Dave:
Your moon metaphor is perhaps not the best one, since the greatest experts on the moon and how to get there and survive there are not/ were not the astronauts in the Apollo program :) To the extent that direct experience is relevant, I think I drew some fair conclusions based on my experience of similar setups like coops, visits to incubators/companies that try to foster similar atmospheres, and the like. But yes, some of my commentary on cultural elements is speculative, and I make full use of the bill of rights of book reviewers :). I'd be glad if some of my speculative inferences about the limited range of cultures on offer proved to be unfounded. But there ARE a lot of elements in the coworking conversation that yield to armchair analysis. Economics and relation to other 'future of work' trends being among them, and I hope to hear some interesting conversations around those elements. As for me personally, it is pretty darn clear I can't afford coworking on my current budget. But I am hoping something cheaper happens in Pentagon City or the Crystal City area once commercial real estate costs start coming down. I personally don't have the bandwidth to try and start anything, though I may try something simple in the common areas of the new apartment building I am moving to next month (nearish Crystal City, in Arlington, VA). Venkat On Apr 16, 8:36 am, Dave Troy <[email protected]> wrote: > Venkat, > > You make some very interesting points, however, the most important > thing you state is this: > "Though I haven’t yet managed to visit an actual space..." > > In this regard, your article has a speculative air -- like a Jules > Verne novel wondering about what the moon might be like, and what it > should be like if the theories are correct. > > I'd also argue that coworking has no particular interest in "winning," > so the harping on a 3:1 odds against it becoming "the market leader" > is a moot point (and obviously speculative since you haven't observed > it first hand). It's a model and it works for some folks. > > Books may not necessarily help the cause. You are right to write a > review of a book; it is a physical object that tries to stand on its > own, and a review is entitled to do the same. However, a book about > coworking that doesn't afford an opportunity to actually experience > coworking is arguably as lacking as an essay critiquing the coworking > model written by someone who has no first hand experience with it. > > Towards that end, I reiterate: come to Baltimore and cowork. And visit > one of the other sites. Then write about the model once you have some > experience with it. > > Also, I'm very interested in helping you advance coworking initiatives > in DC and would suggest that actions speak louder than words -- even > well crafted and intelligent ones. > > Thanks for your interest and enthusiasm -- it's the fuel that will > drive us all forward. :) > > Best, > Dave --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
