Danielle, I started to write up some of the lessons and found that I had started a major article, as happens too often with me. Whether I get back to it or not is iffy, so here's some quick thoughts.
Undercapitalization was probably our biggest problem. If we had had more money in reserve we would have made better decisions. We should have charged more for space all along. We didn't have a high enough profile in the community. More regular events would have helped. I'll keep working on this. Anthony On Oct 3, 2:24 pm, WHERE MMM <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry to hear this but wondering if there are any wise words of caution that > you can give to the group that you now see as red flags and/or just some > pearls of wisdom that you would choose to share for site owners to keep > things growing...? > > Danielle N. > > WHERE: MMM > Los Angeles, CAhttp://www.facebook.com/home.php#/wheremmm?ref=profile > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Susan Evans <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Very sad to hear. We're sad to see y'all go! > > > Susan > > > On Sep 30, 3:38 pm, Tara Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > :( > > > > So sorry to hear this, Anthony. It's been tough times. I wish I still > > lived > > > in the area. > > > > T > > > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 12:28 PM, ATusler <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Well, the time has finally come -- SoCo Depot is closing. Our > > > > membership has continued to shrink. Occasionally we've added new > > > > members, but never enough to grow or sustain ourselves over the long > > > > haul. It hasn't be workable even with great support from the community > > > > and the landlord who has gone out of his way to help us weather the > > > > economic storm. > > > > > Coworking is a wonderful idea and practice. Everyone who has spent any > > > > time working in SoCo Depot has been amazed at how productive they've > > > > been and what a great space it is. But, what with the economic > > > > downturn, space at SoCo Depot is an expense that can be cut, and > > > > people have. > > > > > The creation and establishment of SoCo Depot has been an exciting, > > > > wonderful venture that I will treasure always. I consider all of the > > > > time that I put into it to be well worth it. > > > > > We are having an open house Sunday, October 4 from 10:00 to 4:00 if > > > > you would like to come by. It will be a chance to see each other and > > > > to say goodbye to this wonderful space. > > > > > It will also be a good time to have a yard sale to sell off the > > > > furniture, tables, chairs, router, etc, to help cover the outstanding > > > > bills. > > > > -- > > > tara 'missrogue' hunt > > > > Book: The Whuffie Factor (http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com) > > > Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://horsepigcow.com) > > > Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/missrogue > > > phone: 514-679-2951 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
