So much this I can’t even articulate it beyond shouting: “THIS!" -------------------------------------------- Trevor Twining Cowork Niagara http://coworkniagara.com <http://coworkniagara.com/> Home of Niagara’s independent workforce twitter: @coworkniagara, @trevortwining
> On May 11, 2017, at 10:17 , Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am not a lawyer - if you're playing the "protection" game then you should > definitely be asking a lawyer, not us ;) > > But here's my .02: at this stage, this is another distraction. > > I don't have a horse in this race, and I don't care how you spend your money, > but you have to ask yourself...what are you actually protecting here? Are you > in this for making your community better, or to spend your days waging war > with a couple of knuckleheads in your neighborhood? > > To quote a longtime friend: there's two ways to build the biggest building in > town. One is to tear everybody else's towers down. The other is to build the > biggest tower in town. > > You already avoided going into business with them. Now step above them by > working with abundance mindset. Work on making your community so great that > nobody could take it from you no matter what they try. > > If you want to start a coworking space, you're gonna want people who are > business savvy...but also who are generous and collaborative. Otherwise > nobody wants to help each other. > > Which means it's so important for you to lead from the top, and resist the > instinct to clam up and defend yourself every time somebody else does > something stupid. > > Again. I have no horse in your race. I'm just noticing your reactiveness, > calling attention to it, and suggesting that you've got a longer game you can > play. > > -Alex > > p.s. I also just watched "The Founder" - great example of the many reasons > I'm suspicious of JV's ;) > > > > > > > > ------------------ > The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself. > Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org <http://indyhall.org/> > Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com > <http://coworkingweekly.com/> > My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.com/ten <https://theindyhallway.com/ten> > On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 9:55 AM, Heather Lavergne <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > I would say that it's a fairly small amount to pay to protect something you > have worked so hard for. > > Watch the movie Founder... > > Heather Lavergne > 512.689.2698 <tel:512.689.2698> > > > On May 11, 2017, at 8:02 AM, Kevin Haggerty <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > So, for those of you who have been following, some of this is repeat info, > > but the short summary is this: > > > > We were working with landlords who pretended to believe in our idea to > > bring coworking to our community, jacked up the rent to an unbelievable > > amount they knew we couldn't pay so we have to walk away, and are now > > trying to do the space without us -- which we now suspect was they plan all > > along. > > > > Additionally, I've gotten wind that they even intend to try and use the > > name we'd been using for the movement, Cowork Gloucester VA. > > > > I own and have always owned the domain (www.coworkGloucesterVA.com > > <http://www.coworkgloucesterva.com/>), as well as the Facebook, Instagram > > and Twitter accounts with the same namesake. > > > > Yesterday, we created our LLC with the same name, filed our trade name > > paperwork with the County, got our business license with that name, and, I > > think, checked all of those boxes. > > > > Additionally, I also filed for the trademark online, and here's where my > > question comes in: > > > > In order to finalize the trademark, I need to pay another $275 for the > > filing fee. I'd rather not so that if I don't have to. Do you think the > > trademark is overkill, or is it necessary? With all the other things I've > > squared away, even without the trademark, wouldn't infringement be easy to > > prove if they try and use our name? > > > > Thanks! > > > > -- > > 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:coworking%[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:coworking%[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. 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