This is an awesome idea, and also a great way to collect contact information of people who are interested.
One thing to be wary of: people will tell you one thing, and then do another. I've experienced this in coworking (other spaces I've advised) as well as in software businesses I've helped build. The key is to gather this information for orientation, and then look past it. Expect that people will tell you that they'd pay for it...until the time comes to write a check and they change their mind. You need to consider their worldviews, as in how much do they spend on their business, and what other things do they buy? You may find yourself surprised, and learn things that will help you craft your offerings as well as your price points. Pricing is one of the single hardest things to do well in business, period. Coworking is no exception. We modeled after other similar membership subscriptions rather than rental models, including art co-op memberships and - believe it or not - greek life/fraternity & sorority house membership models. I'd love to hear of any creative ways that people have learned what people will ACTUALLY want/use/pay for, after hearing something different in preliminary surveys and questionnaires. Remember the Henry Ford quote: "If I'd given people what they'd asked for, they would've gotten a faster horse". -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 3:36 PM, David Clinton III <[email protected]> wrote: > Great idea. I intend to do the same. One thing we plan to try to gauge is > what people are willing to pay. So far (in mere informal conversation), > we’ve heard that people love the idea “if they could afford it”. I > recommend finding out what coworking is worth to people before getting > started to see if it’s viable. > > -- > *David Clinton III* > > > > On Aug 18, 2011, at 12:27 PM, Kelly Sims wrote: > > I'm thinking about creating an online poll (or survey) in order to help > gather some feedback from my local community as I push forward on things. I > did a quick search of this group but didn't find anything along those lines > that had been done. Has anyone run one before, before setting up a space? > > My idea is to gather a series of questions for the poll. Then I want to > print up some simple cards through Moo with a short url, a QR code, and a > brief blurb about the concept. I'll hand these out all over my area in order > to get some feedback from people, as well as push out on Twitter, FB, etc. > > I'd love some input on what questions to ask. Those that have started > spaces, what would be good to know early on? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/8qUlh5LsjZQJ. > 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.
