We are using Typeform to do a few surveys. First we're focusing on nonprofit Directors, because they collectively spend thousands of dollars a month on offices typically used 3 days a week. We ask about # of phone calls a day, how many people on the phone at once, if they are loud talkers or sales people and what their privacy concerns are. Find your launch audience and talk to them a lot.
This has been helpful to realize that having a few retro phone booths in the space (fairly common in coworking spaces) aren't as useful as a larger space with a small desk for two people. No offices either! If they want that they can rent across the street in a cool old mill building. The better we define our space early on, the easier it is to find and accept people who are a good fit. Conference room can be $5-$10k depending on how much glass and sound proofing you want. We're considering making cheap ones out of windows to delineate space for launch, and we'll upgrade to wall to ceiling glass once revenue kicks in and demand is clearly stated. We're only 12,000 people in town and our space is open plan all the way. I'd rather have great people than spend $20k on offices and privacy for people who really just want cheap office space. Don't bolt anything to the wall and make everything reconfigurable to keep the space looking fresh. Stackable desks and chairs, movable walls, all really key, at least for us. Audio studio seems like a stretch, but I've never even thought of offering that as there are a bunch of recording studios around and what is that demand like? Dave -- 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.
