Too many full time members, not enough flex (or some variation on flex).
------------------ The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself. Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://listen.coworkingweekly.com On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 4:22 PM, Tom Brandt <twbra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Alex, > This all makes sense. But I am not quite sure what is meant by "Top-heavy > membership". Can you elaborate? > On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Here’s an incomplete and in-no-particular order of things that I’ve seen >> kill coworking spaces. Many of them aren’t unique to coworking, but often >> take unique or different “forms” in the context of coworking. >> >> - Membership turnover >> - Hiring mistakes >> - Leadership burnout >> - Top-heavy membership >> - Losing a large ‘anchor’ member company >> - Overspending >> - Investor pressure >> - Poor partnerships >> - Over-reliance on sponsors >> - Identity crisis >> - Mismatched audience >> - Landlord disputes >> - Rent increases >> >> I know for a fact there are others that I’m not thinking of off the top of >> my head! >> >> -Alex >> >> ------------------ >> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* >> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com >> Listen to the podcast: http://listen.coworkingweekly.com >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 11:31 PM, Shailesh Deshpande <shailes...@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Hi Alex, Stacy & Others, >>> >>> Stumbled upon this discussion thread while researching coworking. I >>> recently started a coworking space called 'Indieloft' in Nagpur (India) and >>> looking to promote it locally and build a strong community. >>> >>> It'd be really interesting to understand why some of the other coworking >>> spaces before us failed while we think we can make a go of it. I can >>> already see how a coworking space might struggle if it doesn't have a core >>> group of startups/entrepreneurs/freelancers who are engaging and >>> collaborating on a regular basis. What were some of the other reasons? >>> >>> Really appreciate what you guys are doing to make this phenomenon >>> successful globally. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Shailesh >>> >>> /shailes...@gmail.com//@indieloft//www.facebook.com/indieloft// >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, 6 January 2015 10:18:29 UTC+5:30, Alex Hillman wrote: >>>> >>>> Hey Stacey, welcome to the discussion! :) >>>> >>>> Hit me up off list, I'll catch you up on what I've found so far and some >>>> leads that might be worth following. I agree that there's a ton of value in >>>> better understanding the patterns in the mistakes made and problems >>>> encountered. >>>> >>>> -Alex >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------ >>>> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* >>>> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com >>>> Listen to the podcast: http://listen.coworkingweekly.com >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Stacy Kessler <st...@platform53.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey Alex and Others, >>>>> >>>>> Long time lurker, first time poster :) I started Platform 53 >>>>> <http://www.platform53.com/>, a coworking space in Cincinnati, >>>>> OH/Northern Kentucky this past September, so still really fresh, but have >>>>> been doing research and pop-up coworking events around the region since >>>>> 2012, hence the long-time lurking... >>>>> >>>>> I just ran across this conversation thread and found it fascinating. I >>>>> know most of the collection was done a few years ago and it didn't sound >>>>> like it was as helpful as hoped, but sounds like there's still a lot of >>>>> interest around it. I think understanding this topic is extremely >>>>> important. I'm a market researcher by trade (both qual and quant), so if >>>>> there's a passion for picking back up the effort or digging into other >>>>> coworking questions, let me know--I'd be happy to help and ready to start >>>>> being more active in the broader coworking community. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> >>>>> Stacy Kessler >>>>> Co-Founder & Chief Visionary Officer >>>>> Platform 53 >>>>> >>>>> PS. Thanks for all you do for the coworking community, Alex. Love your >>>>> dedication to having open conversations about coworking through this >>>>> Google >>>>> Group and elsewhere. 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