and mobile platform to our pitch? I'll keep ya posted. d. -- You received this message because you are

[Coworking] Re: Price hikes

2011-11-03 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
We raised our rates when we opened our 2nd space. We announced that rates were going up in a month (the target date was the opening day in our 2nd space) but that you could lock in the current rates if you made a 6-month commitment before the deadline. It spurred a whole bunch of signups of new

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

2011-10-30 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Thank you, Julie. -- 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. For more options, visit this

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

2011-10-28 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Thanks, Leif! I think Natalie, the reporter, did a really nice job. We never even told her about the Deskmag survey, but she must've found it on her own. I thought it made a nice lead-in. How the story came about shows you the power of coworking: we had pitched WCCO several times this year

[Coworking] Re: Airing a Bit of Dirty Laundry

2011-09-16 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Best line in here: This cost us some more existing and potential members, to be sure, but they were the kind who breeze in on clicky heels, march into a conference room to meet with clients for three hours, and march out without saying howdy- do to anyone. Yes, we know those breezy, clicky heels

[Coworking] Re: Looking for Coworking Social Entrepreneurs

2011-07-19 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Hey Steve, We've had various bits of Chris Dykstra's gang (Zanby, Warecorp, The Uptake) hanging out at our St. Paul space. And now they're going to shack up in our Minneapolis space. You know him and Leif Utne (who coworks on Bainbridge Island), right? They might be game to be interviewed.

[Coworking] Coworking Librarian

2011-06-23 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Hey friends, just wanted to let you know about an interesting development here at CoCo. We've brought on a local, but nationally recognized tech librarian, as our (and possibly the first-ever) Coworking Librarian. Meg Knodl will be helping members not only with biz research, but with developing

[Coworking] Re: CoCo launching our 2nd location

2011-05-26 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Chad, they actually came to us and said they had been watching us online, in the news, etc. The deal was that they (the Grain Exchange, which owns the building) had closed down the physical trading floor 5 years earlier, when they switched to electronic trading. And for a few reasons (it's a

[Coworking] Re: CoCo launching our 2nd location

2011-05-26 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Thanks, Iris! You and Jeremy are definitely an inspiration. It'll be fun to see how far we can take this. Already, we have several registrations for group and individual memberships and just got our first booking for the big event space (the fee for which is nothing to sneeze at). On May 26, 5:41 

[Coworking] Re: CoCo launching our 2nd location

2011-05-26 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Thank you! On May 26, 7:09 pm, Joseph K. mjoemig...@gmail.com wrote: SWELL ! That's a huge, conducive space !! Congrats Don :) Cheers, Joseph 32@sago Singapore On May 26, 5:14 am, CoCoMSP he...@cocomsp.com wrote: Hey friends, all this talk about expansion is contagious. If Angel

[Coworking] Our new video, answers the question: why coworking?

2011-05-26 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
http://cocomsp.com/2011/05/why-come-to-coco/ I'd love your thoughts on this! Making the video was easy enough (one of our members is a small communications shop that works primarily in video), that I'd seriously consider making another, especially if there is another angle to take... Some

[Coworking] Intro- New space in Minnesota

2009-12-20 Thread d...@cocomsp.com
Hey there. We have two coworking spaces opening in the Twin Cities in January. CoCo collaborative - St. Paul http://cocomsp.com The3rdPlace http://the3rdplace.us CoCo is my project, along with @kylecoolbroth, and we have a 3-pronged approach: coworking, colocation for small businesses and a