> > *this awesome new rollercoaster!*
That it is, my friend! Best of luck! On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Jenn Cloud <[email protected]>wrote: > Wow, thank you, Tony! > > We are under a very aggressive time constraint to at least show that > this is a concept that could be profitable. It's a bit nerve-wracking > and yes, right now we don't have one magnet out in the community > attracting those who are like-minded into the space, but the space is > really unique, industrial-artsy and very open, so by itself encourages > or discourages a lot of the the right and wrong types of folks from > wanting to participate. > > 1) There is one small community housed by one of our business' > existing contacts, actually! And another space is being renovated to > open sometime relatively soon but I am not sure when. It's amazing how > devoid St. Louis is of coworking! It seems like we really are often > the last in the country to get on board with great ideas, ha. > > 2) What you said about the community being shaped by the business is a > factor that I had not defined and thank you for helping me see that. > We have our own vision for the space but it must dance in accordance > with the personality and responsibility already in place. Also yes, > our agency has many connections with the type of folk that could > really benefit from this space so we're hitting the pavement with > them! > > 3) Thank you for this, I definitely plan on opening it up and showing > people what's going on! I will have to use more discretion than I > would with an independent space, however, because of the more formal > reputation of the greater business we are within. > > Thank you so much for the very specific pointers and the well-wishes, > they are greatly appreciated! I will now be in this group frequently > to give updates and, I'm sure, look for some support on this awesome > new rollercoaster! > > Best, > Jenn > > > > On Jul 29, 10:53 pm, Tony Bacigalupo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Congrats Jenn! St Louis has been due. > > > > Your biggest challenge starting off will be cultivating the proper > community > > quickly to make use of the space. I don't know what kind of time pressure > > you're under to ramp the space up to a minimum level of activity, but if > you > > can take the necessary time to develop the community organically it will > pay > > off in the long run. > > > > A few notes: > > > > 1. Are there existing coworking-type communities you could join up with? > A > > Jelly or similar group already doing something? > > > > 2. Your agency likely already has connections to potential coworkers > > (vendors, coworkers, clients, friends)... is the plan to start with them > and > > spread from there? Community-within-a-business means that the community's > > personality is going to be shaped by that of the business. Focus on what > > that identity is and who fits in with that the best. > > > > 3. Open up as much as you possibly can. Share everything you're doing. > > Tweet, blog, twitpic, whatever. Get people engaged. The more your > > (potential) members get to participate in the development of your space > and > > community, the better everything will be. > > > > Best of luck! > > > > Cheers, > > Tony > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > New Work City - People who can work anywhere work here. > > Web: http://nwc.co > > Blog: http://nwc2.tumblr.com > > Twitter:http://twitter.com/nwc > > Phone: (347) 559-1437 > > Address: 394 Broadway, Fifth Floor > > Help NWC build its new home. Support us on Kickstarter! > http://nwc.co/kick > > > > On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 9:28 PM, Jenn Cloud <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > Hello, all! > > > > > My name is Jenn Cloud and through a series of amazing events, the > > > building I worked in with my little startup interactive agency had an > > > incredible space that became available and the building owners were > > > open to making it into a coworking space! It's the pet project of the > > > CTO of my agency and we have worked out for me to become the manager > > > of our new space. Everything has been moving REALLY fast and from the > > > research I've conducted it seems like we have an incredibly unique > > > story being able to have premium downtown city space right off the bat > > > to start this up. > > > > > What were your experiences like at the beginning? What was your > > > process like finding space and getting this concept rolling in your > > > community? > > > > > I apologize if this is an older topic that's been discussed, but I'd > > > love to hear other stories as I'm basically managing a community built > > > within a business and it's an incredibly strange and exciting feeling! > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > Jenn Cloud > > > Saint Louis Coworking > > > [email protected] > > > > > -- > > > 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%[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]<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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