Hi Folks, I was just talking to another space owner in Prague, and we agreed that there might be an easy way to improve the coworking visa program without much cost and with a great deal to gain.
Speaking for myself, the main thing I'd want to change would be to make the default length longer than three days. Why not have the default be two weeks (or at least talk about what we think the ideal time period would be)? For myself at least the initial great appeal of the program loses *a lot* of its value when it becomes clear that it's only for three days. If I go somewhere for a week, that means that I have to buy a weekly membership or just not have a coworking space, or pay a lot of money for a week membership even if I'm surrounded by spaces that are visa members? Let me preface this with two points: First, this is not meant to be critical of the way it is now. The initial setup was clearly in large part successful because it was so simple and no one could argue with the terms. But now that it's an established success, it seems like it might not be a bad idea to think about how it might be improved. Second, I realize there are very large discrepancies in how much coworking spaces charge. People who regularly work in two cities could *potentially* work the system by buying the cheaper membership and using it to cowork on a regular basis at the more expensive location. But it seems to me that we could deal with this (probably rare event) pretty easily by just adding a few simple caveats: 1) you must have a membership at a coworking space in a different city from the place you're using the visa. 2) use of the space is contingent on space availability: local members get precedent. 3) coworking space managers reserve the right to refuse service to members of other spaces who seem to be working the system. Thoughts? To me the knowledge that becoming a member of a coworking space in one city would allow me to travel, even for an extended period and to multiple places and work while on the road would add great value to a membership. Will -- Will Bennis Locus Workspace Krakovská 22, 110 00 Praha 1 http://www.locusworkspace.com Tel: +420 223 017 593 Mob: +420 604 776 440 -- 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.
