Thanks all! From my conversations with people, they generally work at home but also do a lot of meetings outside of the house (usually at cafes) and want a "pit stop" option for a different number of hours a week, depending on who they need to talk to and how lonely they feel at home :) I have a lot of mom business owners who feel more productive outside of their house, too. I feel like the hanging out/community aspect will be as important as the wifi. The space is near a residential/shopping area (versus downtown, like most of the options in SF) and it is quite a small space, so we'll get a different crowd by default.
Now running numbers on price structures that depend on hours per month. I feel like that gets complicated to choose from but can provide better value for those who need really flexible space. Rena On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 6:53 AM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]>wrote: > *Pros:* > > 1) Flex desks provide the most opportunity for revenue (more members per > desk) > 2) The space itself can be used for events, etc, more easily without > displacing full time members > 3) People don't get as territorial with flex desks, other than preferring > a certain desk on days they are in. > 4) Flex memberships can be cheaper and more accessible > > *Cons:* > > 1) Culturally you need to find an alternative to full time members to > "anchor" the community in the space. > 2) It takes more members to provide the same amount of revenue > 3) Flexible desks means that some sort of arrangement is needed in order > to keep the space open for flex members. > 4) A single price structure doesn't map well to multiple levels of > participation that actually exist within a community. > > There are successful models of both kinds, of course. The aspects that are > likely to define your success is what your model for revenue is/needs to be > and more importantly, what do the members want and need? It sounds like you > have a pretty good pulse on the lounge-style needs - if that's what you've > determined makes sense, rock out! > > -Alex > > > -- > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > On Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 10:36 PM, Rena Tom wrote: > > Hi, > > Getting closer to leasing my space and trying to figure out a suitable > configuration (it's maybe 1000 sq ft). I was going to have 4 permanent > desks but now I am reconsidering just having one price structure and all > open seating. Does anyone do this? Pros and cons? > > I am actually more interested in people interaction and designing it as > such (more lounge time or meeting time, less laptop time) and going after > the non-tech crowd who aren't coding all day and night so I thought this > might be more suitable. > > Thanks, > Rena > > -- > 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.
