Beth- We knew our small town was ready for a coworking space when the local coffee shop would no longer hold all the mobile workers trying to work there simultaneously. We had people sharing booth outlets while others strung extension cords across the upstairs loft. It was then that someone said, "Wouldn't it be great to have a place of our own?" We immediately got to work on finding a space of our own, and in a few short months, opened our space 1/2 block from the coffee shop!
Joel Bennett Chief Dreamchaser Veel Hoeden http://veelhoeden.posterous.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Beth Buczynski Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 6:58 PM To: Coworking Subject: [Coworking] Introduction and Question For Space Owners/Catalysts Hello All, My name is Beth Buczynski and I'm member of Cohere Coworking Community in Fort Collins, CO. (Some of you might already know me as @GoneCoworking, an experiment in location-independent living and worker that my partner Eric and I embarked on this past summer.) I'm currently working on an article about coworking and community for Shareable.net (a great non-profit site dedicated to exploring all the different ways that a sharing society is more productive and profitable than one that's fragmented and overly competitive) and I'm looking for input from space owners/catalysts that might not mind being quoted in the piece. My question is this: When/How did you know that your community was ready for a coworking space? Elaborations welcome, but simple answers are also useful. Thanks so much in advance, Beth -- 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. -- 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.
