[Coworking] Did you start a successful rural or suburban coworking space (or are you a member at one)? This Quora question is looking for examples!
http://www.quora.com/Coworking/Are-there-any-successful-coworking-spaces-located-in-a-suburban-area-rather-than-within-the-city I know there are a bunch of folks on this list who are far more expert than me when it comes to rural/suburban coworking, so I wanted to share the above question to see if someone wanted to share their answers! If you've never answered a Quora question before, it's a pretty massive QA site where anyone can ask or answer a question, and then the original asker as well as other people can vote the best answers to the top. There's questions on all KINDS of topics, and the coworking QA section is pretty vast (once you get past all of the where's the best/cheapest/coolest place to cowork in city X). I've answered quite a few questions about coworking there already: http://www.quora.com/Alex-Hillman/answers HAPPY NEW YEAR :) -Alex -- 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/groups/opt_out.
[Coworking] Coworking owner visiting SF coworking spots
Hi Folks!
I own a new coworking space in Boston and seek to visit spaces while in SF
this morning. Purpose is to get inspired, get advice on what works, and
maybe even talk to owners or customers if allowed the opportunity.
Any suggestions or introductions? I'm in Montgomery and Market right now
and head to SFO at 12:30pm.
Thanks!!
Farhan
617 251 8581
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- Jelly Flyers? #143669be40d4652d_group_thread_0 [1 Update]
- Shout out to coworkers in Egypt, Armenia, or
Georgia!#143669be40d4652d_group_thread_1[3 Updates]
Jelly Flyers?http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/t/cfcfbc6f21dd8372
Job Sonnentag j...@alaskazone.com javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
'j...@alaskazone.com'); Jan 05 08:33PM -0800
Hi Merrie,
I think Steve's advice to focus on getting your doer and independent
friends to come is a great idea. If you don't have the network of
friends
yet, get out to some events: maker
...morehttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking/msg/736688703c5308db
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Shout out to coworkers in Egypt, Armenia, or
Georgia!http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/t/fd88014c40319e9
Tricia Chirumbole tri...@investorswithoutborders.netjavascript:_e({},
'cvml', 'tri...@investorswithoutborders.net');
Jan 05 10:59AM -0500
Hi Uli!
Great to hear from you :) I checked out your Rasheed22 and the
harassmap
project - awesome! I had a feeling there'd be some interesting stuff
going
on in Egypt.
The project I am
...morehttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking/msg/60ac93691425b8b
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Cristina Santamarina plastidecorve...@gmail.com javascript:_e({},
'cvml', 'plastidecorve...@gmail.com'); Jan 05 03:14PM -0800
Hi Tricia,
My name is Cristina, I live in Germany and I work at Cobot
http://cobot.me,
an app to manage coworking spaces, and at the coworking wiki
http://wiki.coworking.com,
...morehttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking/msg/af58983f73309315
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Tricia Chirumbole tri...@mojocollaborative.com javascript:_e({},
'cvml', 'tri...@mojocollaborative.com'); Jan 05 06:19PM -0500
Thanks so much Cristina!
I will definitely check out the link you provided, as well as make
sure to
update it with any finds that I may come across!
I have felt for a while that coworking
...morehttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking/msg/2dde089b0aad48ac
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[Coworking] Re: We reached our strech goal for the Coworking Handbook
Is it still possible to purchase a copy of the Handbook? On Friday, December 20, 2013 1:14:16 PM UTC-5, Ramon Suarez wrote: Thanks to the support of the Coworking community, Jaime and I are happy to announce that we have reached our stretch goal and we will publish the Coworking Handbook both in English and in Spanish :) http://coworkingmanual.com There are still a few hours left to buy the book. We will send a first draft electronic version to all the contributors next week Enjoy the weekend! Ramon Suarez -- 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/groups/opt_out.
[Coworking] Global Coworking Map!
Hello guys, I created this small application to gather all coworking spaces on the planet. Please test if everything is working fine and register your space =) http://coworkingmap.org/ -- 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/groups/opt_out.
[Coworking] Corporate Memberships
Hi All- I launched Society of Work http://www.societyofwork.com (SOW) in Chattanooga, TN in September of 2013. We've been pleased with our growth and have a lot in store for 2014! One of the things we are working on is partnering with local companies on memberships. More definitively, we have several incubators/venture capital groups who are out growing their space (who also happen to be in close proximity to us). We are talking with these groups about a type corporate membership (for lack of a better name at this point) where anyone from the incubator or company can work at SOW. They are able to give their employees a flexible way to work and contribute to SOW and we are hoping to learn from their businesses as well. We see it as a win-win. However, I am sort of stumped when it comes to a pricing model. There are also some larger corporations who have expressed interest in order to give their employees flexibility and freedom from their standard cubicle farms. I have thought through a couple of ideas, but I don't think I have come up with the right answer yet. Has anyone put together a pricing model for something like this? I have looked at several models, but I don't see anything comparable- but maybe it's just not listed on people's website? Any suggestions or recommendations would be helpful. Kelly -- 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/groups/opt_out.
[Coworking] Introducing: Core Values Discussions
Happy New Year! A lot happened in Barcelona at the last Coworking Europe conference. The day after the conference we held an all day Open Coworking Focus Group where we discussed what the group has achieved in the past two years, and where we want to go in the future. We talked a lot about all the possibilities and opportunities, and rallied around the understanding that the most important thing we can do is to keep the core values in the ongoing conversation about Coworking. The secret to Coworking's impact lies in its core values: Collaboration, Openness, Community, Accessibility Sustainability. During 2014, Open Coworking will host a series of talks with coworking managers and coworkers from around the world. *We will start with a session about Collaboration*, with coworkers and managers from Coworking Ontario and New Work City in New York. This will be a live global online broadcast on *Thursday, January 16 at 7:00pm EST*. We will discuss and debate what collaboration means to us, and we will share our experiences of collaboration between coworkers and coworking communities. Find out more details about this series at http://coworking.org/talks/ This is the first of many and there are many ways to participate. Host a local discussion in your space either live, or later when we get the talks posted. Email Tony Bacigalupo (t...@nwc.co) if you have ideas or want to participate in future broadcasts. Also let him know if you are hosting something locally, or blogging about this and we'll get it all up on the website. Thank you everyone! 2014 is already shaping up to be an amazing year. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 -- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [Coworking] Corporate Memberships
Hi. @BLANKSPACES, we see a shared, corporate account the same as an individual, especially since our reservation system allows sharing to be tracked. Our only consideration is how many rentable/reserveable areas they want to use. Therefore, if a few people share a desk, then pricing is just simply 1 desk, or 1 office, or whatever. JEROME CHANG Mid-Wilshire 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) | Los Angeles CA 90036 ph: (323) 330-9505 Downtown 529 S. Broadway, Suite 4000 (@Pershing Square) | Los Angeles CA 90013 ph: (213) 550-2235 On Dec 30, 2013, at 4:10 PM, Kelly Fitzgerald ke...@societyofwork.com wrote: Hi All- I launched Society of Work (SOW) in Chattanooga, TN in September of 2013. We've been pleased with our growth and have a lot in store for 2014! One of the things we are working on is partnering with local companies on memberships. More definitively, we have several incubators/venture capital groups who are out growing their space (who also happen to be in close proximity to us). We are talking with these groups about a type corporate membership (for lack of a better name at this point) where anyone from the incubator or company can work at SOW. They are able to give their employees a flexible way to work and contribute to SOW and we are hoping to learn from their businesses as well. We see it as a win-win. However, I am sort of stumped when it comes to a pricing model. There are also some larger corporations who have expressed interest in order to give their employees flexibility and freedom from their standard cubicle farms. I have thought through a couple of ideas, but I don't think I have come up with the right answer yet. Has anyone put together a pricing model for something like this? I have looked at several models, but I don't see anything comparable- but maybe it's just not listed on people's website? Any suggestions or recommendations would be helpful. Kelly -- 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/groups/opt_out. -- 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/groups/opt_out. inline: yelp-s.pnginline: twitter-bird3-square.pnginline: facebook-logo-square.pnginline: linkedin-logo-square2.pnginline: vimeo-s.png
[Coworking] Insurance
I have a bit of a weird insurance question. I'm helping out a hacker crew, friends of mine, since the company a majority of them worked for stopped paying them. Not folded and went under, just told them they wouldn't be getting paychecks, since they ran out of money. Oh, and if you take unemployment, you've quit and forfeited your job. Ignore this situation, they;ve got lawyers involved. What we're doing is forming an association, if you will. (It's not coworking, as we are geographically disparate) We're trading work, references, etc. We're trying to figure out how to do liability, umbrella, and EO insurance for a price low enough for people to buy in. I looked up PEO's (Professional Employment Organizations), but I don't think they fit the bill. I'm not asking a specific question, and for that, I apologize. I'm looking for some guidance or advice, if anyone has any. Thanks!!! Joshua Marpet -- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [Coworking] Insurance
Hi Joshua Where are you located? I designed COHIP (Coworking Health Insurance Plan) for all of the members of the Coworking Ontario collective. We are an informal collective of independent businesses (coworking spaces) in Ontario Canada. http://coworkingontario.ca/cohip The trick for us was convincing the insurance provider that the organization (CoworkingOntario collective) was like the traditional 'employer' and the member spaces (including their coworking members) were like the traditional 'employees'. It took a year to convince the providers of this new model. We ARE shaping the future of work... I'd be happy to answer any specific questions you might have - feel free to contact me directly. Ashley Proctor Foundery Toronto, Canada ash...@foundery.is www.foundery.is On Jan 6, 2014, at 12:40 PM, Joshua Marpet wrote: I have a bit of a weird insurance question. I'm helping out a hacker crew, friends of mine, since the company a majority of them worked for stopped paying them. Not folded and went under, just told them they wouldn't be getting paychecks, since they ran out of money. Oh, and if you take unemployment, you've quit and forfeited your job. Ignore this situation, they;ve got lawyers involved. What we're doing is forming an association, if you will. (It's not coworking, as we are geographically disparate) We're trading work, references, etc. We're trying to figure out how to do liability, umbrella, and EO insurance for a price low enough for people to buy in. I looked up PEO's (Professional Employment Organizations), but I don't think they fit the bill. I'm not asking a specific question, and for that, I apologize. I'm looking for some guidance or advice, if anyone has any. Thanks!!! Joshua Marpet -- 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/groups/opt_out. -- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [Coworking] Insurance
Ashley, Awesome! Congrats on the healthcare! We're all US based, some Denver, some Silicon Valley, one guy's in Rhode Island, and I'm in Delaware. Any tactics you used would be great to hear about! Please go ahead. Joshua On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Ashley Proctor ash...@foundery.is wrote: Hi Joshua Where are you located? I designed COHIP (Coworking Health Insurance Plan) for all of the members of the Coworking Ontario collective. We are an informal collective of independent businesses (coworking spaces) in Ontario Canada. http://coworkingontario.ca/cohip The trick for us was convincing the insurance provider that the organization (CoworkingOntario collective) was like the traditional 'employer' and the member spaces (including their coworking members) were like the traditional 'employees'. It took a year to convince the providers of this new model. We ARE shaping the future of work... I'd be happy to answer any specific questions you might have - feel free to contact me directly. Ashley Proctor Foundery Toronto, Canada ash...@foundery.is www.foundery.is On Jan 6, 2014, at 12:40 PM, Joshua Marpet wrote: I have a bit of a weird insurance question. I'm helping out a hacker crew, friends of mine, since the company a majority of them worked for stopped paying them. Not folded and went under, just told them they wouldn't be getting paychecks, since they ran out of money. Oh, and if you take unemployment, you've quit and forfeited your job. Ignore this situation, they;ve got lawyers involved. What we're doing is forming an association, if you will. (It's not coworking, as we are geographically disparate) We're trading work, references, etc. We're trying to figure out how to do liability, umbrella, and EO insurance for a price low enough for people to buy in. I looked up PEO's (Professional Employment Organizations), but I don't think they fit the bill. I'm not asking a specific question, and for that, I apologize. I'm looking for some guidance or advice, if anyone has any. Thanks!!! Joshua Marpet -- 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/groups/opt_out. -- 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/groups/opt_out. -- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [Coworking] Global Coworking Map!
Fernando, This map looks like a great start! We are working on a map project as well over here at Open Coworking. It's been a project that's been in the works for some time and Oren Salomon is leading the charge. Are you interested in combining efforts? Even if you would prefer to run with your project on your own, I'd love to share notes. :) Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 11:47 PM, Fernando Aguirre ferna...@fernandoaguirre.com.br wrote: Hello guys, I created this small application to gather all coworking spaces on the planet. Please test if everything is working fine and register your space =) http://coworkingmap.org/ -- 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/groups/opt_out. -- 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/groups/opt_out.
Re: [Coworking] Introducing: Core Values Discussions
Exciting initiative! I'm really looking forward to participating in this discussion Jacob. Can't wait to chat about collaboration, coworking, collectives and COHIP, especially since January 16th is also International Collaboration Day :) It IS going to be an amazing year! Ashley Foundery www.foundery.is Coworking Ontario www.coworkingontario.ca On Jan 6, 2014, at 11:47 AM, Jacob Sayles wrote: Happy New Year! A lot happened in Barcelona at the last Coworking Europe conference. The day after the conference we held an all day Open Coworking Focus Group where we discussed what the group has achieved in the past two years, and where we want to go in the future. We talked a lot about all the possibilities and opportunities, and rallied around the understanding that the most important thing we can do is to keep the core values in the ongoing conversation about Coworking. The secret to Coworking's impact lies in its core values: Collaboration, Openness, Community, Accessibility Sustainability. During 2014, Open Coworking will host a series of talks with coworking managers and coworkers from around the world. We will start with a session about Collaboration, with coworkers and managers from Coworking Ontario and New Work City in New York. This will be a live global online broadcast on Thursday, January 16 at 7:00pm EST. We will discuss and debate what collaboration means to us, and we will share our experiences of collaboration between coworkers and coworking communities. Find out more details about this series at http://coworking.org/talks/ This is the first of many and there are many ways to participate. Host a local discussion in your space either live, or later when we get the talks posted. Email Tony Bacigalupo (t...@nwc.co) if you have ideas or want to participate in future broadcasts. Also let him know if you are hosting something locally, or blogging about this and we'll get it all up on the website. Thank you everyone! 2014 is already shaping up to be an amazing year. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 -- 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/groups/opt_out. -- 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/groups/opt_out. inline: OCWebinarPost.jpeginline: idclogo.jpeg
Re: [Coworking] Insurance
Hi Joshua. A PEO is an interesting option that I've been exploring. Tri-Net is becoming popular among tech firms and several coworking spaces I know of in California. For what you describe, I like MBO Partners. You basically only pay your monthly fee when you generate revenue, so it's quite ideal for those who might ebb and flow. From what I understand, MBO is NOT ideal for people like me who are architects or other licensed-typed of professionals. Anyway, contact: AASSIA HAQ Chief Marketing Officer MBO Partners t: 703.793.6004 f: 703.793.6070 e: a...@mbopartners.com w: www.mbopartners.com JEROME CHANG Mid-Wilshire 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) | Los Angeles CA 90036 ph: (323) 330-9505 Downtown 529 S. Broadway, Suite 4000 (@Pershing Square) | Los Angeles CA 90013 ph: (213) 550-2235 On Jan 6, 2014, at 10:13 AM, Joshua Marpet jmar...@datadevastation.com wrote: Ashley, Awesome! Congrats on the healthcare! We're all US based, some Denver, some Silicon Valley, one guy's in Rhode Island, and I'm in Delaware. Any tactics you used would be great to hear about! Please go ahead. Joshua On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Ashley Proctor ash...@foundery.is wrote: Hi Joshua Where are you located? I designed COHIP (Coworking Health Insurance Plan) for all of the members of the Coworking Ontario collective. We are an informal collective of independent businesses (coworking spaces) in Ontario Canada. http://coworkingontario.ca/cohip The trick for us was convincing the insurance provider that the organization (CoworkingOntario collective) was like the traditional 'employer' and the member spaces (including their coworking members) were like the traditional 'employees'. It took a year to convince the providers of this new model. We ARE shaping the future of work... I'd be happy to answer any specific questions you might have - feel free to contact me directly. Ashley Proctor Foundery Toronto, Canada ash...@foundery.is www.foundery.is On Jan 6, 2014, at 12:40 PM, Joshua Marpet wrote: I have a bit of a weird insurance question. I'm helping out a hacker crew, friends of mine, since the company a majority of them worked for stopped paying them. Not folded and went under, just told them they wouldn't be getting paychecks, since they ran out of money. Oh, and if you take unemployment, you've quit and forfeited your job. Ignore this situation, they;ve got lawyers involved. What we're doing is forming an association, if you will. (It's not coworking, as we are geographically disparate) We're trading work, references, etc. We're trying to figure out how to do liability, umbrella, and EO insurance for a price low enough for people to buy in. I looked up PEO's (Professional Employment Organizations), but I don't think they fit the bill. I'm not asking a specific question, and for that, I apologize. I'm looking for some guidance or advice, if anyone has any. Thanks!!! Joshua Marpet -- 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/groups/opt_out. -- 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/groups/opt_out. -- 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/groups/opt_out. -- 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/groups/opt_out. inline: yelp-s.pnginline: twitter-bird3-square.pnginline: facebook-logo-square.pnginline: linkedin-logo-square2.pnginline: vimeo-s.png
