[Coworking] Re: Has anyone tried promoting Coworking spaces through traditional office space listings?

2012-12-19 Thread Jeannine
Yes.  I do.  Whether this will work depends on how you think of your space 
and how you want your community to think of your space.

I have mine listed on a number of Dutch language websites which are 
traditionally sources for regular office space listings.  This is because 
the model we are based on, is that this is your office, home for your 
business if you like, whether you are physically here once a year or every 
day.  Or if you only come for events and parties.  

Such listings work well for folks who come on a regular basis; traditional 
listings are after all where the people are, who are looking for regular 
office space and also for peole who don't know what coworking is -- there 
is a population who is looking at traditional office listing because that's 
what they know about.  Or because they are looking for a rental which is 
not going well, in hope of cobbling somethign together with the owner. 
 These last are the best coworkers, because they are already thinking 
outside the box.  But you have to target your listing pretty carefully to 
the people you want who are n that site, otherwise you just spend a lot of 
time talking about something they are not interested in.

That's my experience.

Jeannine  

On Thursday, December 13, 2012 12:00:30 AM UTC+1, oren.s...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hey there,

 I was just wondering if anyone has tried promoting their coworking space 
 through means usually reserved for traditional office space?

 These would include Craigslist, Loopnet http://www.loopnet.com/, 
 Costarhttp://www.costar.com/, 
 and probably many more that I'm not aware of.

 Just curious if anyone has had success using these methods or what your 
 experience may have been like promoting through these services.

 Thanks!
 Oren

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[Coworking] Re: Decline in customers during the Holidays?

2012-12-19 Thread Jeannine
Hi, Marie,

We have developed the tag Rural Coworking for anybody located outside 
large cities, and it is a slightly different model than in the larger 
cities.  My space is one as well.

I have noted a slowdown during the holiday season and then a really large 
pickup right after new year, everybody is then on a New Year Resolution 
High and trying to get everything in order.  Some years I have had a lot of 
events in that time, so all the folks making new year's resolutions notice 
that I am there.  There's always a nonprofit or club looking for a space 
for an event and sponsoring an event by lettting htem have it free or cheap 
does pull press, which is nice.  

You want to choose nonprofits/clubs that resonate with your community of 
course, otherwise you are preaching to the wrong choir.

This year for the first time, the members have essentially said Can we 
just skip it for Christmas and have a New Year event instead?  We are 
booked solid.  So this year, other than the Christmas tree we haven't got 
much booked.

Laters,

Jeannine




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[Coworking] Re: Decline in customers during the Holidays?

2012-12-19 Thread julianne
Hey there Marie,

From the Deskwanted perspective, I can tell you that December is the worst 
month for us too. We have significantly less people looking for workspaces 
in December, but...January is the best month for it!

As Jeannine says, that New Year's resolution hing kicks in and people are 
ready to get started!

Good luck with all, and hand in there!

Happy Holidays!

Julianne

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Community Management - Deskwanted

On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 12:32:17 AM UTC+1, Marie wrote:

 Just wondering if anyone is experiencing a decline in the amount of 
 customers in December? If so, what efforts are you doing that is helping to 
 bring more in? 

 Granted, my questions is more for co-working spaces that are not located 
 in big cities (if any like that exist). Ours is located in the suburbs and 
 I have noticed a decrease in activity since last week and around 
 Thanksgiving. We have not done anything different and we do have new promos 
 starting in January but we don't have a marketing budget for December so I 
 can't spend a ton of money marketing right now. I mostly just want to know 
 if it's normal in the co-working world as I know its normal to slow down 
 around the holidays in the B2B world. 


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[Coworking] So, let's talk about virtual offices and coworking

2012-12-19 Thread Jeannine
Hi, all,

As some of you know, Kamer52 is a rural coworking space, and my basic 
notion os that it is home for your business:  big or small, 4 times a year 
or every day, we're sharing and it's great.  (Sorry, slogan fever hit me 
there for a second). :-)

Recently I fell in with a fellow who is part of a large group of people who 
have some privacy issues about the present model in the Netherlands which 
is, if you don't have a seperate office, you register your business at your 
home address.  The concern is that 1) the local regstry for businesses is 
public record, so your house address is there for everybody to see and look 
up in Google; which gives some folks goosebumps; and also the local 
registry office sells those addresses in email list/database form to 
anybody who wants to buy them.

So we deveoped a membership for them.  It;s cheap, but they aren't asking 
for much either. I really strated in the beginning as a favor to him, I 
didn't really expect the landslide it is becoming.

After some initial resistance from the government, which has since been 
handled essentially by going there and explaining what I was doing, getting 
their input, and coming up with a contract and an approach we all could be 
happy with, this has begun to roll quite handily and I have gotten a lot of 
feedback; a lot of micro businesses and starters and so forth are very 
interested in this and we have added a lot of value as this has developed 
along the way.  It's fun as well.

It's essentially a larger community from which to draw coworkers.

Because this is Holland, I have recently had a good deal of interest in 
joint contracts in the Benelux (Germany, Holland, Belguim, Luxemburg) and I 
expect that the interest is also there for France and Eastern Europe, just 
because of the nature of the trade.  

Does anybody else have memberships which include a registration address or 
a virtual address?  How are you dovetailing it with coworking?  Want to 
work together?  What's your experience?

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[Coworking] Re: Tau : new location and 1 year experience feedback

2012-12-19 Thread Mojo
Congratulations, Thomas.  Your new space and members sound fantastic.  The *
community* is what makes coworking great.  And it sounds like you have the 
right people there.  Mojo Coworking also expanded this year (now 4,500 
sqft) in the beautiful mountain city of Asheville, North Carolina.   And, 
like you, we have really great people from all over the USA and one 
starting on January 1 from Sweden (via Miami).   Our site is 
www.mojocoworking.com - you can see photos and member information there.  I 
have heard that Toulouse is a wonderful city and hope to visit at some 
point.  Thanks for sharing.

Craig

On Tuesday, December 18, 2012 6:08:16 AM UTC-5, Thom wrote:

 Hello everyone !

 I am one of the cofounders of a coworking space in Toulouse, France : Tau (
 www.tau.so).

 All the team is happy to announce that we moved from our initial location 
 (55 square meters flat) to a new, bigger place.

 The new space is a 130 square meter place located 50 meters away from the 
 mighty Garonne river and the historical birth place of the city.

 Tau has also passed the one year milestone literally while doing this 
 relocation, the year has been full of discoveries and experiences.

 A year ago we decided to use a great opportunity to open with only 5 
 members. Without the first 10 it has been quite an experience to operate 
 the space.

 Toulouse is a 400.000 people city, famous for good food, pink bricks, and 
 sunny weather. Even if there is a growing freelancing and remote working 
 scene in town we noticed that many people here tend to prefer working from 
 home, compared to other cities like Paris. Getting them out from cozy home 
 office proved to be more difficult than we thought. Opening last year 
 allowed us to test the ideas we had and kickstart some cultural changes.

 After one year Tau is now home of 7 permanent coworkers (called 
 'Taunautes') and few occasional nomads. Among the 7, only 2 are from 
  Toulouse's area : all the others come from other french cities but also 
 from Spain and Italy. The resulting mix is quite awesome and we love it. So 
 wherever you are from if you are planning to come to Toulouse for short, 
 medium or long term working trips we will be happy to welcome you.

 We also want to thank the international coworking community for being an 
 inspiration and a great support to us.

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[Coworking] Re: Decline in customers during the Holidays?

2012-12-19 Thread Mojo
Hello Marie,  we have a coworking space in Asheville, North Carolina. 
 Population 75,000-ish.  We are located downtown which I think helps but 
also notice a slowdown in December.  The way we try to counter this is by 
having as many 6 month members as possible.  We run the cycles starting in 
April and October ... so that we make sure we're covered in the slower 
months like December and July.  We also start opening our common area for 
free community events in October  November to allow as many people to come 
through the space and see it, talk about it ... hopefully spread the word 
or come back themselves to use it. 

Most of our members are 6 month or 1 year vs. drop in.  We have a few M2M 
members and a few daily/drop in/flex users as well.  Usually around 
Thanksgiving and Xmas we get a few tourists who are in town visiting 
family/friends ... make sure that your local tourism board knows about you 
... or your chamber of commerce, etc. if that exists for your suburban 
location.

Happy holidays.

Craig



On Tuesday, December 18, 2012 6:32:17 PM UTC-5, Marie wrote:

 Just wondering if anyone is experiencing a decline in the amount of 
 customers in December? If so, what efforts are you doing that is helping to 
 bring more in? 

 Granted, my questions is more for co-working spaces that are not located 
 in big cities (if any like that exist). Ours is located in the suburbs and 
 I have noticed a decrease in activity since last week and around 
 Thanksgiving. We have not done anything different and we do have new promos 
 starting in January but we don't have a marketing budget for December so I 
 can't spend a ton of money marketing right now. I mostly just want to know 
 if it's normal in the co-working world as I know its normal to slow down 
 around the holidays in the B2B world. 


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Re: [Coworking] If your coworking space closed tomorrow, would anyone notice? Would they care?

2012-12-19 Thread Alex Hillman
Posts like this one make me so proud to be a part of THIS community. 

Thanks, Joel. 

We just had our year-end town hall this past week and ran it decidedly 
different than before. 

In the past it's been more of a state of the union, with open floor 
discussion tacked on. This time we flipped it around to put the emphasis on the 
discussion. 

It was harder to get the conversation moving, since it was more open ended than 
in the past. We still ended up covering a lot of ground and had a ton of great 
contributions from members. Given that our last year has been so much about 
growing, our present is showing stress fractures around communication, so 
that's looking to be one of our major themes for the next year. 

But something else interesting happened. Since town hall, the entire community 
seems to have been sparked into being the best version of itself we've ever 
seen. People are seeing the bigger context of their participation in Indy Hall, 
and have started coming to me with what THEY see as the opportunity to make a 
difference and how THEY want to lead the effort. 

It's been amazing and inspiring, and reminds me why we build community the way 
we do. It lets me play the role of enabler, making sure that our community 
members have what they need to become community leaders, even if its just for a 
seemingly small, simple initiative. 

Because all of those little things add up in a big way. 

-Alex

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On Dec 19, 2012, at 10:17 AM, Joel Bennett - Veel Hoeden 
veelhoe...@gmail.com wrote:

 I was recently in discussion with a friend about how you measure the 
 effectiveness of a church.  He mentioned he uses a simple set of question to 
 get at a qualitative measurement of how a church is doing.
  
 If your church closed down tomorrow, would the people of your area miss you? 
  Would they even notice?  What wouldn't be getting done because you were 
 gone?
  
 When I returned to Veel Hoeden it struck me that these could be the same 
 questions by which we measure our coworking communities.
  
 There has been a lot of recent (and important) discussion out here on whether 
 coworking is a fad (IMO it is not), whether coworking facilities are closing 
 at an accelerated pace (IMO no faster than other startup businesses, 75% of 
 which fail), and why they are leaving the marketplace.  All good questions.  
 But I'm wondering if a better question should be, when they leave, does 
 anyone outside the members notice?
  
 [A quick sidenote.  I'm expecting there are a number of you out here who have 
 lead or been part of a space who closed.  I am not trying to be critical of 
 your space, your circumstances, or place blame.  Businesses fail.  It's part 
 of life.  But I think current spaces need to address their present to 
 determine what their future may hold.]
  
 We started Veel Hoeden because we felt there was a need being unmet.  
 Immediately upon opening we felt positive about what we had created because 
 everyone was happy.  Sound familiar?
  
 Two years later it would be easy for me to rest on my laurels and cling to 
 the past. But the truth is, your relevance is always based in the  present; 
 the past means nothing.
  
 This year we'll be offering local social entrepreneurs a chance to join our 
 space for a 6 month residency to help them get their cause off the ground.  
 Why?  Because it matters in a time when those who are in need, need more, and 
 those who want to help them could use a little traction.  I know other spaces 
 around the world have offered something similar.
  
 I've heard of coworking communities offering discounted/free passes to the 
 unemployed, or offering training to help them find jobs or launch a business. 
  Why?  Because it matters in a time when unemployment is higher than it has 
 been in years.
  
 So that brings us back to a question.  Beyond your members, if your space 
 closed tomorrow would anyone else in your community mourn?  Is what you are 
 doing making an impact beyond offering space to work?
  
 I'd love to hear what other coworking communities are doing to matter.  Send 
 me your thoughts.
  
 Thanks  God Bless,
  
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Decline in customers during the Holidays?

2012-12-19 Thread Alex Hillman
I can concur with Craig - this has been a pretty predictable pattern for us and 
the best thing we've done is to get a few months ahead of it. 

The good news is that it's generally followed by a spike of new activity in 
January. Kinda like New Years resolutions for the gym, but for coworking :)

Craig - for your 6 month memberships, are people still paying monthly? How do 
those work/help you through seasonal lulls?

-Alex

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On Dec 19, 2012, at 9:36 AM, Mojo cr...@mojocoworking.com wrote:

 Hello Marie,  we have a coworking space in Asheville, North Carolina.  
 Population 75,000-ish.  We are located downtown which I think helps but also 
 notice a slowdown in December.  The way we try to counter this is by having 
 as many 6 month members as possible.  We run the cycles starting in April and 
 October ... so that we make sure we're covered in the slower months like 
 December and July.  We also start opening our common area for free community 
 events in October  November to allow as many people to come through the 
 space and see it, talk about it ... hopefully spread the word or come back 
 themselves to use it. 
 
 Most of our members are 6 month or 1 year vs. drop in.  We have a few M2M 
 members and a few daily/drop in/flex users as well.  Usually around 
 Thanksgiving and Xmas we get a few tourists who are in town visiting 
 family/friends ... make sure that your local tourism board knows about you 
 ... or your chamber of commerce, etc. if that exists for your suburban 
 location.
 
 Happy holidays.
 
 Craig
 
 
 
 On Tuesday, December 18, 2012 6:32:17 PM UTC-5, Marie wrote:
 
 Just wondering if anyone is experiencing a decline in the amount of 
 customers in December? If so, what efforts are you doing that is helping to 
 bring more in? 
 
 Granted, my questions is more for co-working spaces that are not located in 
 big cities (if any like that exist). Ours is located in the suburbs and I 
 have noticed a decrease in activity since last week and around Thanksgiving. 
 We have not done anything different and we do have new promos starting in 
 January but we don't have a marketing budget for December so I can't spend a 
 ton of money marketing right now. I mostly just want to know if it's normal 
 in the co-working world as I know its normal to slow down around the 
 holidays in the B2B world.
 
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Decline in customers during the Holidays?

2012-12-19 Thread John Wilker
Yeah Uncubed has slowed down this month too. We did have two new members join 
earlier in the month, but over all most everyone is coming in less and less.  



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On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 7:36 AM, Mojo wrote:

 Hello Marie,  we have a coworking space in Asheville, North Carolina.  
 Population 75,000-ish.  We are located downtown which I think helps but also 
 notice a slowdown in December.  The way we try to counter this is by having 
 as many 6 month members as possible.  We run the cycles starting in April and 
 October ... so that we make sure we're covered in the slower months like 
 December and July.  We also start opening our common area for free community 
 events in October  November to allow as many people to come through the 
 space and see it, talk about it ... hopefully spread the word or come back 
 themselves to use it. 
 
 Most of our members are 6 month or 1 year vs. drop in.  We have a few M2M 
 members and a few daily/drop in/flex users as well.  Usually around 
 Thanksgiving and Xmas we get a few tourists who are in town visiting 
 family/friends ... make sure that your local tourism board knows about you 
 ... or your chamber of commerce, etc. if that exists for your suburban 
 location.
 
 Happy holidays.
 
 Craig
 
 
 
 On Tuesday, December 18, 2012 6:32:17 PM UTC-5, Marie wrote:
  Just wondering if anyone is experiencing a decline in the amount of 
  customers in December? If so, what efforts are you doing that is helping to 
  bring more in? 
  
  Granted, my questions is more for co-working spaces that are not located in 
  big cities (if any like that exist). Ours is located in the suburbs and I 
  have noticed a decrease in activity since last week and around 
  Thanksgiving. We have not done anything different and we do have new promos 
  starting in January but we don't have a marketing budget for December so I 
  can't spend a ton of money marketing right now. I mostly just want to know 
  if it's normal in the co-working world as I know its normal to slow down 
  around the holidays in the B2B world. 
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Re: [Coworking] So, let's talk about virtual offices and coworking

2012-12-19 Thread Jeannine
Hi, Alex,

Yes, the most striking initially is how many of them are from the trades. 
 I have a flooring company, an import/export, and a transport company 
(right off the top of my head) who would never in a million years have been 
attracted by a traditional (!) coworking approach.  And yet they are amoung 
my most enthusiastic members of the community, they love everything related 
to the community.  But they would not have come for it, they consider 
discussions of values and so forth to be a hobby for people with too much 
education and not enough hard work to do (if I may overstate just a 
little).  And networking?  If you ask them, they don't do it, they are too 
busy to go to parties with people they don't like.  But in point of fact 
thye network like crazy, it's how they stay afloat.  They just don't call 
it that.

I have a lot to say abotu this, and a far more nuanced response will be 
coming in a couple hours, I am covered up at the mo.  but this was the most 
striking/surprising to me.

Jeannine




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Re: [Coworking] So, let's talk about virtual offices and coworking

2012-12-19 Thread Alex Hillman
This is awesome. I can't wait to read more!! :)

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On Dec 19, 2012, at 10:47 AM, Jeannine flexkantoorkame...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi, Alex,
 
 Yes, the most striking initially is how many of them are from the trades.  I 
 have a flooring company, an import/export, and a transport company (right off 
 the top of my head) who would never in a million years have been attracted by 
 a traditional (!) coworking approach.  And yet they are amoung my most 
 enthusiastic members of the community, they love everything related to the 
 community.  But they would not have come for it, they consider discussions of 
 values and so forth to be a hobby for people with too much education and not 
 enough hard work to do (if I may overstate just a little).  And networking?  
 If you ask them, they don't do it, they are too busy to go to parties with 
 people they don't like.  But in point of fact thye network like crazy, it's 
 how they stay afloat.  They just don't call it that.
 
 I have a lot to say abotu this, and a far more nuanced response will be 
 coming in a couple hours, I am covered up at the mo.  but this was the most 
 striking/surprising to me.
 
 Jeannine
 
 
 
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[Coworking] A Coworking Christmas Carol

2012-12-19 Thread Anna Cashman
Hi all!

It that time of year when we all begin to feel a little bit festive, so I'd 
like to share a Coworking Christmas Carol with you... hope it makes you 
smile :o)

If you'd like to share the coworking joy (complete with holly), here's the 
link: http://bit.ly/WotzZ2

Happy Holidays everyone!!
Anna

*T’was the week before Christmas, and all through the house,*
*
Only one thing was stirring: t’was the click of my mouse.
**
The washing was done, the pets were all fed,
**
But still I could not push the chores from my head.
*

*Though the contracts were scarce, my passion had faded,*
*
And since turning freelance, my work life was jaded.
**
There was no-one off whom I could bounce my ideas,
**
And no-one with whom I could share my career fears…
*

*Because the neighbours were out ; the sole time of year*
*
When employees could rejoice, at a staff party, with free beer.
**
Alone in my home office, I thought of the days,
**
When I too had colleagues, and regular pay. 
*

*Though I left for a reason, the reasons grew hazy,*
*
While all the company perks were as fresh as a daisy.
**
I wanted to break this habitual thinking,
**
And needed to stop my career from sinking…
*

*Then up from my desk, I sprang, suddenly :*
*
‘Why, I’ll give coworking a try,’ I shouted with glee !
**
I jumped on my bike, and traveled 22 minutes,
**
To my local coworking space, to brighten my spirits. 
*

*The joy was apparent, as I flung open the door,*
*
And was welcomed by smiles, and community galore !
**
The desk was affordable, the membership priceless,
**
And there was no dollar value on my new work-life balance. 
*

*The atmosphere was fresh, my desk changed every day,*
*
And wondered which coworker I’d sit next to on Friday.
**
The coffee was free, my targets were hit,
**
And with meeting room space, I felt more legit. 
*

*My creativity soared, my ideas were bigger -*
*
And not even finances gave me a shiver
**
Because the coworker opposite, was a tax man by trade
**
And was as friendly and funny as ol’ Dennis Quaid.
*

*Then there was Morris ! and Fatim ! and Sarah ! and Linus !*
*
Who were translators, and developers, and website designers !
**
My business networks grew as fat and as plump,
**
As the festive turkey served at the coworkers’ lunch. 
*

*As I carved up the bird, and talked startups with Janet,*
*
I remembered the home office – a far-away planet.
**
It had dampened my spirits (and business, as well)
**
For it was more than just loneliness: I’d lived in a shell. 
*

*My new coworking space membership had transformed my life*
*
And contract proposals were coming in rife !
**
I was happy, and balanced, I was getting more flack ;
**
‘Twas the best Christmas ever, and I never looked back.

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[Coworking] Re: Decline in customers during the Holidays?

2012-12-19 Thread Marie
WOW! All these responses are great! So glad we have a group like this. 
Thank you. I am glad we are running new promos then in Jan considering the 
general trends. 

On Tuesday, December 18, 2012 3:32:17 PM UTC-8, Marie wrote:

 Just wondering if anyone is experiencing a decline in the amount of 
 customers in December? If so, what efforts are you doing that is helping to 
 bring more in? 

 Granted, my questions is more for co-working spaces that are not located 
 in big cities (if any like that exist). Ours is located in the suburbs and 
 I have noticed a decrease in activity since last week and around 
 Thanksgiving. We have not done anything different and we do have new promos 
 starting in January but we don't have a marketing budget for December so I 
 can't spend a ton of money marketing right now. I mostly just want to know 
 if it's normal in the co-working world as I know its normal to slow down 
 around the holidays in the B2B world. 


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[Coworking] I am 21 and the cofounder of New Jersey's newest coworking space, JuiceTank

2012-12-19 Thread Zion Kim
I have been reading a lot of your posts in the last hour and have been 
inspired that the spirit of coworking has transferred from your physical 
communities to helping others joining the world of coworking.

I'm not as interested in renting out desks (although bills need to be paid) 
as I am about fostering a physical social network and using our space to 
serve as the foundation for a community that shares it forward.

I am a firm believer that no matter how little experience one may have, 
there is always something one can share with another person in order to 
leave them better off. 

I am eager to learn as much as I can from all of you and thank you so much 
for all that you have done so far.

I look forward to connecting with you!

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RE: [Coworking] I am 21 and the cofounder of New Jersey's newest coworking space, JuiceTank

2012-12-19 Thread Joel Bennett - Veel Hoeden
Well you are in the right place!  Glad to have you with us.

 

Thanks  God Bless,

 

Joel Bennett

Chief Dreamchaser

Veel Hoeden

 

 

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Subject: [Coworking] I am 21 and the cofounder of New Jersey's newest
coworking space, JuiceTank

 

I have been reading a lot of your posts in the last hour and have been
inspired that the spirit of coworking has transferred from your physical
communities to helping others joining the world of coworking.

 

I'm not as interested in renting out desks (although bills need to be paid)
as I am about fostering a physical social network and using our space to
serve as the foundation for a community that shares it forward.

 

I am a firm believer that no matter how little experience one may have,
there is always something one can share with another person in order to
leave them better off. 

 

I am eager to learn as much as I can from all of you and thank you so much
for all that you have done so far.

 

I look forward to connecting with you!

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Re: [Coworking] I am 21 and the cofounder of New Jersey's newest coworking space, JuiceTank

2012-12-19 Thread Alex Hillman
Welcome aboard, Zion!!

-Alex

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On Dec 19, 2012, at 8:04 PM, Zion Kim x.zi...@gmail.com wrote:

 I have been reading a lot of your posts in the last hour and have been 
 inspired that the spirit of coworking has transferred from your physical 
 communities to helping others joining the world of coworking.
 
 I'm not as interested in renting out desks (although bills need to be paid) 
 as I am about fostering a physical social network and using our space to 
 serve as the foundation for a community that shares it forward.
 
 I am a firm believer that no matter how little experience one may have, there 
 is always something one can share with another person in order to leave them 
 better off. 
 
 I am eager to learn as much as I can from all of you and thank you so much 
 for all that you have done so far.
 
 I look forward to connecting with you!
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