Hi Mike - It really comes down to developing a group of people that want to come together and work. The word community is used a lot here on this group because that's what your building through coworking. A space is no different than any other space, it's those individuals that come together that make the space work.
So if you look through your questions through that lens it helps answer a lot of them. When we we opened up The Factory it was because people were asking us to. We held several meet ups over beers to talk about the idea and Jellys around town to offer people a chance to get to know each other. These both offered time for us to get a vibe for what everyone was about. On our side it did translate into members in our space once we opened the doors. - mac f. http://workthefactory.com On Jan 20, 8:26 pm, Mike Weiss <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey all, > > I'm new around these parts, but I've been doing a lot of research over > the last few weeks. I am currently a web developer, and I am seriously > considering opening a coworking space in my city. > > I have a lot more research to do, but I have a few apprehensions that > I wanted to discuss with the members here. > > Do you think that there is a minimum city population or density > required to make a space successful? I notice that most spaces are in > really dense cities, or cities larger than 50,000 people. > > Do you think competition should be a big concern? There are a lot of > empty buildings and offices in my area, and I worry that someone with > more investment money could undercut me for a long enough period of > time to drown me. > > Do most spaces have hired help to oversee the space during lunch/ > meetings, or do they just trust residents to keep an eye on the place > while out? > > Have any space owners held meetups prior to full commitment to gauge > community interests? Did the interest turn into actual residents? > > Hopefully I'll be in a good position to open up shop in the coming > year, and I can prove it to be a viable business opportunity. > > Thanks everyone for your advice. > Mike -- 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.
