Yep..we actually have had a few large companies come and offer us the ability to use their offices as space for members to gather and work (though their interest is based on them having first crack at any content that comes out of the group so its a bit complicated IP wise..so we've put that on hold).
We are looking at some public spaces we can do regular meets at for anyone who wants to stay connected! It's all very exciting because of how tv/film has grown :) Thanks so much man!! Have an awesome week!! On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 10:30:26 AM UTC-4, Trevor Twining wrote: > > Community trumps capital. Every time. > > Don’t just get a pre-launch support list. Talk to those people in your > community. Tell them about the idea of working together in a dedicated > space. Get them working together somewhere else in the meantime at least > once a week to see if it fits with them. Then, sometime soon, you all > decide that now is the time, and you put your money in. > > That’s when you know you have both a community and viability going forward. > > -------------------------------------------- > Trevor Twining > Cowork Niagara > http://coworkniagara.com > Home of Niagara’s independent workforce > twitter: @coworkniagara, @trevortwining > cel: 416-201-2254 > > > > > On Sep 30, 2015, at 10:20 AM, Daron Jenkins <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > Well..that's exactly what I thought. I have a massive community having > been powering the indie film community in NYC for more than 12 years. > > So I assume you're talking about getting a number of pre founding members > signed up...we are working on assembling an content incubator pre launch as > a way to engage with the community pre launch and also a way to gather > service providers that early adopters can take advantage of in advance of > the physical space. > > Sound dumb? > On Sep 30, 2015 10:13 AM, "Alex Hillman" <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Hidden option C: you find a community in need, or start building your >> own. :) >> >> Without people, you're opening an empty room. Not only does that mean >> eating costs for a while, it means that people are less likely to want to >> join because it's an empty room and if they wanted an empty room they could >> stay home or work from any other isolating location. >> >> Not to mention that if you're considering crowdfunding, you've gotta have >> a crowd to start with :) >> >> NYC is particularly difficult with high rents and an already huge and >> growing set of Coworking options. Who do you think isn't being served that >> needs YOUR Coworking space, wherever it ends up being? >> >> -Alex >> >> P.s. This is probably my most popular blog post, and it talks more about >> this quandary. You're FAR from alone in asking! >> http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2011/09/how-to-fund-your-coworking-space/ >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, September 30, 2015, Daron Jenkins <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Ok..so I have never looked at real estate (outside of renting an >>> apartment) so I have what possibly could be a dumb question. >>> >>> We're looking at real estate currently for a coworking space in NYC...Do >>> you find the space/location first or do you find/raise the money first? >>> Kind of a chicken or the egg question. >>> >>> My thoughts when I originally came up with this idea was to look at >>> spaces that fit our need first to get an idea of how much $$$ we're needing >>> to raise and to get an idea of what the sq footage looked like, THEN, raise >>> the funding (crowdfunding, private raise, sponsors, etc.). >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> ------------------ >> *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 >> >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/coworking/yIaVj6HDluM/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected] <javascript:>. >> 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] <javascript:>. > 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. 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