Wouldn't SalesForce be able to satisfy this? From what I've seen, you can add infinite amount of data fields, etc. Or is it a combination of LinkedIn's relationships/mutual contacts feature, with SalesForce's CRM, plus a public-facing chat/collaboration platform?
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 On Mar 27, 2012, at 10:57 AM, Iris Kavanagh wrote: > I agree with Alex on the people focus of the software. Since what we were > looking for at NextSpace was a place to hold all of the info we had about our > members it was important that we had a tool that allowed the members to have > access to their profiles and to be able to add personal info (likes and > dislikes) as well as business info (website, fields of expertise) and the > requisite contact info NextSpace would need in a CRM. Our ultimate goal is > for this tool to allow our members to connect with each other online as well > as they do offline, therefor enhancing the experience of working together. A > third benefit is to have potential clients be able to find members through > this tool on the public facing side of the profile. > > Of course all of this has been extremely slow to come to fruition as we > NextSpacers are definitely people people and definitely not code people :) We > are still looking for partnership opportunities here so if there are code > people who like people people and want to make a cool piece of software feel > free to hit me up off list! > > Warmly, > > ~ Iris > > --- > Iris Kavanagh > Community Curator + Chief Community Officer > NextSpace Coworking + Innovation, Inc. > www.NextSpace.us > +1 831 420 0710 > > http://twitter.com/iriskavanagh > > Whoa! NextSpace now has four locations to work from! You can find us downtown > in Culver City, San Jose, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz. Stop by any of our > fabulous spaces for a tour! Or learn more virtually: http://www.nextspace.us > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 27, 2012, at 9:07 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: > >> I've been looking for a people-centric CRM for a long time and, like Iris >> suggests, haven't found anything that's quite right. >> >> The issue I've had is that CRMs are more focused on dealflow than on the >> people involved in the deal. Much like all of the coworking finding tools >> out there that are focused on the desks instead of the people, I have a hard >> time using a tool that puts the emphasis on a different aspect of the >> workflow than we have naturally. >> >> What I've wanted was something more like an intelligence tool than a "CRM". >> Being able to slice and dice members and prospective members by attribute is >> great, but the more we slice, a tool that remembers to keep the person as >> the focus of the report. >> >> Software developers on the list: please build this before I do :) >> >> -Alex >> >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Iris Kavanagh <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Martin, >> >> We researched and couldn't find anything out there that did everything we >> needed for a coworking space. So two years ago we built our own CRM which >> includes member profiles on our public site and will include a payment >> gateway shortly. >> >> At this year's unconference we discussed technology solutions and it appears >> that there will be several offerings coming onto the market in the next 6 >> months. I'd hold tight before spending any more money, wait for those to >> come out and then sign up for the betas. In the meantime if you have someone >> with geeky inclinations you can ask Jacob at Office Nomads about Nadine or >> talk to the guys at Cobot. >> >> Best of luck! >> >> Iris >> >> Nextspace.us >> >> >> >> On Friday, March 23, 2012 11:07:30 AM UTC-7, Martin wrote: >> Hello everyone. I wanted to know what CRM's people where successfully >> using out there to successfully manage your spaces. >> >> We have 2 locations in Buenos Aires, Argentina (I'm from the US) that >> are each aprox 5,500 sq. ft and have a mix of offices (teams from 2 to >> 20 people) , fixed desks and a shared livingroom space. >> >> We're looking at highrise, zoho and a few other hosted solutions. >> >> Mainly want to use it to track customer contacts and member details. >> To that I'd love to be able to integrate our forthcoming access >> control system. We're developing a separate online tool to manage our >> meeting rooms. >> >> Curious what services people have used and been happy with. 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