And, make sure that you add yourself to the Coworking Wiki as interested in CoworkingSaoPaulo:
http://wiki.coworking.info Welcome to the group! Chris On 4/27/07, Tara Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Renato! > > This is totally cool...I've been wanting to go to Brazil. You are creating > another excuse for Chris and I! :) > > Answers-ish: > > > > > the question is: i haven't found this info, but could anyone tell me > > if somebody's already got a sponsorship for the project in any city, > > or some kind of support of some coffee-shop owner? > > > 1. The group in Paris (Silicon Sentier) is building their coworking space > with the support of the municipal government and a large corporation's > innovative division > > You may want to contact them directly: louis at af83 dot com may be able to > help you out. > > 2. In SF, we started our project talking to a coffee-shop owner (ritual > roasters) who was totally supportive of us opening a place next door. She > wanted to support the local indie tech community, but couldn't afford the > power bills and the fact that people would come in, buy one coffee and > muffin and sit in her shop for 8 hours. This way, they could buy their food > and coffee, then come next door to work, freeing up space in her shop for > more coffee lovers. Unfortunately, the guy who owned the repair shop next > door wasn't willing to budge. :( Fortunately, we just found an affordable > (2) space(s) and bankrolled it all ourselves without much overhead. > > > and, I mean, is > > that the idea? or people who wants to co-work are sharing the costs > > for their own? > > > Depends on your situation. I'm sure others will pipe in here with their > stories. > > > second question: > > > > is the co-work project also some kind of 'collaborative co-creative > > network': I mean, you 'get there', and join somebody who you don't > > know to work 'bout something which is already going on? > > > That's the goal someday. We already do this 'loosely', but nothing > formalized. Citizen Agency (our company) is working on something right now > that will network the spaces, provide information for emerging spaces (and, > hopefully resources) and then a network for everyone to connect in this way. > In that way, a ruby developer can post skills and availability so that when > someone else needs a ruby developer, they can find one another. But that is > a few months away at least. For now, that happens on this list informally. > > > Or just a > > place to work alone, along with some other people, working on their > > own? > > > I think, generally, more of this happens. In our space, anyway...the > collaboration takes place ad hocly and as needed. > > > did I make myself clear? can anyone help me on this stuff? > > > > thx! > > > > ;) > > Renato Lacastagneratte > > > > PS: third question: is there already anyone from Brazil in this group? > > let's talk! > > > > Tara > > > > > > > > -- > Sincerely, > > Tara > ----------------------- > tara 'miss rogue' hunt > co-founder & CMO > Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) > blog: www.horsepigcow.com > phone: 415-694-1951 > fax: 415-727-5335 > > > > -- Chris Messina Citizen Provocateur & Open Source Ambassador-at-Large Work: http://citizenagency.com Blog: http://factoryjoe.com/blog Cell: 412 225-1051 Skype: factoryjoe This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
