> > we think it is possible to start with a core base of 5-7 people, whose > ideas will contribute to build the space together.
you're right on, I think. we've said that the magic number is likely "10" but the point is that you don't need a lot, you just need buy-in. http://www.indyhall.org/blog/2009/04/02/it-only-takes-ten/ I sunk a lot of time personally into working directly with the community in order to build our operation strongly but was able to keep myself sustained financially while working as a freelancer and a space co-operator at the same time BECAUSE of those 10 people and the shared responsibility. I don't know what the hours was, because basically, any time I wasn't "working" for money I was working on IndyHall. I didn't want to do anything else :) Nowadays we have one person who helps operate the space full time, but members still do a lot of legwork because they feel a sense of ownership that leads them to want to contribute. It's let us do a LOT with very little. Good luck to you! /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:28 AM, chamako <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello guys! I have been following the discussions in this group the > last weeks after my girlfriend and I decided to design the model of a > coworking place here in Zagreb. Around one year ago we thought about > the idea but it is now that we feel is time to do it. I would like to > collaborate in this group in the future since I found its information > very useful > > We are preparing an informative video, gathering the material for the > website and defining the business model. we think it is possible to > start with a core base of 5-7 people, whose ideas will contribute to > build the space together. As many other places out there our idea > started with the need of an inspirational space for young > entrepreneurs and freelancers who carry a monthly burden of high rent > and services cost or tired of working at home and/or in noisy coffe > shops with bad internet connection. However I would like to ask you if > some of you are managing the coworking places and at the same time > have your own venture within the walls of the space. I'm curious about > the time is needed to run the place and eventually having time to > start and run a business getting advantage of the coworking place. I > imagine the necessary effort is needed to run a place and it's clear > to us that our main objective is to create a place with great > atmosphere providing high quality services. On the other hand this is > the best opportunity to provide us with a working space and doing so > being part of the community. > > I would appreciate any comments about it. > > Hermes Arriaga > resorteradesign.tumblr.com > twitter: chamako > > -- > 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]<coworking%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > -- 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.
