We've had it happen not once, but twice! In addition to the scenario I outline in that episode, there was also a guy who came out to our weekly jellies. He thought the community bit wasn't important. Filled with impatience disguised as enthusiasm, he set out on his own.
He opened five months before us a block down the street. That was slightly more than 3 years ago. They're still struggling with less than half occupied. We're now negotiating a takeover of that space in addition to where we just moved so that we can give those on our waiting list the community engagement they're looking for. The moral of this story is community matters. More than anything. Build the community first and everything else becomes a function of serving that community and far easier to solve. But you have to give it the time it needs to happen. -------------------------------------------- Trevor Twining Cowork Niagara http://coworkniagara.com Home of Niagara’s independent workforce twitter: @coworkniagara, @trevortwining > On May 9, 2017, at 4:35 PM, Kevin Haggerty <[email protected]> wrote: > > Oh I plan to be nice, and to smile, but if they try and use my trade name, > theyz gonna get sued. ;) > >> On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 4:09 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Oh brother! and looks like my crystal ball still works :) In such a small >> town, you'll want to keep an olive branch firmly extended even if you have >> to grit your teeth a little. >> >> angel >> >> >>> On Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 12:26:02 PM UTC-6, Kevin Haggerty wrote: >>> Angel, >>> Thanks, and good suggestion! We're actually looking to open up fundraising >>> in the next few days, and one of the things we're hoping to do is offer >>> discounted memberships for those who sign up in advance (as many of you >>> have done). >>> >>> Additionally, I got some "fun" news this morning. Apparently, the landlords >>> of the place we were looking at previously are now planning to still try >>> and do a coworking spaced out of the property, and they plan to call it >>> Cowork Gloucester VA. >>> >>> My plan was never to call the venue that, but it was always the brand used >>> to promote the movement, so they're definitely infringing and potentially >>> adding market confusion. >>> >>> I now believe my suspicions have been confirmed and that they intended to >>> push me out with an outrageous offer and attempt to do it without me. >>> >>> As soon as I heard the news, I went online and trademarked the name, Cowork >>> Gloucester VA. I also own the website, and all the social networking >>> accounts. Next, I plan to go down to the county and register there. So, >>> weird strategy on their part, but if they move forward, they may end up >>> funding my coworking space. :) >>> >> >> -- >> 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/WWy8mg1_Kto/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. -- 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.
