I am in Chicago - home of several very cool shared space work environments. Think about adding chi-town to your meet up list.
Best wishes, Royce Hood, Esq. rhoodlaw.com On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 6:04:53 PM UTC-6, Manolis Sfinarolakis wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > My name is Manolis Sfinarolakis, the Founder & Creator of Reality Crowd TV > (RCTV), a grassroots effort to create a Reality TV Show about Crowdfunding > that will be Crowdfunded on Kickstarter.com. Pleasure to E-Meet you all. > > Recently I came back from Atlanta, GA after doing a Mock Show / Panel > Discussion on the Opportunity Hub located at 200 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, > GA, and after that experience I realized that Coworking spaces are the most > inspiring environments I have ever been in. The fact that entrepreneurs > can come together in a shared space to grow their businesses together is > exactly what America needs right now. > > As I am just being introduced to the startup, incubator, and accelerator > world through my endeavors in Crowdfunding, I am exploring options on how > Coworking Business Plans work. I would like to share with you my own > thoughts and would love your feedback. > > To understand better where we are coming from, Reality Crowd TV is > currently on a Nationwide Tour: http://www.meetup.com/realitycrowdtv/ as > well as documenting our journey through our YouTube channel: > http://www.youtube.com/realitycrowdtv. > > *Business Model Generation* > > > - *Mission Statement*: To Inform, Educate, Inspire, and Motivate > Entrepreneurs Worldwide to Start Small Businesses Through Crowdfunding, > and > to provide a Blueprint on How to Crowdfund. > > > - *Unique Value Proposition*: Reality Crowd TV Crowdfunding Content, > Online University Classes, Hands On Business Development / Information > Sharing all caught on tape. > > > - *Hybrid Model*: Coworking Space / University Based / Association > Component > > > *General Cost Assumptions* > > > - *Fixed Costs*: Rent - Building, Rent - Furniture & Fixtures, > Salaries, Insurance, Cleaning Services, Security Services > > > - *Variable Costs*: Utilities (electricity, heat, phone, internet, > TV), Office Supplies, Catering Costs, Marketing, Kitchen Supplies, legal > costs, general administrative > > > - *Up Front Costs*: Leasehold Improvements, Furniture & Fixtures, > Prepaid Rent / Lease Related Fees, Stationary, Office Equipment, > Broadcasting Equipment > > > *Revenue Model Assumptions* > > > - Membership Fees > - Information Products > - Education Projects > - Special Events > - Co-investment initiatives > - Affiliate agreements > > *Where Do You Find Members?* > > - Meetup Groups > - Government Business Groups > - Government Agencies > - Existing Businesses > - Trade Associations > - Industry Organizations > - Entrepreneurial Festivals > - Crowdfunding Campaigners > - Social Media Networks > - Traditional Media Networks > - Business Listings Online > - Universities > - Community Colleges > - Churches > - Non-Profit Organizations > - Coworking Spaces, Incubators, Accelerators (Partnerships to Coshare > members, not poach members) > > *What Are The Value Added Services?* > > - Coworking space > - Utilities Included > - Business Services (Printer, Copy, Fax, Etc.) > - Unique Events > - Unique Crowdfunding Content > - Broadcasting / Pitch Videos > - Online University Content > - Networking Opportunities > - Hands on assistance with resident experts > - Community oriented / pool of interns for entrepreneurs > - Community oriented / promotional services for Crowdfunders > - Strategic Alliances with Vendors / Preferred Pricing > - Strategic Alliances with Other Coworking Spaces > - Strategic Alliances with Government Organizations > - Strategic Alliances with Non-profit Organizations > - *Aggregating an ecosystem of resources already available into an > easily usable format* > > As I am currently in Connecticut, these ideas came to me simply by > visiting 3 coworking spaces and through picking up the information they had > available at each location. There is a heck of a lot more to the coworking > space world and I would love some feedback and some assumptions that I am > potentially missing, some lessons learned from starting your own coworking > spaces, and some pitfalls that we should watch out for as we begin our > journey to become part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. > > Kind Regards, > > Manolis Sfinarolakis > 203-232-2462 > -- 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/d/optout.
