I just wrote a blog post outlining the differences between office rental facilities, startup incubators, and coworking spaces. I don't expect the madness to stop, but it might not hurt to educate some people.
http://happymonster.co/2011/11/07/what-are-the-differences-between-office-rental-facilities-startup-incubators-and-coworking-spaces/ Cheers! Tony --- New Work City Site <http://nwc.co> | Twitter <http://twitter.com/nwc> | Newsletter <http://nwc.co/newsletter> On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Mark McCorkle <[email protected]> wrote: > I was about two signatures away from signing a year lease on the > shared empty room at Regus in the little town I was in many moons ago, > but I backed out and found real coworking to be a much better > alternative. > > What Regus does is rented offices to unrelated business people which > share a printer and conference room, but otherwise don't chat much. > > They did have a room with a long table on the east and west walls > (reminded me of detention back in high school) that they called their > "coworking" space, but when I toured the space multiple times, the > room was 100% empty, and it still required a multi-month commitment > from me and my business, which I wasn't interested in doing. > > That's just my experience with Regus in one town, but I wouldn't call > them co-working at all. > > > ::Mark > > On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Ky Ekinci (Office Divvy ™) > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I chuckled when I read this press release by Regus today. > > > > > http://www.marketwatch.com/story/coworking-revolution-regus-cites-rising-demand-for-shared-office-space-among-mobile-workers-start-ups-and-freelancers-for-us-expansion-2011-11-07 > > > > Obviously they realize that their existing business model will not > > sustain, and is now passé. It is concerning though that they claim > > overnight that they are not only a coworking space provider but also a > > pioneers in the movement. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > > > -- > > 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.
