Mike, I second the watching of the FAQ video that Alex mentioned. Great stuff, better than reality tv. My town has about 50,000 with a large seasonal flux in people due to our university. I wouldn't let the risk of some corporation setting up shop worry you. A few "too- business-minded" people who have tried to start coworking have failed b/c they either aren't interested or don't know how to connect with the community. If you are passionate about it, connect with the real values of coworking and know a handful of creative, community minded people, you will be able to do it! -Angel
On Jan 20, 6:26 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.
