Cool, thanks, but I'm still unclear, what if i'm looking for other working moms like myself -- there doesn't seem to be a meet up for that...or am I doing something wrong?
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:56 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Visit www.meetup.com to learn all about meetups. > > -Mike > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 29, 2009, at 10:35 PM, Melisa Tintocalis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Mike, > What do you mean by "meetups"?? > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Mike Schinkel <<[email protected]> > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Mo, >> >> Start by organizing local meetups in your area to first build a community. >> Focus on the meetups that will appeal to your desired demographics. You >> don't need to be an expert on any of those topics, you just need to recruit >> experts from your community to speak and engage. That's what we've done and >> it's been very successful in generating interest albeit I started the main >> meetup 3 years ago... >> >> >> That said, I'd love to recruit some lawyers to become members in Ignition >> Alley in Atlanta. Any idea how I could go about that? >> >> >> -Mike Schinkel >> Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking >> <http://ignitionalley.com>http://ignitionalley.com >> >> >> >> On Oct 27, 2009, at 9:27 AM, maureen krasner wrote: >> >> Hi-- >> I'm Maureen (Mo) Krasner, a solo practitioner lawyer in metro Detroit. I >> was recently laid off from a large law firm and I'm re-thinking things. >> Upon my return to the home as an office for a while I came to realize that >> almost as much as the steady income I miss the community of "the office". >> My husband is a graphic designer who has been working out of the home for >> years and he feels the same-- and says its really impossible to get even >> going with your laptop to the local Starbucks. >> >> I also have this recollection of waiting in a hospital ICU waiting room on >> a critically ill relative for many days and having a few of us sit there >> with our laptops and completely different careers ( sales, senate intern, >> graphic designer, lawyer) side by side working while we waited and it was >> phenomenal how great it was to bounce things off each other and get >> perspectives unlike what you would get if (in my case) you were sitting >> among a bunch of other lawyers. >> >> I get a sense that there are many entrepreneurs, free-lancers, etc. >> working in my community who would benefit and welcome a space/community >> co-working space. With so many companies/industries down sizing and more >> people going solo I think co-working has to be factored into a successful >> future. My thought for a local space would not be limited to any particular >> field or discipline. The city of Grosse Pointe is actually a great place for >> something like this it with the town being very small, banks, coffee shops, >> bagels, a few restaurants, a library etc. all within walking distance of >> each other. And like so much of Michigan a place looking to renew/reinvent >> itself. I'd like to start trying to figure out if this is doable and how to >> make it happen. >> >> Mo Krasner >> <[email protected]>[email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
