Hey Alex, thanks again. The meeting went well. We covered everything on the one pager but didn't give it to him until the end of the meeting. if nothing else he really liked us. :-) we're waiting for the proposal.
On Apr 1, 8:29 pm, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > Right on. Good luck! > > -- > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > > > > > > On Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 9:27 PM, Toni Hogan wrote: > > fortunately, this landlord "gets it." they've turned away other > > startups and existing businesses because they didn't seem stable. both > > buildings have been vacant since August. i really wanted the building > > next to the one we'll be discussing but they're already in > > negotiations. he's really interested in the coworking concept based on > > the information we've already provided and wants to see how we can > > make the other building "work for our business." We met him for about > > three minutes Friday and it sounds like he's just looking for that > > confidence you mentioned "being that it is a startup"...his words. > > > So, I guess I will put together that one page document. LOL! > > > Thanks, as always. > > > TH > > > On Apr 1, 8:14 pm, Alex Hillman <[email protected] > > (http://gmail.com)> wrote: > > > Yep, that's all we gave them. > > > > They could have asked for more and we would have drawn it up if we had > > > to, but the overview gave them the confidence that we'd through it > > > through. > > > > Every landlord is different, of course. We've put a lot of emphasis on > > > finding landlords that "get us", or at least try to, and it's paid off > > > long term. Someone who can't get it from a conversation and the overview > > > is probably going to cause problems for you sooner than later. > > > > Life's too short for crappy landlords. > > > > -Alex > > > > -- > > > /ah > > > indyhall.org (http://indyhall.org) > > > coworking in philadelphia > > > > On Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 9:09 PM, Toni Hogan wrote: > > > > Alex, is the one-page overview the only thing you gave to the > > > > landlord? I've been working on our business plan all day but I have no > > > > intentions of putting the entire document in his hands when we meet > > > > tomorrow. He already has our "use of space" overview. > > > > > TH > > > > > On Mar 21, 9:59 am, Alex Hillman <[email protected] > > > > (http://gmail.com)> wrote: > > > > > Not exactly a business plan, but here's a few things you might find > > > > > useful: > > > > > >http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2011/09/how-to-fund-your-coworking-spac...... > > > > > > We wrote a "business plan" when we were pursuing our first lease > > > > > because > > > > > the landlord wanted to make sure we were thinking beyond our > > > > > noses.http://dl.dropbox.com/u/628073/Indy%20Hall%20Business%20Plan.pdf > > > > > > The most important line, of course: > > > > > *Membership commitments are currently sustainable to launch the space* > > > > > > -Alex > > > > > > /ah > > > > > indyhall.org (http://indyhall.org) > > > > > coworking in philadelphia > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 9:16 AM, phungrrl <[email protected] > > > > > (http://gmail.com)> wrote: > > > > > > Joshua, > > > > > > I'm right there with you & Sandra. I won't even look at space until > > > > > > I > > > > > > have a plan. Once I do, I'll be ready to roll quickly. I very much > > > > > > could use help especially on logistics. > > > > > > > Phred Huber > > > > > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > > > On Mar 20, 12:26 pm, Joshua Marpet <[email protected] > > > > > > (http://datadevastation.com)> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Follow up - When you are told there are some on the Wiki, all I > > > > > > > can find > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > one in German. > > > > > > > > Sorry guys, calling it like it is. > > > > > > > > Sandra, I'm happy to help, as I'm writing one for my upcoming > > > > > > > space. > > > > > > > > Anybody else in the throes of biz plan pain? Let's talk. > > > > > > > > Joshua > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Sandra K > > > > > > > <[email protected] (http://gmail.com)> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > Iam establishing a co working place for talents. 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