Gee, I must have it wrong. I bought a 1000 piece puzzle and all our members are contributing to building it...maybe we should just all wear suits...
Mike On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Matt London <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know, Rachel -- the stock photo clearly shows a group of > professional women applauding a gentleman who is shaking hands with his > client. Looks like community to me. > > ;) > > Matt > > On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 11:00 AM, rachel young <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> nah, they look like just another executive office franchise chain to me. >> where is their community? where do they encourage collaboration? where do >> they celebrate their members? where do they encourage continuity and >> knowledge sharing? >> >> many times we've seen people or companies start spaces and then look for >> the bodies to fill it and many of them have failed or became sterile stuffy >> spaces. the old adage of "if you build it they will come" doesn't work, but >> that's what this seems like. >> r. >> >> *____________________ >> rachel young >> *[email protected] >> >> >> * >> * >> >> On 22 April 2011 11:41, CoCoMSP <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hey all you groovy coworking types. >>> >>> Even here at CoCo though we're doubling down on the notion of hosting >>> a unique destination coworking space, I'm fascinated by the >>> possibility that somebody will eventually introduce what I >>> affectionately call "McCoworking." By that I mean a chain of coworking >>> spaces that are deployed across multiple locations and that employ >>> economies of scale (e.g., franchising model, common systems, etc.). If >>> the predictions of the >>> >>> So I just got wind of an effort based in our home state that you might >>> want to check out: http://allideasmatter.com/cms/ >>> >>> It appears to be a franchise model, which is interesting. Guessing >>> that most of the franchisees will be in strip malls in the suburbs, as >>> that's the most uniform real estate, in the most uniform markets... >>> >>> I'll let you know if I learn any more. I don't know the biz owner >>> personally, but might be able to get through to him via intermediaries. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> > > > > -- > Matt > > -- > 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. > -- "Visit http://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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
