Hey Wayne, congrats! Some quick thoughts:
*1. Listen listen listen! *Get to know people and really pay attention to what they have to say. Read notes from How to Win Friends and Influence People on this. *2. Have fun!* The main objective here is for people to want to do this again. *3. Keep expectations reasonable.* How many people show up simply gives you information you can use to adjust your plans going forward. Zero people is a hint you may need to change your approach or that the need simply isn't there (unlikely but possible!). One person or more and you have found people who are so ready to try this thing that they're willing to take a chance on something new. This means they could be not just potential members, but potential collaborators, partners, investors, supporters, or just plain big fans. Get to know these people well and keep an eye out for ways to expand the emotional ownership of the project! *4. Have a follow-up in mind.* Either have the next date and location ready, or a follow-up email (collect everyone's emails, always) to solicit suggestions on next steps. Tony --- *New Work Cities* <http://nwc.co/consulting> • *Coworking.org* <http://coworking.org/> Next mastermind group for new space owners kicks off in April! Learn more <http://nwc.co/club> On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 7:53 AM <wa...@renewacycle.com> wrote: > Hey there; > > At long last we're having a get together of folks interested in the space > I'm working on at a local restaurant that's helping get this going. It's > an afternoon of working in their space, followed by a "meet & greet" > where I'll share a vision for what we're building, share preliminary > membership levels and amenities, and solicit feedback. Then, we're > welcome to hang out and eat / imbibe together. > > Any thoughts on how to make thins first connection the best it can be? > Event is next Tuesday 3/28, http://hinesburghub-kickoff.eventbrite.com > > Thanks! > > Kindly, > Wayne Maceyka > Hinesburg, VT > Renewable Energy / Sustainability > <http://www.hinesburghub.com/> HinesburgHUB - Coworking+ > <http://www.hinesburghub.com/> > [image: visit my blog] <http://www.waynemaceyka.com/> Blog - > (un)Sustainable Comments <http://www.waynemaceyka.com/> > [image: let's connect on LinkedIn] > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/waynemaceyka> Connect with LinkedIn > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/waynemaceyka> > [image: Bainbridge Graduate Institute - Changing Business for Good] > <http://www.bgi.edu/> Sustainable MBA <http://www.presidio.edu/> > Mobile: 802-585-0909 <(802)%20585-0909> > > -- > 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
