"kill them with kindess", that's a great weapon! =) yeah, i agree with all, alex. it's sad that in a business model that woks essentially with collaboration and coopetition, we still have things like that, anyway.
best, anderson *Anderson Costa* 11 99409-7054 about.me/andersoncosta On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > Ugh, that sucks. Some people are just...desperate. It's terrible that > they're taking that desperation...but there's great news that nobody's > buying their bullshit. > > Every time I've seen something like this, one of two things has happened: > > *1 - the spammy coworking space goes out of business.* they're desperate, > and it shows. nobody wants to hang out with someone who'se desperate. you > said it yourself...nobody's moving. and let's be honest. anybody who DOES > respond to an approach like this...I'll bet they weren't your a great > member to begin with. > > Even if they DO manage to score some members, they're clearly in a > position where they don't mind taking advantage of people. That means > they'll turn on their "members" before long, and run their own members out. > > > *2 - the spammy coworking space realizes "uh, I guess this isn't working > with those people"* and points their spammy emails at a new audience. > *eventually...* they might find an audience that responds to their spammy > approach. I personally love when this happens because it turns that spammy > coworking space into a honey pot for people that I wouldn't want to spend > time with anyway :) > > If you're feeling tempted to counter-attack them or something like that, > *don't* waste your time. They're on self-destruct mode as it is. Stay > focused on *your* members and making sure that they make each other > happy, and let the other space dig their own grave. > > I've even tried to "kill them with kindness" and offer help - essentially > recognize that they're trying to get off the ground and say "hey, maybe I > can help you do this in a more effective way?". I've had literally ZERO > people take me up on that...which is sad but unsurprising because they're > already in self-destruct mode. > > There's a whole spectrum of "aggressive outreach" that I've noticed in the > coworking world, and it's only increasing as a) more and more people open > empty rooms and realize that they're desperate to start covering their > expenses...and b) investors see absolutely silly valuations, get greedy, > and cut off their nose in spite of their face by demanding expansion. > > -Alex > > > > > > ------------------ > *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* > Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com > Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 10:18 AM, Anderson Costa <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> hi, guys! >> >> a fellow coworker owner told me about some bad practices that a coworking >> space in the neighborhood has. this space keep emailing the users to move >> to his space, with better prices and other things. this email has arrived 5 >> times for some users. >> >> the users didn't moved, and telled the owner what was happening. but the >> messages keep coming. >> >> i know that this isn't a good thing. the owners that felt this too need >> to do something? or this is something natural? and if there's something to >> do about this, what? >> >> best for all, >> >> >> *Anderson Costa* >> 11 99409-7054 >> about.me/andersoncosta >> >> -- >> 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. > -- 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.
