I think this is an excellent idea. On Sat, Aug 3, 2019, 8:43 PM Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking < [email protected]> wrote:
> John and I, a current and former coworking space owner, are tired of > seeing friends close their coworking spaces. It just happened again last > month with a friend in Washington. It’s been happening for years now as > more coworking spaces turn 3,5, or even 10 years old. Most of the spaces > that are closing aren’t losing a lot of money, or making a lot of money. > The spaces are closing because they fall in the break-even area and the > coworking business is not the sole focus of the owner. > > It’s a side hobby. The spaces were started because the owner wanted to > create a cool place for a community to form, and make some money. However, > leases come up every few years and they have to make a decision. Is running > the space worth my time? Can I keep putting in effort into building this > community? > > > More often than not, if the owner decides they can’t put in the time / > effort / emotional energy they just close the coworking space . The > community that has been built over the years, the friendships that have > been created, and ideas hatched between coffees are dispersed and go in > search of a new home. > > > *It doesn’t have to be this way.* > > > We, the coworking industry, need a matchmaking service. We need a place > that will help match owners that love coworking but are ready to move on to > new opportunities with people that are excited to keep the business and > community moving forward. > > That’s why we spent the last few months creating DenSwap > <http://www.denswap.com/>. It’s a marketplace for space owners to list > their coworking business and be matched up with existing space owners, > property owners, or others that are excited about the coworking movement. > DenSwap will help spaces determine the value of their coworking business, > understand the community, and what the owner’s priorities are in their > exit. We’ll then take all of that info and help matchmake them with a buyer > that has the same goals. > > > Right now, DenSwap is pre-launch phase as we line up spaces and investors. > People can sign up right now to list their space or register as a buyer. > Once we have enough spaces signed up, we’ll launch the marketplace. We > expect that to happen in September. We already have a few buyers in the > system. > > > Please check out DenSwap and reach out if you have any questions. My > partners and I are passionate about the coworking industry and want our > communities to succeed. We think having a matchmaking service from people > that understand the coworking industry is an important part of the maturing > industry. > > If you want to see how much your coworking space might be worth, go to > www.denswap.com/calculator.html > > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/coworking/a7570fe4-cbc3-485b-8b42-578b7fd85efe%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/coworking/a7570fe4-cbc3-485b-8b42-578b7fd85efe%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/coworking/CAAcfKo4Mvr94SbKBs1vtS07OLC7reS%2Bf%2BoX4chvepgAcaKqqng%40mail.gmail.com.
