I had the pleasure of working from Souk in Portland on Monday. I had an experience that I feel is worth sharing here; apologies if it's already been discussed in some other form.
In previous formal coworking spaces I've visited, when I first show up as a new guest, there's a fair amount of time before I actually sit down and work; I've gotten tours, filled out forms, gone through payment, met a bunch of people, etc. etc. All of that is fine and it's what I now expect, but at Souk, I went from walking through the door to typing an email in less than a minute. The super nice guy at reception whose name I can't remember greeted me, got me seated, and was like "get set up, we'll deal with the rest later... is there anything I can do to get you working?", and the very focused attention on the value of my time was both refreshing and wildly appreciated, especially since I was getting a late start that day and worried about getting in touch with my client ASAP. Maybe it was a bit different because I actually had been there once about a year earlier, but it was really fantastic and I'd love to see it again. Maybe instead of a tour at the beginning, offering to show people around after they're set up and ready for a break? In any case, it was great and I thought I'd share. Thanks! Kathryn -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=.
