Congrats! Jacob
--- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 6:38 PM, JeninVT <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi fellow coworking peeps, > > I am so completely stoked right now. I just signed the loi for VT's > first coworking space. > Yes, it's official. Put VT on the map....we made it. > > OfficeSquared (o2) is going to open in Burlington, VT sometime in > early November. I have been networking > my butt off on this concept, and almost every single person around > town thought it was a fantastic idea and > could not wait for me to open. So over the summer I built a linkedin > group of 100+ people around town, asked them all sorts of questions > and had all kinds of discussions with people, met some terrific new > people, and finally > felt it was time to make the move on this. I can not believe the > amount of support and time that people are giving me to make this > happen. They always say that when something is meant to be that > things start aligning, and that's what's been happening. The time is > right..... > > I've attached the note I just sent out to my local group with all of > the details: address, website, etc.. > > I want to say to YOU GUYS that this google group has been invaluable > for me. I have used so many of the ideas, directions, successes and > challenges that you have all faced to get me to where I am. THANK > YOU!!!! > I haven't met any of you f2f, but I know I will someday. Stop in and > see us if you're ever in Burlington (just voted the best place in the > country to raise kids by Children's Health Magazine.). I'll continue > to keep you posted along the way, and I'm sure I'll have plenty of > questions. > > Jen > @jeninvt > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > It's official! > > VT's first coworking space will be located at 106 Main St, 1st Floor > in Burlington. Anticipated opening is early November. > Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/r3xepa > > The name of our space will be Office Squared (o2): > "an exponentially better office experience" > > Visit our website at: > http://officesquared.wordpress.com/ > > I could use your help. On the home page of the website is a survey of > what you would like in a coworking space. I know I've asked for this > info before, but now I have a systematic way of collecting it. PLEASE > fill out the survey if you haven't done so already. We'll be starting > fitup next week and it's important that I know what you want in the > space. > > So far I have speced out: > - wifi (of course) > - wired connection > - conf room (sleeps 8) - with projector and web conferencing > - small team room (sleeps 4) > - room for about 5 desks, 6 club chairs around tables, 2 cafe tables, > 2 bar seating, a couch and chair. Total open seating for about 20 > comfortably. > - coffee station > - industrial, edgy yet comfortable interior design > - dogs allowed (but i have the right to kick poochy out if I feel he/ > she is not quite right for our space) > - other ammenities include member list access, learning events, etc. > > I am so grateful for your help and input to date. All of the other > coworking spaces across the country emphasize "community first" when > building a coworking space. I am convinced that Burlington and > Northern VT has one of the strongest communities around. Seriously, > doesn't it feel like there are at most two degrees of separation > around here? > > Please keep the ideas and thoughts rolling in. We’ve had two coworking > jellies (informal coworking events), one in July and one in August, to > gauge interest and to start to establish some sort of VT norms for > coworking. See pics on flickr for some of the fun "rules" we > established. We had about 15 people at each jelly. It was interesting, > informative, and great to start to meet some of you f2f. > > I will be posting a member form on the website shortly. If you are > interested in becoming a part of o2, please join us on this journey. > I will be at 106 Main St., 1st Floor West, a lot over the next couple > of weeks, so please stop in to say hello if you can. I'll be the one > with the big smile on my face. > > This space is about connections. Working in the same > space...absolutely....but also making new biz connections and friends, > and pushing the envelope on social innovation. > > Can't wait to work with you. > > Jen > > p.s. remember to go fill out the survey: > http://officesquared.wordpress.com/ > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
