[Coworking] CubesCrayons for Sale
Dear Coworking Community, It's been a long time since I have visited the group. I am still a big fan and advocate of coworking, but I have been on a different path for a bit and am mostly offline these days. Anyway, CubesCrayons just celebrated 3 successful years (YEAH!) and with that, I have come to the difficult decision that it is time to sell it. There is a high probability that this time next year I will be out of the country for 6 - 9 months, and I would prefer to see someone else own and continue to build CubesCrayons than for it to disappear. I would love to see it go to another coworking believer. We are: - profitable - located in Silicon Valley - have possibilities to expand to additional locations - have a fantastic staff (who runs the place; at this time I take a nice little check home each month for about 5 hours a month of work.) Our childcare side is very strong. A new owner could probably increase the profit margin by cultivating the coworking community better than I have done. So, we have employed a broker and are officially on the market. I am open to selling just the Mountain View location and/or the brand/software. If you are interested in learning more, please drop me an email at felic...@cubesandcrayons.com. Regardless of the new owner of CubesCrayons, I will continue to enjoy the coworking community and looking forward to checking out several coworking spaces in Europe next year when I am there. Thank you to all who have supported CubesCrayons, mentioned us on your blogs, and given me sage advice. Best, Felicity www.cubesandcrayons.com coworking + coplaying -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: We're growing!
Talked to Jacob recently, but wanted to throw out a big CONGRATS to you as well! Best, Felicity CubesCrayons www.cubesandcrayons.com Author: Take the Cake On Oct 15, 10:16 am, Susan Evans susan.c.ev...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Coworking folks! Jacob and I made a little announcement last night at our three year anniversary party, and we wanted to be sure you all were kept in the loop! We are finally speaking publicly about our big dream to open up another coworking space in Seattle. We've been hemming and hawing about this idea for months now, but are really ready to open up the conversation, and are doing so in the form of a neighborhood campaign: http://www.officenomads.com/grow Check out what we've put up there and let us know what you think. We're gathering input right now from folks who want to tell us where we should open the next spot. On the new page there are also a couple of PDFs with some more detailed information about who we are, what we're doing, and how we're planning to move forward. As always, we're most open to feedback. A couple of notes: - The grow web page will change over time. As we gather input from folks, we'll start narrowing in on a neighborhood and will reflect that on the page to make it a bit more exciting. - This is just the beginning of our process, so there are a lot of details not yet figured out. We consider that a plus. As with our process opening Office Nomads, we plan to not have everything organized and ready before we move forward. We've found huge benefits in moving forward through chaos as opposed to being hyper-organized. It just suits us better. We're really excited to help grow the Coworking Seattlehttp://www.coworkingseattle.orgfamily and to see if we can't make another great coworking space for independent Seattleites. Thanks to you all for your incredible support, and we'll keep you posted on the progress! Susan __ Office Nomads officenomads.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: pariSoma's 2 year anniversary
Congrats, Parisoma! Just sent some business your way. Felicity CubesCrayons On Jul 14, 9:59 am, Clement @pariSoma clement.altere...@gmail.com wrote: Hi coworking people, Today is a special day, not only we celebrate our 2 year anniversary tonight (Some we'll say that we started the space in Oct 2007, but we were really active after July 2008), but it's also our cherished Bastille day! This last year has been thrilling, we have grown an awesome community around pariSoma. We have now 20 coworkers or so and I've counted over 40 events organized already in 2010. So a special thanks to Anne Julian for their great involvement. And if you're in SF, come and have a drink with us!!!http://www.parisoma.com/2010/07/parisomas-2-year-anniversary Happy Bastille day! Clement -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Coworking City Populations
For us...definitely. Of course, we are specialized and piggy back off other locations. I think it's not the size of the population but the nature of how people work in a community. Just my 2 cents Felicity CubesCrayons On Jun 22, 12:14 pm, Mike Weiss m...@mjmediateam.com wrote: This is an easy one. Those of you running a space: 1) Go to Wikipedia, what is your city population? 2) Do you piggy back off of a larger city? If so, what is it's population? 3) Optional: Membership size (regulars/paying) I'm interested to see if a population of 50,000+ (or 80,000, 100,000, etc) is a requirement. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] CubesCrayons Silicon Valley location Ownership Opportunity.
Dear Fellow Coworkers, Due to personal and professional opportunities, I am finding running CubesCrayons alone to be beyond my scope these days (at least if I want some decent sleep). I am therefore opening it up to a possible partner who would like to purchase a share and take on some of the operations especially as we grow (details coming) and/or selling the Mountain View location. I am putting this out to our community and the coworking community because so many of you have been such great supporters and fans. If I don't find the right fit, we won't be selling CubesCrayons any time soon, but throwing this out there in hopes of finding a great partner and/or person to carry on the fantastic brand and space I have build over the last 2 and a half years. Looking forward to hearing from serious individuals. All the best, Felicity CubesCrayons felic...@cubesandcrayons.com www.cubesandcrayons.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: If you dream it, you can have it
Congrats, Alex! We would love something like that. We face the same issues and of course I don't want something just run of the mill...I am now officially on the hunt. Thanks for the inspiration. Felicity CubesCrayons Outside the Cube On Mar 30, 7:14 pm, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Some of you may have seen this on Twitter, but I thought it'd be fun to share here too. We've long had a very practical problem of the fact that Indy Hall just isn't designed for people who spend all day on the phone. Which is fine, people can work around that...but ultimately you need to take or make a call once in a while! We've got a few conference rooms, social spaces, and even our balcony where people step out to take a call that's more than a few minutes. In our current space, we've even set up a couple of makeshift phone booths in closets and bathrooms that people reserve for conference calls. But...me being me...I've always wanted a real phone booth. Now, I did a fair amount of calling around to see if we could score one of the old 90's Verizon booths, since they scrapped all of them in the early 2000's, I figured they' end up in a junk yard somewhere in New Jersey. But nobody at Verizon could locate that junk yard for me. Luckily, there's Craigslist. Having mentioned on more than one occasion my obsession with a phone booth, one of our members spotted a vintage Bell Telephone booth on Craigslist and sent it to our internal e-mail list. WAY better than those janky metal and plastic Verizon ones, this one was WOOD and GLASS, pressed tin interior, and even the vintage ad still in its sign holder. The price was right, and despite the need to carefully birth the 500+ pound beast from a very narrow basement stairwell it's been sitting in for what was presumably most of its life, she was was worth the wait. Check her out in all her glory:http://twitpic.com/1bcomlWith original Bell Telephone decalshttp://twitpic.com/1bcommFolding door open, from the sidehttp://twitpic.com/1bcoqhThat awesome vintage sign (OMG long distance!? Dial by Number!?)http://twitpic.com/1bcvuiAnd of course, her new home at Indy Hall The moral of the story is: it's always worth the wait. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Things You Miss @ Coworking Spaces
Hi Tara, We have that :) Felicity CubesCrayons On Mar 28, 9:30 am, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: Nap room. The ability to wear your pajamas all day. On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 12:21 PM, workomania office.bu...@wbac-berlin.dewrote: What do you miss in your coworking space? We are interested in offering one of the best coworking spaces, so we are always interested in your ideas and advise what you find a good coworking space needs or should offer. Thank you all for your support... Michael Bachmann -http://www.cluboffice-berlin.de -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comcoworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Company: Shwowp (http://www.shwowp.com) Book: The Whuffie Factor (http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://horsepigcow.com) Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 514-679-2951 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Salary
I own CubesCrayons (not a traditional coworking space because we have drop-in childcare on site.) I do take a modest salary which is starting to grow, although I may give up some of it to funnel back in the business. Again, we aren't quite the same model in terms of revenue stream. Unlike many other coworking space owners, I do not have a side job. I have young kids (those with kids, get that.) Having said that after 2 years of business, we run well enough for me to take on other projects and am now doing web app development and writing a book and site management is left largely to staff with my focus being primarily on our overall vision and marketing. Best, Felicity CubesCrayons (coworking + childcare) Outside the Cube (coworking + entrepreneurship) On Mar 22, 7:01 pm, Liu Yan liuyan.dat...@gmail.com wrote: Susan, we have three co-founders at Xindanwei, since last July we set up this coworking space in downtown shanghai, we have been working voluntarily without any payment. I don't know how others have been doing with their space, but two of us have been working completely full-time since the first day, and the third person too has spent 50% of his time. Starting this month, we have hired a full-time space manager to work behind the desk and handle all the coordination works for events and daily activities. So three of us could get our hands free to focus on the new marketing and expansion strategies of coworking concept in the entire Shanghai. We pay the space manager some basic salary plus the bonus for each purchase. We also started to claim some small amount of salary(small enough to sustain the cash flow) for the hours we spend on Xindanwei. The reasons are: 1. We consider our Xindanwei as a social enterprises, not a charity work. An enterprise must be run like an enterprise. The expenses vs income plan and report must be complete(human resource cost are the highest one in the entire expense sheet), so you won't be fooled by the low amount of monthly cost of running of coworking space, meanwhile, you must give yourself pressure to sustain the breakeven and set up sales objectives. 2. In our case, our landlord will have a percentage from the total amount of profit, so our cost must be counted in in the expenses. 3. Our experience: People take more responsibility and take their work more seriously when they get paid, even for a small fraction of their work. 4. Last but not least, three co-founders must also be able to supervise each other for their contribution, payment is one of the methods. Cheers, Yan 2010/3/23 Jacob Sayles jsay...@gmail.com Susan I don't collect salaries at Office Nomads currently. We started this both having part time jobs supporting us and now we have left those and are doing this full time. That's obviously not a sustainable solution so we are looking at our options. We'll know a lot more in a year. What I know now is that this one space does not have enough overhead to tack on two more salaries, and never will. We pay Alexandra to work behind the desk part time, my sister Kara to handle the books, and Grego to clean up every other week. That said, after two years we have made some great connections and have found ourselves deep within a tight community of amazing people. We've also learned a heck of a lot about how to start and run coworking spaces. We have already started expanding our gaze and just today launched coworkingseattle.org to help foster the local coworking movement... although that's not a money making venture either. Instead it's the first step to building a broader community because as we've seen many times over, start with the community, and then see where you can go with it. Stay tuned. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com- (206) 323-6500 On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: The owners of Citizen Space, including myself, have never taken a salary, but we've used some of the overage to pay for a part time space manager so that we can focus on our own businesses. Tara On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 3:30 PM, ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com wrote: If you run a space, I would like to know if you take a salary? For myself, I am looking at the having a small percentage of the membership fees turn over to a salary for myself, and with those fees I plan to development a handful of businesses. The salary will be seed money, not a get rich program, so I can build a better community - internally and externally. Thanks, Jodi Dean, Founder OurSpace Fort Wayne www.ourspacefw.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
[Coworking] Re: New coworking space in Paris, France, dedicated to the French community managers
Congrats! Like I needed another reason to go to Paris. We'll definitely have to stop on our upcoming Europe trip. All the best, Felicity CubesCrayons Outside the Cube On Feb 12, 5:33 am, Luc lucle...@gmail.com wrote: I'am very proud to inform you that we will open a new coworking space in Paris (France) the 1st march 2010. This coworking space is dedicated to the French community managers. We started with a very little space and only with 7 people. But we are working together on a future bigger coworking space ! A wiki page (in French) will give us more information about it :http://coworking.pbworks.com/CommunitySpace And a Google was create:http://groups.google.fr/group/communityspace All the best to the followers ! -- Luc Legay Twitter : @luclegay Twitter list of the French Community managers :http://twitter.com/#/list/luclegay/community-manager -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: New coworking space in Santa Cruz, CA
Congrats. Would love to come over the hill and checkout the new digs. Felicity CubesCrayons OutsidetheCube On Feb 8, 10:51 am, Donna Snow donnams...@gmail.com wrote: James, Congratulations on the new space! Looking forward to visiting once you are up and running. Lots of space! Looks like a good layout. Donna 'SnowWrite' Snow Space Catalyst San Jose, CA Twitter: snowwrite Facebook: snowwrite LinkedIn: linkedin.com/snowwrite On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 10:44 AM, James Hackett oja...@cruzio.com wrote: Hi all, In a fall 2010, Cruzio will be moving into new digs. We've purchase 12,000 square feet of a building that used to house the Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper operation -- presses and all! Here's an article on the building: http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/02/08/story3.html... I'm also attaching our latest sketches of the ground floor space. In the top-right corner is the space alloted for our data center (we're an ISP and hosting company as our day job. We think having colocation available to coworkers is a really nice mix -- any thoughts?) Bottom right is the entrance space, greeting counter. Bottom left is a full-service coffee bar. Large room in the lower center is a classroom/events room The open space in the middle-right is planned as tables, chairs, generally more social area. That whole central area is windows that go all the way up both stories. Other areas are a mix of open plan, small office, cubies and carrels. Any input, thoughts, comments about the general layout would be very, very welcome. Cheers! James Cruzio -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comcoworking%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: 2 years
Congrats! Felicity On Feb 4, 7:24 pm, Eric Marden cowork...@xentek.net wrote: On Feb 4, 7:24 pm, Woodie Neiss wood...@gmail.com wrote: we are site selecting here in Miami right now and looking at all your beautiful spaces gives me inspiration! Woodie, Have you checked out Brikolodge in Miami yet?http://brikolodge.wordpress.com/ ~e -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: camaraderie now has a home!
Congrats Rachel! Felicity CubesCrayons Outside the Cube On Feb 3, 9:25 am, rachel young rac...@camaraderie.ca wrote: Indeed! Would love to have you visit. r. On 3 February 2010 12:19, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: Looks like I need to do a coworking crawl next time I'm in TO. :) Congrats! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Press coverage for the Tracy Virtual Office
Congrats, Mike. Felicity CubesCrayons Outside the Cube On Jan 31, 9:48 am, Mike Pihlman m...@telbitconsulting.com wrote: Thought you might be interested in this article in The Record (Stockton, CA). http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100131/A_BIZ/13... Thanks, Mike -- Mike Pihlman TracyVirtualOffice A Coworking Community 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 203 Tracy, CA 95376 Mobile: 209-608-4340 Web: TracyVirtualOffice.com Twitter: @TracyVirtOffice Skype: tracyvirtualoffice1 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Annual Meeting???
Up for a meeting but also not going to SXSW this year...happy to stay in the discussion. Felicity CubesCrayons Outside the Cube On Jan 31, 12:20 pm, coworking i...@theconciergelevel.com wrote: I've not had the pleasure of going to SXSW - yet. I've read lots about it and know several people that have gone. It makes sense to piggy back on this event for the demographic audience that coworking communities want to reach. To properly promote and reach a larger population of coworking communities, I recommend planning a year in advance for some in-depth coworking networking and community building. Former attendees to SXSW could offer some great planning ideas specifically oriented toward coworking communities. Everyone's ideas posted so far sound good. At your service, Denise Reedwww.theconciergelevel.com On Jan 30, 9:49 am, Woodie Neiss wood...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone want to get together for the first International Coworking Community Annual Meeting in ummm let’s say a warm, sunny place like Miami? Sort of a one day event where we could discuss best practices, set some protocols for future coworking locations and formally organize ourselves so that we can leverage our combined power? Suggested topics to discuss (feel free to edit/add to/delete/etc) 1) Keys to success a. pricing b. Serivices to offer 2) Managing the bottom line a. Financing the start up b. Negotiating lease agreements c. Managing monthly expenses 3) Marketing PR a. Building awareness b. How to generate more buzz c. The power of meet-ups d. Leveraging your chamber of commerce 4) Creative suggestions from some of our winning locations 5) How to formally organize ourselves into an International organization Perhaps we could all complete some surveys prior, and then present the results at the meeting as well? Regards, Woodie -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Nice Marketing Interview
Congrats, Jacob! Love the tag line. Felicity CubesCrayons On Jan 27, 10:39 am, Jacob Sayles ja...@officenomads.com wrote: Hey there, We recently did an interview with Erica Mills of the Mills Communication Group who has the great tag line Do Good. Get Noticed. The interview did a great job of capturing our style of business and how we are getting the word out about Office Nomads and the whole coworking movement. There are many shout-outs to this group and the discussions we have here. It was a fun interview and I'm touched Erica chose us to profile. http://www.millscommgroup.com/blog/2010/01/office-nomads-seattle-succ... Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolationhttp://www.officenomads.com- (206) 323-6500 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Choosing a location based on need or viability?
Hi Dave, I think you need to look strongly at the demographics in choice and just as in real estate, location is important. The space needs to be convenient to your market. Does the area you are looking at have the demographics of people who will be using a coworking space? My initial instinct is no, based on the very little you mentioned. Ultimately, as learned from people like Alex of Indy Hall and Tony of New Work City, you have to build the community and if you have a strong community before you open the space, you will be able to discuss with them where they would want it which will help you build your success. Best of luck. Felicity CubesCrayons Outside the Cube On Jan 23, 9:23 pm, Cowork D cowork@gmail.com wrote: Hi there all! I wish to join the coworking movement by starting a facility around my neighborhood in NYC, in the area east or south east of Manhattan near the river. Looking at Citizen Space’s philosophy on coworking (collaboration, openness, community, localism, sustainability, and accessibility), I believe this movement (especially in the current economy) would benefit this area, dominated by low-income housing/ immigrant families, the most. Looking at current NYC coworking facilities, they are located in a relatively bustling area of commerce and higher value real estate. My question for the NYC fellows (other facilites around the world please chime in too!) is, what made you decide to open your coworking space in your chosen/current location? Looking forward to hearing thoughts on this issue, happy cow-orking… eh..coworking! Dave -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] 2 Years
Hi Everyone, Somehow CubesCrayons' 2 year birthday came up and surprised me this year. As many of you are now thinking of launching new spaces, 2 years in the coworking world suddenly seems like a long time. What I can tell you for those of you embarking into this arena is that is challenging, thrilling, and after 2 years, we have hit our stride. Just this month we have seen an enormous surge in new members and an increase in use. Coworking is definitely becoming more well-known and talked about it and I feel lucky to be part of this great community. So as we celebrate 2 years, I definitely want to reach out and thank all of you in the coworking group who have shared ideas, thoughts, conversations and more as we learned with all of you about how to make this exciting concept work. I have found great resources and new friends. I look forward to being part of the community for many years to come. And for those of you in the Mountain View area, drop in Monday or Tuesday this week for a cupcake - because, we do believe you can have your cake and eat it, too! All the best, Felicity CubesCrayons Coworking meets Coplaying www.cubesandcrayons.com Outside the Cube The space for professionals, entrepreneurs, and freelancers to support, learn and engage in a community www.otcsf.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Coworking on NPR
Agreed...we have gotten lots of press over the past 2 years and most of it doesn't bring in long time members. It does seem to increase awareness and build brand validity, so there is something to be said for that. And of course, press on even one space is beneficial to all in terms of people learning about coworking options out there. All the best, Felicity CubesCrayons Outside the Cube On Jan 6, 2:27 pm, Liz Elam lizarde...@gmail.com wrote: Here is some more good press (please pass on to your mother): http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122252297sc=fb;... From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:cowork...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jacob Sayles Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 11:32 AM To: coworking@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Article in WSJ Big press makes my mother happy and improves our google ranking. All that aside, we haven't had anyone serious about signing up that said I heard about you in the WSJ. It does get us many interesting calls about opening in other locations. Being involved in the local community is orders of magnitude more effective. Sent from my iPhone in Brazil On Jan 6, 2010, at 1:38 PM, Rick rickm...@gmail.com wrote: Dave brings up a good point. Anyone using this press locally with members or prospective members? On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:09 AM, spacelogix dar...@spacelogix.com wrote: Well the hits just keep on coming. I like to free marketing that we can use to promote in our own markets with these articles. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122252297 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122252297sc=emaf sc=emaf Darryl Space Logix Greensboro NC On Jan 5, 3:34 pm, Rick rickm...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All, Rick Myers from Strongbox West in Atlanta GA. Maybe I missed it, but it doesn't seem anyone has mentioned it, so I thought I would pass along that there was a coworking piece in the WSJ on New Year's Eve. You can read it herehttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870415280457462825332226.. . if you like. -Rick Rick Myers Co-Founder Strongbox Westwww.StrongboxWest.comhttp://www.strongboxwest.com/ Twitter: @StrongboxWest -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG -www.avg.com Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.126/2602 - Release Date: 01/05/10 13:35:00 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] More coworking press out of CNN
Going solo mentions coworking in CNN article. Includes Office Nomads, Beehive Baltimore, Sandbox Suites, and CubesCrayons... http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/worklife/01/07/on.the.go.office/ Thanks to Office Nomads for the alert... All the best, Felicity CubesCrayons OutsidetheCube Twitter: @cubesandcrayons -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Press coverage in Chicago
Congrats, Jason! Happy New Year Felicity CubesCrayons Outside the Cube On Dec 31, 1:28 pm, jasontgoodr...@gmail.com jasontgoodr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, all. OfficePort got another nice treatment in the mainstream press, this time Crain's Chicago Business. The Enterprise City piece links to a nicely done video report featuring OfficePort members, so be sure to check that out, too. http://shar.es/a9YXq Cheers and Happy New Year! Jason -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: Does anyone know why TwoRooms closed?
Hi There, I don't personally, although this has come up on the google group several times. My understanding is that has been closed for many years. Even great ideas may not succeed. Felicity CubesCrayons - Flexible Office Space + drop-in childcare cubes.otcsf.com On Nov 23, 7:35 am, ejang seok...@gmail.com wrote: TwoRooms - Childcare + Office space (Now Closed) http://bit.ly/7PhPAF Does anyone know why they closed the place? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Re: introducing Touchdown Center Holland
Congrats! My hubby is dying to get to Holland, so maybe we will come check it out. Felicity On Nov 19, 11:46 am, peter peteroeber...@gmail.com wrote: hi, I am proud to present to you our coworking facilties at Touchdown Center in Haarlem and Heemstede, Holland. the buildings each represent 3000 m2 of office facilities, where we offer cowork stations on the ground floor under the name the Cloud Club. Anybody is welcome to use our facities. To all non-Dutch residents we say: be welcome and have a free ride using our workstations... For Dutch residents we have 3 different membership constructions, to be found on our websitewww.touchdowncenter.nl. our staff will welcome you, please address them on your expected arrival through e-mail: i...@touchdowncenter.nl. peter oeberius kapteijn, chief operations. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=.
[Coworking] Re: Hello
Very coolwe have had a few inquiries into that kind of space in San Francisco from local artists, but haven't found a way to merge the two. Good luck! Felicity Outside the Cube CubesCrayons On Nov 19, 12:34 am, mattw ma...@seattlewireless.net wrote: Hi, I'm Matt Westervelt, and I'm introducing myself to the list. I recently (last month) started a space in Seattle that can be classified as a co-working space. It's Metrix Create:Space, and although it isn't quite office space, it is a shared work space for crafters and makers. We have electronics supplies, a laser cutter, 3d printer, vented soldering area and lots and lots of tools. It's a bit like a hackerspace, but open to the public at large and designed to be a comfortable place to work on projects. Jacob (at office nomads) suggested I get in contact with other coworking spaces, and I've been following from afar for a while. I'm definitely interested in seeing what is going on in other cities, in Seattle, and with coworking as a whole. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=.
[Coworking] Re: What would you say?
Bunny Slippers and Steaming Cocoa On Nov 8, 8:00 pm, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: Sweatpants. On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 6:46 PM, Diana Thomas xdiana.thom...@gmail.comwrote: Question for thesis research: *If while working in a coworking space, café, or public setting* *and you had a sign(s) where you could project your thoughts to make the environment around you better for doing work* *what would you write on it?* Feel free to be brutally open and honest. Thanks again for your time. It's really appreciated. Diana -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor (http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://horsepigcow.com) Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 514-679-2951 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Bunker Studios Coworking Space in the Mission District, SF, CA
Thanks, Tara, for including all of the other SF spaces! And FYI to all, Outside the Cube is running a special price of $200/mo. unlimited hours for November and December. Limited number sold at this price and must sign up by November 7. All the best Felicity Outside the Cube www.otcsf.com On Nov 2, 3:16 pm, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: You *mean* as an alternative to: Citizen Space, PariSoma, The Hat Factory, Sandbox Suites, Out of the Cube (and I think a few more)! I do believe Bunker Studies was part of the Coworking Crawl we had a few winters back in the Biodiesel bus. Very cool space...if it's the one I am thinking about. Tara On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 12:59 PM, shana shana.ne...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I wanted to let people know about a spot in the Mission District of SF for coworking. Bunker Studios is a space with cubicles and offices. The basics are provided - internet, power, water, etc. This place is not for the meek - no hot water and no heat - BUT the price is right, especially in expensive San Francisco. It is a great group of people - I have had a desk there for 3 years and I really like it - both the long term folks and then people who come in for a short time. If you are looking for an alternative to Citizen Space, check out the bunker:http://www.bunkerstudios.com --Shana -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor (http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://horsepigcow.com) Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 514-679-2951 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking in Seattle-
Hi Erin, Listen to your membership. Also, for us being near where people live is very important! It has to be just a short extra for them to go beyond either their living room or the cafe to come in. Although I know other spaces that are right in downtowns away from where people live. Our members can walk, ride their bikes or drive (but usually not far), to get to our space. For them being near home allows them to get out and actually grow connections in the community where they live which is an added bonus. One thing we don't like as much in our SF space as our MV space is that public transportation isn't as convenient. Something to think about. We used to be 4 blocks from the train and our members loved it as did we because we are a green space. Wishing you great luck. I will be up in Seattle the third week of November, so feel free to let me know if I can help in any other way. Felicity On Oct 29, 4:54 pm, weemiss anderson.er...@gmail.com wrote: My name is Erin Anderson and my business partner Aina Williams and are interested in starting a new coworking space in Seattle. We met with Susan Evans of Office Nomads this week and so appreciative of her support- thanks Susan! We are considering a couple different locations. Aina and I went to check out some spaces on Eastlake and Interbay. We need some help figuring out where all the great coworking folks think we should focus on. We are going to hold a Jelly on November 11 at the Peets in Interbay from 10-2- http://wiki.workatjelly.com/JellyInSeattleAnd, will do one in Eastlake as well (date to come). If anyone has any ideas or guidance for us we would love it! Feel free to email me directly at anderson.er...@gmail.com. Currently we are calling ourselves Work Play Seattle. Thanks! Erin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: MBA student: Confused about Profitability of Cowroking?
Fantastic discussion. I love to hear what everyone is sharing, and am keeping track of the discussion as I am working on a research piece on coworking. I am interested in particular in how coworking is changing the way business is done and people select careers and employment. On a couple of the points discussed: Ownership not just by space owners: There is an interesting synergy between coworkers but also between the people who get involved in the space. As Alex said, inviting people to come with rollers starts to give them ownership of the space. I was talking to an employee the other day who mentioned that being appreciated helps her take ownership of her job. This applies to coworkers in that we find thanking our members for being part of our community helps them to reach out to other groups. Events for connections/membership: Also, events bring the connections faster than just inviting to work. We utilize events to bring in new members and create opportunities for people to chat with each other. Often are newer members aren't quite sure how to start discussions until they have met people in a social setting or class. Our events tend to have an educational component i.e. round table discussions, marketing bootcamp, 18hr startup, etc. These are interactive events, not just a have a speaker in and everyone sit and listen. Of the people who come to our roundtables, we have 50 - 75% sign up as members within 2 weeks of the round table discussion. Finally: Meetups are great way to introduce people to your events when you are unknown. They also can serve to bring more people in as you grow. Just my 2 cents... Felicity CubesCrayons Outside the Cube In San Francisco and Silicon Valley On Nov 1, 11:48 am, Mike Schinkel mikeschin...@newclarity.net wrote: On Nov 1, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: Having people involved in the space from the get-go sets this example. We signed a lease on a Tuesday, and sent out an e-mail that day asking people to show up on Saturday with rollers to start painting. The following week, a desk-building party. Turning tasks into social events sounds sneaky, but it's worked really well at helping people identify with a sense of ownership. They're more than paying members, they have an emotional attachment to the space because they've contributed to its existence. They're proud of it. The beauty of this is that it's the first shove in a cycle of creating more of this mentality. The people with that sense of attachment lead by example, and new members that join see that activity and the reward (public thanks and recognition is the simplest reward), and the cycle continues. Excellent. We didn't do enough of that from the get-go. Hopefully we can course-correct. Tying needs to special interests helps, too. One of the topics at the Town Hall was regarding the installation of Bike storage. Someone who actually rides his bike every day has a vested interest in seeing that happen. I gave him the contact info of our landlord to see if they're interested in supporting the idea before we do it ourselves. He gets to run with it and not only fulfill his own self interest in having a bike rack, but now he's a hero for the other bikers. Great point! The bike rack project is one example. Designing and installing sound baffles to cut down on echo is another. I think the #1 way we've established project leads was to pair peoples' interests and areas of expertise, with their own self- interests, with the greater benefit of the community. It takes some massaging sometimes, but more often than not, the opportunities present themselves as the diversity of the community and its' needs grows. That example was what I needed, thanks. Monkey see, monkey do. :) Before some members started collaborating out in the open, people more or less kept to their own projects, socializing but less on the idea exchange. Once a few members started showing that it wasn't only safe, but beneficial to work out in the open, share ideas, and find partners...collaboration and teams started to form MUCH more often. So the point is to look for things people want in the space and get them to start making them happen, right? How have you handled things that need funds? Established a budget? Core values aren't shared 100% across the board. There's no requirements that you need to identify with any, or all, of those things in order to be a member of IndyHall. What we believe is that the greatest value from involvement is when some, or all, of those values are considered. There are also lots of people outside of the paying membership that identify with those values. They tend to be the ones that we align best with as an organization. Tend. :) So the first FAQ are your core values you speak of? http://www.indyhall.com/coworking-faqs/
[Coworking] Re: coworking with childcare
Hi Ralf, Wish you all the best with this. It is indeed the future of work, or at least some of us believe and have even lived it. Felicity CubesCrayons www.cubesandcrayons.com On Oct 28, 12:18 pm, Ralf Lippold ralf.lipp...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi there, Daycare for kids while their parents are coworking - that the future of work, isn't it? We plan to do this in the LockSchuppen - CoWorking in Dresden, as we see great benefit and especially less stress and lower impact with carbon footprint as bringing kids zu kindergarden is not necessary (or at least not as much). We have not yet set up the LockSchuppen (an old unused building of the German Railway is our favorite location,http://twitter.com/LockSchuppen). In the meanwhile we work virtually and are looking for easier and leaner ways to get the project going. Cheers, Ralf PS.: Follow us onhttp://twitter.com/LockSchuppen --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: coworking with childcare
Hi there, I run Cubescrayons which is coworking with childcare space. We have been around for almost two years. Childcare is a whole different element on so many levels. It would take essays to explain. We love our space. You can learn more at www.cubesandcrayons.com or on our blog cubes.typepad.com/blog Felicity Founder On Oct 27, 5:46 pm, Melisa Tintocalis mtintoca...@gmail.com wrote: Any coworking space owners ever think about adding a childcare element to the mix? Why or why not? Is it the cost? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Bay Area Coworkers - Invitation to join us for coworking and more
Hey everyone, I've been offline from the group for a bit, busy with new things but have enjoyed reading about everyone's progress. Most of you know me from CubesCrayons, coworking with flexible childcare available. I wanted to take a quick moment to introduce you to Outside the Cube (www.otcsf.com), our coworking only brand and also invite you to join us in San Francisco or Mountain View for our Fall special rates. Unlimited hours for $300/month: http://www.otcsf.com/join/rates/ We already have a great community and invite you to join us in Potrero Hill (easy access from the Peninsula) or in the heart of Silicon Valley in Mountain View. Also, wanted to invite you to upcoming business development weeks (work in the space for free all week if you are attending events.) Great speakers, round table discussions, happy hour, and not to be missed, friday morning yoga. San Francisco Business Development Week: October 26 - 30 (http://www.otcsf.com/events/sfbizdevelopment/) Silicon Valley Business Development Week: November 9 - 13th (http://www.otcsf.com/events/svbizdevelopment/) Looking forward to seeing you if you are in the area. All the best, Felicity www.otcsf.com/join cubes.typepad.com/otc --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Busy week at the Tracy Virtual Office
Glad to hear it. Hope it continues to accelerate. I think things seem to be picking up all around. Felicity CubesCrayons Outside the Cube On Oct 2, 3:26 pm, Mike Pihlman m...@telbitconsulting.com wrote: Things appear to be picking up out here in commuterville (which is turning out to be Small Business heaven!). :-) See this page for pics and a movie of the past weeks events. http://www.telbitconsulting.com/event_photos.html Coming up Oct 30 is a Halloween Costume Contest for kids of all ages! http://www.tracyislandonline.com/events/prehalloween-costume-party-at Have a nice weekend all! Mike -- Mike Pihlman TracyVirtualOffice A Coworking Community 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 203 Tracy, CA 95376 Mobile: 209-608-4340 Web: TracyVirtualOffice.com Twitter: @TracyVirtOffice Skype: tracyvirtualoffice1 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Hello from Mountain View, CA
Hi Dean, Welcome to the neighborhood! There is another coworking space in Mountain View as well, Outside the Cube (www.otcsf.com). This is a member organization where you pay a yearly fee and can attend as many events as you like over the year with no extra charge. The goal is to provide regular networking and resources for freelancers and entrepreneurs. Onsite coaching, regular mixed industry groups and socials. Like other coworking spaces you can work onsite for as little as $100/month. All the best, Felicity CubesCrayons Outside the Cube On Aug 14, 5:32 pm, Dean Mao dean...@gmail.com wrote: Hi fellow coworkers! A new coworking space in Mountain View, CA is about to open on August 23rd, but anyone can stop by before then to take a look at the space. The new coworking space is called HackerDojo and you can visitwww.hackerdojo.comfor more info about it. We're non-profit and member supported, so please help support us if you live nearby! The monthly fee is only a mere $100 so it's definitely cheap for the casual entrepreneur or anyone else who just wants to meet other cool people after work. Dean --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: New Office Nomads Video
Congrats! Felicity CubesCrayons (coworking + coplaying) Outside the Cube (Professionals events and work space for those who think outside the cube; a members community) On Aug 11, 6:11 am, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: That's awesome! Inspiring... On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 3:36 AM, Nils Hitze nhi...@gmail.com wrote: Great work and very nice Backgroundmusic. We are still working on a little Breakout Festival in Munich, Germany for teaching all the Freelancers about the meaning of CoWorking and afterwards we will work on a CoWorking Space for them. Biggest problem right now are the damn high rents here in Munich. Regards, Nils On Aug 11, 5:23 am, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: This came out really sweet! Nice work team ON! -Alex -- - -- - Alex Hillman im always developing something digital: a...@weknowhtml.com helpful:www.unstick.me visual:www.dangerouslyawesome.com local:www.indyhall.org On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:21 PM, Jacob Sayles ja...@officenomads.com wrote: Sharing Time! Susan and I did interviews for the Biznik SHINE project ( http://biznik.com/shine/film) and worked with one of our members to edit it all down to a nice little video about what Office Nomads is and why we do it. We are really excited about how it turned out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HExl5lXsp4s Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com- (206) 323-6500 -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor (http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://horsepigcow.com) Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 514-679-2951 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Questions about creating a Space with Childcare
As one of the few people in this group who I know has actually done coworking with childcare (CubesCrayons www.cubesandcrayons.com), there are lots of considerations. You have to do it your own way, but adding children to the mix is a whole different ball of wax and if your goal is to run a coworking space, then this is not the model for you. I wish everyone luck. All the best, Felicity Founder CubesCrayons (www.cubesandcrayons.com) Twitter: @cubesandcrayons Outside the Cube (www.otcsf.com) Twitter: @outsidethecube On Aug 4, 10:46 am, WHERE MMM where...@gmail.com wrote: This is really helpful and specific info that you have provided for on site child care. The one thing that I really want to point out for some who may read through these postings quickly is that the requirements will vary from city, county and state to state. Iit would (continue to be) helpful for all of us (as we continue to grow and chare memberships via the Coworking VISA program) on the differences so that we can be better versed in explaining to members the background of child care services. Thanks again for your informative post! Danielle Danielle Nicoli WHERE: A work lounge for creatives. Los Angeles, CAwww.wheremmm.com On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:42 AM, greth...@yahoo.com greth...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi Jodie, you might also want to contact Soma Vida in Austin, TX. They have child care a few days a week on the premises. My husband, Jason, and I are also looking at starting a coworking center with child care here in Chicago. Our local business development center has been very helpful...they filled us in on all the requirements. Here in Chicago opening a day care where the children are dropped off and the parents can leave the premises is very involved, but if you require the parents to be present and available (in the next room, for example) the certification process is way simpler. We're thinking of starting with that and then upgrading to day care if there is a need for it. We're just in the beginning stages as well...feel free to contact me if you want to co-work or just bounce ideas around. I don't know about you, but every work-at-home parent I have talked to about this gets very excited about the idea of having a place to work where their kids are involved in something other than the Disney Channel! Gretchen Goodrich Chicago, IL On Jul 31, 5:47 pm, jodiegrace jodiegr...@hotmail.com wrote: Hello. I am new to this group. In the process of starting a co-work space for parents with small children in my city here in Canada. Does anyone have any experience incorperating childcare into the space. I am thinking about having a play room that could be unsupervised at times, with a paid babysitter in for scheduled times during the week for more supervision. Not too sure about the legalities of this. Is it better to have members volunteer? Looking for feedback. I know there is a great need for this as it is next to impossible to find part-time childcare and really costly when all you may have to do is just a few hours of phone interviews and work without childcare for the rest etc. Can't wait to hear any comments. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: My introduction and looking for someplace in LA
Not sure if it is near that zip specifically, but she can certainly check out Blank Spaces (www.blankspaces.com) On Jul 8, 11:52 pm, Lin Roger juitse...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all , I am a ASIC designer in Taiwan , I ever been a freelancer one year experience , but the result wasn't good ; the productivity was poor even I had whole day without interrupt , so I came back company forgot my career plan . One day I were mentionedwww.xindanwei.coma coworking space in China and Liu Yan gave me guide to this group . I am happy to have you that had same thought with me , hope I can find someone in Taiwan also interesting this idea ! One of my friend in LA actually in Rowland Heights Zip code 91748 want to find some space close her , Does anyone can help me about that ? Best, Roger Lin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: An angel investor for coworking?
Hi Liu, Just wanted to second Tony's thoughts on getting to know an investor before taking on any money. No matter how much they trust you, an investor is going to want reports, tracking of numbers and to know how you plan to increase revenue tomorrow? You need to decide how you want to run your business. Then again she might be a great partner. Proceed with caution and you will figure out the best choice. Good luck! All the best, Felicity Cubescrayons in SF and SV Outside the Cube in SF On Jul 1, 4:41 pm, Tony Bacigalupo tonybacigal...@gmail.com wrote: Liu, That's great! When people see a coworking space for the first time they are often very inspired. I'm sure this will work itself out with time, but I hope that you are able to tale the time to get to know one another well before committing to taking any money. The better relationship you have and the more you know about each other's interests and goals, the better. It sounds like she is great, as she has already stepped up and volunteered, but the better you understand your mutual goals going forward, the better the whole thing will be. Congrats and keep keeping is posted! Best, Tony On Jul 1, 2009, at 7:07 PM, Liu Yan liuyan.dat...@gmail.com wrote: Oh man, what a hilarious first day yesterday! An angel investor (who used to work for us as a happy volunteer during the preparation phase) proposed to us with her money. I am not sure if she really understands our business well, but she told us she had great trust on us and wants to get involved in our biz more than just a volunteer. We were quite shocked as you could imagine, not by her unknown wealthy family background, but by this extra starting capital emerged fallen from the sky. I know there are many many tech-related entrepreneurs out here, I am sure you guys have a lt more experience on how to cope with an angel investor like this. Please do help! best, Yan Liu Yan刘妍 (+86)135 2429 5509 Xindanwei Coworking Playce Xindanwei China Coworking Network @theliuyan @xindanwei http://xindanwei.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Way to go, New Work City!
Congrats tony. Look for Mary from our SF office to be chatting with you. She is completely inspired! Felicity On Jul 8, 2:00 pm, Tony Bacigalupo tonybacigal...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Susan! I was at yesterday's press conference and got to meet Mayor Bloomberg! Obligatory photo:http://yfrog.com/1753jj We're doing our part to interface with the city's efforts however we can, and hopefully will be able to report progress sometime next month. Stay tuned! Best, Tony - *New Work City - Coworking NYC style.* *Phone:*(888) 823-3494 *Email:* 3...@nwcny.com *Web:*http://nwcny.com *Twitter:*http://twitter.com/nwc On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Susan Evans susan.c.ev...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.observer.com/2009/media/mayor-announces-15-million-bailout... Great mention in the article - you guys are rockstars, and a great example for the rest of us to connect with our local governments to provide a great example of how collaborative work can be done. Woo hoo! Susan __ Office Nomads http://www.officenomads.com 206-484-5859 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Creating new space - SF
Again not to discourage but also Outside the Cube just opened in Potrero and there is a social venture one coming in September I think in mission district, but I might be wrong. Two things: 1. If you are not going to be onsite, who will be. Creating a good community I'd important to success and you need someone to welcome clients, introduce them, etc. 2. Maybe just sublease the space to a couple of tenants instead of launching a coworking space. I think you have quite a bit of competition in a tough economy. Just my two cents. Felicity On Jul 9, 11:49 am, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: (not saying that to discourage you...just to think about spreading the love to another part of the city...we need more in the Mission, Hayes Valley, The Castro...etc) On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: There are, in fact, at LEAST 3 coworking spaces in SOMA: PariSoma, Sandbox Suites and (mine) Citizen Space. None of them are full from what I understand. T On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Liza Loop lizal...@gmail.com wrote: Are there already several SOMA spaces? Do they have enough members to survive? How large is the potential market? How long can your space survive if subscription doesn't meet your projections? These are the questions we are facing in Palo Alto so I'd expect them to be similar for you. Good luck in contacting your collaborators/competitors. Liza Loop Fiber High, LLC 989 Commercial St. Palo Alto, CA 94303 www.fiberhigh.com On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 8:13 PM, Marko Gargentamarak...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I own an office space in San Francisco Soma district. My tenant is leaving and I'm thinking of using this opportunity to convert it into a coworking environment. I've had an idea how I want to do it for a while but this is first time when I'm actually going to pull a plug and go from renting a space to one tenant to creating a community. I'm looking for other space owner's experiences making this transition. The space is about 1000sf and furnished for 6 people. While I love the space, my tech business is in another space so I wouldn't be present day-to-day. Cheers, Marko ...from SomaRental.com to SomaOffice.com, trying to figure out the transition... -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor (http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://horsepigcow.com) Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone:415-694-1951 -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor (http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://horsepigcow.com) Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone:415-694-1951 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Workshops
We also offer mostly member based groups and connecting opportunities such as a lunch time gathering for entrepreneurs. If we can find a great guest speaker, we bring them in, but usually it is someone who wants to come in and speak about a book or topic related to their business. We select people based on what they have to offer our membership. I think the events really bring the community together and encourage people to network. Again, it is a win for the speaker, so we don't tend to pay for them. We are building our professional program and listening to what members want. We also look to partner with organizations and promote them having events in our space that our members can attend. Again win for us to get more people in the space and win for our members to get more resources and win for the organizations/groups as they get connection to our membership that attend. Good luck. Felicity Outside the Cube - for Professionals cubes.typepad.com/otc On Jun 23, 6:59 am, JeroenR jrieds...@gmail.com wrote: Through our network we get approached by people wanting to give workshops in our coworking location. If the workshop is open to our own members we are try to create a combined member event / workshop. Members who opt in see this as a one of the key benefits of being part of a coworking space. In this model we do not charge for the space. For the person giving the workshop it's a win because they get the space free of charge and we can supply a number of interested participants through our member network, We try to schedule an event like this about once a month. If the workshops are not for our members but it is purely about using the space for others we'll charge a fee for that and would have no further involvement. You do have to watch out here because it may be welcome from a revenue perspective but at the same time you have to check the response from your members - they may find it a nuisance (if they can't use the space for the duration of the workshop, or if it's noisy etc). Since we target freelancers / contractors / independent workers there are many themes that can be of interest for a workshop: networking, sales / marketing / acquisition, social media, business planning, administration / fiscal / legal, etc... In this market a lot of interest goes to the first three topics. Good luck! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Starting up a coworking space
Hi Lauren, Welcome! This is the best group. And just to second it...listen to Tony. I have virtually nothing to add. -felicity Outside the Cube - professional community cubes.typepad.com/otc CubesCrayons - coworking meets coplaying cubesandcrayons.com On Jun 23, 12:53 pm, Susan Evans susan.c.ev...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Lauren! Congrats and welcome to the wild world of coworking! Tony's advise is simply perfect (as usual). I'd add: -I'll reiterate one of Tony's points first: as tedious as it might be, dig back into this listserv for old threads of helpful conversation - there are a TON of them, full of great thoughts and info. -Try not to get too far ahead of yourself. Don't create anything before there is a nice demand for it - you don't want to waste any time or energy in a direction that might not be needed to develop your space. Welcome again, and best of luck to you! Susan __ Office Nomads officenomads.com 206-323-6500 On Jun 22, 2:53 pm, Matt Titsworth paladi...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy Lauren, I'm one of the folks helping to run Company|Dallas over in Richardson, and I have to say how delighted I am to hear about somebody wanting to get a coworking spot going over in Fort Worth. I've run into a number of people from that area who are interested in the idea. Feel free to drop me a line about the specifics of coworking in DFW. I'd add to what Tony has said above, but right now those are exactly the things we're working on to get ourselves up to snuff. All the best, Matthewhttp://www.companydallas.com matt...@companydallas.comhttp://www.twitter.com/companydallas On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Tony Bacigalupotonybacigal...@gmail.com wrote: Welcome Lauren! Some Cliff's notes of advice: - Start one person at a time - Focus on people and community needs first, not space - Use a cafe or a house or otherwise free space as a staging area for your community - Consider starting a Jelly (http://workatjelly.com) - Hook up with as many other DFW-area communities as you can, including some folks who are already doing coworking there. - Be extra open and transparent in all that you do. Share photos, blog posts, tweets, and talk about what's good and what's hard. Engage people and get them involved. - Empower the would-be members of you community to take an active role in helping grow the community. You'll have more committed members and a lot more help :) - Read the messages in this group! Best of luck and keep us posted! Cheers, Tony - New Work City - Coworking NYC style. Phone: (888) 823-3494 Email: 3...@nwcny.com Web: http://nwcny.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/nwc On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 4:53 PM, laurenw1021 laurenw1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Just joined the group and am interested in starting a coworking space in Fort Worth, TX. I was first introduced to the idea this past March in Austin at SXSWi and find it refreshing and am passionate about establishing a space for the Fort Worth community. For any of you out there that have started your own space, what are some of your key pieces of advice to get started? Thanks, Lauren Smith laurenw1...@gmail.com @laurenwsmith via twitter --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Pricing - are we getting something wrong?
While giving it away so cheaply seems like a great way to get people in the door, it is not sustainable. I suspect your operating costs will be higher in the end if you include insurance, misc. (food, etc.), staff, We operate our coworking space in SF for about $9000. We have set up a professionals model where people can just join the community of entrepreneurs and freelance professionals yearly to attend all of our events for free as well as be part of interest specific groups. Then we have dedicated desks all the way down to 20 hrs./month access. Our 20 hrs is $150/month. We have to sell 60 to cover our costs, so our goal is to have a mix of the part timers with about 10 full timers in the space. Good luck. It's not a one size fits all solution. -Felicity Outside the Cube - For Professionals and Entrepreneurs CubesCrayons - For Professionals and Entrepreneurs who need childcare downstairs cubes.typepad.com/sf cubesandcrayons.com On Jun 19, 10:47 pm, robdavy rad...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Everyone, Quick question (kinda)... We're in the process of setting up a coworking space/hacker space here in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (metro pop of 1m). We're well underway, non-profit registered, directors elected, space found, 40+ members joined, etc. We're obviously working on a non-profit model, shared space, 24/7 access, etc. My concern is pricing. Lots of places seem to offer what we're going to be offering for many hundreds of dollars a month. We're going to be doing it for $50. $50/month gets you unlimited access to our 3700sq ft space. No permanent desks, but permanent offices will be offered for around $250/month. Our's is not exactly a co-working space in the sense we do not expect people to work here 9-5 (some will of course, but most members have full time jobs and want the collaborative use of the space, plus access to the equipment (machining, etc). Check outhttp://d.ents.ca/for photos Why $50/month? Our rent is $5/sqft + $2.87 operating. 3700sq ft @ $8 = $2500/month ($'s are per year). So based on the non-profit model found herehttp://coworking.pbworks.com/PricingExampleswe need $3750/month. Well, our utils are included in the operating, internet is free from someones business via a point to point wireless connection, etc, etc, so we're figuring max $500/month in misc costs. The landlord is also giving us 2 months free rent. So say $3000/month, that's only 60 members @ $50/month each. We have 40 signed up now (of course some will drop out, but we've still got many coming in) and we'll cover more costs with offices rented. Is it just the cheap rent that is making our space $50/month and not $300/month (or more!). Why do some (most) places need to charge so much? Thanks in advance Rob Davy Edmonton New Technology Societywww.ents.ca --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: New member
TJ, Sounds like you are already on the right track. Talk to people about what they need. You will find the people who are interested in a collaborative environment and then get them excited about co-working. It Rocks! -Felicity Founder CubesCrayons SF Potrero Hill - Coworking only Space (childcare available downstairs) Silicon Valley - Coworking and Coplaying On Jun 2, 7:47 am, Tony Bacigalupo tonybacigal...@gmail.com wrote: TJ, The economic downturn has resulted in 20,000+ jobs being eliminated in my company, and my job was eventually impacted. No worries. This has provided me the opportunity to pursue an area that I am very passionate about--creating collaborative work environments. Eff yeah!! That's the spirit! Welcome to the group, friend! We're here to help :-) Best, Tony Bacigalupo - New Work City - Coworking NYC style. Phone: (888) 823-3494 Email: 3...@nwcny.com Web: http://nwcny.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/nwc On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:45 AM, tj.mur...@zoho.com wrote: Greetings- I am new to the coworking movement and wanted to say hello to everyone. For the past 20 years, I have worked as a senior manager for a large manufacturing company. My expertise is in business analytics and organizational development. The economic downturn has resulted in 20,000+ jobs being eliminated in my company, and my job was eventually impacted. No worries. This has provided me the opportunity to pursue an area that I am very passionate about--creating collaborative work environments. I stumbled upon the coworking movement while doing research on Remote Work Centers. I love the idea of coworking, and am interested in opening studios in Alabama and the Florida panhandle (Pensacola and Ft. Walton Beach). Currently, I am putting together a business plan to open a coworking studio within the next couple of months. When I go out and talk to people, I am finding there is a lot of educating that needs to be done on the concept of coworking. Most people associate coworking with executive suites. No surprise here. So, my immediate need is to educate people and to create some groundswell around the concept. Any advice you can provide in this area would be helpful. TJ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Keeping people coming through the door
Agree with Tony...trying things out to get people in...lots of good events, fun ideas like take your laptop out for a day, simple free days to happy hours, collaboration opportunities, pink slip parties, workshops, and mixers to great speakers. Put them on every events calendar in your area. Our events appear every week in the free daily newspaper and we get great views from that. Invited bloggers to come in and talk about your space. Good luck. -Felicity Founder CubesCrayons www.cubesandcrayons.com SF Potrero Hill - Coworking only Space (childcare available downstairs) Silicon Valley - Coworking and Coplaying On Jun 2, 8:06 am, Tony Bacigalupo tonybacigal...@gmail.com wrote: A couple quick thoughts: 1. Ask the people who should be coming in why they're not. See if you can isolate one or two specific sticking points that are keeping people away, so you can go about addressing them. 2. Experiment. Try themed days. Cookie Fridays. Happy hours. Ask people what they would do if they were in charge for a day. 3. Give give give. Is there a Meetup group in your town that might be stuck meeting in a Panera Bread that would really like a real space to meet? Are there dozens of Meetup groups like that? Go to their events, make friends, and offer to help. Coworking spaces can be a fantastic free (or cheap) resource for groups looking for an appropriate place to gather. Give give give. Build your Whuffie :-) 4. Empower people to help. The advantage of being new is that people who are interested in what you're doing can take some ownership over it by helping to build it. If you find people who really dig what you're doing, but maybe can't afford to pay to come work, see how you can empower them to work with you and maybe spot them some free space in exchange. Just some thoughts... best of luck! Tony - New Work City - Coworking NYC style. Phone: (888) 823-3494 Email: 3...@nwcny.com Web: http://nwcny.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/nwc On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Matt Titsworth paladi...@gmail.com wrote: So it's been almost two weeks since our launch. Buzz was good, and we had a great turn out. Since then, everything has pretty well fallen off. I don't know what I need to do to keep people coming back through the door. I've been hitting the pavement and getting our name out there - even finding out that people already knew about us. I just don't seem to know what to do to get them in. Our events have gone over well, everything about the reception has been positive. But day after day I spend sitting over here in an empty space. Anybody have any thoughts? Matthew --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: CoWorking Space in the Bay Area
Try out CubesCrayons in Mountain View. NO KIDS necessary. Airy office, lots of parking, near downtown MV with great restaurants. Drop-in rates $20/half day and $35/day or by 10 day or monthly pass. All the best, Felicity Founder www.cubesandcrayons.com On May 24, 4:11 pm, cmcgilvr cmcgilvray1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi guys and gals, My name is Chris and I am brand new to Co-Working. I have just been hired by a new startup Water Conservation Company and we are looking to service the entire Bay Area, North Bay and the Monterey Bay. To do this, we are hoping to establish multiple offices and we found Co- Working to be an affordable option that allows us to do this. Right now, we are looking for some coworking space in the Penninsula between Los Gatos and Redwood City. Any suggestions or leads? Thanks, Chris --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: a new working environment
I think you need to chat with your customers. Do they want a more professional space? Would they use it. Do you just need more of your core customers and to charge a bit more for coffee and maybe for wifi? It sounds like you have a great relationship with your customers, so talk to them and see what you can do. Our local cafe raised prices about 6 months ago. They put up a great letter saying they needed to deal with increased rent and energy costs and wanted to pay a decent wage for their employees. My favorite, a 12 oz hot chocolate, went from $1.60 to $2.10. A pretty significant increase, but still better and cheaper than Starbuck's or Peet's and with better atmosphere and my money going to the local economy. Maybe that is your solution? Good luck, Felicity CubesCrayons Opening new coworking space in Potrero Hill part of San Francisco 6/1/09 On May 21, 1:03 pm, sconedwoman oakstcof...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, it's a tough issue. In the current economic environment, I am ready to bet that providing a slightly upscale service is the right direction for us. There is a cohort of people that peels away with big gas price increases, but the people who really need us, stay. Our customers are careful with their money and calories- they won't buy the absolute junk that might anchor the bottom line. So, I will try to charge an honest price and see what happens. You are correct, our coffee is the really good stuff, and I might be asking too little. On May 20, 11:36 am, KC kevin.christ...@acu.edu wrote: So what is ur value proposition and what is the cost? Based on your post it sounds like your coworkers would get (a) a table to work at, (b) the ability to reserve a meeting room (can't really call that a conference room), (c) printing/faxing/copying, (d) presumptively free basic coffee. What would you charge for this? Also, whether or not the free coffee is thrown in might make a big difference in the value...but it might also significant cut into your regular revenue stream. Good luck! Kevin SpringBoard Accelerator and Coworking Center (working title) Abilene Christian University kevin.christ...@acu.eudu On May 19, 11:53 am, sconedwoman oakstcof...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, everyone, I have learned a lot from reading the discussions of this group. I am a coffee shop owner of 4 years with more space than I can support on the price of take-out coffee. We have a nicely restored old space, coffee from an outstanding local roaster, fresh baked goods, breakfast and soup, and protected wifi. The room adjacent to the main room is about 19X18 feet, with a smaller, conference-type room about 8X12 feet. This is a wonderful place to work and have events, but it is time to put it to a more intentional, revenue-producing purpose. I would like to put in about 6 work tables, 48X30 inches with power andtask lighting, and keep our large old lab table in the center. A partition that separates but doesn't suffocate would separate the spaces, and we can furnish printer/copier and fax machine. There is a copy shop 4 blocks away. We would offer a membership package, a drop- in option, and something bigger where desired. I like the coworking idea, and especially like the ability of potential coworkers to find us online. We get good reviews both from the many freelancers who live nearby, and the sales and tech people who find us while they are in-town. Here's the challenge: The aspect of a great coffee shop in which to work is completely different from a workspace that is rented by the hour (coffee included). I think that most all the writers and job- hunters (wonderful, faithful customers all) will choose to work and meet in the now slightly cozier coffee shop. I feel the new arrangement is a definite value (knowing that it is still offered below the cost of renting, airconditioning, cleaning and staffing it), yet encounter daily the if it's free today, why must I pay tomorrow? question. We do not have the traffic flow of places a half-mile away; we rely on an honest and open relationship with our neighbors. Does anyone have thoughts on this transition? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking in San Francisco
Just as an FYI, Scott, our new coworking space opens June 1st in Potrero HIll. It is a 4th floor space with views of the bay, kitchen, office and conference room and about 15 desks plus a great conference table in the space for spreading out work. No kids in this space - just adults Keep us posted on your progress. We look forward to seeing your space. All the best, Felicity CubesCrayons Opening new coworking space in Potrero Hill part of San Francisco 6/1/09 On May 20, 1:44 am, Scott Hildebrand klezme...@gmail.com wrote: I'm wondering if anybody has interest or a need for a coworking space (in the Mission and close to BART) in the city. I'm helping put together a space so any feedback on what you like/dislike about other SF coworking options would be great. Basically what size of a space do you need, for how many people, what kind of money were you looking to spend, amenities needed/desired, typical working hours or yourself or team, etc. Any feedback is much appreciated! Please if you respond, email me at sc...@tubesmusic.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Congratulations to One of Our Coworkers
Congrats to Louis and thanks for sharing. Always fun to hear about good things within the community. -Felicity CubesCrayons On May 5, 9:24 am, Derek Young yder...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Coworking Friends, I wanted to let you know that Suite133, and coworking, has found a connection to the recently announced Tony nominations. Louis Hobson is one of the actors in Next to Normal. He plays the doctor (doctors?). It's his Broadway debut and the show received eleven nominations. Why should we care? Louis and his wife were two of the original users of Suite133. They're based out of Tacoma and they run their company from our space when they're in town. We're very excited to see them enjoying such success. Here's the NYTimes review:http://theater2.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/theater/reviews/16norm.html Derek Young Suite133 - Tacoma, Wa --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: movement to support local/independent brick mortars
Thanks for sharing, Heather. I have been working with some local businesses to do a local referral blog similar to the nationwide one done last month, but I love this, too. -Felicity CubesCrayons coworking www.cubesandcrayons.com cubes.typepad.com/blog On Apr 24, 10:05 am, Susan Evans susan.c.ev...@gmail.com wrote: Awesome site - thanks for sharing Heather! On Apr 23, 10:19 am, HeatherO heath...@heathero.com wrote: Thanks for your reply Gregg. I'm glad to hear it. I have to admit I was quite surprised and baffled when I noticed that @socostudio was unfollowed by a couple of people in this group following my tweeting abt the 350 project. thanks! At Your Service, Heather O' Heather O'Sullivan Canney, CGG (Chief Go-Giver) Helping connect you to your purpose passion, and share it with the world! Global: Heather O, Inc.http://www.HeatherO.comhttp://www.heathero.com 919-427-7770 Local: Soco Studiohttp://www.SocoStudio.bizhttp://www.socostudio.biz 104-B N. Salem St. Apex, NC 27502 919-387-0408 Google Talk: goheathero Contact Me: Linkedin %20%20http://www.linkedin.com/in/heathero%20%20 Facebook http://profile.to/heathero/Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/heatheroapex/ Twitter http://www.twitter.com/HeatherOYoutubehttp://www.youtube.com/user/heatheroapex Plaxo http://heathero.myplaxo.com --- @ WiseStamp Signature. http://www.wisestamp.com Get it nowhttp://www.wisestamp.com On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 8:34 PM, Gregg Marshall miml...@repconnection.comwrote: I know the founder and can attest this is a great program to promote local businesses. It's called 3/50 based on picking 3 local businesses and spending $50 a month with them. Impacts on local economy are huge. For a program generated by a random blog post in the middle of March, it is generating incredible momentum, 20,000+ unique visitors and 2,300 registered supporters. Gregg Marshall -- *From:* coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:cowork...@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *HeatherO *Sent:* Wednesday, April 22, 2009 6:09 PM *To:* coworking@googlegroups.com *Subject:* [Coworking] movement to support local/independent brick mortars This isn't about coworking per se, but may be something that some of you could get excited about promoting in your local market. It's a movement to promote local biz's... Complete w/ press kit, flyers, you name it! Cool cause and aligned w/ the culture/mindset that I think many of us embrace. Check it out! http://the350project.net/ At Your Service, Heather O' Heather O'Sullivan Canney, CGG (Chief Go-Giver) Helping connect you to your purpose passion, and share it with the world! Global: Heather O, Inc.http://www.HeatherO.comhttp://www.heathero.com 919-427-7770 Local: Soco Studio http://www.SocoStudio.bizhttp://www.socostudio.biz 104-B N. Salem St. Apex, NC 27502 919-387-0408 Google Talk: goheathero Contact Me: LinkedinFacebook http://profile.to/heathero/Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/heatheroapex/ Twitter http://www.twitter.com/HeatherOYoutubehttp://www.youtube.com/user/heatheroapex Plaxo http://heathero.myplaxo.com --- @ WiseStamp Signature. http://www.wisestamp.com Get it nowhttp://www.wisestamp.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] New Coworking Space in Potrero Hill/SF
Hi Everyone, I admit I have been a little out of the discussion as of late as I have been working hard on our second location. I am thrilled to announce that we will be opening a new coworking space in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco on or about June 1st. I am especially excited that the office space is at the top of a great building. We will have kitchen (complete with bird's nest access for those who want to climb to the roof and work while looking out at SF Bay), conference room, private office and of course, coworking space. Additionally, those who want childcare can use the childcare offered through us on the first floor of the building (completely separate from those just using office space). More details to come on opening date, rates and open houses. We hope the SF coworking community needing a space in Potrero Hill will join us. We already have 40 members signed up, so it should be a rocking coworking atmosphere. Will keep everyone posted as we get closer. If you are interested in being on our mailing list of updates, just send me an email at cont...@cubesandcrayons.com All the best, Felicity CubesCrayons www.cubesandcrayons.com cubes.typepad.com/blog www.twitter.com/cubesandcrayons FB: CubesCrayons Coworkers LInkedin: CubesCrayons coworking --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Springwise featuring...deskgenie, RIP Regis Cupertino
On Regus Cupertino Space, I heard from one of the members that only about 8 - 10 people used it on a regular basis but that the manager claimed there were 180 members. I think, yes, they didn't really understand coworking. Having said that, if any of you out there are looking for coworking in a similar area, you can check out our office in MV right off the 85/237, just 5 minutes from the old Regus space. Thanks for sharing, David. All the best, Felicity cubesandcrayons.com cubes.typepad.com/blog On Apr 1, 11:43 pm, David J. Kordsmeier dko...@gmail.com wrote: Folks, thought some would like to read about a new idea on springwise around a marketplace for desk space:http://www.springwise.com/marketing_advertising/deskspacegenie/ Pulled from the latest newsletter, with tons of great ideas:http://springwise.com/weekly/2009-04-01.htm Also, noticed the Regus Cupertino (Co-working meets office suites), which looked to be a something akin to an airport lounge, has officially been closed. I believe they closed at the beginning of the year, after only being open about a year. It is a shame. I think they had a nice clean facility, the best conference rooms I have seen, and friendly staff. The downside to their approach: wrong location (was an old plumbing store, in SV suburbia), unfamiliar concept (Regus is famous around the world for hosting office suites, but co-work is a bit of a niche idea for many), not rooted with any community, and no marketing. They might have had a chance in downtown SJ or SF, but in the new economy I guess they decided to pull out and sublease the space (my estimates they put up 100K + to rennovate, another 50K on furniture and computers, and probably ran another 5-8K in rent, plus 2 FT staff so were easily burning 10K+ per month. - David --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Introducing myself and plans for coworking in Prague, Czech Republic
Welcome, Dave. Good luck and keep us posted. This is the best resource for coworking I have found. It's a great community. All the best, Felicity www.cubesandcrayons.com cubes.tyepepad.com/blog On Apr 1, 3:39 am, DaveRuzius dave.ruz...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, Dave Ruzius from Prague here. Originally Dutch but have been here in Prague for a while now. I've been working in IT and Consulting for 17 years and although I'm doing quit a few web projects myself I've found out that I'm not that good a coder :( but seem to be better in talking and bringing people together. By luck (or unfortune) I find myself working at home most of the time on my projects and this is becoming painfull.. As a social person (the human is not a solitairy creature) I miss the interaction with other people and sometimes find myself sitting in the shopping centre just to see some people. (Sad) Anyway, at the moment I'm exploring options for starting a coworking space in Prague as there is a large community of independent workers and creative minds out there that may benefit from collaborating in real life rather than on the web. As a start I've created the Independent workers in Prague Facebook group to get the people together and discuss issues / needs. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=74593553112 I hope to et some positive response and to be able to take it from there. It will be a long process but hey... I believe worth it. More later. CAU Prague Dave Ruzius --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Concerns about future competition?
The coworking space that Regus ran in Cupertino, CA closed this past month without notice. While certainly coworking spaces might be done corporately and expansion is realistic, each space has its own flavor or vibe and so it attracts different people. In SF there are 3 coworking spaces each with its own look/feel, so I think it allows people to find the right community. Things to think about... -Felicity CubesCrayons www.cubesandcrayons.com cubes.typepad.com/blog On Mar 21, 6:02 am, Rogelio scubac...@gmail.com wrote: John Proffitt wrote: Wow! Thanks everybody. Great comments, and it all makes sense to me. Definitely keep us posted on Anchorage coworking. I fly up there to consult for various cable companies, and there are many days in which I don't want to go sit at the client's, am sick of sitting in my hotel, and would gladly pay to hang out in a more chillaxed coworking atmosphere, particularly when I've got dead time while waiting to go up to the North Slope. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: What's your Twitter name?
Thanks, Tony. CubesCrayons @cubesandcrayons @felicityatcubes -Felicity CubesCrayons On Feb 23, 7:29 am, Tony Bacigalupo tonybacigal...@gmail.com wrote: [oops, sent an old version... see updated version below!] This would make for a great wiki page. Hopefully I can spare us all some emails: *New Work City* = @nwc Me = @tonybgoode Sanford Dickert = @sanford *Jelly* = @workatjelly Amit Gupta = @superamit *Berkeley Coworking* = @berkeleycowork Raines Cohen = @raines His coworking coach account = @coworkingcoach *Citizen Space* = @citizenspace Tara Hunt = @missrogue Hillary Hartley = @quepol Jade Rossdale = @jaderossdale Chris Messina = @factoryjoe *IndyHall* = @indyhall Alex Hillman = @alexknowshtml Geoff DiMasi = @geoffd Bart Mroz = @bartmroz *LaunchPad Coworking* Julie Gomoll = @juliegomoll *Caroline Collective* = @carolineco Matthew Wettergreen = @organ_printer Erica O'Grady = @ericaogrady *Souk Portland* = @soukportland *Conjunctured* = @conjunctured John Erik Metcalf = @johnerik Dusty Reagan = @dustyreagan Cesar Torres = @cesart *I'm Outta Here *book authors: Drew Jones = @drewjones Todd Sundsted = @todd_sundsted There are many more, but that's a start! Tony On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 10:14 AM, BrianR anon...@gmail.com wrote: My name on twitter is @brianr. The coworking space I run is @carrborocowork. I'd like to keep up with what ya'll are doing. :) -Brian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Meetup at SXSWi
On Feb 16, 3:22 pm, Julie Gomoll juliegom...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for coordinating. I am looking forward to meeting everyone. Felicity CubesCrayons Hi everyone - We're doing a coworking meetup again this year - Be sure to save Friday March 13 for another awesome evening at the San Jose Hotel. I can't wait to see a bunch of you again, and to meet some of the folks new to coworking. Meetup details athttp://freelance.meetup.com/65/calendar/9754398/ See you there! best, Julie Gomoll -- Julie Gomollhttp://launchpadcoworking.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: The universe is expanding, AND so is Citizen Space! :)
Congrats, Tara! -Felicity On Jan 24, 10:02 am, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: It is! Very raw right now...we'll be working hard to make it fabulous my March 1! :) On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 9:58 AM, patrick.tang...@gmail.com patrick.tang...@gmail.com wrote: Fantastic! Congrats and I'm looking forward to lots of pics. (Is that it? :http://www.flickr.com/photos/missrogue/3183685202/) Patrick -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor (http://twurl.nl/qhe1l0) Company: Citizen Agency (http://citizenagency.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://horsepigcow.com) Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: helpful hints on getting people to actually sign up!?!
I agree with Alex. It is very important to get out there and meet your target market. Very key is asking questions about what they do, how they work, and if it is a good fit inviting them to come in and check out the space. Critical mass is both hard and crucial. The more people you can constantly get walking into your space. the more people talking about it, the faster you will fill up. Get out to networking events and introduce yourself. If possible, get speaking or writing as a guest in entrepreneurial settings. The more exposure the better. And in terms of sign up, you have to get people in and really to see the value. What do they get beyond the local coffee shop? Is it community? If you don't have people then that may not be what you have yet. Is it cool events? That can be a big draw. Use community calendars and social networking to promote your events. Good luck and keep us posted. All the best, Felicity CubesCrayons www.cubesandcrayons.com cubes.typepad.blog/com On Jan 24, 5:03 am, HeatherO heath...@heathero.com wrote: Great ideas! Thanks so much! At your service, Heather O' Heather O'Sullivan Canney, BA, CSP, CGG (Chief Goal Getter!) Heather O' Inc. Coaching and Consulting Soco Studio - A Place for Social Coworking (Seminars, Workshops group meetings too!) 104-B N. Salem St. Apex, NC 27502 919-387-0408 877-GoheatherO www.HeatherO.comwww.twitter.com/heathero www.socostudio.bizwww.twitter.com/socostudio Other Sites Blogs:www.apexgoodliving.comwww.westwakeliving.comwww.westwakewomenpreneurs.ning.comwww.livejuiced.blogspot.comwww.Heatheroapex.blogspot.comwww.activerain.com/HeatherO On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 7:59 AM, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: Heather, Like Alex said, user groups can be nice, but go to their turf during a regular meeting, email the organizer of the event before, congratulate him (or her) on his hard work - and give a the people in the group a specific time to come to your space - if Fridays are free, then invite them down on the next Friday. At CoLab in Orlando, we just had a big party in the space this week, then invited people down on Friday. We promised to go to lunch and then out for a beer at the end of the day - we had a total of 10 people, plus the girl who works for the building - the most people I've seen in CoLab on a single day since it opened in November. One guy signed up based on that day, and 3 of us were already paying members. The others seemed very positive about their experience - they like being downtown, the social aspects and the lack of pressure to buy coffee and sandwiches. Also, becoming friends with newspaper reporters, bloggers, and people who work for the Economic Development Commission can't hurt either. You could hold a Creative Cities event - that might draw some of those types, and people who care about building something larger than themselves. Good luck! Peace, Ryan Price Orlando, FL - CoLab rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com floridacreatives.com @liberatr On Jan 23, 2009, at 9:56 PM, HeatherO wrote: Good point! I am in a lot of networking groups with different people. But not in any tech groups. Thanks for that perspective. At your service, Heather O' Heather O'Sullivan Canney, BA, CSP, CGG (Chief Goal Getter!) Heather O' Inc. Coaching and Consulting Creating the Mindset, Marketing, Systems Surroundings that support your goals Soco Studio - A Place for Social Coworking (Seminars, Workshops group meetings too!) 104-B N. Salem St. Apex, NC 27502 919-387-0408 877-GoheatherO www.HeatherO.com www.twitter.com/heathero www.socostudio.biz www.twitter.com/socostudio Other Sites Blogs: www.apexgoodliving.com www.westwakeliving.com www.westwakewomenpreneurs.ning.com www.livejuiced.blogspot.com www.Heatheroapex.blogspot.com www.activerain.com/HeatherO On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: It's more than just finding them...it's about being a part of them. Even if the content that they cover isn't something you are knowledgeable about, go to their events. Meet their members. Don't just sell your space as a place for them to have their events, but become a part of their little communities and show them that you want their community to be a part of the larger community...through your space. -Alex, IndyHall -- - -- - Alex Hillman im always developing something digital: a...@weknowhtml.com visual:www.dangerouslyawesome.com local:www.indyhall.org On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 3:32 PM, HeatherO heath...@heathero.com wrote: Thanks David! Now I just have to find these groups! :) At your service, Heather O' Heather O'Sullivan Canney, BA, CSP, CGG (Chief Goal Getter!) Heather O' Inc. Coaching and Consulting Specializing in Small Business, Real Estate, PR/Marketing/Social Media Organizational Systems
[Coworking] Reminder for Bay Area Coworkers
Hi All, Just wanted to give everyone a quick head's up that CubesCrayons opens its new office space in Mountain View on Thursday. We move today and the space is coming along. If you want to see it in its bare bones, check out http://tinyurl.com/9fc848 We have extended hours now for the office only coworker. http://www.cubesandcrayons.com/rates.jsp#anchor1 We also celebrate 1 year of being open on Saturday. Hooray. Will update all when I have had a bit more sleep and we are done with the move. All the best, Felicity CubesCrayons Space: www.cubesandcrayons.com Blog: cubes.typepad.com/blog Facebook: CubesCrayons Coworkers --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: central work tables vs desks?
We don't have cubicles. We have a few shared office space and open office spaces. Some people like to work at large tables that are shared and can be moved and some work on individual tables. All of our furniture is on casters which makes it very easy to move and be arranged to suit everyone's need. We also have a few lounge chairs with tablets attached for laptops which people love to work at. The variety seems to suit every type of workers need. I do find that some people always work at 1 person spaces while others vary between the large shared areas and the individual areas depending on their mood. Good luck. -Felicity CubesCrayons www.cubesandcrayons.com On Jan 19, 12:48 pm, Dusty dustyrea...@gmail.com wrote: Even, We have a house too, just shy of 1600sq/ft. We have 2 rooms that are joined by double doors. It was our intention to get several small desks that could be rearranged and pushed around in those two rooms. However, due to monetary constraints, we started with 2 9ft long and 2 6ft long folding tables pushed to the center of each room, and for us this setup has been great! I like the big central work area primarily because it promotes collaboration, but I also think it allows us to seat more people. For example, it might be awkward to approach someone alone at a smallish desk to grab some laptop space, but people don't seem to have a problem bellying up to a large table. I guess my theory is that socially, many small desks equals (1 desk : 1 person), but socially a large table equal (1 desk : 1 - ? persons). Here's a picture of those 2 joined rooms:http://flickr.com/photos/thepxlpshr/2724386824/in/pool-conjunctured. We also have a couch room:http://flickr.com/photos/dustyreagan/2758435573/ A heads down room:http://flickr.com/photos/dustyreagan/2850916279/in/pool-conjunctured And a conference room (old pic):http://flickr.com/photos/dustyreagan/2700822363/in/set-72157606597867... Dustyhttp://Conjunctured.com On Jan 19, 1:00 pm, Jerome Chang jer...@blankspaces.com wrote: We have both fixed cubicles and a central worktable. See here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/blankspaces/2803672025/in/set-7215760619.. J __ BLANKSPACES work wide open www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Jan 19, 2009, at 10:50 AM, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: Yes, we have two blocks of four desks pushed up against each other, with a mix of FT and dropins at each. We also have two tables off to the side, which is proving nice for folks who want to be social but still want to maintain some privacy. Then we have a long dinner table for six, which is great for events, lunch, and groups. One startup (Tripfilms.com) takes over the table twice a week and has their whole team there working together. Diversity is definitely useful, but flexibility is paramount. Most important, as always, is to be offering what your members want... which, over the course of time, will change. Tony New Work City On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Depending on the desks you get, they can be pushed togehter like a large table. That way, depending on the needs of the group, you can get both effects. Our most recent configuration pushes together clusters of 3-4 desks with a mix of full time spots + drop-ins, encouraging mix and collaboration. Our members have been really enjoying it. CitizenSpace's dropin area is the same sort of thing, with a number of desks making up a large shared work table. New Work City has a table that fits 4-5 people at it too, right Tony? -Alex -- - -- - Alex Hillman im always developing something digital: a...@weknowhtml.com visual:www.dangerouslyawesome.com local:www.indyhall.org On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 1:34 PM, evan anarchog...@gmail.com wrote: So we've been in our space for 2 weeks now and we started out just getting a big folding table while we figure out furniture. We've been trying to figure how how many desks we can fit in our relatively small rooms. Unlikely many coworking spaces, we've got a house we're using, so some of the rooms are smallish bedrooms. The total space is 2500 sq ft. My question is this, have people tried / used central tables which are shared by 3 to 6 people for coworking? We're thinking that upstairs we'd put maybe central tables, on the main floor desks, and in the basement which is more of a hang out space and where the meeting room is, for couches. Has anybody tried this? Does it work well? What problems might we run in to? thanks, evan --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send
[Coworking] Re: Mom's Groups
Hi Jodi, Our experience is that the moms prefer to just brown bag it for the most part. We don't charge a fee beyond our normal use fee for mom groups we set up. For example, we have moms of 6 - 12 month olds meet every other Wednesday from 10am - 1pm. Lunch/social is 12 - 1 and some people come just for that and others come and work together and then break for lunch and social. We started with paid lunches and that seemed to keep people away. Of course, every market is different. Good luck and keep us posted in how they work. -Felicity CubesCrayons www.cubesandcrayons.com cubes.typepad.com/blog On Jan 8, 7:47 am, ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com wrote: Are there any spaces that offer a Mom's Group for WAHMs? I am aware that Cubes and Crayons offers such groups, however does anyother spaces offer such groups. I woul appreciate feed back from space managers, in regards to the hours the group is hosted and the cost that each mom pays per day/week/month or year. Fort Wayne is a very family friendly city and I would like to incorporate that aspect into coworking. The potential site location is downtown, which is within close proximity to 4 private schools and 2 charter schools that seem to have a higher percentage of mothers whom drop their children off in the morning, complete their daily affairs and then return to the schools in the afternoon. Thus, I would like to offer a group that would meet between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., one day per week, where work could be completed, fellowship could be enjoyed and lunch would be served. It is my thought that a typical session would cost each mother between $10.00 - $20.00. The price would include lunch which would be delivered by a close by eatery. To ensure that service costs are kept at a minimum the foods ordered would not be too extravagant, i.e. pizza, lasagna (or other pasta dishes), sub, chinese, etc. I imagine $5.00 - $10.00 food costs per person. Sincerely, Jodi Dean Founder and Chief Community Leader OurSpace Fort Wayne www.ourspacefortwayne.blogspot.com twitter/ourspaceftwayne ourspacefortwa...@gmail.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Cubes Crayons turning 1 and moving
Hi Chris, I'll give you the short version of the story. The long one is LOOO! 1. Menlo Park: Seemed great when we toured and we go a fabulous place set up only to find more things not working than you can imagine (MONEY PIT!) We had a landlord in Menlo Park who was terrible! 2 weeks to deal with termites, won't fix the heat, etc. He broke contract with us and I got us out. WHEW! 2. Dilemma: Close? Move somewhere on the Peninsula/South Bay, move to San Francisco, work on locations outside the Bay Area? 3. Member input: We built this on a sense of community. And when we asked our existing members they begged us to stay down here. 4. Search: I spent the holidays searching for and securing a place and the rest is history. Our new space is truly fantastic and I think appeals to our existing clientele as well as being a great place for the coworkers without kids. We are expanding our office hours for coworking and have fun new events coming online. This truly will be the best coworking you can get in the South Bay. Happy to give anyone more specifics if they want a longer version. -Felicity On Jan 6, 8:03 pm, Chris Kerins chris.ker...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Felicity, That's great news! I would be interested to hear how and why it came about for you to move, what new options you are introducing and what sort of lessons learned you've had along the way that pushed you in that direction. Hopefully we can all share from your wisdom. Cheers! Chris --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Montevideo Starts!
CONGRATS, Evan! And for the record, if you don't throw up once or twice you aren't going in with your eyes open. I am confident you will be a success. All the best, Felicity CubesCrayons www.cubesandcrayons.com cubes.typepad.com/blog On Jan 5, 8:14 pm, evan anarchog...@gmail.com wrote: Today we signed the lease on a house to setup the first coworking space in Montevideo, Uruguay It took: * 7 months after we started floating the idea * 4 months of looking at potential spaces to rent * 34 houses visited in the search * 5 failed offers on renting houses * 8 coworkers who are joining day 1 * 4 coworkers who gave up on us because it took too long * 6 rooms in the house we eventually rented * 110,000 pesos required before they'd give us the keys I threw up some before pictures, from us viewing the house as it is now. http://flickr.com/photos/rabble/sets/72157611788368324/ The house is on a cobble stone dead end street one block from the rambla, beach, and a big park. And for me personally at least, it means that my commute is now literally a walk through the park. I live on the other side of the park. :) Here's the office location on a map: http://bit.ly/coworking-mvd-map There's not internet yet, but people are going to start working from the space tomorrow using 3G modems. We'll tackle getting furniture and the like next week! saludos, evan --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Cubes Crayons turning 1 and moving
Hey there, Just want to let everyone know out there that CubesCrayons is turning 1 on January 24th. We are super excited and of course throwing a little bash to celebrate. All our invited to join us. Would love to meet lots of you live and in person. Also, we are moving to a fantastic new space on January 16th. This is a great place in Mountain View. We have new coworking options coming on board and great new events too. Our community is already strong, so those of you looking for a great coworking space in Silicon Valley, drop-in any time to check out the new digs. I am thankful to everyone in this group for their thoughts and ideas over the past year. Happy 2009! All the best, Felicity CubesCrayons www.cubesandcrayons.com cubes.typepad.com/blog --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: New Coworking Space in Mountain View coming
Thanks everyone for the cheers. This is an altering of an existing space as we also work on our second space. More news on that to come in January... All the best, Felicity On Dec 11, 3:36 pm, Susan Evans susan.c.ev...@gmail.com wrote: Congrats, Felicity! Very exciting to hear these developments! On Dec 11, 10:08 am, Julie soukju...@gmail.com wrote: Felicity, Congrats! I second Tony's question - is this space 2, or refining of space 1? Either way, here's to adapting and rolling with the experiment of the movement. You are a great community additive and inspiration. Julie Duryea owner, souk 322 nw 6th avenue, suite 200 portland, oregon 97209 p | 503.517.6900 f | 503.517.6901 skype julieduryeahttp://www.soukllc.com tweet soukportland On Dec 10, 7:34 am, felicity at cubes felicity.chap...@gmail.com wrote: Hi There, Just wanted to let you know we will have a new coworking space opening in Mountain View in January 2009. You can see our already existing rates athttp://www.cubesandcrayons.com/rates.jsp. This space will have coworking only in this office. Our childcare division will operate next door but will not be in the coworking space. Hope you will join us. If you are interested in a dedicated desk, email me now to reserve your space as we will have a limited number available. All the best, Felicity Space: Cubesandcrayons.com Blog: cubes.typepad.com/blog --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] New Coworking Space in Mountain View coming
Hi There, Just wanted to let you know we will have a new coworking space opening in Mountain View in January 2009. You can see our already existing rates at http://www.cubesandcrayons.com/rates.jsp. This space will have coworking only in this office. Our childcare division will operate next door but will not be in the coworking space. Hope you will join us. If you are interested in a dedicated desk, email me now to reserve your space as we will have a limited number available. All the best, Felicity Space: Cubesandcrayons.com Blog: cubes.typepad.com/blog --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Full vs. Part Time Mix; Space Metrics
Congrats, Dave on the new space. To Alex's question on floor plans, I am a former designer and do highly recommend laying out your space (to scale) early. You want to really have a feel for what will fit/not fit. All the best, Felicity www.cubesandcrayons.com On Nov 21, 1:14 pm, Alex Hillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm so excited about this! It was just a couple of weeks ago that I got to watch the early bits of a Jelly in Baltimore come together. I've been watching from afar and things are coming together fast!!! Nice work Dave! I think Dave knows where we're at here since we've spoken about our situation, but I'll share with everyone else in the interest of sharing. We've got 13 full time desks and 9 flex (lite and dropin) desks in a 1700ish sq foot room. That also includes our lobby, our conference room, kitchen, and lounge. We started with less permanent (2 including myself) and a lot of flex, and since then the scales have tipped on their own and the balance has established itself. That took a couple of months, but it was headed that direction before we even signed the lease. Clearly, the more full time desks, the better our profit margin. However culturally, the daily mix of new people in the non full time desks makes it much more ideal. We could sell all of our desks as permanent with the waiting list we currently have, but won't. Some of this is also a product of the physical layout of a space, I think. We experimented with a few different layouts (and still periodically shift and optimize). Getting some actual floorplans to move paper desks around on will be a HUGE help. Is there any interest in a floorplan-swap? Anyone particularly good in Sketchup and willing to donate some time to prettifying our floorplans? -Alex -- - -- - Alex Hillman im always developing something digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] visual:www.dangerouslyawesome.com local:www.indyhall.org On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 4:03 PM, Dave Troy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey folks, We're pleased to announce the formation of Beehive Baltimore, the first formalized coworking initiative in Baltimore! We've been meeting informally and are looking to open a space in the next few weeks. We are likely going to open with about 1200 sqft and then expand to 1700 or so soon after. I have two questions for the group here: 1) What proportion of full vs. part time desks seem to work best from a cultural and cashflow perspective? We are thinking perhaps 8 full and 6 part time desks. Feedback? 2) What are folks' experiences regarding space requirements? How many folks can we fit in to 1200 or 1700 sqft and keep it productive? We guess about 15 in 1200sqft and perhaps 20-24 in 1700 (this space is more open). Looking forward to your feedback! Dave Troy Beehive Baltimore LLC @bhivebmore --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Coworking Stanford area
Hi All, Our main campus of CubesCrayons is moving north and we are thinking of converting our existing space into a straight coworking space (no childcare.) Would love to see who out there in Silicon Valley/ Stanford area might be interested in a space in Menlo Park. Pop me an email if you are interested. All the best, Felicity [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: What do you think about *Green* Co-Working? Please take our Survey :)
Excellent. CubesCrayons in Menlo Park is Green also. We haven't gotten certified but are looking into it. You can read what we do/have done in being green here: http://cubes.typepad.com/blog/2008/10/coworking-is-green.html All the best. Felicity Space: www.cubesandcrayons.com Blog: cubes.typepad.com/blog On Nov 15, 9:46 am, detodosmoles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, I'm Thoi, part of a Green MBA student team thinking about starting up a co-working space in the Bay Area that emphasizes *green* aspects. From following the lively discussions these past few weeks, I see there's a lot to learn and share about collaborative/community- oriented workspaces. So we'd really like to get your opinions and advice for our budding venture. Could you please take our short 5-10 min. survey? http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=1083093 Thanks, Thoi, Hee Jung, Rosemary Roxanne Cohort N-ish Green MBA, Dominican University of California --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Office Nomads' First Birthday!
Congrats! -Felicity CubesCrayons On Nov 3, 12:13 pm, Tony Bacigalupo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow, congrats Office Nomads! The videos look great! On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 2:54 PM, Alex Hillman [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Congrats! I think its awesome that Office Nomads and New Work City share a birthday :) -Alex -- - -- - Alex Hillman im always developing something digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] visual:www.dangerouslyawesome.com local:www.indyhall.org On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 2:41 PM, Susan Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Hi y'all! Office Nomads just passed our first birthday! We got totally jazzed up and made a few videos for the occasion - they're both on the frontpage of our website -http://www.officenomads.com. The blooper reel is particularly telling of our first-ever attempt at making a video about ON...yeah, we had a few outtakes to play around with. ;) We could say it a thousand times and it would still not be enough - *thank you* all so much for your encouragement, support, and advice throughout our startup and first year with the doors open. We're so overwhelmed by how great all of this is going and can't wait for many more years to come. YAY! Susan -- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation www.officenomads.com- 206-323-6500 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking Spaces in Silicon Valley
Just to add to what Raines said...in January our main CubesCrayons office is moving and the Menlo Park space will be exclusively coworking with no childcare. Feel free to stop in anytime. www.cubesandcrayons.com All the best, Felicity Space: www.cubesandcrayons.com On Nov 1, 12:57 am, Raines Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Jimm. Cubes Crayons http://www.cubesandcrayons.com/ in Menlo Parkmay meet your criteria. While it incorporates daycare, the basic office share services are sold separately. I visited a few months ago, and found the location convenient (near CalTrain and downtown M.P.) and the service friendly; like many coworking spaces in older offices, access is via a set of stairs, so there's no retail frontage or wheelchair access. Raines Cohen, Coworking Coach http://www.coworkingcoach.com/ who just had a great visit yesterday to Carrboro Creative Coworkinghttp://www.carrborocoworking.com/in North Carolina's Research Triangle near Chapel Hill and is looking forward to tonight's New Work Cityhttp://www.nwcny.com/party in Brooklyn, NY On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 1:15 PM, jimm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I live in Redwood Shores near the Oracle campus. I am a freelance writer and looking for alternatives to the home office. I'm also a strong believer in the coworking space concept. Does anyone know of any coworking spaces on the Peninsula south of SF airport? I see there was one in Palo Alto, but they are looking for new space. Thanks, Jimm [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Felicity Chapman, Cubes Crayons, Coworking, Jumping Monkeys
Thanks, Sean. I have to admit that I have not yet heard my, how did you describe it, charming voice yet. I had a friend listen just to see if I sounded remotely intelligent while I did the podcast from a playground. I am not so good at listening to myself. Does anyone out there like their own voice? Anyway, it was good fun and a great opportunity to talk about coworking. CubesCrayons is in for some big changes and interesting to get out there and chat. I am constantly inspired and challenged by this group to take things to a higher level at Cubes. The coworking community just rocks and I am proud to be a part of it and to share it with as many people as possible. All the best, Felicity Space: www.cubesandcrayons.com Blog: cubes.typepad.com/blog Personal blog: cubes.typepad.com/cake On Oct 26, 12:18 pm, Sean O'Steen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was pleasantly surprised to hear Felicity's charming voice in my ear buds this morning. She was recently interviewed by Meghan Morrone Leo Laporte in the latest Jumping Monkeys podcast which was awesomely titled: Coworking While I hope her appearance on the podcast proves to be an effective marketing piece for her own community, Cubes Crayons, Felicity also took time to clearly and effectively define coworking. A couple of key points: * People find they are more productive when they come to a coworking office versus working by ones self. Yes, there's pleanty of socialization, but generally folks are more productive when surrounded by other people trying to be productive. *You don't have to be part of a coworking community every day to benefit. Come to a coworking space occasionally, if for no other reason, than to just meet people. Social networking is key. * Felicity effectively explains the difference between a coworking space and an executive office rental. * An interest in, if not a commitment to, keeping a starfish style organizational structure as Cubes Crayons expands. Congratulations Felicity. This was a great interview, both for Cubes Crayons, and for coworking as a whole. Cheers, Sean O'Steen The Jumping Monkeys Podcast; Episode 69: http://twit.tv/jm69 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Fax?
Alright my fellow coworking space owners and coworkers as well, I have kind of a quick question about the fax machine. We have almost no one use our fax machine and I am wondering why we pay for a separate line for it. We are contemplating going to an eFax for ourselves and suggesting that to our members. Thoughts? Do you use/have a fax machine? Do your members use it? Do you use eFax? OR like me, does really no one fax any more... -Felicity SPACE: www.cubesandcrayons.com BLOG: cubes.typepad.com/blog --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Cowork Network
Just to add my two cents... I have been part of this coworking group for about 8 months ago. The best part as far as I can tell is that we have the wiki, the blog, this group and a general pool of resources that everyone shares. Does it need more organization? Maybe. I think a lot gets repeated and certain questions that are universal to coworking space owners like liability agreements have come up quite a bit. Still the organic nature of it all works well. One thought...kind of along the lines of a salon, would be to do a periodic (we determine) in person or conference call type session where we focus on a topic within coworking spaces or ownership. It is up to each person who participates to decide how or if to take away anything from the salon to apply to their own space. It maybe the best of both worlds. We keep the starfish in that it stays an organic movement with each space existing with its own personality and knowledge, but it allows us to vocalize ideas, resources, etc. It connects coworking spaces without placing them in a spiderweb so to speak. Just a thought... Felicity CubesCrayons Space: www.cubesandcrayons.com Blog: cubes.typepad.com/blog Personal thoughts: cubes.typepad.com/cake On Oct 9, 9:26 am, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess I don't understand the benefits of making coworking an organization. Or, at the very least, I see a few benefits that are eclipsed by the costs of it. On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Jacob Sayles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm excited by the idea and share many of the same concerns. It's a pattern we've seen before in the open source world. There are a lot of open source projects that developed organically, and then some entity decides they wanted to kick it up a notch. Sometimes this works out well, sometimes it is disastrous. The trick is going to be keeping a tuned eye on the process to make sure it's not a spiderifying the starfish. We've identified that concern, but how do we navigate around it? Jacob -- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com- (206) 323-6500 On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Tony Bacigalupo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do think that external organizations can/will/should exist to service different segments; for instance, I think there's a ton of potential for an organization that aims to service cafes that host (co)working folks. Many cafes are struggling with the onslaught of laptops, as their business models count on people getting their coffee and leaving quick to make room for the next guy. If an organization came along that helped cafes tweak their business models to take advantage of this shift, everyone would benefit. (More on that another time.) The Cowork Network, as envisioned above, looks to be leaning towards helping people establish and run dedicated workspaces. Providing a knowledge base, access to technology, and potentially even seed funding, could all be very useful services for folks to partake in. Karen, it sounds like your game plan is a good one-- gather together the people interested in this concept and start to identify the market and its needs. That'll provide a framework for ensuing discussions. Tony -- -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business (http://www.amazon.com/Whuffie-Factor-Capital-Winning-Communities/dp/0... ) Company: Citizen Agency (http://www.citizenagency.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://www.horsepigcow.com) Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Looking for a coworking space anywhere in the South Bay area!
Hi there, We;re in Menlo Park, but we have 3 desks available. One of our subleases just finished, so you can do completely flexible coworking space or do a sublease for days of the week or months. Our office rates are here...http://www.cubesandcrayons.com/rates.jsp All the best, Felicity Cubesandcrayons.com On Oct 13, 4:59 pm, BeamerCola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: San Jose, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Cupertino, Palo Alto... We're a small startup moving out to California Jan 1 and looking to sublease 3 desks somewhere until we need our own office. We can provide our own desks if need be. We're quite and fun. 25, 25, 26. Hoping to find a startup environment! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Office Nomads One Year!
Congratulations...time flies! Wish I could be there...still want to get to Seattle some day. -Felicity CubesCrayons On Oct 5, 5:27 pm, Tampa Startup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congrats, Jacob and Susan! Thanks for all your help on the list and in the many emails encouraging us here in Tampa. Great Job! - SUM On Oct 1, 1:47 pm, Jacob Sayles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey everyone, It's October already?!?!? Our opening day was November 1st and a year ago we were just about to get our keys. It's fun to see all the work we've put into the place and to see where Coworking has come in the past year. I don't even know how many spaces there are now it's growing so fast! We are having a fall open house in a few weeks if anyone feels like taking a trip. Our official one year anniversary party is going to be spent off site where we don't have to clean up and it will follow soon after. The open house is a joint event with Michelle Goodman who is releasing her new book My So Called Freelance Life (http://www.anti9to5guide.com/). It's sure to be a good time. Here's the details: Fall Open House October 16th - 6-9PM Office Nomads 1617 Boylston Ave Seattle, WA 98122 Expect a hefty update to our flickr stream soon after but most likely the camera will be put away for our one year celebrations. :) Jacob -- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolationhttp://www.officenomads.com- (206) 323-6500 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Drama at Citizen Space
Wow, freaky! I wish I had some sage wisdom for you, Tara. I think keeping the police informed is the safest solution for you and your coworkers. It is unfortunate that this guy has no other place to go and you have been very generous, but you are right that you are not running a shelter. All the best, Felicity CubesCrayons www.cubesandcrayons.com cubes.typepad.com/blog On Oct 1, 2:31 pm, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, So, I thought I'd relay a story...not to freak anyone out or change anything, but just as an experience that others can learn from. For about 6 months, there has been a guy who drops in regularly at Citizen Space for free - almost too regularly at times - and would fall asleep at the communal tables in the back. I thought, Whatever, no biggie, really, until I got a complaint from my landlord that, when CS wasn't open, he would sit outside of our door or wander around the building for hours. So, the next time I saw him I told him that he isn't allowed to be in the building hanging around when we aren't there. So, that was problem A. But he didn't really listen and we would still find him sleeping outside our door. I must have told him about 10x personally. Then he hadn't come around for a while, so I thought that the issue was done. But no. One day I received an email from Eddie from The Hat Factory asking me if Ryan Cook ever hangs out at Citizen Space and that they had to finally ask him to leave and not come back because he was doing the same thing - sleeping in the building - as well as bringing his clothes and showering there. Eddie and another guy had taken Ryan to lunch to get more information from him and didn't find much out. According to Ryan, he had a job and a place to live. So they said he would have to limit the times he dropped in and no more showering or sleeping there. But he continued, so they finally threatened him with calling the police if he returned. After that point, he stepped up his presence at CS again, this time he had no laptop with him and people in the space (renters and other dropins) were starting to complain about his presence. He would come in, eat stuff from the cupboards, make coffee and leave a mess, then sleep at the table. So, I told him he couldn't come back to CS without his laptop - This isn't a shelter, it's a workspace. I said. But a couple of nights later, I came into the office to check on a package at around 10:00 pm and, after unlocking the security door, I found him behind it, hanging out. Of course, this freaked me out a bit, but I firmly told him he wasn't allowed to be there, to leave and not come back until he gets a computer. A couple days later, Jonathan, one of the desk renters, found him, again, behind the locked security door and observed a pile of luggage and clothes. This was early in the morning. He instantly left and called me, telling me he didn't want to have to deal with this any longer. I was very angry at that point and went directly over there, but he was gone. Later that day, I caught him in the building again and told him to take his clothes and leave and that I would call the police if he returned. That was last Friday. On Monday, I wasn't at the space, but Arne told me he came in to gather 'some of his things that he had left' at the space. CS is NOT a storage locker. Arne supervised him and walked him out of the building. I thought that was the end of it. But no again. Today, I stopped by CS to check on a package and, lo and behold, he was there again. I totally blew up and told him I was going to call the police and locked myself in the office. The police came by and he was STILL hanging in the building. The officer talked to him, then came and talked with me. I told him the story and the officer told me he would tell Ryan that he would be charged next time he came into the building. I hope this is the end of it. It's driving me nuts. I don't know if he's a physical threat - he hasn't made any threats or moves. However, his continued presence feels like a fear tactic and he makes everyone at CS extremely uneasy...even the big guys. I'm looking for advice here...but also to open up a discussion on whether others have shared this problem and, if so, how have you dealt with it? Tara -- -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business (http://www.amazon.com/Whuffie-Factor-Capital-Winning-Communities/dp/0...) Company: Citizen Agency (http://www.citizenagency.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://www.horsepigcow.com) Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
[Coworking] Re: Co-Working Directory
This looks great. Thanks for doing this. I wonder if maybe there is a way to add the cross use membership component that has been in discussion on this board to this piece? It would be nice to have a central coworking directory like this that also includes info on the sites with the spaces that have visas as one called it to each other. I am the first to admit that I am a non-Geek and have little knowledge in how doable this might be. Thoughts? -Felicity Space: www.cubesandcrayons.com Blog: cubes.typepad.com/blog Personal Blog: cubes.typepad.com/cake On Sep 26, 4:55 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After a recent trip to Los Angeles and being frustrated trying to find a local co-working space. I figured there must be a directory of facilities somewhere. I could not find one. I got to thinking that we had done a project recently for a directory of a different type of business. I spent an hour or so retrofitting it to co-working and pushed it out. You can find it here:http://wurkspaces.com/ If something else exists let me know. You should be able to add your own space or a space you visit without logging in. If you all hate it just let me know, if you like it and have additional functionality you would like to see just let me know. I know that right now it only supports locations in the US. I will look at changing that soon if people are interested in the project. Again not looking to step on toes, just wanting feed back. I was going to add a flag to denote those that support in the VISA program as well. Flame away. : ) -- Derek Neighbors Gangplankhttp://www.gangplankhq.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: New Work City membership agreement - version 1
A little late to the discussion but I am happy to share the coworking component of our contract and I do have connections to legal resources should we need. Cubes Crayons agreement was created by a lawyer and protects us from liability and protects our clients. We don't have a defamation clause. All the best, Felicity Space: www.cubesandcrayons.com Blog: cubes.typepad.com/blog Personal blog: cubes.typepad.com/cake On Sep 26, 9:15 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd be interested in helping review/edit/publish. Do we have any leads on legal resources available? Does a creative commons license or gnu fdl license make sense for everyone? Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: marc1919 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:03:50 To: Coworkingcoworking@googlegroups.com Subject: [Coworking] Re: New Work City membership agreement - version 1 I'd be very interested in helping to create an open source universal coworking agreement. Marc Nathanwww.houstontech.org|www.katydock.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sep 26, 10:01 am, Alex Hillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To the many of you who've worked from our agreement: Ours was taken from a very generic shared space agreement that I found somewhere on the web. We needed something FAST, so we slightly modded the TOS that I'd found and worked from there. It's been my desire for over a year now to tone down that agreement, it's got a lot of garbage and legalese in it. If anyone is interested in working with Geoff and myself, as well as if anyone has any legal resources that could chip in, I'd love to work together to create an open source coworking agreement that covers what really needs to be covered, and cuts out all of the other crap. -Alex -- - -- - Alex Hillman im always developing something digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] visual:www.dangerouslyawesome.com local:www.indyhall.org On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Tony Bacigalupo [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Agreed all around. So should we simply removed the disparaging or get rid of the clause altogether? Is it important to have protection against defamation? Also, since the space isn't open yet, we'll be adding stipulations that membership won't start until after the space is open, and that the space will open within a certain range of dates or the agreement is null and void. Anything else? On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 8:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: statements or comments of a defamatory or disparaging nature to any third party regarding NEW Yeah, we based our contract on IH too (thanks Alex!) but took out disparaging after the first round of signings, defamation is one thing but with disparaging in there it looks like we don't want to be critiqued either. Btw, if anyone opens up a space in Canada, our version has a couple of local tweaks so feel free to ask for the file. Patrick station-c.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: West Coast Coworking Passport
Great idea! We would love to be included for people working down in the Silicon Valley area. CubesCrayons is in Menlo Park near Stanford University. It's a great stop for people not going to SF but coming to the Bay Area to work possibly with the tech companies here. -Felicity SPACE: www.cubesandcrayons.com BLOG: cubes.typepad.com/blog PERSONAL BLOG: cake.typepad.com/blog On Aug 22, 12:06 pm, Julie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Space Owners, Susan of Office Nomads in Seattle and I (in Portland) have been toying with the idea of letting our members work in the other's space if/when they travel between Portland Seattle (spurred by a few member requests + some frequent traffic between our two PNW cities). I know I've gotten many member requests about where to work when I'm in in fill-in-the-blank city. Example: Just last week, one of souk's repeat meeting room users was looking for a meeting room in San Francisco and called me saying, I need a souk in SF!. I hit the wiki list and checked for spaces with meeting rooms and referred her to a couple. If you are experiencing this and want to expand upon it, Office Nomads and I have come up with some simple terms to start communicating to our members that while we're not 24 hour fitness all-club, our mobile workers have options. SIMPLE. Repeat, SIMPLE. For simplicity's sake, and lack of real data, and taking into account how each space varies from drop-in and meeting room availability (O.N. and souk offer both) and tracking systems, we've decided to allow members of our spaces to do up to 3 daily drop-ins to each other's space. Again, to keep it simple, we'll leave it up to the space what they offer after 3 daily drop-ins, as well as leave it up to the space whether that drop-in may include meeting room usage and/or discounts on meetings - and certainly caveat to our respective members that spaces vary in terms of offerings (not cookie cutter). Can we agree though, that those first 3 drop-ins are free? At least Susan and I have ;) Side note: If there are any questions as to whether that person is actually a member of the space they claim, we believe we should all feel free to email each other to verify. Though, it's difficult to imagine this would be abused. Of course, we're certainly not looking to make this exclusive to the west coast by any means. At the same time, we recognize that Seattle and Portland are not a hotbed of cross-country and international city hoppers. Non-west coasters USA space owners though, please chime in. Please! At the very least we see this move and offer to our existing and future members as a message for how coworking spaces are connected, and that mobile workers (mavericks) can have home bases when they travel, not to mention a move to formalize some great cross marketing. If you want to be included, just holler here. If you're in, Susan and I will communicate that out to our members. We recognize that there may be many t's to cross and i's to dots here, but aim to get this simple move underway asap between the two of us. You too? Cheers, Julie Duryea Julie Duryea owner, souk 322 nw 6th avenue, suite 200 portland, oregon 97209 p | 503.517.6900 f | 503.517.6901 skype julieduryeahttp://www.soukllc.com tweet julsd --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Press results
CubesCrayons gets quite a bit of press just because it is different. In terms of butts in the seat (BITS as we call them), the small local press has yielded about 15% of our BITS. We get the best out of word of mouth. Like Tara said, the larger press and TV has mostly yielded inquiries from investors, people who want to franchise the model, or potential partners. The press seems to be a bit more of a time sync than an actual way to get butts in the seat. Having said that, several of our straight coworkers (not with kids) have found out about us from local press. And I do think for newer spaces it generates excitement in the local community and some validation. We mostly use our press as we go after corporations to provide better flexible work options for their employees AND to pay for it. All the best, Felicity SPACE: www.cubesandcrayons.com BLOG: cubes.typepad.com/blog PERSONAL BLOG: cubes.typepad.com/cake On Aug 19, 10:56 pm, Derek Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Re: generations: At least in this town, there isn't much of a generational thing going on. Our primary core tends to be GenX, but our first signed member was a second/third career consultant in her fifties. Our biggest challenge with most of the GenY we've dealt with is that the ones that come through the door tend to be aspirational about working independently. They don't necessarily have their core businesses in a mature enough state where they can sustain the 'rent' of a space. Individuals that have been working from home/coffee shops for at least a year are the ones that have had staying power. Those that are just starting out, tend to last a month or two before fading away. However - back to the press question - the articles in the MSM have brought us a much older group than the word of mouth referrals. Derek Young Suite133 On 8/19/08 9:24 PM, axon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So far we have five new members. We've done no promotion whatsoever, and we won't even be open for another month or so. I've got an interview with the local daily tomorrow, and the entertainment weekly is planning to do some sort of feature. But I'm not holding my breath. We're going to do a big honkin grand opening (and I hope @missrogue can attend), but even though we'll promote it as a networking event (and we have some cred in this area), my inside midnight guess is that it will be a bunch of backslapping grip'n'grinners who won't convert. The key thing I've teased out of my analyses is that this is a millennial generation thing. Not that older folks would be excluded or anything, but the core segment for this is the genYers. They live on 2.0, and couldn't be bothered to wipe their noses on the MSM. We'll certainly show the flag, at least as long as it's free, but I feel confident our community will find itself through word of net. --Ax On Aug 19, 1:49 pm, Derek Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here are a couple things: About 10% of our committed monthly users (which works out to 2) came via press articles in the local business weekly and the big local paper. The rest came from word of mouth, pre-existing friends, and friends of friends. Our holiday party filled half our current seats. Ink has given us a lot of traffic that doesn¹t convert. Each time we end up in print, we find ourselves giving a lot of tours. These have resulted in a butt-in-the-seat less than 5% of the time. When someone walks in our doors via a word of mouth referral, we¹re able to get them to commit greater than 50% of the time. Where it gets murky is that some of our word-of-mouth referrals came from people that both knew us and were reminded of us by the newspaper/magazine article. Derek Young Suite133 On 8/19/08 9:40 AM, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey, Has anyone tracked how getting ink/television appearances/etc. has helped them? I still find that almost all of our inquiries that turn out to become regulars or desk owners are word of mouth. We haven't had a single committer via the press. Of course, there are loads of inquiries that I get at Citizen Space for partnerships, pitches and general interest in the idea of coworking from the press articles... Tara --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Events and Membership?
Interesting...for us we get a lot of people at the events who aren't necessarily going to become coworkers and/or wouldn't use the flexible childcare in our space. We have some member only events that do garner socializing and are usually a fairly big hit. We are looking at hitting the events that will bring the teleworker/commuter in. For us, if they don't have kids, it only costs $20/half day of work, so the price of admissions is low. I don't think that is the barrier. Would love to hear what kinds of events other people have found to increase membership. It's great to have a variety of events but we also like to use our events as a marketing tool, and to do that we want to make sure the events appeal to the coworking audience, and that might be where we miss the sweet spot. Thoughts? -Felicity On Aug 20, 9:19 am, Tony Bacigalupo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Felicity, What kinds of events are they? Do they foster good relationships between the members? I'm wondering what kinds of events work better than others... Alex? Have you gotten any vibe from the wide variety of events you guys have run? Tony Bacigalupo New Work City / CooperBricolage / Jelly NYC On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 11:40 AM, felicity at cubes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a question mostly to space owners but also to all of those who use coworking spaces. Do you find that events generate more members? If you are a member of a coworking space, do you go to the events on a regular basis? We are finding we get decent attendance at our events but they do not lead to getting more members and I am debating the benefit of them. Any thoughts are appreciated. -Felicity CubesCrayons Coworking SPACE:www.cubesandcrayons.com BLOG: cubes.typepad.com/blog PERSONAL BLOG: cubes.typepad.com/cake --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Sociological aspect of Co-working
Hey there, Just wanted to share this article from The Wave magazine (free mag. based in San Jose, CA)... http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=articlearticleid=26726 The second half of the article features interviews with professors discussing sociological reasoning behind coworking. Although it is preaching to the choir in this group, it still is pretty interesting. All the best, Felicity Space: www.cubesandcrayons.com Coworking Blog: cubes.typepad.com/blog Work-life balance blog: cubes.typepad.com/cake --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Brilliant YouTube Ad for Blankspaces
Absolutely! My life will be a little more sane after the 18th. You can teach me a little iMovie and I can do a little script writing :) Ping me when you get back... -F On Jun 28, 8:51 am, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, we may not be able to get to the level of the quality of Blankspaces, but it's amazing what one can do with a decent HD camera (have one) and iMovie (know how to use itbasically). ;) I'm away until the 17th of July, but after that point, I'd love to come out to Cubes Crayons. Maybe we can collaborate? Help one another make the movies? :) T On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 8:21 AM, Mf Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Absolutely, Jerome. I suspect you worked some great LA connections for that quality! Love it. And like Tara, I am inspired to do something fun for Cubes Crayons. I certainly need something better than the video we have now that was done by a student for a local college station up here. -Felicity Founder CubesCrayons (www.cubesandcrayons.com) Blog: cubes.typepad.com/cubes Personal Blog: cubes.typepad.com/cake On Jun 27, 12:35 pm, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, Jerome from Blankspaces.com in LA emailed me and I hope he doesn't mind, but I wanted to pass this along: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCkg3LqsSzc Basically, they created a YouTube ad for Blankspaces. It's funny and catchy and I'm seriously inspired to do one for coworking as well as one for Citizen Space. I thought the rest of you would be, too. :) T -- tara 'miss rogue' hunt coFounder Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) blog:www.horsepigcow.com phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 -- tara 'missrogue' hunt coFounder Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) blog:www.horsepigcow.com phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: The New York Times likes coworking!
I work from home because our members and my staff always want to talk to me, so I just can't get anything done. But you know reporter's write it they want. Still more coworking press is always a good thing. I think I will just go up to Sandbox Suites or Citizen Space the next time I want to get work done, of course I will have to leave my kids at CubesCrayons :) -Felicity www.cubesandcrayons.com http://cube.typepad.com/blog http://cube.typepad.com/cake On Jun 26, 6:47 am, Raines Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 5:42 AM, Tony Bacigalupo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It mentions Soundview Coworking in Stamford, Connecticut, as well as the Hat Factory, Berkeley Coworking, and Cubes and Crayons. I can think of many adjectives to describe Berkeley Coworking, but sprawling is not one of them. Except perhaps to a New Yorker. What is it, 400 square feet upstairs, a little more downstairs? In the context of a one-man shop, maybe. Perhaps some day soon they'll focus on coworking activity in... you know... New York :-) Naah. I figure the SF Chronicle will send somone out to cover that first. ;-) I'm surprised that Group88 didn't merit a mention, given the proximity in CT. Also, the section on CubesCrayons (and Felicity staying at home in order to get work done and avoid distractions) loops back to previous threads here about how folks can use headphones or other ways of keeping their attention focussed. Any new thoughts/learnings in that regard? Notable that this is in the Fashion section. Any bets on when we make Food, Sports, or ScienceTechnology? Raines, Coworking Coach --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Cubes Crayons on Springwise!
Hi Alex, Thanks! I hadn't even seen this yet. Citymama's blog is widely read and she works in our space. Had no idea her PSA about our blog panel we had last week had been picked up (GREAT NIGHT BTW, will write about it some day... Gotta love the net for spreading the word about a place. All the best, Felicity Cubes Crayons www.cubescrayons.com On May 9, 5:04 am, Alex Hillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.springwise.com/lifestyle_leisure/more_work_spaces_for_pare... Congratulations Felicity! -Alex -- -- - -- - Alex Hillman round(3)media new! ask me about it digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] visual:www.round3media.com|www.dangerouslyawesome.com local:www.indyhall.org --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Colors?
So, I actually have taken a color theory class...pretty interesting different theories on color. What's the focus you want? Calm? Creative? Productive? Purples and grays are great colors for creative and collaborative environments (they are all over our space). Yellows increase productivity. Greens and blues add calm and slow down time as well as temperature. There is a lot more info/ details for each color, but I don't want to bore everyone with it. Feel free to email me if you want to go into a deeper discussion on your color choice. -Felicity www.cubesandcrayons.com Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ On Apr 23, 11:37 am, Daniel Newman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone have any insight into what good colors are for a work environment? We are having our place painted this weekend and still havent decided on anything! I really like the Pea Green that Citizen Space has... Is that just a nice color or does it have some nice mental response? Any other ideas/suggestions? Thanks! Daniel --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Workshop for Bay Area coworkers
Hi All, Normally I wouldn't promote our events here, but for those of you in the Bay Area the first week of May, I wanted to let you know about an upcoming blogging workshop in May featuring among others, Brad Neuberg, creator of the coworking term. You can take the train from SF and walk. We are about 5 blocks from the train station. Information is below. Pass on to anyone of interest or join us yourselves. Blogging Basics May 8, 7-9pm $25 or $40 for this Build-A-Blog Workshop 5/22 with Beth Blecherman of TechMamas Reserve your space by May 1st: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 650-323-2551 Are you interested in knowing more about the blogging phenomenon? Do you blog and are looking for inspiration and community? Come join us for a panel discussion with experts of the Blogosphere! Enjoy delicious desserts, meet our great panelists and have a fun evening! You will learn: -The many purposes of blogging -Blogging tips tricks -Which are some of the best blogs -What to avoid when writing one -About the panelists' expertise (such as monetizing and promoting one's blog) Panelists include: Jill Asher of SVMoms, is Partner and Co-founder, Silicon Valley Moms Group and mother of two daughters. In addition to SVmoms, Jill is a Human Resources consultant. Stefania Pomponi Butler of CityMama is a professional writer and blog editor/producer who covers style, food, pop culture, and parenting with a cheeky twist. She often speaks on blog-related topics. Eric Case currently is a freelancer at Vedana Consulting, is a very recent employee of Blogger, now owned by Google, having handled product management and developer relations. Brad Neuberg is an internationally recognized software inventor, engineer, and open source consultant. In addition, Brad Neuberg created coworking, an international grassroots movement to found a new kind of workspace for the self-employed. His blog is http://codinginparadise.org/ and he also writes for http://gearsblog.blogspot.com/ We are walkable from CalTrain for those who drive, there are parking lots across the street at the end of the block. CubesCrayons 1122 Crane Street Menlo Park, CA 94025 650-323-2551 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Another source for coworkers for your space
Just wanted to pass this tip along to coworking space owners and owners to be... We recently appeared in the Silicon Valley Biz Journal under their facilities section. I hadn't really thought of coworking spaces as a facility - more of a community, but it is another way to get people in your area to know about your space. If you can find a local paper that is willing to focus on your conference room, desks on demand it can help let people not in your network know about your cool co-working space and community. All the best, Felicity www.cubesandcrayons.com Bay Area Coworking Meetup Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: New CoWorking? Regus Business Lounge in Cupertino
Well, for those of us down the street from Cupertino, it will be interesting to see. We are getting many more coworkers without children in at CubesCrayons, so I wonder if this will be a positive for us or not. I will go check out the site and let everyone know my thoughts in the next week. -Felicity www.cubesandcrayons.com On Apr 15, 2:04 pm, Lisa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That was my first thought. Perhaps they saw your page! *points fingers* Be interesting to see how this pans out. On Apr 15, 4:57 pm, Alex Hillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I swear, I had nothing to do with this:http://www.indyhall.org/2008/04/01/a-perfect-partnership/ April Fool's gone wrong? -Alex On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Raines Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting, first time I've gotten semi-spammed with a coworking place announcement (they could have used the disussion board or mailing list, but instead they're contacting Bay Area Coworking MeetUp members individually, presumably en masse as it's non-customized). Here's the link, tinyURL'd: http://tinyurl.com/6q7cjq It's somewhat disconcerting to see something so corporate in its web front end, not so much transparency as you find in the grassroots coworking models... fill out a form and a representative will contact you with pricing? and no names listed. And of course, there's that thing about not actually using the word coworking on the website, or being present on this list or the blog... Regus, anyone lurking out there who would care to make community contributions if you're wanting to take advantage of the movement? Raines Cohen, Coworking Coach, connecting communities http://www.CoworkingCoach.com/ in Durham for the rest of the week before zipping back home at long last; possibly making it to Raleigh Sat. eve P.S. $300/year for unlimited coffee and black-and-white printing/copying? I wonder about the profile of who this will attract...and the vibe in the spaces. While I understand the intent around the business traveler as audience, and it appears the real value is in the membership being usable at ALL the spaces, I can imagine some sub-optimal scenarios. P.P.S. While googling Coworking Regus to find any connections, I came across this German biz school paper on coworking, which feels a little older because it cites the long-ago-closed Gate 3 WorkClub but not any of the last-2-years SF spaces. It does have some intriguing references to Das Project coLabor. -- Forwarded message -- Subject: Meetup Message from Randy King: New CoWorking Business Lounge in Cupertino Randy King sent you this message from Bay Area Coworking on Meetup.com: Regus has just opened a business lounge in Cupertino. It works on a membership basis. Memberships are $300/year and include Wi-Fi, unlimited specialty coffee drinks, and black and white printing and copying. The place has a very cool vibe to it too. Here's the link. http://offices.regus.com/locations/US/CA/Cupertino/CaliforniaCupertin... To see Randy King's profile, go here: http://www.meetup.com/members/6995908/ -- -- - -- - Alex Hillman round(3)media new! ask me about it digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] visual:www.round3media.com|www.dangerouslyawesome.com local:www.indyhall.org --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: New Press for Coworking in Bay Area
No ill will taken. I looked into Two Rooms although was not able to connect with founders. I have multiple ideas on why they may have folded. Among them: - 2 rooms: two actual rooms does not provide enough space for child and great worker space. Our worker space consists of multiple sizes of rooms and different seating options; we also have lounge and conference area; also kid area consist of 4 rooms - Pricing: not getting enough people at higher price to cover costs -Marketing concept: those unfamiliar to the coworking world sometimes have a difficult time applying it to themselves; add childcare element and its a whole new issue -Timing: they may just have been ahead of their time. Who knows? And we aren't full or profitable yet, so cross your fingers that we figured it out a little better. -Felicity Website: www.cubesandcrayons.com Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ On Apr 8, 10:55 am, Julie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congrats! I've been looking for someone interested in starting a daycare in Portland, Oregon to partner with souk (our coworking space) - hear that community?? :) Not to suggest ill-will at all, honestly, but it would be educational to know why this model closed in NYC, called Two Rooms; my guess is because it was run as a non-profit? I wish I had contacts to refer you to on that one, but I don't. Keep on! Julie On Apr 5, 10:15 pm, felicity at cubes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This article comes out in the SF Chronicle on Sunday, April 6.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/05/BU5IVUHDJ... It focuses on Cubes Crayons but also includes references to some of the other coworking sites in the Bay Area. -Felicity CubesCrayonswww.cubesandcrayons.com svmoms.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: New Press for Coworking in Bay Area
Hi All, Thanks for the support. Ilana at the Chronicle did a great article and I love that she included Sandbox Suites, Hatbox, and Citizen Space as other Bay Area coworking spaces. Each one has its own personality and appeals to different co-workers, I think. I will definitely post a comment. And on a side note on the onramping bit, I have worked a bit with YourOnRamp.com and the people doing this onramping are really seeking flexibility. They have taken time off their careers for various reasons and want to create their own job style. They are definitely potential co-workers as well as those looking to offramp. The offrampers need to know coworking spaces exist so they can create the work environment they need/want. Absolutely important for all of us to find ways to reach out to both of these groups and educate them on the coworking communities around the world. -Felicity www.cubesandcrayons.com On Apr 6, 4:55 am, Raines Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congratulations, Felicity co. All, don't pass up opportunities like this to add comments on the paper's website that will help the online readers go beyond what's in the story and make personal connections, more likely to get involved in the movement. Personal stories are great, anecdotes of how coworking has changed your life (or at least your work), the challenges of life-work integration (with or without kids), why your coworking space doesn't include childcare or other take it for granted services that W-2 corporate salaried folks rely on and need to be ready to take care of on their own as they prepare to make the leap from Working for the Man to blissful independence/independents. For best results, avoid touting your own space... even if it is a groovy not-for-profit cooperative, it can come across as commercial/spammy. No links. Longer than a tweet, shorter than a mailing list message. Don't rely on paragraph breaks for formatting in SF Chron comments, they all go away upon posting. One of the phenomenons the Cubes Crayons site references is onramping, helping parents re-enter the workforce; it seems to me that we have a role to play in building offramps, helping people escape and realize they can take control of their career, their work, their future. The more we can make it clear that coworking has some easy managed options, the more folks I think we'll find crossing over. You can also think of it as our job to hang out on streetcorners, dispensing red pills. (#TheMatrix reference) Raineshttp://www.CoworkingCoach.com/ back to Durham (NC) for a couple of weeks; interested in coworking/Jelly happenings in the tri-cities, or perhaps an evening MeetUp. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] New Press for Coworking in Bay Area
This article comes out in the SF Chronicle on Sunday, April 6. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/05/BU5IVUHDJ.DTLhw=cubes+Crayonssn=001sc=1000 It focuses on Cubes Crayons but also includes references to some of the other coworking sites in the Bay Area. -Felicity CubesCrayons www.cubesandcrayons.com svmoms.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: New Work City
Looks fantastic! Love the teaser. On the sponsorship you might look into companies who need remote space for their workers. They might be up for a dedicated space. We have a similar partnership program with companies for back up office space. -felicity chapman CubesCrayons blog: www.svmoms.com, www.youronramp.com local: www.cubesandcrayons.com Bay Area Coworking Meetup On Apr 2, 10:15 pm, Tony Bacigalupo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We're still sort of figuring that out, but basically it's a way for people/companies that want to support our community to do so in a way other than desk memberships. Sponsoring a desk essentially ensures that, by making the appropriate contribution, the cost of at least one desk is covered for the year. This decreases the load on the space, makes it easier for us to stay open and keeps costs under control. We're still nailing down what they'd get in exchange, but it would be some fairly simple recognition online and somewhere in the space. Beyond that, not sure. Still fleshing it out. On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 6:43 PM, Rosie Sherry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like the form as well. Am also curious about the Desk Sponsorship, how does that work? On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 11:39 PM, Lisa Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That form is a phenomenal idea.. pardon me while I start typing my lil heart out making my own! On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 6:17 PM, Tony Bacigalupo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks :-) When I get a chance, I'll write up more for you guys, but you all pretty much know the deal. Coworking. It rocks. NYC. Also rocks. The people need more Coworking in NYC, and this is our effort to fulfill that need. So, any NYC people on this list... check out the site, let me know if you have any questions, and show your interest here! https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pNuSiXEsOhsRND3rXOwyhTg We'll only be able to get a space if we can prove there's sufficient interest... that means this space will happen only when enough of *you* want it to! I'll keep everyone posted on my progress... I'm working on paperwork with Sanford now; things are moving awfully fast! Best, Tony On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 6:14 PM, Jacob Sayles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That is seriously cool! Go Tony! On undefined, Lisa Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I so love this teaser page. http://www.nwcny.com/ Go Manhattan! -- Lisa Thompson Media PA CoWorking Meetup http://socialnetwork.meetup.com/964/ Blog:http://theoffice.tumblr.com Tweeter: @lithompson friendfeed:http://friendfeed.com/theoffice -- Jacob Sayles Co-founder Janitor http://officenomads.com -- Lisa Thompson Media PA CoWorking Meetup http://socialnetwork.meetup.com/964/ Blog:http://theoffice.tumblr.com Tweeter: @lithompson friendfeed:http://friendfeed.com/theoffice -- Rosie Sherry www.rosiesherry.com www.thewerks.org.uk --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Ch-Ch-Change
Agreed with Tara. We have some flexibility for our childcare side but for people using the office only, we have half day, full day, and monthly options. That's it. Most people by a 10 day pass and use when they need it. It seems to work. We have been open just over 2 months, so congrats to you. -Felicity cubescrayons coworking Just Cubes for coworkers without kids www.cubesandcrayons.com On Mar 26, 3:41 pm, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It sounds counter-intuitive, but we found that the more 'flexible' we made a membership, the less people were likely to use them. Now we have two memberships: you have desk or you are a drop-in. :) Our desks are all full and we have a waiting list. T On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 3:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, We (Station C) have been open for nearly 2 months and we're wondering if maybe a change in our plan structure would make sense. I'll detail them further down this message -- and our new idea -- and you can give me your opinion based on those details but my basic question would be: most of you don't offer hourly plans for desks. Why? Right now we have resident members who have a reserved desk and full time access ($330/month), we'll keep those. We also have Flex 14 and Flex 28 memberships who pay $143 and $236 a month for 14 and 28 hours a week between 9am and 6pm, to be booked online (through email currently). Flex signups are a bit slower than expected (although we have more residents so we are a bit ahead of estimates overall) so we're thinking of retooling the Flex plans to Flex Points where members would buy bundles of points, something like 200 at $3.25/pt and use them whenever, again booked online, expiring after 6 months. 1 point for one desk hour, tbd number of points for meeting and conference room hours. We would also have smaller and larger bundles but the 200 would give members something similar to our current Flex 14 with the added bonus of more freedom, of skipping a week for a vacation or coming every day when in crunch mode. Space isn't an issue, logistics neither since we have the webapp for booking in the works anyway. The big disadvantage for us would be no recurrent cash entry or at least more spreadout and maybe more uncertain renewals as well as, in theory, the potential for more booking conflicts if everyone crunches at the same time. The big advantage would be for members who don't have to worry wetter they'll use 14 hours every week, the setup would be even more flexible for them. We would be gambling' that more flexibility and simplicity means more members and if we're right everyone would be happy. Last thing; we are also considering expanding business hours nights and saturday. Thoughts? Questions? Thx Patrick http://station-c.com -- tara 'miss rogue' hunt coFounder Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) blog:www.horsepigcow.com phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Open House at Cubes Crayons
Hi Everyone, Enjoying reading what everyone is up to in the co-working world and being a part of this group. It has been great. We are having an open house this Thursday, March 13th at CubesCrayons, and I would like to personally invite those of you in the area or who are going to be in the area to drop by and see our space. I would love to meet you face to face, hear your thoughts, and connect. Time: 9:30 - 10:30am What: Check out the space, enjoy pastries and coffee, network with other co-workers, pull up a chair and work if you want Where: CubesCrayons, 1122 Crane Street, Menlo Park, CA Hope you can join us or drop by any time to check it out if you want. Love meeting new people. -Felicity Founder CubesCrayons www.cubesandcrayons.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Connecting to co-workers
Hi Tara. Thanks. Will do. Coming up to SF next week. I will let you know when I will be stopping by Citizen Space. Look forward to checking it out and meeting you if you are around. -Felicity Founder CubesCrayons (www.cubesandcrayons.com) On Mar 2, 10:29 am, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Felicity, I also changed your role on the coworking blog to be able to post as an author if you would like to do that. :) Tara On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 9:48 AM, felicity at cubes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Alex. We started real world and most of our clients came us from that method. Between Starbucks, newspaper stories, and word of mouth we have gained the majority of our users. Still, always nice to have a reminder. All the best, Felicity On Mar 2, 7:38 am, Alex Hillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Felicity, Don't underestimate the value of real world social recruiting. You should be out in the field, talking to everyone and interacting with user groups and other people who may be potential users. Asking them how they work (home, cafe, office, etc) and then finding out what they like and dont like about it is usually a good bridge to explain to them how coworking might help them do whatever they do, better. In addition to all of Raines' suggestions, I cannot emphasize enough the power of simply asking people what they want. Good luck! -Alex, IndyHall, Philadelphia On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 11:48 PM, felicity at cubes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HI Raines, Fabulous feedback! We have been getting more feedback on the website and are working on the rework. Always great to have some other ideas as we do that. I will work on above and keep you posted. Thanks, Felicity On Feb 29, 11:37 am, Raines Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Welcome back, Felicity; I'm glad the earlier website feedback didn't scare you away. Some things that may help include: - Make it clearer that non-parents are equally welcome; the whole site promotes primarily the benefits of the childcare/workspace connection. Like Hillary said, video could help make it clearer that it's not one shared space with kid noise, but a combination of professional-feeling kid-care and office spaces that happen to be interlinked and adjacent. - Make the events more visible on the home page, plus co-list them on outside calendars like upcoming, eventful, Craig's List, et al, not to mention local papers. You might think about doing more free events, not just the workshops with admission fees that could be a barrier to participation/engagement. - Make the website more bloggy (bloggish?), i.e. with changing content, current info, and sharings from your members' experience... what's the highlight of their last visit, what's fun around the space, etc. - With any space (cohousing or coworking), while the location is important, and the space sells itself, it's really the people that are the main attraction. Check out yesterday's NYT article on the women-only space in NYC and you'll see that the main focus is the interesting folks there, and the bundled consulting services from more cool people. So get pictures and profiles of your members and rotate them through the home page and scatter 'em throughout... and encourage them to micro-blog, add little notes about what's going on for them, their favorite parts of the Cubes Crayons experience. - Do more outbound linking as a part of an outreach campaign to get more folks to link to you. The site is pretty invisible when I do a search for inbound links, with some limited sets of places where folks link to you. - Get your members to review you on Yelp and other sites. I was encouraged to do this for Sandbox Suites while I was visiting there, and it makes sense for all community resources that want to be more visible. Raines, your neighborhood Coworking Coach, Cohousing Coach, and *Camp Counselor wishing you a Happy Leap Year Day, whatever that event at your space is this morning On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 11:12 AM, felicity at cubes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alright all my brilliant fellow co-workers, how do co-workers get connected to co-working spaces? We have fantastic space but it is sometimes empty and I would love to get connected to all the co- workers looking for a great space to work. I want people to get this connection and am sad to see it not being used. Ideas? Thoughts? We are located in Menlo Parkwww.cubesandcrayons.com -- - -- - Alex Hillman web.developer.innovation.consultant vocal: 484.597.6256 digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | skype
[Coworking] Re: Connecting to co-workers
Thanks, Alex. We started real world and most of our clients came us from that method. Between Starbucks, newspaper stories, and word of mouth we have gained the majority of our users. Still, always nice to have a reminder. All the best, Felicity On Mar 2, 7:38 am, Alex Hillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Felicity, Don't underestimate the value of real world social recruiting. You should be out in the field, talking to everyone and interacting with user groups and other people who may be potential users. Asking them how they work (home, cafe, office, etc) and then finding out what they like and dont like about it is usually a good bridge to explain to them how coworking might help them do whatever they do, better. In addition to all of Raines' suggestions, I cannot emphasize enough the power of simply asking people what they want. Good luck! -Alex, IndyHall, Philadelphia On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 11:48 PM, felicity at cubes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HI Raines, Fabulous feedback! We have been getting more feedback on the website and are working on the rework. Always great to have some other ideas as we do that. I will work on above and keep you posted. Thanks, Felicity On Feb 29, 11:37 am, Raines Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Welcome back, Felicity; I'm glad the earlier website feedback didn't scare you away. Some things that may help include: - Make it clearer that non-parents are equally welcome; the whole site promotes primarily the benefits of the childcare/workspace connection. Like Hillary said, video could help make it clearer that it's not one shared space with kid noise, but a combination of professional-feeling kid-care and office spaces that happen to be interlinked and adjacent. - Make the events more visible on the home page, plus co-list them on outside calendars like upcoming, eventful, Craig's List, et al, not to mention local papers. You might think about doing more free events, not just the workshops with admission fees that could be a barrier to participation/engagement. - Make the website more bloggy (bloggish?), i.e. with changing content, current info, and sharings from your members' experience... what's the highlight of their last visit, what's fun around the space, etc. - With any space (cohousing or coworking), while the location is important, and the space sells itself, it's really the people that are the main attraction. Check out yesterday's NYT article on the women-only space in NYC and you'll see that the main focus is the interesting folks there, and the bundled consulting services from more cool people. So get pictures and profiles of your members and rotate them through the home page and scatter 'em throughout... and encourage them to micro-blog, add little notes about what's going on for them, their favorite parts of the Cubes Crayons experience. - Do more outbound linking as a part of an outreach campaign to get more folks to link to you. The site is pretty invisible when I do a search for inbound links, with some limited sets of places where folks link to you. - Get your members to review you on Yelp and other sites. I was encouraged to do this for Sandbox Suites while I was visiting there, and it makes sense for all community resources that want to be more visible. Raines, your neighborhood Coworking Coach, Cohousing Coach, and *Camp Counselor wishing you a Happy Leap Year Day, whatever that event at your space is this morning On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 11:12 AM, felicity at cubes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alright all my brilliant fellow co-workers, how do co-workers get connected to co-working spaces? We have fantastic space but it is sometimes empty and I would love to get connected to all the co- workers looking for a great space to work. I want people to get this connection and am sad to see it not being used. Ideas? Thoughts? We are located in Menlo Parkwww.cubesandcrayons.com -- - -- - Alex Hillman web.developer.innovation.consultant vocal: 484.597.6256 digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | skype: dangerouslyawesome visual:www.weknowhtml.com|www.dangerouslyawesome.com local:www.indyhall.org --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: New Member Introducion
Hi Alice, I am the owner of CubesCrayons. First, I am thrilled you have heard of us. We are currently working on a CubesCrayons in the Burlingame area, but are having trouble finding just the right spot. We anticipate being open there in Fall 2008. Please feel free to come try our Menlo Park location for a day on me and see if it would work for you until our Burlingame location opens. All the best, Felicity On Feb 20, 3:59 pm, AChan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! My name is Alice Chan and my initial interest was to find a Coworking office to join in or near San Mateo/Burlingame, California. If I can't find such a location, I would seriously look into opening one myself. Can anyone offer information of offices in my area or those in the works? I only know of one in Palo Alto and Cubes Crayons in Menlo Park. I look forward to discussing and learning more! Regards, Alice Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Cubes Crayons (WAS Re: [Coworking] New member introduction)
Hi Raines, Thank you for all the fabulous feedback. I will take some time to digest it. We recently got a website marketing guru on board in exchange for co-working at CubesCrayons so we are definitely in the rework stages on the website. When I started this whole adventure, I was less aware of the co- working title, but am now becoming ingrained in it all. I hope to see you down at our campus for a visit when you have time. I am sure you will have additional feedback. I am not onsite all the time, so be sure to let me know if you are coming. All the best, Felicity On Feb 20, 3:50 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Felicity - Welcome to Coworking! That's a great vision you've got with Cubes Crayons, very empowering for parents who otherwise wouldn't have as many options and who still face barriers in workforce integration, even in the progressive, welcoming coworking movement, where in the pioneering spaces, a mostly younger, mostly male (mostly nonparent?) workforce has not (so far as I've seen) had childcare and the needs of families as an explicit priority. Here's a couple of notes from a quick trip 'round your website, worth what you paid for 'em: - If you want to be a part of the coworking movement (and it does sound like you've got some valuable pieces of the puzzle, tools and models that can inspire other spaces), it would be nice if your site used the term and/or linked to other coworking sites. As it is, it doesn't look like you have any outbound links at all, even in the Press section. In my experience, the best way to get link love (web pointers that lead to web traffic and therefore customers) is to give it. - The co-op workshare membership contribution element didn't show up anywhere except in the FAQ and press articles (the rates page is kinda sparse). This seems like an important aspect of your model, both in terms of expectations of prospective members for their commitment and in the customer service and child care received and who will be involved in providing it. Given that even some non-kid-friendly coworking spaces are talking about background/reference checks for prospective members/keyholders, I'm curious whether this issue has come up for members in terms of the childcare services. Its also not clear whether the co-op hours requirement applies to office-only members... could a non-parent be involved in childcare and related areas? I'm curious about all this because we run into a lot of similar issues in the cohousing movement, and we're always looking for innovative solutions. I hope to get down there soon for a visit. - You might want to compare notes with MyDayOffice and other coworking and related groups that have similar franchise multi-location models... obviously, whole different sets of issues emerge related to branding and staffing and management that are not as significant for the D-I-Y cooperative one-off workspaces. Given regional variations in space and childcare prices, as well as different regulatory schemes in each state, I'd imagine that the rates won't be universal across all of your spaces. - I'd love to know whether your gender balance of members mirrors that of other coworking spaces. [the rest of this msg is less about coworking so everyone else can feel free to ignore] Technical and Typo and Territorial notes: - The menus seem to behave oddly in Safari after the first minute or so on a given page, unpopping before sub-items can be selected, and then not responding to clicks on the main item. The Community page's menus seem to work when others don't. - In the Press section, Read more... links open a new window.. but the Palo Alto Weekly article has a Return to Press section link at the bottom that doesn't switch back to the original window or close the new window. - I had to read the PA Weekly article to get it (without doing the math) that rates drop to as little as $9 an hour for members including childcare... the membership info page might want to be a little bit more explicit about the value. - Typo in the Press section: tele-communtes has an extra n - Typo in the Press section: choosed should be present tense - Typo on the FAQ: What happens if I can't volunteers should be singular - Typo on the House Rules page: recption missing an e - While OnRamping and OffRamping sounds interesting; there's no link or context on the Community page's workshops events calendar to fill in somebody who hadn't heard of it before. It helped once I discovered that your founder's blog is athttp://YourOnRamp.com/(a side note there: a blog that doesn't display dates for posts and then references current events can be a bit confusing.. and there isn't anything obvious over there that I could find actually referencing those terms Google eventually led me tohttp://www.youronramp.com/youronramp-presents-onramping-offramping-wo... but there's still nothing linking to actual definitions of
