Mike - Through the utilization of "tweet-ups" I have been able to be in contact with lawyers who specialize on intellectual property projects, thus they look forward to these events as a way to get in contact with tech. folks. In my honest opinion, I would have those work with in the tech. industry invite their attorneys. Most attorneys are money hungry and would love more contacts.
Thanks, Jodi Dean www.ourspacefortwayne.wordpress.com On Oct 29, 10:37 pm, [email protected] wrote: > 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: > > Visitwww.meetup.comto 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
