We feel like we're still figuring this all out, but along the way we've had a number of cities ask us to come and consult on starting up a space and a few have asked about sharing our brand and model. And so were embarking on possibly planting new spaces. Of course we believe whole heatedly that it starts with a community of committed individuals and needs to become a space that reflects the community and it's culture. So we're trying to figure out how to help these spaces with a "launch kit", but stay out of the way as they "become."
We haven't even solidified any compensation model for the brand and our time. We don't want to nor do we think we should franchise. We just think we could leverage partnerships, sponsorship better as a branded collective, while still continuing to support and help grow the global movement. A cool byproduct of all this is the gov. funded innovation spaces and small business enterprise center programs have started seeking us out at the same time. So now were talking about a public/private relationship that keeps the coworking space grassroots and locally owned, while the gov. programs find a more sustainable and economical home for their accelerators. Our hope is that if this flies, the startups may choose to stay local as well, considering they are surrounded by others to collaborate. Anyone else multiplying themselves? Chad -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
