Good list Alex. I would add poor/non-existent succession plan for leadership as well. Have seen a few spaces in our area that start to falter when the original founder/leader decides to step away without someone of equal passion ready to step in to carry the baton.
Joel Bennett Veel Hoeden Coworking On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 12:54 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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