Hiya Michelle! I can’t second what Tony said here enough.
I was at a coworking space in Philadelphia (IndyHall) last week, and I noticed that they have 3 rules: Take care of yourself, each other and this space. (They’ve even got a cool artwork for it!) <https://d.pr/i/R2Fa> The space is last on the list because the people are what make or break the coworking community - without them, you’ve just got an empty office space, and that’s no fun! Get the first 10 people, then empower them to help build your community. The space is just a place to meet. If you’ve created a community that exists outside the building, then the “space" part of coworking will be a lot easier. Good luck! - James http://launchhouse.com <http://launchhouse.com/> 216.206.9338 (c) “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, hold meetings.” - Some person on the internet > On Aug 4, 2016, at 1:27 PM, Tony Bacigalupo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Welcome, Michelle! > > You have to involve people in the process as much as possible from as early > as possible. > > You don't want customers coming in to consume your services; you want > co-conspirators who feel emotionally invested in what you're doing. > > The real value of a coworking community is in the bonds built between the > people who are a part of it. The workspace is just a delivery medium for > that. > > Host happy hours, dinner parties, pop-up coworking sessions, and whatever > else people want to do. Before you open the workspace. > > Solicit feedback on decisions, through in-person meetings and online. Invite > people to be a part of what's happening. > > Treat people like humans, empower wherever possible, and remember that we're > all in this together. > > The office and business stuff gets a lot easier when you've built a > tight-knit core of passionate and dedicated people. > > Best of luck! > > Tony > --- > New Work Cities <http://nwc.co/consulting> - Coworking consultancy & > organizer network > Open Coworking <http://opencoworking.org/> - The nonprofit that powers > coworking.org <http://coworking.org/> > <web.png> <http://tonybacigalupo.com/><tw.png> > <http://twitter.com/tonybgoode><fb.png> > <http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo><li.png> > <http://linkedin.com/in/tonybacigalupo> > > > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 9:10 AM, <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Hello, > > I am the Community Manager for Troy Innovation Garage in Troy, NY. After many > months of construction we are at the final stage of construction and > anticipate to open our doors in the Fall. I wanted to reach out to hear about > the challenges people faced while opening their doors and if you had any > advice. What was your grand-opening like and how you got the interested > individuals throughout the project to transition to paying members? > > I appreciate any advice! > Michelle > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <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.
