Hi Matt, Thanks for writing! Yeah definitely feel free to pass along my information. I agree with what you're saying about building a co-worker community, and I have come across this idea on various blogs and coworking sites I've been reading. It was with this idea in mind that I started the Facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=106445771485&ref=mf). I am hoping the Lafayette "Jelly" happening this Thursday will be a good place to start discussions in person, and grow from there. Definitely let your friends know about all that as well. I was thinking of bringing a video camera, doing some interviews, maybe having questionnaires ready as well - so that the co-worker space will reflect actual needs/desires rather than my own preconceptions.
I'm excited about fiber as well. Looking forward to finally having it installed at my house in the next two weeks! :) Aaron On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Matt Titsworth <[email protected]> wrote: > > Aaron, > > My old college stomping grounds! I'm so glad to hear that fiber > finally went through. I remember there being quite a fight over it. > I've said to a number of people that I know around town that I really > think Lafayette is primed to join in on coworking. I even have a > couple of friends around lafayette that themselves really want to get > a coworking space started. I've already mentioned this email to them > and they'd love to get in contact with you. > > Given the stage that your in, beginning planning and what not, my > thought for you would be to, rather than begin work on trying to put > together a coworking space, begin work on trying to put together a > coworking community. That's one of the things that I and some others > who just opened our doors recently have been finding out. Through > different situations and what not, it seems that the common thing has > been that we had opportunities on space and took them, figuring that > it might be easier to build community that way... I won't speak for > the others, but I know that our experience has seemed a bit more up > hill because we had the space, now we're working on the community. > > I don't know what kind of community you have around town already, but > definitely going in with a strong backing seems to help, and it's all > work you'll have to do afterwards anyway. If you put your efforts into > bringing people together and getting a solid foundation of coworkers > going, then let the space come out of that, my guess is that you'll > have more luck and see more visible progress. > > Glad to hear it's going on down there though, and if you don't mind > I'd like to pass an email on to the friends in Lafayette who are also > themselves working on the idea. > > Matthew > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Chris Johnston<[email protected]> > wrote: > > Aaron, > > You should contact the guys at launchpadnola.com. I know that throught > > Net2NO.com we have some contacts in Lafayette that might be able to help > you > > connect with the larger tech community. > > > > Christopher M. Johnston > > 504.208.1766 > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisjohnston > > > > *If Sent, Replied To, or originated from a mobile device, I apologize > ahead > > of time for spelling, brevity, and / or grammatical errors :-) > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 8:21 AM, ajlozier <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hello all, > >> > >> I am a web developer in Lafayette, Louisiana who is starting to work > >> with others on creating a coworking space in our town. We feel this > >> is an especially opportune time after the recent launch of a city-wide > >> fiber optic network which allow us access to some of the fastest > >> internet speeds in the country. http://lusfiber.org/ > >> > >> Right now we are at the planning stage and may soon be seeking > >> financing to rent a space. Just basically introducing myself to the > >> group and will keep everyone posted of our progress. Very much > >> looking forward to hearing of everyone's experiences and ideas. > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> Aaron Lozier > >> Lafayette, LA > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
