Hi Julie, I am starting out toward this very model in Orange County, CA, i would be very appreciative if i could have a conversation with you.
Also i wish you the most fantastic future & i can see by who you are you will always have that. What a great announcement. Julie 949.682.9141 On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Mark Gilbreath <[email protected]>wrote: > Vaya con dios Souk. You helped pave the way. > > > *Mark Gilbreath <http://goog_936366688/>*[image: > cid:[email protected]]<http://www.linkedin.com/in/markgilbreath> > * > * > *LiquidSpace > *CEO/Founder/deckhand > mobile 208.720.8107 > email [email protected] > skype mfgilbreath > twitter markgilbreath > > *LiquidSpace(TM) - find a great space to work, now.* > **We're a location-based mobile application that lets you use your phone > to find a great space to meet and work, book it, check in securely, and > share it with your colleagues. Visit > www.liquidspace.com<http://www.liquidspaceapp.com/> to > learn more! > > > On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Julie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> souk will be closing its doors on July 31, 2011. Thank you to >> everyone who comprised souk’s community. Look out for tweets >> @soukportland over the next month where we’ll celebrate people and >> group highlights from the last 5 years. Please share your highlights >> too. >> >> For the curious, we are closing for three main reasons: >> >> 1. Our family has recently moved to Bend, something we’ve been >> working towards for several years. My attention is now focused in >> Central Oregon. >> >> 2. We suddenly had several, small companies – anchors of our >> membership – graduate from the space. This has been a positive move >> for them, and we are happy to once again have been a place where >> nascent companies start small and flourish; it’s just one, proud part >> of what souk had to offer. >> >> 3. Our lease comes up at the end of this year. >> >> Our relocation, along with significant membership graduations that >> will require huge investment and attention to rebuild, and a lease >> that expires at the end of this year, leads us to the decision to >> close our doors. >> >> If someone is interested in taking on this space-model of build, grow >> and graduate small companies as well as nurture individuals, I would >> love to discuss that with you and share what we’ve learned. I will no >> longer be on point to do this at souk, and for souk, but it doesn’t >> mean the concept (or a version thereof) can’t live on under someone >> else’s guidance. >> >> We are grateful to all who have joined us on the forefront of the >> growing movement of coworking. I intend to continue to lend support >> and connections to the wonderful entrepreneurs, the tech community, >> creatives, and those who simply want to participate in community both >> through my board work and through all the great coworking spaces out >> there, http://wiki.coworking.info/w/page/29303049/Directory. >> >> Between now and July 31st we will be offering our desks and Herman >> Miller chairs for sale. The lease to our 5000 sqft, light-filled, >> great space is also up for grabs (expires Dec 1, 2011), and I will >> gladly facilitate negotiations with the landlord if you’re interested >> in taking it over. >> >> Cheers. >> Julie >> >> -- >> 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.
