So the rest of you can start something wonderful and prove them wrong. Don't let one bad apple spoil it for the rest of you. r. On 8 Oct 2014 18:02, "Katherine Warman Kern" <[email protected]> wrote:
> It "takes two to tango" ! We'd love to collaborate with the other > coworking spaces in the area, but one of them is hell bent on competing > with a "we crush our competition" page on their website with erroneous info > about our space and I'm sure others. > > On Sunday, March 3, 2013 2:17:25 PM UTC-5, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: >> >> Look at the office buildings in the St Louis skyline, imagine the 9-to-5 >> cubicles they're filled with, and think about how many people are going to >> be working like that in the next 5, 10, or 20 years. >> >> You and the other folks doing coworking in St. Louis are heralding a >> future that's fast apparoaching. Coworking's not done growing in a city >> until it's transformed work as we know it forever. >> >> Your potential competitor is also your potential collaborator. If you >> both can see it that way, then you can confound people with your friendship >> and thrive together :-) >> >> If you spend some time with the folks in this other space, you might >> likely discover the opportunities for a different community that wouldn't >> directly compete-- whether by way of geography, culture, or something else. >> Handled right, your efforts would compliment the existing ones >> beautifully. >> >> >> On Sunday, March 3, 2013, Cameron Goldsmith wrote: >> >>> Curious how everyone feels about cities that have multiple coworking >>> spots.... Do you think this is generally a good idea? I know competition is >>> supposed to be good for the market, but what if the city is small?? >>> >>> Im asking because I'm looking to relocate soon. The city Im interested >>> in, St. Louis, already has a coworking spot. Ive been looking and >>> researching to open one for awhile now, but am now hesitant after finding >>> out StL has a fairly large spot already. >>> >>> Do you think this is something that is sustainable, or do you feel like >>> I would be stepping on the toes of a community catalyst by opening a new >>> business doing a very similar thing? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/d/optout. > -- 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.
