Hi Andy, Re: coworking credit union: Why not just use Lending Club, Prosper, or one of the other P2P lending sites to facilitate this? I have a relationship with Lending Club, so if you need something specific from them, feel free to ping me and I can pass it on to their team.
Thank you, Erica Douglass Are you on a quest for financial freedom? Check out http://www.erica.biz/ for candid conversations about entrepreneurship, investments, and wealth. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andy Louis-Charles Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 4:23 AM To: Coworking Subject: [Coworking] Re: SXSW Panel on Federated Coworking Chris, Thanks for sharing your post. I think you hit on some good points. Coworking communities do need to become somehow "networked" in order for them to reach their full potential. At the same time, I like how you recognized that the independent spirit of each center (and its members) is at core of the movement. That is why I believe any federated efforts need to be in response to specific community needs vs. creation of a traditional, top-down "chamber of commerce" type of bureaucratic entity. For example: 1. A Coworking Credit Union - the creation of a cooperatively owned bank that focuses specifically on lending to freelancers, independents, startups, coworking members and coworking center owners would be a valuable instititution for the community ... http://coworking.pbworks.com/Coworking-Credit-Union --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
