Hi Daniel. I foresee some challenges to book and purchase conference rooms in spaces that aren't part of the same reservation system. Can KW cobble together such a disparate community such as coworking?
Jerome ______________ BLANKSPACES "work wide open" www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Aug 28, 2009, at 2:31 PM, resourcesuites wrote: > > Aloha Susan, we opened in Jan 08 and have struggled due to our > physical space of 4036sf. It does not fit the traditional serviced > office suites model. In 2000 and late we decided to focus on the > virtual side of the business and found that to be our success. We > have been growing that model as well as the on demand use of day > offices and meeting rooms. I also have joined with KW to offer their > redundant meeting spaces to offer by the hour as well. Open > collaboration space is great and I have dedicated two areas in my > office to accommodate, but i also feel people need doors. And by that > I mean four walls and a door for meetings. That is what i am putting > together to offer. Adhoc on-demand meeting spaces at KW offices > nation wide available by the hour, day, or longer. Hope to get full > participation that could make 700+ locations available for > independents to use. The locations are suburban and street level, > will be economical and convenient unlike other facilities located in > CBD downtown. This will eliminate the need for coworking spaces to > have vacant redundant spaces like conference rooms, and can utilize > 100% of the space for work. > > On Aug 25, 8:54 am, Susan Evans <[email protected]> wrote: >> Sounds interesting! >> >> Looks from your website as though you're located in Honolulu - how >> long have you been open? What attracts you to coworking? Will you >> be >> taking part in the Coworking Visa >> programhttp://wiki.coworking.info/CoworkingVisa? >> >> You say you're getting ready to "dominate this business platform" - >> are you looking to be the only coworking space in your region or are >> you looking to collaborate with others? Collaboration is a critical >> part of the coworking model, and is an incredibly important piece of >> what coworking spaces are all about. Speaking on behalf of Office >> Nomads, we are not in this to be the one and only coworking space in >> Seattle - in fact, we're hoping that more and more spaces will open >> up >> to serve more communities that we are currently not able to serve >> with >> our one space. >> >> Looking forward to hearing more about how you're thinking about >> changing and adapting your business model - I think this is the first >> space I've heard of that plans to move from an executive suite model >> to a coworking model, and I'm eager to hear how the transition goes! >> >> Be well, >> Susan >> __ >> Office Noamdshttp://www.officenomads.com >> >> On Aug 22, 7:32 pm, resourcesuites <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Aloha, I am converting my "Traditional" executive suites into a co- >>> working/shared office space. Since our inception RS has gone >>> through >>> three major transformations. For it is not necessarily the >>> strongest, >>> but the most adaptable that will survive. Think global and act >>> local >>> is my personal mission statement. I believe the focus of business >>> should be external: on competitors, shifts in the market, and the >>> consumer. While change needs to come from within. Many of our >>> demons >>> are internal, and our most difficult foes are too often ourselves. >>> Seek first to understand, follow the leaders, then foresee. We >>> began >>> as a serviced office space, but the dynamics did not work out. Then >>> we focused on the virtual office concept, and found this to be our >>> niche. We are now redefining our business model, and getting >>> ready to >>> dominate this business platform. What I foresee is a business >>> structure taking RS from unsustainable to one that is unstoppable. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
