I'd be up for occasional concalls. I have a WebEx account we can use if that's of interest.
--Ax On Oct 27, 11:12 am, "Jacob Sayles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd be down for a regular conference call. Even if it was just to > shoot the shit, it would be great to talk with folks and see how > things are going. > > Jacob > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 9:05 PM, felicity at cubes > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Just to add my two cents... > > > I have been part of this coworking group for about 8 months ago. The > > best > > part as far as I can tell is that we have the wiki, the blog, this > > group and > > a general pool of resources that everyone shares. Does it need more > > organization? > > Maybe. I think a lot gets repeated and certain questions that are > > universal > > to coworking space owners like liability agreements have come up > > quite a bit. > > > Still the organic nature of it all works well. One thought...kind of > > along > > the lines of a salon, would be to do a periodic (we determine) in > > person or > > conference call type session where we focus on a topic within > > coworking spaces or ownership. It is up to each person who > > participates to decide how > > or if to take away anything from the salon to apply to their own > > space. It > > maybe the best of both worlds. We keep the starfish in that it stays > > an > > organic movement with each space existing with its own personality > > and knowledge, but it allows us to vocalize ideas, resources, etc. It > > connects > > coworking spaces without placing them in a "spiderweb" so to speak. > > > Just a thought... > > > Felicity > > Cubes&Crayons > > > Space:www.cubesandcrayons.com > > Blog: cubes.typepad.com/blog > > Personal thoughts: cubes.typepad.com/cake > > > On Oct 9, 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/0... > >> ) > >> 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 Isolationhttp://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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
