Good advice Erica! :) I don't suppose anyone knows how to setup a signature in Google Groups?
-Dusty Interested in opening a space in Austin. On Oct 12, 1:35 pm, "Erica Douglass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is semi-OT to the thread (hence the subject change), but the post > from Dusty reminded me... if you're thinking about opening a coworking > space, I strongly recommend you put a location in your messages. There > are several hundred people on this list, and some of us may be > interested in your location, or may know someone who might be > interested. So, if you're thinking about opening a space, even if > you're nowhere close to ready, it would be great if you could add a > location in your email. Heck, put it on the wiki too... there's no > shame in saying "I'm interested in opening a coworking space [here], > and am looking to meet with others who are interested as well. Please > contact me at [blah] and let's talk." I did this for a while before > officially opening Simpli as a coworking space, and got several > responses from the mailing list and wiki. > > -Erica (Simpli Hosting / San Jose, CA) > > On 10/11/07, Dusty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Great topic Tony! I've been struggling with this question myself. I'd > > also like to open a coworking space. > > > I'm not sure how much value I have to add to this topic, but I'll do > > my best to push the discussion further. :) > > > I think you have to start by considering what separates a cowoking > > space from a coffee shop that charges a cover at the door, or a shared > > office. I think what makes a coworking space different from those 2 > > things is not any type of physical offering, it's actually the intent > > of the space and it's patrons (to work and collaborate) and the fact > > that the patrons are a community amongst themselves, even outside of > > the space. > > > So how do you get people interested in your space before you have a > > space? > > 1) Get involved in the coworking community in your area and if it > > doesn't exist start it. > > 2) Establish the intent of your space to the community (to facilitate > > working and collaboration) > > 3) Ask the community if they're interested (Maybe there's a magical > > ratio of interested people to actual membership you could use to > > measure risk?) > > 4) Once the magical ratio is palletable to you, take the leap. > > > After you've taken the leap you then you must continuously feed and > > nurture the community or risk becoming a shared office or a quiet > > coffee shop with a cover charge. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
