I guess I don't understand the benefits of making coworking an organization. Or, at the very least, I see a few benefits that are eclipsed by the costs of it.
On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Jacob Sayles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm excited by the idea and share many of the same concerns. It's a > pattern we've seen before in the open source world. There are a lot > of open source projects that developed organically, and then some > entity decides they wanted to kick it up a notch. Sometimes this > works out well, sometimes it is disastrous. The trick is going to be > keeping a tuned eye on the process to make sure it's not a > spiderifying the starfish. We've identified that concern, but how do > we navigate around it? > > Jacob > > -- > Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation > http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Tony Bacigalupo > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I do think that external organizations can/will/should exist to service > > different segments; for instance, I think there's a ton of potential for > an > > organization that aims to service cafes that host (co)working folks. > > > > Many cafes are struggling with the onslaught of laptops, as their > business > > models count on people getting their coffee and leaving quick to make > room > > for the next guy. If an organization came along that helped cafes tweak > > their business models to take advantage of this shift, everyone would > > benefit. (More on that another time.) > > > > The Cowork Network, as envisioned above, looks to be leaning towards > helping > > people establish and run dedicated workspaces. Providing a knowledge > base, > > access to technology, and potentially even seed funding, could all be > very > > useful services for folks to partake in. > > > > Karen, it sounds like your game plan is a good one-- gather together the > > people interested in this concept and start to identify the market and > its > > needs. That'll provide a framework for ensuing discussions. > > > > Tony > > > > -- -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business ( http://www.amazon.com/Whuffie-Factor-Capital-Winning-Communities/dp/0307409503?ie=UTF8 ) Company: Citizen Agency (http://www.citizenagency.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://www.horsepigcow.com) Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
