Wow, well said. LA has gained some 6 new locations this past year. I hear at least 2 more this upcoming year. For now, only in SM are there overlaps, and we 3 are vastly different in approach. But yes, soon, only the stronger communities will remain so we shall see.
Jerome ______________ BLANKSPACES "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" www.blankspaces.com ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 ph: 310.526.2255 | 1450 2nd Street (@ Broadway), Santa Monica, CA 90401 On Jul 6, 2011, at 5:46 PM, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: > Here in NYC, shared workspace is becoming highly commoditized. > > People are starting to realize that this coworking thing a big deal, and it > attracts talented people. In a world where many are desperate to find and > hire technical talent, setting up an attractive "coworking" space is a small > investment to make. It is also increasingly being used by the office rental > industry as a loss leader to get young and growing business owners in the > door. > > I've been watching this phenomenon explode in NYC over the past couple of > years, and the message it sends to community coworking spaces is clear: you > must be far, far more than just a place to work. If people can't distinguish > what you offer from what they offer, you will lose-- because they can offer > better services for cheaper. Because workspace is a commodity. > > A truly healthy community, however, is not a commodity. It cannot be quite so > easily approximated. > > This is an opportunity for us. A few years ago, there was little to contrast > against. Now that there are things out there that represent what we aren't, > we are enabled to better communicate to people what we are. > > This also means we can't get away with simply offering people a convenient > place to work. The thing we're really offering, the community, has to take a > starring role. And it has to be good. And it has to keep getting better. > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski <[email protected]> > wrote: > We've talked on this group and maybe offline too about our worries > with companies adding coworking like Lee Press-On Nails to their > existing spaces. Like these fake fingernails, they're pretty for about > 5 days and then fall off. Well, a beloved company in a near-by town is > adding a free coworking space for developers. I can already tell that > the fans of coworking in Boulder, CO are cheering about this news. It > looks like the company is taking it in a great direction and based on > how many people are emailing me about it, I believe it! > > This recent news got me thinking about a future of coworking where the > spaces become privatized in companies but they hire the coworking > community managers (like me) to do the community stuff from the > inside. Maybe any nominal fees that are charged merely cover the > community manager's salary. I'd be open to an arrangement like this if > the company was well-run and respected and gave the coworking > community autonomy! > > Here's the announcement: > Subject: Introducing Codespace – shared (free!) office space in > Boulder for geeking out > Date: July 5, 2011 1:30:57 PM MDT > > One of the many things that makes Boulder a great city for start-ups > is its incredibly collaborative environment (see posts on my love of > Boulder here andhere). From the willingness of mentors to help out > TechStars companies, to collaborative efforts around recruiting great > talent to our city, I’m constantly amazed at how many people are > working to make Boulder an amazing place for businesses to thrive. > > Today there’s another new initiative launching to help young tech > companies in our community – Trada is opening CodeSpace, a free co- > working space dedicated to startup developers and software engineers. > CodeSpace will be located in Trada’s downtown Boulder offices and will > have over 2000 sq ft of space dedicated to the effort. > > While there are many places where non-technical entrepreneurs can meet > up in Boulder to discuss their startups, there are few places where > software developers can camp out for the day, week or month and work > together on a project. We wanted to add this environment to the mix of > coffee shops, traditional co-working spaces, and rented offices in > Boulder. And in CodeSpace you don’t even have to buy coffee to camp > out there (in fact the coffee is on Trada!). > > But you do need to apply. There are spots for three dev teams (1-4 > people each) for semi-permanent space as well as come-as-you-are dev > and co-working space (with whiteboards, internet, access to > caffeinated beverages, etc). > > To start, CodeSpace will be open 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday. The > program will run through the summer with the expectation that it will > extend/expand in the fall as we learn what works best. > > To apply for one of the 3 dedicated co-working spaces please visit > trada.com/codespace > > -- > 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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