Hi Jon, This is great!!! Congratulations on expanding and it looks like you are doing all the right things for planning this. I loved visiting Betahouse last winter; your community rocks (and I still laugh over folks taking phone calls in the bathroom. Sounds like an expansion is in order. :)
If I were back in Boston I'd be all over this. best, Jesse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - jesse taggert-general manager citizen space 425 second st, suite 100, san francisco, ca 94107 [email protected] 415-501-9155 http://citizenspace.us twitter.com/citizenspace On Jun 30, 11:54 am, Jon Pierce <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey all, this is Jon from Betahouse. For those of you unfamiliar with > Betahouse, it's a coworking space/community for entrepreneurs, > technologists and creatives located in Cambridge, MA. > > Anyway, apologies for the blast, but our lease is up at the end of > August and we're planning on expanding... assuming there's sufficient > interest. Read on to learn more about us, what we're planning, and how > you can help if you're interested. > > You might also want to check out these > links:http://bit.ly/betahouse-expansion(my blog > post)http://bit.ly/9nPtf5(article in Xconomy yesterday) > > Note that we're adding a few new membership options, including > "Community", "Basic" and "Nights and Weekends". The "Community" and > "Basic" options are good for people who want to be a part of the > community but don't need as much space, or who just want to support > Betahouse and ensure that it thrives. > > If you're interested in potentially joining Betahouse, whether as a > community member/supporter or as a resident, please fill out this > form:http://bit.ly/betahouse-form > > If you want to stay up to date on Betahouse news, events, initiatives, > job postings, availability, or any subset of those, subscribe to our > low-traffic mailing list and follow us on Twitter and > Facebook:http://eepurl.com/E2Vt(mailing > list)http://twitter.com/betahousehttp://www.facebook.com/pages/BetaHouse/99896344826http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2107873 > > Now, on to the goods... > > BETAHOUSE > ========== > > Founded in April 2007, Betahouse is Boston’s longest running coworking > space. We value community first, and our community consists of early > stage startups, entrepreneurs, developers, designers, makers and other > creative types working in or around technology. But really, anyone > who’s awesome and would add something to the community is welcome. > We’ve had DIY biologists, food and culture writers, you name it. > > VISION > ====== > > The vision for Betahouse is to be a hub of startup and creative > activity: a place where new connections are formed, new ideas, > projects and companies are hatched, people work together, and things > get made. We also want to do our part to support startups, > entrepreneurs, students, makers, community leaders, artists, etc. > Ideally, we'll eventually be able to offer free or subsidized space to > select individuals and teams (we already do for Awesome Foundation > grant winners), and we'll be seeking out sponsorship to help make that > happen. > > EVENTS > ======= > > Events are also an important part of what we do. We've had to cut back > recently due to our current space, but we've hosted meetups, talks and > panel discussions, hackfests, demo nights, pitch sessions, office > hours, group lunches, mixers, underground kitchens, beer tastings, > movie nights, classes, jellies and jelly talks, foosball tournaments > and epic parties. We'll probably also do some recreational sports > teams (e.g. kickball, softball). Assuming we're able to expand into a > new space, expect all this and more. > > Basically, Betahouse is as much a social space as it is a work space, > and we hope the community is a large part of what interests you about > it. Work hard, play hard! > > LOCATION > ========= > > Betahouse is currently located in a residential loft in the heart of > Central Square, fast emerging as a startup/creative cluster. We hope > to keep Betahouse in Central Square, and we're currently looking at a > few potential locations. At the very least, we plan to keep it on the > Red Line between Davis Square and South Station. There might be a 5-10 > minute walk from the T stop. > > The new space will be loft-like in style (e.g. brick and beam or > industrial), have a mostly open floor plan, and feature all the basic > amenities you need. Given the community-oriented nature of the space, > it's most suitable for smaller teams (up to 5 or 6), depending on how > you plan to use it. If you have a larger team and are curious whether > it would work for you, drop us a line and we'll figure it out. > > WHAT'S INCLUDED? > ================ > > A convenient T-accessible location, an open, creative space with > various work areas, a month-to-month commitment, keys to come and go > as you please (for residents), a couple conference rooms, a > kitchenette, possibly a private office or two, probably some parking, > plenty of whiteboards, a projector or two, a printer/scanner/copier, > high speed wired and wireless internet, an espresso machine, a growing > library of books, foosball, Xbox and Rock Band for chilling out, > access to lots of events and social activities, a platform to host > your own events, discounts on other services (e.g. Zipcar), local > artists' work on display, perhaps a bike share program, access to 60+ > other coworking spaces around the world as part of the Coworking Visa, > and last but not least, membership in an awesome creative community. > > PRICING > ======= > > The pricing is still being worked out. But here's a sneak peek: > > $425 - Full (24x7) + Dedicated Desk > $350 - Full (24x7) > $250 - Lite (3 days / week) > $175 - Nights and Weekends > $125 - Basic (5 days / month) > $50 - Community Member (2 days / month, various benefits, e.g. access > to selected events, online community) (or $500 / year - great for > occasional use, or as a way to support Betahouse and ensure that it > thrives) > $20 / $25 - Day Pass (residents / non-residents - for additional days, > guests, etc.) > > WHAT NEXT? > =========== > > To learn more about Betahouse and the possible expansion, see this blog > post:http://bit.ly/betahouse-expansion > > To express interest in joining, fill out this > form:http://bit.ly/betahouse-form > > HOW YOU CAN HELP > ================= > > * In order to expand, we need to grow our community. Know someone who > might be interested? Spread the word! Email, Twitter, Facebook, > LinkedIn, word of mouth, etc. > * Want to sponsor individuals or startups, or the space itself (to > help defray costs)? Let us know! > * Have potential partnerships in mind? > * Have an event you'd like to host at the new space? Or want to host > office hours or offer mentorship to the startups in the space? > * Know a great space we should check out? We have some strong > candidates, but we'd love to see more. > * Know any other groups/communities to which we should reach out? > * Want to help out with the move, day-to-day operations, or growing > and managing the community? Get in touch! > > STAY UP TO DATE > ================ > > Keep an eye on our website and calendar:http://betahouse.org/ > > Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and > LinkedIn:http://twitter.com/betahousehttp://www.facebook.com/pages/BetaHouse/99896344826http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2107873 > > Subscribe to our low-traffic mailing list:http://eepurl.com/E2Vt > > -- > Jon Pierce | @jonpierce | [email protected] | > 617.501.2001http://blog.jonpierce.com|http://betahouse.org|http://awesomefoundation.org -- 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.
