Keeva, If you don't mind replying to this group, I'm certainly interested in reading your response, and others here may as well. r.
*____________________ rachel young *[email protected] *We're now at 2241 Dundas St W, 3rd floor* *(between Bloor and Roncesvalles)* *Toronto, ON M6R 1X6* *See details at http://bit.ly/MovingToRoncy.* *Find us online:* Website/blog <http://camaraderie.ca> and Newsletter<http://bit.ly/camaraderienewsletter> Google+ <http://bit.ly/CamaraderiePlus>, Twitter<http://twitter.com/camaraderie> , Facebook <http://bit.ly/9zv3Fx>, and LinkedIn<http://bit.ly/CamaraderieGroup> We're a proud member of CoworkingToronto <http://www.coworkingtoronto.ca/>, CoworkingOntario<http://coworkingontario.ca/> , and CoworkingCanada <http://www.coworkingcanada.ca/>! On 9 September 2013 20:48, keeva kase <[email protected]> wrote: > Robert, > > Thank you for this post and all the insight that followed from others. I > am the facilitator of this panel and you can expect an email from me in 2 > minutes. > > Keeva > > > On Wednesday, August 28, 2013 11:54:36 PM UTC-4, Robert Petrusz wrote: > >> http://www.businessweek.com/**articles/2013-03-14/waiting-** >> for-the-accelerator-bubble-to-**pop<http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-14/waiting-for-the-accelerator-bubble-to-pop> >> >> At the upcoming "Triangle Entrepreneurship Week" there is a panel >> presentation on "Co-working in the Triangle". The panelists are all >> accelerators or incubators. None of the local coworking spaces are invited >> to participate. >> >> Here is something I apparently worry about more than other coworking >> space owners: last I heard there were almost 700 incubators in America. >> "Incubators" are now not so cool anymore, so lots of folks seem to be >> switching to an "acclerator model". Its not clear that they will do any >> better than incubators that failed. >> >> Is anyone else worried that SEVEN HUNDRED incubators & accelerators in >> america could suddenly decide that they need to become coworking spaces?! >> There are also about 700 coworking spaces in america. Imagine a world where >> every single coworking space was suddenly competing with an >> incubator/accelerator that was funded by the local city/chamber of >> commerce/university/VC community. >> >> These new entrants can cause lots of trouble, especially in small markets >> where they can outspend a small coworking space by a factor of 10, easily. >> >> Anyone else pondering these types of issues? >> >> Robert >> Bull City Coworking >> > -- > 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.
