Josh, That's an interesting approach. We are facing the same issue - it's hard to come up with rules/policies without having some sort of interaction/experience with coworkers.
About the library idea - we are debating between having a tracking system in computer or old-school librarian system. Still brain-storming! Natalie On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Josh Clemence <[email protected]>wrote: > Toni / Natalie, > > I appreciate it. Many updates coming. > > We went with the "Launch Fast and Iterate" mentality on this. That means > we are still figuring out a lot of things by trial and error. I really > wanted to learn from the community on how things should work and what the > bounds are on things. We started out with no rules, no policies and no > guidelines other that what was bound by your membership. Through the > process of watching how people work and use the different resources, we are > able to build a set of guidelines and rules that work the best with the > community. > > So as with the library, we quickly learned that people could not randomly > take them off the shelves, put them in their bag and take off. There is > now the ability to request the book or read it while you are in the > facility. > > I will followup with a post on how we launched, the costs, how it is ran > etc, soon. Thank you again, for your comments! > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Natalie Chan <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Josh, >> >> Iceberg website looks super awesome! Loved the color palate. >> >> My partner and I are planning on opening a space too in Brooklyn and have >> the same idea of having a library: how do you keep track on your books when >> people borrow them? >> >> Any suggestion welcome! >> >> Thank you! >> Natalie >> >> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Josh Clemence >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> 3,800SF is a great starting point. We opened our facility this past >>> Wednesday and it is 5700SF and is almost too much to start with. We have >>> luckily been able to already get 30 members, but when there are only a >>> couple people in there, it seems very dead because the space is so large. >>> Something to think about. >>> >>> Check out our webpage at: http://www.buildingicebergs.com (we are still >>> finishing things up) >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM, OC Houston < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> LOL! Thanks CJay. My husband did a double take when he saw the picture >>>> with his name next to it. I can only imagine the look on his face if >>>> my name were first. haha! >>>> >>>> The spot we've been watching for almost two years is ready to move in. >>>> However, our vision for the coworking space is already growing and >>>> we're wondering if we need to check out larger spaces. There's only >>>> 900 sq ft of available additional space. We want to eventually add a >>>> start-up hub and The OC Junior for our youth entrepreneurship program. >>>> Someone else mentioned child care at their center. That's an idea but >>>> more like the service provided at a fitness center. I wouldn't want a >>>> full-service child care facility. The current space plus the 900 sf >>>> would run us $4,750/month at the current rate for 3,800 sf. There's >>>> another space nearby that's 13,480 sf that would be $5,500/month. It >>>> seems like a no-brainer but we have to consider the location. The >>>> space I LOVE is in a much better location. We may go take a look at >>>> the larger space to see if it's worth considering. >>>> >>>> As far as the website, I got "inspiration" from others. But, I will >>>> keep working on it until it's an original. ;-) I guess I should work >>>> on the Community Members page. It's not in the menu so I actually >>>> forgot about it. LOL! Also, we were actually "scheduling a meeting" to >>>> work on our sponsor package tomorrow when I saw your message. It's >>>> only 11:00 pm so I wouldn't be surprised if it were done by 3:00 AM. >>>> That's tomorrow, right? >>>> >>>> Thanks again! Congratulations on your upcoming opening. >>>> >>>> Toni >>>> >>>> On Mar 20, 10:31 pm, Cheryl Jaycox <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > Toni, >>>> > I am impressed by your website and your insightfulness into >>>> coworking. I >>>> > too am new to the industry, in the pre-opening/construction stage, >>>> with >>>> > launch in May...we will begin a soft launch in April. I have been >>>> following >>>> > your input through the group, and must say "you got it going,girl!!!" >>>> Keep >>>> > up the excitement I can feel the energy here in St. Louis! I love how >>>> you >>>> > just kinda simplified things and I also like the way you asked for >>>> > sponsors, I too am going to incorporate that into my site which is >>>> still >>>> > under construction mainly due to content on my part. You have >>>> inspired me! >>>> > >>>> > To your undoubtful success! >>>> > CJay >>>> > >>>> > On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, OC Houston < >>>> [email protected]>wrote: >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > > I am using Google sites for the first time to build a company >>>> website. >>>> > > Well, the first time I tried years ago I became frustrated very >>>> > > quickly and went to something else. This time it seems as if Google >>>> > > Sites is a lot better for my purpose (coworking) than the other >>>> > > website service I use. I would appreciate a few eyes to give me >>>> advice >>>> > > on what I have or should have or COULD have to make it better. >>>> > > Currently, it might mimic other sites but my alter ego (Anal Annie) >>>> > > will have revised the site 100 times before we start advertising it. >>>> > > Thanks in advance! >>>> > >>>> > >www.theofficeconnexion.com >>>> > >>>> > > Toni Hogan >>>> > >>>> > > -- >>>> > > 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. >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Cheryl Jaycox >>>> > Community Manager >>>> > Micro Office Suites & Business Center >>>> > The HIVE@44,Business Coworking Community >>>> > Phone: 636-405-3130 >>>> > Cell: 314-800-4305 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Best, >>> >>> Josh Clemence >>> Northwest Arkansas Entrepreneurship Alliance, President >>> 479.225.3502 >>> Twitter: @joshclemence <http://www.twitter.com/joshclemence> >>> <http://www.twitter.com/joshclemence>Facebook: >>> josh.clemence<http://www.facebook.com/josh.clemence> >>> http://www.joshclemence.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> > > > > -- > Best, > > Josh Clemence > Northwest Arkansas Entrepreneurship Alliance, President > 479.225.3502 > Twitter: @joshclemence <http://www.twitter.com/joshclemence> > <http://www.twitter.com/joshclemence>Facebook: > josh.clemence<http://www.facebook.com/josh.clemence> > http://www.joshclemence.com > > > > -- > 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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