Interesting article, thanks for sharing. However, I'm not sure the temporary space thing applies per se ... I think maybe it needs to be more granular? You might be able to do, say, highly creative, initial startup prototyping and maybe even beta testing out of a coffee shop, but it's rare that you'll find someone who works in more conventional and/or heavier duty software spending a lot of time in coffee shops -- even with headphones, it's just not the right environment to focus on highly complex tasks, individually or as a team. You're also limited in the amount of shared space you can use for a team -- it's not easy to whiteboard in a coffee shop, and no, the virtual options are just not the same.
We've had some interest in the Albany, NY area, but we have pull in 3 or 4 different directions, with 3 or 4 people committing to any given area, but having a hard time getting critical mass who can agree on a given area that works for them. Coffee shops may serve some of our potential coworkers, but a lot of us need something more, even if Starbuck and Panera still have plenty of open seating. --ab On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 5:13 AM, Dave Ruzius <[email protected]> wrote: > Love (!) the article and exactly the question we at TheWorks.cz are > currently faced with. Jellies are great but not really sustainable. Will > investigate who is willing to pitch-in to create our own 'club-house' as > that's how it should feel.. created and supported by the peeps themselves... > > TheWorks.cz > Dave Ruzius > > > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Beth Buczynski <[email protected]>wrote: > >> How can you know that there’s enough demand for a coworking space in >> your town without personally polling each and every remote worker or >> freelancer in a 20 mile radius? >> >> In this article three space owners share their ideas for gauging >> interest, and knowing when both you and your community are ready for a >> shared work space. >> >> Hope it can be helpful to the many future space owners on this list.. >> >> http://www.shareable.net/blog/is-your-community-ready-for-coworking >> >> Thanks to Gerard Sychay of CincyCoworks, Joel Bennett of Veel Hoeden, >> Angel Kwiatkowski of Cohere Coworking Community, and Alice Kaerast for >> their input! >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> > > > -- > Dave Ruzius > http://www.theworks.cz > > -- > 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. 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.
