Tony, I spent many Saturday's at Vet's Lanes (I believe it's the same one, as there was another one further West). Here's a throwback <https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/eb/b8/60/ebb8602cb22da651eb065d3abf5d8674.jpg> .
I'll try to get into the city next week and will let you know when. I'm really looking forward to it. Eric On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 4:23:05 PM UTC-4, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: > > Eric, awesome! I'm glad to hear there's a growing base of support behind > what you're aiming for. Keep it rolling! > > I grew up in Greenlawn and frequented the old Commack Bowl on Jericho > Turnpike back in my teenage days. Small world! > > I'd be glad to grab a coffee at some point; let me know next time you're > in the city. > > Cheers, > Tony > > > On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 10:36 PM, Eric Lituchy <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Tony - I was speaking to Robert at Bull City Coworking >> <http://www.bullcitycoworking.com/> and he said I should be speaking to >> you. Thanks for your response. >> >> I grow up in Commack and have been in Port Washington for the last 10 >> years. What about yourself? >> >> I completely understand your position on crowdfunding once you have an >> established cowork space, but since this is a completely new space there >> are fewer concerns. I have a core group of supporters and have started >> to put the word out about my plans. I 100% agree that I need to grow the >> supports to make this a success. I know plenty of people, and learn about >> more all the time, that love the idea. Many people I know have had >> successful careers and either consult or run small businesses. They are >> lonely working from home, or lonely and overpaying at places like Regus >> (nice office, but no human stimulation). I would really love to build a >> place where people love to come to everyday. >> >> I'd love to grab a coffee with you and stop by NWC to see what you've >> built. >> >> Eric >> >> On Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 12:09:56 AM UTC-4, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: >>> >>> Eric, fellow Long Island native here! Where do you hail from? >>> >>> We successfully crowdfunded New Work City's expansion in 2010 and ever >>> since I've been largely trying to sway people against doing it until >>> absolutely necessary. >>> >>> The reason is this: almost everyone who contributed to our campaign was >>> an existing member of the community we'd built over the course of the >>> previous three years. >>> >>> I can't speak for everyone and every project, but I can say that if you >>> focus first and foremost on identifying and rallying people who believe >>> what you believe, and want what you want, you will have the support you >>> need to be successful in whatever medium you need it. Do that groundwork >>> and so many hard things become easy, believe me. >>> >>> If you've already got some momentum behind your effort, then a >>> crowdfunding campaign can be a really great way to galvanize that existing >>> support into action. >>> >>> I for one hope you succeed as I'd love to see more coworking happening >>> in LI. Keep us posted! >>> >>> Tony >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Eric Lituchy <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I am new to the Cowork world and find this group to be an amazing >>>> resource. Thanks in advance! >>>> >>>> In July, I am opening a coworking space on Long Island. I am currently >>>> working on building the community and already have 6 people onboard. I >>>> thought of raising some capital from friends and family, but started to >>>> think that crowdfunding (Indiegogo, Plumfund, etc.) might be a better >>>> option. Capital will be used for rent, furniture, technology, etc. >>>> >>>> My questions: >>>> >>>> 1. Does crowdfunding make sense as a way to fund a startup >>>> coworking space? My primary goal of the crowdfunding would be to >>>> get new members to invest in our community. >>>> 2. I expect to offer membership deals(ex. Contribute $1000 and get >>>> 3-months of cowork space), "Hardship" contributions to give out-of-work >>>> individuals free coworking space and media/press mentions for larger >>>> contributions. Any thoughts on this? Other ideas? >>>> 3. Any potential pitfalls of going the crowdsourced route? >>>> >>>> Any additional advice is sincerely appreciated. >>>> >>>> Thank, Eric >>>> Long Island Cowork (Finaly name TBD) >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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.
