I'm wondering... but It's not better have more people with a smaller monthly rent price?
We're oppening a space in Elche (Spain) and we had thinked in a variable price: if we are 10 coworkers = 5% discount, if we are 15 = 10%, etc .... You think is a good idea? On 30 abr, 10:44, chamako <[email protected]> wrote: > I do believe on building honest and trustful relationships to enhance > human capital, that's an activity that always pays off. I think in > this case for the initiation of a coworking space bringing the team > together is the first challenge but at the same time the first strong > investment. Thank you Alex for the good vibes! > > Hermes Arriaga > resorteradesign.tumblr.com > twitter: chamako > > On Apr 29, 10:51 pm, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > 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%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > > > .com> > > > . > > > 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 > > athttp://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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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