If there is not a meetup in you area like the one you want then there's a great opportunity for you to start one.
-Mike Sent from my iPhone On Oct 29, 2009, at 11:05 PM, Melisa Tintocalis <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] >> > 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 >> >> >> >> 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] >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
