Tara, I think we have different visions. I wouldn't have paraphrased this conversation as "making coworking an organization" and I don't consider cost as an obstacle as by design whatever this becomes would have to stand on it's own. I'd love to paint a clearer picture of what I'm thinking but the day job is calling so I need to put this down.
I love the salon idea but my travel is limited with just the part time job as income. I've got SxSW in March and maybe NYC in a few weeks. Jacob On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Tara Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > -- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
