Kaylyn, Honesty is key. You definitely want to build trusting relationships with the other coworking communities in your area, so start there. I believe we should lead by example, live by our own coworking model - collaborate rather than compete.
When other space owner/operators visit Foundery or Creative Blueprint, I welcome them with open arms. If someone is thinking of opening a new space in Toronto, I'd prefer them to say that openly so I can offer to connect them with helpful people, resources and the support of our local collective. And I can also give a much more relevant tour if I know what it is they are looking for. Rather than talking about membership options, we chat about how much we love our members and the honest challenges of running our spaces. Some of my closest friends and allies are other owner operators. You can now walk to 8 spaces from ours and we are all thriving. Give them a head's up, book a 15 minute meeting, and if all goes well, grab a beer later and get to know each other better :) Good luck! Ashley Proctor Foundery www.foundery.is Creative Blueprint www.creativeblueprint.ca The Foundery Buildings 376 Bathurst Street Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 2S6 On 2016-01-08, at 10:29 AM, Kaylyn Gelata wrote: > There is a brand new office that opened up very recently in close proximity > of our coworking space. We have already lost one member to the space. I want > to go check it out but I'm debating whether to go as a prospective member, or > as honest-to-goodness me who is checking out our competition. > > My gut says to go as myself and be honest about why I am there - this is what > I would prefer. What can I go there with to be prepared? Partnership? Offers? > I'm sure many of you have gone through this.. what did you do to make the > meeting a positive experience for everyone? > > -- > 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.
