Re: [Coworking] Anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen?
I was worried about that too, any product I can't find a price list for is probably...well, you know what they say about if you have to ask. Still, I expect you can probably find some on auction sites and such indeed. Thanks for the update, little obsessive problem I have. Loose ends nag at me. :-) On Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 3:51:43 PM UTC+2, Alex Hillman wrote: The best option I found was a company that leases commercial trash compactors like the ones you see in malls airports. The really nice ones are quite nice - they even have sensors to adjust their compacting schedules based on usage and to alert via SMS or email that they need to be emptied soon! But...they're pretty pricey, at a couple hundred bucks per month just to lease, which adds up fast over time. I've got a few alerts on eBay and such set up for similar models to see if we can get one for a reasonable amount of cash upfront. At least that's the plan for now :) -Alex On Thursday, May 14, 2015, Jeannine flexkanto...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Dying of curiosity how this came out. :-) Updates? On Monday, February 23, 2015 at 8:52:22 PM UTC+1, Alex Hillman wrote: We've been looking for ways to improve the trash situation that's generated at Indy Hall - general waste is exacerbated by an active kitchen and lots of food events. Great for the community, but the new challenge is getting rid of the trash :) Does anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen/space? Pros/cons? Make/model that works well for you? Recommendations welcome :) -Alex -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://coworkingweekly.com/show -- 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/d/optout. -- -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast -- 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/d/optout.
[Coworking] Re: Crowdfunding a new Cowork Space
Hey Eric, I saw that you liked us. Thanks! Yes, sadly there's no category for coworking or anything like it. Most of the spaces I've seen on Kickstarter have listed under the category; design. I think that's where we might put ourselves as well. GO CATS! Karen On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 6:42:49 PM UTC-7, Eric Lituchy wrote: Karen, it sounds like you have it very well thought out. Kudos! I looked at your site and since you are going after the creative crowd I understand having a more polished campaign. I also noticed you went to the U of A. I am also a Wildcat! Bear Down. I already liked you on FB and will put you on my Google Alerts and can't wait to see your Kickstarter! One more questions - I looked at Kickstarter and there isn't really a category for Coworking. Where are you going to post it? Best of Luck! Eric On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 6:07:50 PM UTC-4, Karen Ruane wrote: Hi Eric, If one wanted, they could probably put together a Kickstarter campaign in an afternoon. However, the campaign, and its response, would reflect that. For us, it's been really important to present a professional and well thought-out campaign which includes professionally designed graphics, images and research to back us up. We are also producing a video with a professional videographer. In addition, we've been working on forging relationships with the community and local businesses in anticipation of being able to hit them up once our campaign begins. As part of the final touches on this campaign, I've also been sending out previews to business professionals I'm acquainted with to get feedback on the writing and tone of the campaign. So much of my time has been spent making small adjustments to language and design. Hope that helps! I still totally think it's worth a shot. At the very least, it'll help raise community awareness for our space and maybe bring us a few more members. Best, Karen On Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 8:08:46 PM UTC-7, Eric Lituchy wrote: Karen, thanks for sharing! Can you tell me why getting the campaign is so time-consuming? It is wordsmithing, getting together photos, or something else? Are you producing a video? It seems straight forward, but I know from experience that things are usually harder than they seem. Eric On Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 10:57:00 PM UTC-4, Karen Ruane wrote: Hi Eric, I am opening a space in August and will be launching a Kickstarter campaign on June 1. I've studied quite a few Kickstarter campaigns for Coworking space, most of which were successful. It's true, the rewards are different because we don't have much of a product to offer. However, there's lots of room for creativity in rewards. We will offer things like short term memberships, art from members who've already signed up, advertising in our space or in our media, Swag with our logo on it... We made sure to create incentives for both local potential clients and everyone else who likes the idea of promoting the coworking industry. There aren't many pitfalls to trying to crowd-fund. Of course, you shouldn't abandon other avenues for raising capital, just in case you aren't successfully funded. And then there's the work of it - I've been working on this campaign for over a month and it is still not ready to launch. Doing it right is quite a commitment and takes hours and hours of work. But other than that, I'd say go for it! Time will tell if I'd repeat that advice! Best of Luck, Karen http://www.thewildsbend.com On Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 8:59:43 AM UTC-7, Eric Lituchy wrote: I am new to the Cowork world and find this group to be an amazing resource. Thanks in advance! In July, I am opening a coworking space on Long Island. I am currently working on building the community and already have 6 people onboard. I thought of raising some capital from friends and family, but started to think that crowdfunding (Indiegogo, Plumfund, etc.) might be a better option. Capital will be used for rent, furniture, technology, etc. My questions: 1. Does crowdfunding make sense as a way to fund a startup coworking space? My primary goal of the crowdfunding would be to get new members to invest in our community. 2. I expect to offer membership deals(ex. Contribute $1000 and get 3-months of cowork space), Hardship contributions to give out-of-work individuals free coworking space and media/press mentions for larger contributions. Any thoughts on this? Other ideas? 3. Any potential pitfalls of going the crowdsourced route? Any additional advice is sincerely appreciated. Thank, Eric Long Island Cowork (Finaly name TBD) -- 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,
Re: [Coworking] Re: How would you take advantage of this?
Thanks Remi and Jerome, You both mentioned a couple ideas I hadn't thought of. I really appreciate the help. This will be an interesting but slow project. Marriott has to integrate their new building with the existing historic building, formerly the local newspaper building, before that it was a trolley station. The concept drawings look promising, and it should bring more foot traffic to this side of town. I agree, it's a good thing. I recently found out the state didn't include in this year's budget the requested money for infrastructure improvements in the city - the road we're on is considered a state road and their responsibility. As a result, the hotel project will not even break ground until January 2016 at the earliest. So, more time for me to make connections with the hotel owners. Thanks again, *Glen Ferguson* Phone: 301-732-5165 Email: g...@coworkfrederick.com mailtog...@coworkfrederick.com Website: http://coworkfrederick.com Address: 122 E Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701 On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 11:14 AM, Remi Boissonnas remi.boisson...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Glen, I would work with the hotel to try to retain participants before/after their conventions (more nights for the hotel, more transient members for the coworking space). I'd offer organizers of conventions to introduce the town and local community in Frederick and direct participants to Cowork Frederik just across the street to learn more. I'd make Frederick the easiest interface for visitors staying at the Mariott to get in touch with local professionals, businesses, etc. (would involve cityhall if they show interest?). In those deals, Cowork Frederick are those most knowledgeable about the local market / opportunities / conditions. By the way, I read this post because we have this sort of similar great opportunity or a terrible threat thing over here in Tbilisi, Georgia (the country). A large group is renovating a factory not far from us to create a budget hotel/hostel (400 beds). The project includes shops, cafés, art galleries workshops, etc. and a 300 square meters coworking space. We could bid to set-up run that space (assuming we can fund this) or see it opened by someone else (... knowing that nobody has yet demonstrated the viability of coworking in this country - we're first to try). In any case: good luck! Rémi. http://cospot.ge Le mercredi 4 février 2015 00:10:28 UTC+4, Glen Ferguson a écrit : I have either a great opportunity or a terrible threat coming my way. I see it as an opportunity, and I want to get ideas from you to see how you'd take advantage of this situation. Quick background set up: We're located in a 70,000 person city and in the main part of the historic district downtown. Lacking in downtown for over a decade is any hotel. We do have a couple bed and breakfasts though. The city has been exploring the idea of putting a convention center and hotel in the downtown. Not huge, around 200 rooms and 14,000 sq ft meeting/convention space. The studies have been conducted, recommendations made and the project was awarded to the local Marriott franchise. Here's where I come in: The spot they chose for this project is across the street from Cowork Frederick. I had a brief meeting with the Marriott owner, explained what Cowork Frederick is, and welcomed him to the neighborhood with hopes that our businesses will compliment each other. My question to you is: what ideas do you have for creating a win-win relationship with my new neighbors? I'm exploring the somewhat obvious ideas of day passes, perhaps at a discount, or rental of our meeting spaces. I think I'm too close to the situation, so I'd like to know what you'd do or if any of you had similar experiences? Thanks, --- Glen Ferguson Cowork Frederick 122 E Patrick St Frederick, MD 21701-5630 +1 (301) 732-5165 www.coworkfrederick.com @CoworkFrederick http://twitter.com/CoworkFrederick -- 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/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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Coworking] Re: Owner Commitment and Hours Put In.
Ah yes, that info. would help! Our space is 2400sqft. It's a bit different in that much of this space will be in the form of art studio space, reducing our membership drastically. We plan to have about 9 resident members, and another 15-20 drop-ins. Out hope is to have about 10-15 people in the space each day. Thanks! Karen -- 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/d/optout.
[Coworking] Re: Owner Commitment and Hours Put In.
Karen, How big is your space? How many members do you currently have vs. how many you max out at? On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 12:58:41 PM UTC-6, Karen Ruane wrote: Hi all, I'm Karen, and along with two other partners, I'll be opening a coworking space for creatives/artists this August in Bend, OR. While the creation of this business has been nearly a year in the making, and has become a full time pursuit, we are looking ahead to a few months after opening, once major wrinkles are ironed out. We are wondering what sort of time commitment we should expect? Assuming we will use some sort of software management system, have keycode access to our space, and be hosting the occasional after-hours event, how much time do you think we will have to put in for operations? Is it a single 40 hour per week job? Or will the three of us likely be putting in near full time hours? We are all working artists as well, so hope to find a nice balance between running this space, and our personal businesses. Pipe dream? Thanks so much, Karen -- 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/d/optout.
Re: [Coworking] Purchasing real estate for coworking space
I dug up one previous conversation on purchasing vs renting: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/Kxg1RQrqcX8/xefES2991W0J I'll pop back here later with some longer-form thoughts! -Alex -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Jacob Sayles ja...@officenomads.com wrote: Sounds like a great idea! I don't have a lot to add as I've never purchased a commercial building. We lease the building that Office Nomads is in although we would love to buy it. Jacob On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 7:05 AM, Stephanie Miles stephanietmi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all. I'm new to the group, at the very beginning stages of opening a coworking space in Redding, CA. (pop. 90,000) I'm considering buying a commercial space for my coworking business, rather than leasing. Obviously it's a big financial investment up front, however based on looking at the market here, it seems like the monthly payments on a commercial real estate loan would be less than the cost of a lease on a similarly sized space. (I'm looking at pretty run down industrial spaces, with the plan to renovate.) Wondering if anyone else has done that and what unexpected issues, challenges, or even benefits you faced by doing so? -- 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/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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Coworking] Purchasing real estate for coworking space
We bought and renovated our building. I cc'd my wife who can give you more details as that's her area of experience (I'm the IT guy). Keep in mind that while the loan payments may be less, you'll also have to figure in property taxes, repairs/improvements and other items that wouldn't be a part of a commercial lease (depending on the lease type, of course). Just make sure you do an apples to apples comparison when you're calculating the costs involved. That being said, it does have the upside of not having to worry about things like a landlord tripling your lease because WeWork artificially inflated commercial property values in your area. *Glen Ferguson* Phone: 301-732-5165 Email: g...@coworkfrederick.com mailtog...@coworkfrederick.com Website: http://coworkfrederick.com Address: 122 E Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701 On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Jacob Sayles ja...@officenomads.com wrote: Sounds like a great idea! I don't have a lot to add as I've never purchased a commercial building. We lease the building that Office Nomads is in although we would love to buy it. Jacob On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 7:05 AM, Stephanie Miles stephanietmi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all. I'm new to the group, at the very beginning stages of opening a coworking space in Redding, CA. (pop. 90,000) I'm considering buying a commercial space for my coworking business, rather than leasing. Obviously it's a big financial investment up front, however based on looking at the market here, it seems like the monthly payments on a commercial real estate loan would be less than the cost of a lease on a similarly sized space. (I'm looking at pretty run down industrial spaces, with the plan to renovate.) Wondering if anyone else has done that and what unexpected issues, challenges, or even benefits you faced by doing so? -- 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/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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Coworking] Purchasing real estate for coworking space
Sounds like a great idea! I don't have a lot to add as I've never purchased a commercial building. We lease the building that Office Nomads is in although we would love to buy it. Jacob On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 7:05 AM, Stephanie Miles stephanietmi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all. I'm new to the group, at the very beginning stages of opening a coworking space in Redding, CA. (pop. 90,000) I'm considering buying a commercial space for my coworking business, rather than leasing. Obviously it's a big financial investment up front, however based on looking at the market here, it seems like the monthly payments on a commercial real estate loan would be less than the cost of a lease on a similarly sized space. (I'm looking at pretty run down industrial spaces, with the plan to renovate.) Wondering if anyone else has done that and what unexpected issues, challenges, or even benefits you faced by doing so? -- 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/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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Coworking] Owner Commitment and Hours Put In.
Hi Karen, My advice would be that you'll need more than one person, for sure but will everyone need to work full time? Not likely. When I was running the HiVE, I was there about 3-4 days/week and we had a full-time front desk person then used contractors that we paid hourly to manage after-hours events. Their time was build into the space rental. I think given what you've said, as long as there is someone there pretty consistently M-F, 9-5, you should only need one body there at any given time but splitting this workload between 2-3 people means that no one gets stuck with it as a full-time job. - Aaron Aaron Cruikshank Principal, CRUIKSHANK phone: 778.908.4560 e-mail: aa...@cruikshank.me web: cruikshank.me http://www.cruikshank.me twitter: @cruikshank https://twitter.com/cruikshank book a meeting: doodle.com/cruikshank http://www.doodle.com/cruikshank linkedin: in/cruikshank http://www.linkedin.com/in/cruikshank On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Karen Ruane karen.ru...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I'm Karen, and along with two other partners, I'll be opening a coworking space for creatives/artists this August in Bend, OR. While the creation of this business has been nearly a year in the making, and has become a full time pursuit, we are looking ahead to a few months after opening, once major wrinkles are ironed out. We are wondering what sort of time commitment we should expect? Assuming we will use some sort of software management system, have keycode access to our space, and be hosting the occasional after-hours event, how much time do you think we will have to put in for operations? Is it a single 40 hour per week job? Or will the three of us likely be putting in near full time hours? We are all working artists as well, so hope to find a nice balance between running this space, and our personal businesses. Pipe dream? Thanks so much, Karen -- 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/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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
