Thank you for this conversation! I was just wondering about this last night.
On Monday, January 12, 2015 at 7:33:52 PM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote: > > Yeah I agree Joel. I counted that under "leadership burnout", but it > definitely should be a separate bullet on the list. > > It's something I see every day in smaller ways too. The only thing worse > than failure is being trapped by your own success :) > > -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 12, 2015 at 5:08 PM, Joel Bennett- Veel Hoeden < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> 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 <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> 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 <[email protected] >>> <javascript:>> 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 >>>> >>>> /[email protected]//@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 <[email protected]> >>>>> 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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