We talked about this early on, thinking it might incent people to recruit people because they would gain benefit from reduced rent.
I don't know how valuable this is in the long run. Example: If someone works from your space and begins to form relationships with coworkers, and them leaving effectively incurs costs on their new friends, that's going to create some unnecessary social tension that I don't think is good to have around a coworking space, and creates some bad blood. Also, extrinsic incentives (like saving money) work once, sometimes twice, but rarely keep people coming back. Intrinsic incentives (like amazing collaborations, friendships, and fun work days) keep people around even when it almost doesn't make sense for them to keep paying a membership. Over 50% of our membership RARELY uses desks, but are involved as community members in other ways (socially and educationally). Many of them have NEVER used desks, but still stick around because of the extrinsic motivators to be a part of IndyHall. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 2:04 AM, basterrak <[email protected]> wrote: > 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%[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]<coworking%[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]<coworking%[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]<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. 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