That's "Whuffie". :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whuffie
Tara from Citizen Space has a book out about it, check out http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com, grab yourself a copy. -Alex -- ----- -- ----- Alex Hillman im always developing something digital: [email protected] helpful: www.unstick.me visual: www.dangerouslyawesome.com local: www.indyhall.org On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Jeff PC <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'll do that. Thanks. btw you guys have about an hour long video on > your site and near the end you are talking about "wufi" or "woofy", > Can you spell what you were talking about? I couldnt find anything on > it. > > Thanks. > > -Jeff > > On Aug 18, 9:31 am, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sounds to me, like Tony said, that you really need to start by talking to > > some people. Find some potential members and take them by the space. Get > > their feelings for it. > > I almost guarantee that as cool as it sounds to put phones and tvs at > every > > desk, they'll never get used. > > > > I can't speak to other coworking spaces, but the only thing on the list > of > > amenities you rattled off is coffee. We go through a case of paper a YEAR > > (to give you an idea of how much people print/fax), and nobody has ever > > asked for us to install phone lines. Cell phones + VOIP is the way of the > > mobile worker. > > > > I strongly encourage you to go out, meet some potential members, and talk > to > > them before going down this path. > > > > -Alex, IndyHall > > > > -- > > ----- > > -- > > ----- > > Alex Hillman > > im always developing something > > digital: [email protected] > > helpful:www.unstick.me > > visual:www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > local:www.indyhall.org > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Jeff PC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > I like that. That wasn't on my list but it's good. I was thinking > > > something like "The Cube Lair" or "The Work/or Office/ Dungeon". I > > > cant do free bc I am investing (by leasing the property) and building > > > it out. All of the private offices will have small tv's in them, > > > phones, etc. All of th other space will have phones, internet access, > > > phones service, tvs, available monitors to use while there, coffee,fax/ > > > print. That stuff costs me. I dont expect the place to be a cash cow > > > but I do want it to pay for itself and (hopefully) have enough profit > > > leftover so I can quit my day job and pay for my mortgage/car note > > > while I go to lawschool. > > > > > On Aug 18, 9:05 am, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I think a "collaboration cave" (was that on your name list) could > happen > > > > anywhere. It's not my personal preference (high ceilings, big > windows, > > > etc), > > > > but I'm not the person renting from you. You might find a whole new > breed > > > of > > > > vitamin-d deficient coworkers! > > > > Why not try something cheap or free, like hosting a jelly in your > > > basement > > > > work area? > > > > > > -Alex > > > > > > -- > > > > ----- > > > > -- > > > > ----- > > > > Alex Hillman > > > > im always developing something > > > > digital: [email protected] > > > > helpful:www.unstick.me > > > > visual:www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > > > local:www.indyhall.org > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 10:36 PM, Jeff PC <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, I rented a building for my wife's business and I have about > 2000 > > > > > square feet of basement that is seperate I can use myself. I would > > > > > love to open a coworking location and have some great ideas on how > to > > > > > lay it out but my only aversion to the space is the ceiling height. > We > > > > > can carpet and drywall the space to brighten it up and etc but the > > > > > ceilings are 7 foot. It is plenty for me and most people I know to > > > > > walk around without hitting our heads but there is also the > "comfort" > > > > > level that people might have?? I have even thought of a couple > great > > > > > names that play into the fact that its office space in a basement > > > > > (they even have kind of a techy/nerdy yet professional ring to > them). > > > > > What are your thoughts? I don't wanna waste what little money I > have > > > > > if people wont be able to get over the ceiling height. Otherwise I > > > > > know I can market it well enough to at least pay for itself and > bring > > > > > in a little profit. I don't see it as being a cash cow in my area > but > > > > > still a really cool thing that I can do without having to quit my > job > > > > > to do it (software dev) > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
