Hi Peter, I'm another voice in Alex's chorus. You mentioned you're not in a freelancing or creative occupation. Does that mean you're going to the office (or on the road) and not able to be there build a community through jellies or other means? That was my hurdle, and it's been a tough one to get over.
There's lots of reasons to get the community first. Let's say you secured the space right now. Without input from your community to tell you what they want in that space, you're guessing and going by what you think people want. Odds are very high that you'll guess wrong in at least a couple areas, and that means spending more money to make changes. Get the people first. Get their input on where to locate and what to "decorate" with and you'll have a much smoother start. I see you're in Baltimore. If you make it out to the western side of the state, drop by Cowork Frederick anytime. I'll gladly share my stories of showing an empty cowork space to potential members. It's not fun. Glen www.coworkfrederick.com On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 10:03 PM, Peter Wertheimer <[email protected]>wrote: > I've been following this group for several weeks now and find the thoughts > and insights extremely valuable. > > I've been exploring opening a Coworking space in an under served (no > existing coworking), yet notoriously creative and entrepreneurial > neighborhood in my city. I have a great space in a great location lined up > already and now I'm seeking to build a cohesive coworking community to > utilize the great space I've found. > > I understand that it is best practice to establish the community before > the physical space, but in my situation, the space I just stumbled upon is > screaming for this kind of use. I do not currently have a freelancing or > creative type of occupation but I am very interested in fostering a > Coworking community in the centrally located commercial space that I've > found. > > Does anyone have any tips or thoughts about establishing a community after > locating the perfect space? I will be attending a few entrepreneurial > Meetups in the coming weeks, and I am currently discussing with one of the > Meetup organizers about hosting one in our space, once it's up and running. > > If anyone can share experiences I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in > advance. > > -- > 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. > > > -- 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.
