Brent: That's interesting about the low/high end part of coworking in Denver. I have the option for the 110 mbps Comcast system outside the door of Creative Density but the 70m down is a lot cheaper. I currently have 40m and will upgrade when needed (we've talked about all of this in person though).
What I really wonder is what the high-end of coworking would be. Where would I put Creative Density on the scale is another question. I certainly wouldn't consider us low end but we aren't out to have rooms of plasmas or glass enclosed conference rooms. Amenities certainly do attract certain people and there is a certainly minimal standards that should be met when creating a space. I simply wanted to make sure I have reliable and quality items for everyone but develop a culture of camaraderie. This means good chairs, solid tables, reliable strong Wifi, and a functional design that matches the way people work and their styles (high tops, quiet room, large open spaces, telephone room, etc.) when it comes to the physical space. I'm working on a blog post right now on how the pricing structure of the space effects the culture of the community and I think that may have relevance to this discussion. I'll let everyone when it gets posted. On Jun 15, 9:28 am, "Brent (@brentter)" <[email protected]> wrote: > Ann - > I'll help ya do any marketing once ya are close enough to being able > to open the doors 'officially'... bout to have some freetimeon my > hands and i think what you're doing is awesome. > Tony- That's amazing and thanks for sharing the process (and give the > downs + upsides of your own personal experience accomplishing it). A > tip of the hat to you my friend > > Angel - You wouldn't believe what i just found out at yesterdays > denver open coffee club, guy comes in handing out little kinkos 3x5 > printed cards advertising his new coworking space downtown... then > goes on to explain how 'hip' and cool it is and drops that he just > paid for the HIGHEST tier of business comcast internet (I know two > hosting companies here in denver that run off tier 2... i'm on tier 1 > at my apt because its cheaper (even than the residential package), > more reliable, and what they claim the bandwidth speeds are is an > utter joke. I just ran a speed test and i'm getting 70 MB/s download > speeds and ~46MB/s. I could run my own hosting company with that, let > alone service the entire floor of my apt. complex with that kind of > bandwidth. When the tech came to install the modem (which is the new > doc 3.0's, not the residential ones, and ironically also 10 dollars > cheaper a month in your 'rental' fee for the thing) he told me all > about it and how if I were to power-cycle it once a month i'd probably > keep seeing the speeds increase eachtimebecause they're currently > working on their main fiber line for the business side of their > internet offerings, sure enough he was right...i've already seen a > jump by about 4-5 MB/s in both upload and download speeds each month > that i've done it...still only paying for the lowest tier they offer > too. This guy (from docc not the tech) also apparently charges 400/ > month for the equiv. of a school desk sized table if you wanted to > work there (but as he pointed out "they've got couches and plasma > screens all over the place so its a chill environment"). Should be > interesting to see if there's a high end/low-benefit market out there > for people looking for coworking spaces in downtown denver. :P > > On Jun 14, 3:52 pm, Tony Bacigalupo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks Angel! > > > One other thought: depending on the size of your company, how high up you > > are, and the nature of your work, you could consider having the coworking > > community become a part of your company's space and mission. > > > There are a bunch of people out there who run or are a part of small > > businesses, particularly creative agencies and others, and have incorporated > > coworking into their office and their company culture. > > > It can be really handy in some contexts. A consulting firm could, for > > example, easily find vendors and even clients working alongside them in the > > office. The community environment helps them build trust before forging a > > professional relationship together, so finding great new hires can become > > easier. > > > I'm speaking a little out of turn since I've not been too involved with any > > such spaces, but I've had some great conversations with people who've done > > it. > > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 5:27 PM, Ann Kingman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My husband and I are in the process of doing this, once we get the zoning > > > issues worked out for our space. I workfulltimeas a remote employee for a > > > corporation, and do spend a few days a week at client sites. My husband's > > >fulltimejob is managing the building in which we will be locating our > > > space. Since I will be doing most of the marketing and community work, > > > and > > > he will be doing operations and facilities work, we hope that between the > > > two of us we can make it work. Neither of us is planning on leaving > > > ourfull > > >timejobs, no would we want to at anytimein the next few years. I expect > > > like many startups, ours will require a lot of work done on nights and > > > weekends. > > > > Ann > > > Attleboro, MA (future space owner) > > > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > >> An interesting question was posed to me last week and I'll be honest, > > >> I'm not really sure how to answer it so I thought I'd put it up here > > >> for group input. > > > >> Has anyone started a coworking community while you still had afull > > >>timejob (either traditional or working remotely)? What types of > > >> community building activities could you do in your sparetimeand how > > >> many hours/week did you devote to them? Also, at what point did it > > >> become clear that you could quit thefulltimejob and just focus on > > >> coworking? > > > >> Thanks! > > >> Angel > > > >> -- > > >> 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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