Re: [Coworking] Defined as an Office

2013-09-03 Thread ROB C.
Thanks for all the input. This was an interesting dry run in that we are not actively seeking a space, rather just trying to get prices in the development as their site offered nothing. Being the honest guy I am when he inquired as to why I told him what I knew, knowing full well the concept

[Coworking] Defined as an Office

2013-09-03 Thread ROB C.
Wondering if anyone has run across this. We reach out to a developer with a ton of vacancies in one of their developments to see about getting space. In part also at the urging of the town manager. The representative I spoke with got wrapped around the concept of "office" and said their lease

Re: [Coworking] Defined as an Office

2013-09-03 Thread Alex Hillman
:) -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Joshua Marpet wrote: > 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

Re: [Coworking] Defined as an Office

2013-09-03 Thread Joshua Marpet
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 wrote: > I often say that the worst thing that happend to "coworking

Re: [Coworking] Defined as an Office

2013-09-03 Thread Jerome Chang
You'll want to get up to speed on real estate terms, building/planning codes, and just some business savvy lingo. So for example, if "office" is not allowed, I agree w/ Joshua about calling it a club. Maybe even a community center. So for example, what does zoning allow - does it actually not al

Re: [Coworking] Defined as an Office

2013-09-03 Thread Alex Hillman
I often say that the worst thing that happend to "coworking" is that it became associated with the word "space". :) Here's the good news: you're dealing with the most common issue of distraction that I see in coworking, and the most common mistake I hear in a coworking pitch. Here's the bad news:

Re: [Coworking] Defined as an Office

2013-09-03 Thread Joshua Marpet
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. wrote: > Wondering if anyone has run across this. We reach out to a developer with > a ton of vaca