> *I was visiting a customer by the airport up in > Leesburg last week and then went to lunch at Panera Bread There must > have been at least 25 people in there on their laptop, and I know all > the Coffeeshops up there are packed to the gills. Those people are > there maybe for the internet, but more likely cause they are craving > contact with people. The problem is getting the word out and > converting those people into paying members.* >
I would *love* to see someone report back here saying that they walked into a Panera bread, chatted up 25 people who were on their laptops there, and got half of them to RSVP for a Jelly the following week. Mike, Paul's got you off to a great start. Read up on Jelly if you haven't yet; it's a fantastic way to gauge (and build) interest in coworking in your area. There is definitely a future for coworking in suburbia. After all, it's where people live and it defuses the unpleasant / fuel-intensive / time-consuming / environmentally-unfriendly need to commute to a city center. Best of luck and keep us posted on your progress and questions! Tony Bacigalupo New Work City (Aside: I almost typed "New Wok City". Delicious.) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
