I'd agree with Jensen and keep your space as flexible and general-purpose as possible. You never know what your members will want, because truthfully, *they *don't know what they want until they need it.
As for whether or not to build out, that was a question I faced early on - mainly because of the limited, suitable real estate options in my area and because there's no such thing as a turnkey coworking space. I found a few vacant office spaces with open areas that *could *have worked, but I knew I'd be compromising my vision from day one by retrofitting a space that wasn't purpose-built for coworking. Ultimately, I focused on vacant spaces (or spaces I could demo) so that I could design it from the ground up. THE CATCH: it's f*cking expensive! Work with an architect to estimate your costs, and factor it into your business plan to make sure it makes sense for you. If you can get tenant improvement allowance from your landlord (and you should from any decent landlord that isn't underwater on their property), then all the better! JOSH -- 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.
