[Coworking] Re: Crowdfunding a new Cowork Space

2015-05-13 Thread Karen Ruane
Hi Eric, I am opening a space in August and will be launching a Kickstarter campaign on June 1. I've studied quite a few Kickstarter campaigns for Coworking space, most of which were successful. It's true, the rewards are different because we don't have much of a product to offer. However, the

[Coworking] Re: Crowdfunding a new Cowork Space

2015-05-14 Thread Eric Lituchy
Karen, thanks for sharing! Can you tell me why getting the campaign is so time-consuming? It is wordsmithing, getting together photos, or something else? Are you producing a video? It seems straight forward, but I know from experience that things are usually harder than they seem. Eric On

[Coworking] Re: Crowdfunding a new Cowork Space

2015-05-15 Thread Karen Ruane
Hi Eric, If one wanted, they could probably put together a Kickstarter campaign in an afternoon. However, the campaign, and its response, would reflect that. For us, it's been really important to present a professional and well thought-out campaign which includes professionally designed graphic

[Coworking] Re: Crowdfunding a new Cowork Space

2015-05-15 Thread Eric Lituchy
Karen, it sounds like you have it very well thought out. Kudos! I looked at your site and since you are going after the creative crowd I understand having a more polished campaign. I also noticed you went to the U of A. I am also a Wildcat! Bear Down. I already liked you on FB and will put y

[Coworking] Re: Crowdfunding a new Cowork Space

2015-05-18 Thread Karen Ruane
Hey Eric, I saw that you "liked" us. Thanks! Yes, sadly there's no category for coworking or anything like it. Most of the spaces I've seen on Kickstarter have listed under the category; design. I think that's where we might put ourselves as well. GO CATS! Karen On Friday, May 15, 2015 at

[Coworking] Re: Crowdfunding a new Cowork Space

2015-05-19 Thread Raghuveer Kovuru
Great work Eric! Wish that your campaign succeeds! I had a similar question related to crowdfunding my space here in Hyderabad, India and it goes out to everyone : How important is localization of a campaign? For eg: Can I raise funds on a global platform like Kickstarter or Indiegogo (consideri

[Coworking] Re: Crowdfunding a new Cowork Space

2015-05-24 Thread Eric Lituchy
Raghuveer - I don't think the platform matters much, but maybe someone with past experience could chime in. In my opinion, crowdfunding is going to be hyperlocal. I do not foresee getting funding from anyone outside my local community. The main advantages I see to using crowdfunding platform i

[Coworking] Re: Crowdfunding a new Cowork Space

2016-01-17 Thread Daron Jenkins
Ok..so..I hear this word community a lot and I ask, what does that mean? As in...having a community can mean a lot of things. It can mean creating an online social network (or forum much like this!) where you gather supporters. It can mean a mailing list where you can continually communicate an