Ahhh, that's what I thought. Theoretically, the limit could be 2:1, but I people will tend to overlap during the same time slots. But yes, I agree if you had a high % of sales people in your community, you might even be able to raise the limit to 6:1!
Jerome ______________ BLANKSPACES "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Jan 7, 2011, at 10:22 AM, mark gilbreath wrote: > regarding 2:1, our observation at VengaWorks was that the actual "live load" > (ie what % of the time allotted in their membership are they actually > occupying a chair in your space) of our members varied tremendously, with > some loose correlation to professional role. s/w developers tended to be > much more present. sales/mktg/freelancers tended to be less present. > somewhat obvious. i think the takeaway here is that the community you > choose to build (developers vs writers vs freelancers vs sales roadwarriors > vs mktg vs regional execs, vs all the above) will likely have a direct impact > on the "live load" that you experience, and this has to be factored into your > pricing model. > > > Mark Gilbreath > founder/deckhand/CEO > 208-720-8107 > [email protected] > http://www.linkedin.com/in/markgilbreath > skype: mfgilbreath > twitter: liquidspaceapp > > LiquidSpace(TM) - a better space to work. > We're a location-based mobile application that lets you use your phone to > find a better space to meet and work, book it, check in securely, and share > it with your colleagues. Visit www.liquidspaceapp.com to learn more! > > > > On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Jerome Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > Just a quick note: $11-$12/sf???? We're at $25/sf-$40/sf here in L.A.! > > Also, how successful have you been to accommodate 2:1? I haven't tested that > limit here at BLANKSPACES, but can't imagine that we'd be able to hit it > either. > > > Jerome > ______________ > BLANKSPACES > "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" > > www.blankspaces.com > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) > Los Angeles, CA 90036 > 323.330.9505 (office) > > On Jan 7, 2011, at 10:00 AM, Jazzman3 wrote: > > > To our friends at Denver Coworking.... > > > > What space? What do your members or potential members want? > > Managing the space? Managing the members? Really the essential > > questions raised in the course of setting up coworking space. > > > > Some guiding principles: 1) Have members and/or potential members go > > through the space (if possible) and get their feedback. Angel and > > the other coworking pros are correct in "what do your members (and > > prospects) think?" > > 2) After managing many buildings (both personal and professionally), > > and running a business incubator for 11 years, you need to consider > > the building (space) itself. If the space is the hardware (space, > > HVAC, internet, lighting, flexible space, etc), and the community is > > the software (programming, members, events, coworking community), you > > really need both to make it work. And while leading with community > > is essential, if the heat doesn't work, or the Internet is down, or > > the space isn't flexible, the community side isn't supported and your > > coworking space (and community) will not work in the long term. > > 3) From the building side (space support), more flexibility, more open > > space, more options is better. At DurangoSpace, all of our > > furnishings (Hon Huddle, Hon Basyx, 9to5 Brio exec seating, Mayline > > Valore task seating are on wheels and flexible. We plan on > > rearranging our space all of the time. However, with walls, you are > > limited. But you need some walls to define space. Those needs > > are more critical than "Loft vs. Mansion". > > 4) In our business model, based on the coworking metrics of 2 members > > per one workspace, and 100 SF per workspace, we have calculated space > > this way: Our DurangoSpace is 2650 SF in the 1200 block of Main > > Avenue in Durango, CO. So that would be about 26 workspaces > > (capacity), with could serve 40 to 50 members (max at 50). But we > > need 23 members (or equivelent) to break even, and 30 to 40 is the > > sweet spot. But to do this we had to have $11 to $12 SF rent. > > Some places in town were $14 to $22 SF, which was outside our revenue > > model budget. So back to you Mansion vs. Loft: Can your members > > afford it? > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Jasper > > DurangoSpace > > > > > > On Jan 2, 4:10 pm, Denver Coworking <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am trying to select a new location for a cowering facility in Denver > >> and I'm debate the type of building. I noticed that Conjuncture is in > >> an old mansion and it's really working for them, in fact they are > >> expanding to the neighboring house. Most other coworking spots are in > >> office buildings or converted lofts with a few other ones being in > >> strip malls, although the strip mall coworking facilities are a bit > >> rare. > >> > >> From your experience what do you like the most and why - old mansion > >> v. open office layout? > >> > >> My pros and cons: > >> > >> Old Mansions > >> > >> Pros: Great home feel, yard and patio access, available cheap > >> street > >> parking, segmented rooms with up to 8 to 10 cowers in each, lounge > >> space, kitchen, showers often included for bikers, lower rents. > >> > >> Cons: Layout can be broken up to 5 larger rooms v. 1 or 2 larger > >> ones, location is off the main streets, less of a professional feel > >> (pro and con) for meeting clients at, the lack of a giant open floor > >> plan prevents larger (15+) people events being held. > >> > >> Office/Lofts > >> > >> Pros: Configured to have a giant open floor plan, more of a > >> professional but casual atmosphere, often in a good location, a > >> parking lot may be available with the lease, close to public transit, > >> often closer to business clients of members. > >> > >> Cons: Higher rents and expensive parking if lot is not available. > >> > >> What do you think? > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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. 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