Thank you Jerome for your opinion. I know I put down a lot of ideas in that last post but I guess it should be noted that the priorities would be closer to:
1. Teach (because right now that is what is putting food on the table/steady income) 2. Open/run a coworking space with the help of a partner (hopefully over time as a means to an end for teaching) 3. Shooting professionally has been more of a hobby than a profession but it is what made me aware that there was a niche for a studio rental/coworking environment where I live. I can imagine it will be a lot of work and having a full time job (for 9 months out of the year) will probably create problems and force me to burn the candle on both ends, but I think running/owning a coworking space would be something that I would ultimately love doing. And though I don't hate it, at this point in my career, I can't say the same about teaching. On Wednesday, August 28, 2013 10:53:15 PM UTC-5, Jerome wrote: > > Hi. I like your enthusiasm. BUT, it seems that you really have four goals, > which seems to be too many: > 1. Teach > 2. Shoot professionally > 3. Run a Coworking space > 4. Capitalize on a biz idea before someone else does. > > #3 seems to really be a means for an end, #2. > #4 seems to be important but shouldn't be because #4 is to be first on a > Coworking idea (#3) that is a means to an end, #2. > > I would recommend just finding a day office renter who'd be interested in > sharing an office with you based on your evening/wknd needs. Opening a > Coworking space can't be your third priority. > > > Jerome > www.BLANKSPACES.com > > On Aug 28, 2013, at 7:17 PM, Daniel Rivera <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > Thank you everyone for you your replies. I've been pondering what everyone > has said and really been working on trying to wrap my brain around all the > information I've gathered thus far. I already picked a space out and was > looking at designs and initial costs. I've scratched all that and gone back > to trying to figure out how to start a community. > > The problem: > I am a full time teacher. I teach high school physics and I am a "semi-pro > photographer" at night and on the weekends. That is how I stumbled onto > this idea. I got tired of working out of my house. Shooting and meeting > clients here has become a problem as my son has gotten older. (keeping the > house clean,finding a sitter, etc.) I wanted a more professional and > creative space to work. I started to talk to other photographers that > worked in bigger cities and stumbled onto places like weld and work hauss > in dallas. I immediately fell in love with the idea and wished that there > were places like that here. As I researched more about shared creative > spaces and coworking I decided that running a community like that would > help bring together people and it seemed like a great thing to be a part > of. I would love to eventually leave teaching and run a successful > coworking office but it is financially not possible right now. > > The more I think about it the more I feel that initially it will be > easiest to find members in my situation - full time job and some passion or > hobby on the side that brings in a second income - but can't see people > like this coming together for a Jelly. I feel like my goal of opening a > coworking space is slowly turning into a shared office space that rents out > meeting rooms (not sure if that is a bad thing or good thing). From what > I've read I think a lot of coworking spaces do this, but it seems like I > will be missing the community factor that is so important. > > Has anyone started a coworking community of moonlighters or started an > after hours Jelly that attracts people with second jobs/hobbies? Any > thoughts or opinions on the matter are greatly appreciated. > > > On Monday, August 19, 2013 8:57:13 PM UTC-5, Daniel Rivera wrote: >> >> I want to open the 1st coworking space in my region >> >> The closest coworking space to where I live is a 4 hour drive away. I >> don't live in a technology or "creative" driven community but I feel that a >> place like this could bring these people together and help foster growth in >> my community and benefit all involved. >> >> I'm late to the wonderful concept of coworking so I have been using >> google to find as much information as possible. First and foremost, thank >> you Alex Hillman for all of your insight. I love stumbling onto your >> blogs, videos and in depth responses to questions posted by others. >> >> To all who have opened a coworking community - how do you walk the fine >> line between trying to start a community before you open your doors and >> having someone run off with your idea and beating you to the punch? >> >> >> -- > 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] <javascript:>. > 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]. 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