The guys from SuperFluid are here in Philly - I've talked with Nathan about his system and his vision. It's interesting and exciting, but it's a little bit "off" from how I've seen actual work get done at Indy Hall.
The virtual "currency" is essentially a points system for favors, which I'm decidedly against. I don't like the idea of doing favors purely for the sake of receiving favors. I believe that the elements of trust are what allow for real quality work to be exchanged, and thick value to be built, not the desire for points or favors to be returned. ALSO: virtual currencies are taxable when they're applied to commercial services. Superfluid knows this and that's why they have 2 separate systems, one p2p and one business. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 4:45 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski <[email protected]>wrote: > 1. Maybe this has been thought of before and I missed it, but, is > there a > "Coworking Project Opportunity" board somewhere? > > I recently set up an online community for Cohere at > http://thesuperfluid.com > and someone from the company contacted me and wants to know how > superfluid can support the broader coworking community. Check it > out...you basically trade for services using virtual currency. It > might be something but a bit more experimentation with using it is > probably in order. Has anyone used it? > -Angel > > On Jan 28, 11:35 am, Mike Pihlman <[email protected]> wrote: > > It just occurred to me that asking this group for specific help might be > way > > better than trying to find someone to help with a problem / project / > issue > > than trying to find some random expertise in the yellow pages, on line, > etc. > > > > For example, You all referred the insurance company I now have over two > > years ago....the relationship has been perfect. My local insurance folks > > would not touch coworking. > > > > But taking it one step further.. > > > > 1. Maybe this has been thought of before and I missed it, but, is there a > > "Coworking Project Opportunity" board somewhere? For example, I would > much > > rather get help from a fellow coworker, pay that coworker, and thus > support > > other coworking locations when / if I need, for example, iPhone or > Android > > app development expertise. Yes, this may be a possibility in the near > > future depending on how things go... > > > > 2. But I have a REAL need now: I know some of you are non-profit. If > you > > have done that in California and are willing to give me pointers / advice > > (not for AltamontCowork, but, for ForCarol.com) on how to proceed (ie do > I > > need to do the 501c federal too?)....that would be greatly appreciated. > I > > have some $$ if it takes more time... > > > > Anyway....we as a coworking community are growing rapidly...it seems to > me > > we will soon (if not already) have the expertise to tap within our own > > community. > > > > Thought? > > > > -- > > "Visithttp://ForCarol.com<http://forcarol.com/> and help us help a Tracy > > High IB or Ag Sci student go to college. "Carol Phan Scholarship Fund" > > > > Mike Pihlman > > AltamontCowork / ForCarol.com > > 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 205 > > Tracy, CA 95376 > > Phone: 209-757-8862 > > Web:http://AltamontCowork.com<http://altamontcowork.com/> > > Twitter: @AltamontCowork > > Facebook:http://Facebook.com/AltamontCowork< > http://facebook.com/AltamontCowork> > > Drive Safe! http://ForCarol.com<http://forcarol.com/> > > -- > 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.
