Jacob, This sounds super cool!
Would be interested to know if your thinking about having drop-in costs, or conference room rental options. Also, for materials, you might want to contact the ReStore http://www.re-store.org/ and tell them what you are looking for, they might be able to keep their eyes open and contact you when things come in. as for office furniture: http://www.apexfacility.com/home.html http://www.nwmodular.com/ there is also a place on denny i think, can't remember what it is called (near westlake). I saw some others on a quick google search. Maybe you could do some "sweat equity" offering people discounts or free months for helping out with demo/painting/construction On 7/3/07, Jacob Sayles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > June was a very busy month.! It was great meeting folks and their > families at the BBQ on Saturday. For those of you who couldn't make > it, here is an update of what is going on at Office Nomads. > > In This Update > * Office Nomads LLC > * Meetings, Meetings, Meetings > * The Space > * Pricing Structure > * Financing Options > * Timeline & Build-out > * So who's in?!?! > > * Office Nomads LLC > > I just finished up all the paperwork to bring into existence Office > Nomads LLC and we even have a bank account! Of course we don't have > any money, but we are working on that too. Special thanks to Julia > Youngs, our lawyer, for doing all the heavy lifting. Also thanks to > BizNik for helping me find her. Now we need a CPA. > > * Meetings, Meetings, Meetings > > I've met with so many people and everyone is super excited. Office > Nomads is all about the people and these meetings are the cornerstone > of what is developing into an amazing community. Below are a few > highlights but there are many more. > > Pete Frickland contacted me after participating in the Fremont > Solstice Parade (the bike riders got painted at my house). He's a > retired business man who previously was the head of Product > Development at Therm-a-Rest for 25 years. He was so impressed with > the painting party and the Office Nomads idea that he is offering up > his business muscle and possibly some investment dollars. > > Sterling Peake is a rock star with business plans and she has been > volunteering her time to help us with ours. I listened to her talk at > BizJam and we immediately hit it off. She deeply understands the need > for coworking and I'm very grateful she is helping make it happen. > > Shauna Brennan is putting together My Day Office down in Belltown. > That space will open in September with more to follow soon after. I > had coffee with her last week and we shared notes. Our ventures are > very complementary with her focus being largely on services. My Day > Office will be an excellent option for indie business owners and I > wish her the best of luck. > > * The Space > > We are moving forward with the Ballard location. I talked with the > building owner last week and I think she liked me. We haven't entered > into official negotiations but I'm hoping that happens in the next > week or two. There is 7500sqft and 5-8 conference/meeting rooms. I'm > shooting to have spaces for 50 and an average daily attendance of > 30-40. > > http://www.officenomads.com/space1/ > > * Pricing Structure > > We've scrutinized all the different pricing plans of all the different > coworking spaces and balancing them with the advice we've been > getting, and our understanding of what will work best for the indie > business crowd. We are shooting for simple, yet flexible and came up > with three pricing plans. All three are month-to-month (with deposit) > and come with an electronic key so you can pick your own hours. Each > plan includes network access, printing and will have an allowance for > conference room time. > > Plans: > $450 = Unlimited use - permanent desk > $250 = 3-5 days/week - any available space > $100 = 1-2 days/week - any available space > > * Financing Options > > I talked to Ruby and Colleen over at Salmon Bay Community Lending and > was VERY impressed and happy they are going to help me get the funds > needed to get this thing started. The fastest, cheapest, and easiest > way to get the money is going to be to use the equity in my house. We > estimate we'll need about $50k in startup costs and another $50-80k to > keep the lights on while we ramp up to capacity. There are other > options available for rounding up $130k and we will see what is in > place when the time comes to write the checks. > > * Timeline & Build-out > > If things go smoothly we could take possession of the space in August > or September. We are hoping to only take a month to do the majority > of the build-out. We need to rip out the false ceiling, replace the > lighting, and maybe expose some of the pine floor. We also need to > sling some paint around and start collecting furniture. > > WE NEED HELP! There is a lot to do and need some elbow grease > donations. Got an eye for design and decorating? Good with a hammer? > Know a good electrician or where to get a good deal on lighting or > office furniture? And if anyone is extra eager to get into the space > we can setup some desks in an undisturbed corner. Most work is going > to be done after official business hours. Of course we won't charge > until the doors officially open. > > * So who's in? > > That's the big question! I've seen a lot of excitement, and now I > need to know who's with me. You've seen the price points, you've seen > the space. If we opened our doors in September, or October, who would > sign up and which plan would you choose? If you are on the fence, > what is it keeping you from making the jump? > > Wow, this has turned to be a very long update. So much is happening > and I'm amazed I haven't gone crazy yet... well, if I did, would I > know it? > > Jacob Sayles > Nomad & Founder > officenomads.com > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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