Hey Dusten, welcome to the movement! Don't leave it to guesswork; go out and test the idea by talking to people. If there's a need, then you should be able to prove it through conversation and organizing informal gatherings.
Building a community before building a space is such a critical prerequisite that Alex and a lot of us talk about because it helps you prove whether or not there's a need before you commit to building a space. I wrote some more about that process here: http://nwc.co/3/how-to-start-a-coworking-space-part-1-the-commitment/ Intuitively, I'd say your instincts are probably right and there is a need. Regardless, proving that suspicion with validation from real people sets you on a course to build a lasting culture. Let us know how it goes! Tony On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, Dusten W <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi There! > > I've been lurking/reading a lot of material on coworking lately and this > is my first post. Thanks for having me! > > First, thanks Alex for all of the excellent content on your website. > You've answered almost all of my newbie questions about community building > and running a coworking space in the right way. Hands down the most > organized content i've found on the subject. > > My burning question: How did you guys (who have run a successful space for > a few years) decide that your market would support yet another space in > your city? I live in a smaller city of ~1 million(Calgary) that seems to > have only 2 "true to form" coworking spaces that I can find(excluding > corporate and Regus) yet a place like Singapore or Toronto (close in > population ~5.5mil has over 30 each! > > I have ties in all 3 cities, it's why I used them as examples. So I am > curious....with so many variables, what are some of the indicators you > would use to determine if one place was better than another? Does anyone > have any experience in SG or TO ? > > Thanks for reading! Glad to be a part of this community:) > > Dusten > > -- > 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:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','coworking%[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.
