Re: [Coworking] Re: Hello There!

[Bassey Duke]

Hi Jakub,

Am Bassey from a co-working space in Dublin called Pine Hub.

I just checked out your website and it looks really good. If okay I will
copy some elements and incorporate on our website.

Thanks.

Bassey

On Wed, Jan 16, 2019, 2:41 PM Jakub Daňo  Hey Nuno,
> my name is Jakub and I am working as Performance Marketer in the
> co-working space in Bratislava, called Campus Cowork. Recently, we've
> opened our second space and our international community of entrepreneurs is
> growing on a daily basis. Feel free to check our website and maybe gain
> some inspiration https://www.campus-cowork.com/
>
> I've checked your webpage and I can tell I like it very much, especially
> the spaces on your offer, blog posts and the approach towards your members.
> I studied Spanish for a couple of years so it is easier for me to
> understand Portuguese. One small suggestion- if you'll be running also
> international coworking in the future I strongly recommend to translate the
> website to English language:)) but it seems you target mainly domestic
> clients.
>
> Don't hesitate to contact me back if you'll want to discuss anything
> related to co-working, wish you all the best and take care:)
>
> Regards,
> Jakub
>
>
> Dňa sobota, 1. septembra 2018 9:42:37 UTC+2 Nuno Vieira napísal(-a):
>>
>> Hello to all.
>>
>> My name is Nuno, and I´m the community manager at Chalet12 at Sintra
>> Portugal.
>>
>> I´ave been working at Chalet12, for about one year now, and I look
>> forward to share and learn with the community at this group, about
>> Coworking and beyond.
>>
>> If you want to check out the Chalet12 space and features feel free to
>> follow the Link: https://youtu.be/TZT-q1qSxwI
>>
>> Also check our current page at www.chalet12.pt
>>
>> Our location at Sintra, a UNESCO world heritage site, is just perfect,
>> and we have been growing our community since the day we opened our doors.
>> It being a challenge, but we already seem like a family.
>>
>> Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram if like!
>> https://www.facebook.com/chalet12SINTRA/
>> https://www.instagram.com/chalet_12_sintra/
>>
>> See you all very soon.
>>
>> Thank you so much, best regards.
>>
>> Nuno Vieira
>> [image: Chalet12_Signature_ENG.png]
>>
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On Jan 16, 2019 2:41 PM, "Jakub Daňo"  wrote:

Hey Nuno,
my name is Jakub and I am working as Performance Marketer in the co-working
space in Bratislava, called Campus Cowork. Recently, we've opened our
second space and our international community of entrepreneurs is growing on
a daily basis. Feel free to check our website and maybe gain some
inspiration https://www.campus-cowork.com/

I've checked your webpage and I can tell I like it very much, especially
the spaces on your offer, blog posts and the approach towards your members.
I studied Spanish for a couple of years so it is easier for me to
understand Portuguese. One small suggestion- if you'll be running also
international coworking in the future I strongly recommend to translate the
website to English language:)) but it seems you target mainly domestic
clients.

Don't hesitate to contact me back if you'll want to discuss anything
related to co-working, wish you all the best and take care:)

Regards,
Jakub


Dňa sobota, 1. septembra 2018 9:42:37 UTC+2 Nuno Vieira napísal(-a):

> Hello to all.
>
> My name is Nuno, and I´m the community manager at Chalet12 at Sintra
> Portugal.
>
> I´ave been working at Chalet12, for about one year now, and I look forward
> to share and learn with the community at this group, about Coworking and
> beyond.
>
> If you want to check out the Chalet12 space and features feel free to
> follow the Link: https://youtu.be/TZT-q1qSxwI
>
> Also check our current page at www.chalet12.pt
>
> Our location at Sintra, a UNESCO world heritage site, is just perfect, and
> we have been growing our community since the day we opened our doors.
> It being a challenge, but we already seem like a family.
>
> Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram if like!
> https://www.facebook.com/chalet12SINTRA/
> https://www.instagram.com/chalet_12_sintra/
>
> See you all very soon.
>
> Thank you so much, best regards.
>
> Nuno Vieira
> [image: Chalet12_Signature_ENG.png]
>
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[Coworking] Re: Hello There!

[Jakub Daňo]

Hey Nuno, 
my name is Jakub and I am working as Performance Marketer in the co-working 
space in Bratislava, called Campus Cowork. Recently, we've opened our 
second space and our international community of entrepreneurs is growing on 
a daily basis. Feel free to check our website and maybe gain some 
inspiration https://www.campus-cowork.com/ 

I've checked your webpage and I can tell I like it very much, especially 
the spaces on your offer, blog posts and the approach towards your members. 
I studied Spanish for a couple of years so it is easier for me to 
understand Portuguese. One small suggestion- if you'll be running also 
international coworking in the future I strongly recommend to translate the 
website to English language:)) but it seems you target mainly domestic 
clients. 

Don't hesitate to contact me back if you'll want to discuss anything 
related to co-working, wish you all the best and take care:)

Regards, 
Jakub 


Dňa sobota, 1. septembra 2018 9:42:37 UTC+2 Nuno Vieira napísal(-a):
>
> Hello to all.
>
> My name is Nuno, and I´m the community manager at Chalet12 at Sintra 
> Portugal.
>
> I´ave been working at Chalet12, for about one year now, and I look forward 
> to share and learn with the community at this group, about Coworking and 
> beyond.
>
> If you want to check out the Chalet12 space and features feel free to 
> follow the Link: https://youtu.be/TZT-q1qSxwI
>
> Also check our current page at www.chalet12.pt
>
> Our location at Sintra, a UNESCO world heritage site, is just perfect, and 
> we have been growing our community since the day we opened our doors.
> It being a challenge, but we already seem like a family.
>
> Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram if like!
> https://www.facebook.com/chalet12SINTRA/
> https://www.instagram.com/chalet_12_sintra/
>
> See you all very soon.
>
> Thank you so much, best regards.
>
> Nuno Vieira
> [image: Chalet12_Signature_ENG.png]
>
>

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Hello!

[Katrina Dye]

Thank you !!! This is great information. I've partnered with my local
chamber and small business development center for the same help. I'm
finalizing my business plan but I'm stuck on private offices and open space
ratio.  This is pretty cutting edge for our area so I have a ton of
interest but commitment is what pays the bills.

Thanks so much for the feedback,

Katrina

On Sep 13, 2018 5:16 PM, "Wendy"  wrote:

I opened the first co-working space in Denison, Texas, January 18, of this
year.  Very few people had even heard of the concept before.  We are about
hour north of Dallas, Texas, so I was a little surprised by how few people
were familiar with co-working.



I started with prayer, lots and lots of prayer!  Then I kept talking and
explaining to anyone who would listen.  Come up with a good way to explain
what a co-working space is…”A co-working space is the antidote to having to
work from a noisy café/coffee shop.”  I also signed up with the Small
Business Development Center of Texas at our local community college.  I was
matched with a local business woman who helped me with my business plan,
thinking out loud process, research on what office rent was going for in my
area and so many other things.  It was helpful having someone to be
accountable to.



I found out that I spent too much money on my website.  If I had kept
asking around I would have made a better decision.  Lesson Learned.



I am on Main Street so I participate in all the Main Street Activities
wither or not they have a direct impact on my business.  Mostly they do not
because I am not retail, but it is great exposure.  Just last week I had a
member join who had come by during a festival in March that I was helping
with and had a quick tour.



Two local chambers of commerce host a weekly pop up.  The members meet at
8am at a local hotel with coffee and pastry, you put $1 & your business
card in the bowl and when your card is drawn you get 30 sec to stand up and
talk about your business.  If your chamber doesn’t have something like that
it would be a good program to host at your co-working space.



Wendy





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BNIs are a great option, and I'm joining the one in my area here in Aylmer,
Quebec.



Best,

Trevor



On 13 September 2018 at 12:49, Katrina Dye  wrote:

Thank you Paula!!



On Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 10:14 AM  wrote:

I opened the first co-working space in the Tampa suburbs, and ran into the
same challenge.  You have to teach the communities about coworking before
you can start talking to them about the value it'll add to their life!!!  I
joined a Business Network International group (BNI).  It was a way I could
multiply my voice by 45 people.  Look online for a chapter in your area.
If you don't find one, let me know and I'll get you to the right people to
help you.



Paula Blair

SOAR Co-Working

Tampa, FL

On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 8:15:46 AM UTC-4, Katrina Dye wrote:

Excited to put my ideas into action and pioneer the first ever Co-working
space in Alexandria, LA.  We are perfectly located and there is nothing
here like this today which I think is a big advantage.  The challenge in
this area is finding my market when I have been working from home for so
long!  I've met with the Economic Development Center, Chamber of Commerce,
and Small Business Development Center and I've received GREAT feedback.
I turned to social media exposing my vision and am fearful the local
business folks I've shared my idea with jump to it before I can get it off
the ground.  Any recommendations?  As soon as I start talking about it,
they seem clueless, follow up conversations become something more like, "I
was also thinking of this"



I don't want to rush the process!  How can I grow my interest, and identify
my market without losing valuable time.  Great spaces, but the rent is
ridiculous!



Anxiously, terrified!



Katrina :)





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RE: [Coworking] Re: Hello!

[Wendy]

I opened the first co-working space in Denison, Texas, January 18, of this 
year.  Very few people had even heard of the concept before.  We are about hour 
north of Dallas, Texas, so I was a little surprised by how few people were 
familiar with co-working.  

I started with prayer, lots and lots of prayer!  Then I kept talking and 
explaining to anyone who would listen.  Come up with a good way to explain what 
a co-working space is…”A co-working space is the antidote to having to work 
from a noisy café/coffee shop.”  I also signed up with the Small Business 
Development Center of Texas at our local community college.  I was matched with 
a local business woman who helped me with my business plan, thinking out loud 
process, research on what office rent was going for in my area and so many 
other things.  It was helpful having someone to be accountable to. 

I found out that I spent too much money on my website.  If I had kept asking 
around I would have made a better decision.  Lesson Learned.

I am on Main Street so I participate in all the Main Street Activities wither 
or not they have a direct impact on my business.  Mostly they do not because I 
am not retail, but it is great exposure.  Just last week I had a member join 
who had come by during a festival in March that I was helping with and had a 
quick tour.

Two local chambers of commerce host a weekly pop up.  The members meet at 8am 
at a local hotel with coffee and pastry, you put $1 & your business card in the 
bowl and when your card is drawn you get 30 sec to stand up and talk about your 
business.  If your chamber doesn’t have something like that it would be a good 
program to host at your co-working space.

Wendy


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Subject: Re: [Coworking] Re: Hello!

BNIs are a great option, and I'm joining the one in my area here in Aylmer, 
Quebec.

Best,
Trevor

On 13 September 2018 at 12:49, Katrina Dye  wrote:
Thank you Paula!!

On Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 10:14 AM  wrote:
I opened the first co-working space in the Tampa suburbs, and ran into the same 
challenge.  You have to teach the communities about coworking before you can 
start talking to them about the value it'll add to their life!!!  I joined a 
Business Network International group (BNI).  It was a way I could multiply my 
voice by 45 people.  Look online for a chapter in your area.  If you don't find 
one, let me know and I'll get you to the right people to help you.

Paula Blair
SOAR Co-Working
Tampa, FL

On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 8:15:46 AM UTC-4, Katrina Dye wrote:
Excited to put my ideas into action and pioneer the first ever Co-working space 
in Alexandria, LA.  We are perfectly located and there is nothing here like 
this today which I think is a big advantage.  The challenge in this area is 
finding my market when I have been working from home for so long!  I've met 
with the Economic Development Center, Chamber of Commerce, and Small Business 
Development Center and I've received GREAT feedback.    I turned to social 
media exposing my vision and am fearful the local business folks I've shared my 
idea with jump to it before I can get it off the ground.  Any recommendations?  
As soon as I start talking about it, they seem clueless, follow up 
conversations become something more like, "I was also thinking of this"

I don't want to rush the process!  How can I grow my interest, and identify my 
market without losing valuable time.  Great spaces, but the rent is ridiculous!

Anxiously, terrified!

Katrina :)


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Re: [Coworking] Re: Hello!

[Trevor Townsend]

BNIs are a great option, and I'm joining the one in my area here in Aylmer,
Quebec.

Best,
Trevor

On 13 September 2018 at 12:49, Katrina Dye  wrote:

> Thank you Paula!!
>
> On Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 10:14 AM  wrote:
>
>> I opened the first co-working space in the Tampa suburbs, and ran into
>> the same challenge.  You have to teach the communities about coworking
>> before you can start talking to them about the value it'll add to their
>> life!!!  I joined a Business Network International group (BNI).  It was a
>> way I could multiply my voice by 45 people.  Look online for a chapter in
>> your area.  If you don't find one, let me know and I'll get you to the
>> right people to help you.
>>
>> Paula Blair
>> SOAR Co-Working
>> Tampa, FL
>>
>> On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 8:15:46 AM UTC-4, Katrina Dye wrote:
>>>
>>> Excited to put my ideas into action and pioneer the first ever
>>> Co-working space in Alexandria, LA.  We are perfectly located and there is
>>> nothing here like this today which I think is a big advantage.  The
>>> challenge in this area is finding my market when I have been working from
>>> home for so long!  I've met with the Economic Development Center, Chamber
>>> of Commerce, and Small Business Development Center and I've received GREAT
>>> feedback.I turned to social media exposing my vision and am fearful the
>>> local business folks I've shared my idea with jump to it before I can get
>>> it off the ground.  Any recommendations?  As soon as I start talking about
>>> it, they seem clueless, follow up conversations become something more like,
>>> "I was also thinking of this"
>>>
>>> I don't want to rush the process!  How can I grow my interest, and
>>> identify my market without losing valuable time.  Great spaces, but the
>>> rent is ridiculous!
>>>
>>> Anxiously, terrified!
>>>
>>> Katrina :)
>>>
>>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Hello!

[Katrina Dye]

Thank you Paula!!

On Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 10:14 AM  wrote:

> I opened the first co-working space in the Tampa suburbs, and ran into the
> same challenge.  You have to teach the communities about coworking before
> you can start talking to them about the value it'll add to their life!!!  I
> joined a Business Network International group (BNI).  It was a way I could
> multiply my voice by 45 people.  Look online for a chapter in your area.
> If you don't find one, let me know and I'll get you to the right people to
> help you.
>
> Paula Blair
> SOAR Co-Working
> Tampa, FL
>
> On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 8:15:46 AM UTC-4, Katrina Dye wrote:
>>
>> Excited to put my ideas into action and pioneer the first ever Co-working
>> space in Alexandria, LA.  We are perfectly located and there is nothing
>> here like this today which I think is a big advantage.  The challenge in
>> this area is finding my market when I have been working from home for so
>> long!  I've met with the Economic Development Center, Chamber of Commerce,
>> and Small Business Development Center and I've received GREAT feedback.
>> I turned to social media exposing my vision and am fearful the local
>> business folks I've shared my idea with jump to it before I can get it off
>> the ground.  Any recommendations?  As soon as I start talking about it,
>> they seem clueless, follow up conversations become something more like, "I
>> was also thinking of this"
>>
>> I don't want to rush the process!  How can I grow my interest, and
>> identify my market without losing valuable time.  Great spaces, but the
>> rent is ridiculous!
>>
>> Anxiously, terrified!
>>
>> Katrina :)
>>
>>
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[Coworking] Re: Hello!

[paula]

I opened the first co-working space in the Tampa suburbs, and ran into the 
same challenge.  You have to teach the communities about coworking before 
you can start talking to them about the value it'll add to their life!!!  I 
joined a Business Network International group (BNI).  It was a way I could 
multiply my voice by 45 people.  Look online for a chapter in your area.  
If you don't find one, let me know and I'll get you to the right people to 
help you.

Paula Blair
SOAR Co-Working
Tampa, FL

On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 8:15:46 AM UTC-4, Katrina Dye wrote:
>
> Excited to put my ideas into action and pioneer the first ever Co-working 
> space in Alexandria, LA.  We are perfectly located and there is nothing 
> here like this today which I think is a big advantage.  The challenge in 
> this area is finding my market when I have been working from home for so 
> long!  I've met with the Economic Development Center, Chamber of Commerce, 
> and Small Business Development Center and I've received GREAT feedback.
> I turned to social media exposing my vision and am fearful the local 
> business folks I've shared my idea with jump to it before I can get it off 
> the ground.  Any recommendations?  As soon as I start talking about it, 
> they seem clueless, follow up conversations become something more like, "I 
> was also thinking of this"
>
> I don't want to rush the process!  How can I grow my interest, and 
> identify my market without losing valuable time.  Great spaces, but the 
> rent is ridiculous!
>
> Anxiously, terrified!
>
> Katrina :)
>
>
>

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Hello!

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Katrina,

This is also an interesting approach for you to consider.
https://www.spacious.com/

On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 12:22 PM, Katrina Dye  wrote:

> Thanks so much, I've linked up with a local business owner and visionary
> who is well connected. He loves the idea and had offered to host a meet up
> in his business lounge for this purpose.
>
>  I'm competing ONLY with 1 coffee shop and the kitchen table, I just have
> to reach the masses.
>
> I appreciate the guidance,
>
> Katrina
>
> On Mon, Sep 10, 2018, 7:53 AM Ky Ekinci (Office Divvy ™) <
> askpalmco...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hello Katrina,
>>
>> Put your initial efforts on building the initial community as you prepare
>> for the launch. All decisions, including those about what type of space you
>> will need, can be better made as a result of this type of "experiment." How
>> to do that? Start organizing Coworking Jellies and such. Start a meetup
>> group.
>>
>> As you build that initial core community (20, 30, 40 folks), then you
>> will have your differentiator and a competitive advantage to start your
>> space.
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Ky Ekinci
>> Office Divvy 
>> on twitter: @OfficeDivvy 
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Hello!

[Katrina Dye]

Thanks so much, I've linked up with a local business owner and visionary
who is well connected. He loves the idea and had offered to host a meet up
in his business lounge for this purpose.

 I'm competing ONLY with 1 coffee shop and the kitchen table, I just have
to reach the masses.

I appreciate the guidance,

Katrina

On Mon, Sep 10, 2018, 7:53 AM Ky Ekinci (Office Divvy ™) <
askpalmco...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hello Katrina,
>
> Put your initial efforts on building the initial community as you prepare
> for the launch. All decisions, including those about what type of space you
> will need, can be better made as a result of this type of "experiment." How
> to do that? Start organizing Coworking Jellies and such. Start a meetup
> group.
>
> As you build that initial core community (20, 30, 40 folks), then you will
> have your differentiator and a competitive advantage to start your space.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Ky Ekinci
> Office Divvy 
> on twitter: @OfficeDivvy 
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[Coworking] Re: Hello!

[Office Divvy ™]

Hello Katrina,

Put your initial efforts on building the initial community as you prepare 
for the launch. All decisions, including those about what type of space you 
will need, can be better made as a result of this type of "experiment." How 
to do that? Start organizing Coworking Jellies and such. Start a meetup 
group. 

As you build that initial core community (20, 30, 40 folks), then you will 
have your differentiator and a competitive advantage to start your space. 

Good luck,

Ky Ekinci
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[Coworking] Re: hello

[Lisa]

Congratulations on your pending opening! There are several variations of 
the coworking VISAs across the internet. I would encourage you to sign up 
for all of them, as it gives your space visability, and also helps to 
spread the work about coworking around the world. Please don't worry that 
you will have too many visitors--we are in a city of 3 million people, and 
still haven't had an international guest, but we would love to very soon! 

On Friday, May 11, 2018 at 8:46:18 AM UTC-5, Almendra Samanez wrote:
>
> Hi, i am going to open a coworking in lima Peru and i so interested in be 
> part of this visa so we can offer your members something else.
> my space will starts operations at agust the 8th, please let me know how 
> to be part of this.
>
> many thanks
> Almendra
>
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[Coworking] Re: Hello All

[Lori Hamilton]

David-  It's always so exciting to hear about someone opening a new Center. 
 Hybrid space - the blending of traditional, Coworking, Proworking, 
Virtual, meeting space and Event space, seems to be the best for all.  The 
key is community building and "customer service".  Thought you might want 
to read a piece on Regus recently published.  
https://allwork.space/2017/02/whats-wrong-with-regus/. Sadly, Regus is 
still missing the key points of Community Building & great Customer 
Service. Although they seem like easy concepts to follow, it isn't as easy 
as it sounds.  It takes lots of work and talented staff.  Good luck on your 
center.  I love the concept of Co-Sharing.

Lori Hamilton
Get Spaced, LLC
www.get-spaced.com

On Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 10:44:06 AM UTC-5, David Finley wrote:
>
> I'm not a co-worker I actually own a space in London Ky. My wife and I are 
> trying to get it off the ground. I have always thought of it like a Regus 
> office but in today's world CO-working space is a better fit for it.  I 
> have joined to group to get idea's and to stay motivated in helping others 
> reach their dreams. I'm always learning and I'm not to proud to hear 
> someone tell me their ideas. So please share your thoughts.  
>
> David Finley
> Business connections
> London, Ky 
> www.busconn.com (work in progress) 
>

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[Coworking] Re: Hello All - Introducing ourselves to the group. Hope everyone is well

[Tom Lewis]

Morning Jason, and welcome aboard.  Lots of friendly folk on here, so enjoy 
the ride.  Let us know if you have any questions/issues/need to show 
off/vent off steam at all in these first few days!  And please feel free to 
come and work from our space here in Bath if you are every in town- seems 
these days it's full of Londoners relocating or with second homes- maybe a 
tie up we can do there in the future?

Cheers

Tom

On Monday, 13 June 2016 14:53:03 UTC+1, The CoClub wrote:
>
>
> Hello All, 
>
>
> We are a new CoWorking space based in West London 
>
> Just opened and ready for our new venture. 
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Jason 
>
> *The CoClub*
>
> 140 Wales Farm Road
>
> London
>
> W3 6UG
>
>
> Tel: +44 (0)208 896 4674 (direct line)
> http://www.thecoclub.com
>
> in...@thecoclub.com 
>
>
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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Thousand Oaks, California

[Eric Reichel]

Hi Lori-

I am in the planning stages of opening a Thousand Oaks or Westlake Village 
Co-working location.  Would you be interested in Co-working here?  Please 
email me at eric.reichel at gmail .com if you want more information.

Regards, Eric

On Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:34:46 PM UTC-7, Lori Sortino wrote:
>
> Walt, 
> What is the status of things now?  I see you posted this 4 years ago and 
> I'm wondering what has transpired.
> I have visited a couple of the co-working spaces in L.A. (Culver City and 
> Hollywood) and really like them.  Not sure that T.O. would have the 
> interested to support keeping one open.  What have you found after this 
> inquiry?
>
> Lori
>
> On Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:30:19 PM UTC-7, Walt wrote:
>>
>> Hello everyone, 
>>
>> My name is Walt, and someone just turned me on to this genius concept 
>> of "coworking." 
>>
>> I have been slowly working toward building up my business; Certified 
>> Computer Help, and was told by a friend that I benefit from being 
>> around other creative people, so that I am not so isolated with my 
>> sole proprietorship.  My business model is very simple; People called 
>> me to fix their computer or network related issues, and I drive to 
>> their residence, or small business in Southern California (Ventura and 
>> Northern Los Angeles counties), assist them how ever I can, and that's 
>> it.  This is great because I am able to work from home, but also has 
>> some con's - I don't get to interact/be in the presence of other 
>> people because I only have about 10 clients, and on average they only 
>> need to call me a few times a year! 
>>
>> I have been around computers for the last 20 years, and hold several 
>> certifications for PC repair, and networking.  However I don't want to 
>> do this as my career long-term; I am also a Psychology student. 
>>
>> I am not exactly sure what I expect to get out of this experience yet, 
>> but maybe finding a work space that I can show up to a few times a 
>> week, network with some other professionals. 
>>
>> Any way, nice to meet everyone. 
>>
>> -- 
>> Walt 
>> walter.tramont...@certifiedcomputerhelp.net (yeah I know it's long.) 
>>
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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Thousand Oaks, California

[Lori Sortino]

Walt, 
What is the status of things now?  I see you posted this 4 years ago and 
I'm wondering what has transpired.
I have visited a couple of the co-working spaces in L.A. (Culver City and 
Hollywood) and really like them.  Not sure that T.O. would have the 
interested to support keeping one open.  What have you found after this 
inquiry?

Lori

On Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:30:19 PM UTC-7, Walt wrote:
>
> Hello everyone, 
>
> My name is Walt, and someone just turned me on to this genius concept 
> of "coworking." 
>
> I have been slowly working toward building up my business; Certified 
> Computer Help, and was told by a friend that I benefit from being 
> around other creative people, so that I am not so isolated with my 
> sole proprietorship.  My business model is very simple; People called 
> me to fix their computer or network related issues, and I drive to 
> their residence, or small business in Southern California (Ventura and 
> Northern Los Angeles counties), assist them how ever I can, and that's 
> it.  This is great because I am able to work from home, but also has 
> some con's - I don't get to interact/be in the presence of other 
> people because I only have about 10 clients, and on average they only 
> need to call me a few times a year! 
>
> I have been around computers for the last 20 years, and hold several 
> certifications for PC repair, and networking.  However I don't want to 
> do this as my career long-term; I am also a Psychology student. 
>
> I am not exactly sure what I expect to get out of this experience yet, 
> but maybe finding a work space that I can show up to a few times a 
> week, network with some other professionals. 
>
> Any way, nice to meet everyone. 
>
> -- 
> Walt 
> walter.tramont...@certifiedcomputerhelp.net (yeah I know it's long.) 
>

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[Coworking] Re: Hello again! We've got some free 5-day passes to UK Regus lounges to give out...

[Suky Stroud]

Sorry Felix, I've only just seen this. Thank you for the suggestion! The 
thing with Regus Connect is that the campaign is ongoing, so the initial 10 
locations aren't confirmed yet, and as such we don't really have names and 
faces either. If there's a way we could let the users know about the 
campaign so that they could vote and register interest, and claim our 
temporary offer of free 5-day passes, that would be great. Think we could 
do that?


On Friday, 18 October 2013 19:21:23 UTC+1, Felix Schürholz wrote:
>
> Hi Suky,
>
> you might have read about the Free Coworking Campaign 
> www.free-coworking.org . I think it would be very beneficial for Regus 
> Connect and the coworkers if things were more personal and individual, so 
> that Regus Hubs had faces and names to relate to. I would like to invite 
> you to enter free offers (trial days, 5-Free Day Passes etc.) associated to 
> individual hubs and connected to individual "community managers" at each 
> site in the Free Coworking Directory (Input: http://bit.ly/zzO5wH and 
> Output: http://bit.ly/Free-Coworking_DirectoryOutput)
>
> I think this would be a win/win situation for everybody!
>
> What do you think?
>
> Greetings,
> Felix
> www.free-coworking.org
>
>
> Am Freitag, 18. Oktober 2013 13:34:32 UTC+2 schrieb Suky Stroud:
>>
>> Hi again all,
>>
>> Some of you may have read my previous posts here, or heard about Regus 
>> Connect on the  coworking grapevine. If not - here's a quick spiel: Regus 
>> is bringing together their 40,000+ SME customers in the UK face-to-face 
>> with the local freelancers they need. We'll be launching these dedicated 
>> coworking hubs in 10 Regus centres all over the UK this January 2014, and 
>> have been asking the public to vote to decide which ones on our website - 
>> regusconnect.com.
>>
>> We've had a great response so far, and now we're upping the ante a little 
>> bit! Everyone voting/registering on the site is being treated to 5 free 
>> day-passes to Regus lounges, with fast secure wi-fi, refreshments, admin. 
>> You can just turn up and crack on with your work. It's our way of showing 
>> you the kind of location, space and community you could be working from if 
>> you get involved in Regus Connect. You can find out more about the promo, 
>> and about our Gold Card contest on Facebook (what can I say, we're feeling 
>> generous!) here -http://tmblr.co/ZC2zrqx0s1RV
>>
>> They're really useful little passes to have around for freelancers, 
>> business travellers etc, so thought you might all appreciate the heads up!
>>
>> Suky
>>
>> (sorry for multiple posts, 3rd time lucky?)
>>
>

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[Coworking] Re: Hello again! We've got some free 5-day passes to UK Regus lounges to give out...

[Felix Schürholz]

Hi Suky,

you might have read about the Free Coworking Campaign www.free-coworking.org . 
I think it would be very beneficial for Regus Connect and the coworkers if 
things were more personal and individual, so that Regus Hubs had faces and 
names to relate to. I would like to invite you to enter free offers (trial 
days, 5-Free Day Passes etc.) associated to individual hubs and connected 
to individual "community managers" at each site in the Free Coworking 
Directory (Input: http://bit.ly/zzO5wH and Output: 
http://bit.ly/Free-Coworking_DirectoryOutput)

I think this would be a win/win situation for everybody!

What do you think?

Greetings,
Felix
www.free-coworking.org


Am Freitag, 18. Oktober 2013 13:34:32 UTC+2 schrieb Suky Stroud:
>
> Hi again all,
>
> Some of you may have read my previous posts here, or heard about Regus 
> Connect on the  coworking grapevine. If not - here's a quick spiel: Regus 
> is bringing together their 40,000+ SME customers in the UK face-to-face 
> with the local freelancers they need. We'll be launching these dedicated 
> coworking hubs in 10 Regus centres all over the UK this January 2014, and 
> have been asking the public to vote to decide which ones on our website - 
> regusconnect.com.
>
> We've had a great response so far, and now we're upping the ante a little 
> bit! Everyone voting/registering on the site is being treated to 5 free 
> day-passes to Regus lounges, with fast secure wi-fi, refreshments, admin. 
> You can just turn up and crack on with your work. It's our way of showing 
> you the kind of location, space and community you could be working from if 
> you get involved in Regus Connect. You can find out more about the promo, 
> and about our Gold Card contest on Facebook (what can I say, we're feeling 
> generous!) here -http://tmblr.co/ZC2zrqx0s1RV
>
> They're really useful little passes to have around for freelancers, 
> business travellers etc, so thought you might all appreciate the heads up!
>
> Suky
>
> (sorry for multiple posts, 3rd time lucky?)
>

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Wisconsin! (Also maybe please help?)

[Matthew Straub, Avenue HQ Community Manager]

I appreciate the support, Craig! We're also trying to cozy up to the folks 
in the Makerspace and just have them work here from time to time (their 
space is downstairs from us). Great idea, though!

On Monday, August 19, 2013 4:11:28 PM UTC-5, Craig Baute - Creative Density 
Coworking wrote:
>
> Matthew,
>
> It's hard right now because it's the summer and you don't have many 
> members. You do have the benefit of being in close proximity to the 
> marketing agency so I would help integrate them into the community space. 
> You have the benefit of warm bodies at lease nearby so give them a reason 
> and simply ask for them to also work in the coworking space and be part of 
> the community. People join coworking space for people, not really 
> amenities. 
>
> Don't worry if the next month is a bit slow because people find a rhythm 
> once summer is over. Integrate the people you have, keep building 
> relationships, and be a great host and coworker. 
>
> Craig
> Creative Density
> Denver
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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Wisconsin! (Also maybe please help?)

[Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking]

Matthew,

It's hard right now because it's the summer and you don't have many 
members. You do have the benefit of being in close proximity to the 
marketing agency so I would help integrate them into the community space. 
You have the benefit of warm bodies at lease nearby so give them a reason 
and simply ask for them to also work in the coworking space and be part of 
the community. People join coworking space for people, not really 
amenities. 

Don't worry if the next month is a bit slow because people find a rhythm 
once summer is over. Integrate the people you have, keep building 
relationships, and be a great host and coworker. 

Craig
Creative Density
Denver

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Hello from Wisconsin! (Also maybe please help?)

[jaymes hines]

Hi Mathew,

Congratulations on your entry to shared economy. I would also consider
reaching out to instructors that offer classes via Groupon, livingSocial
and etc, that may need larger venues to host their evening or weekend
classes.

A good place to start for instructor talent seeking to become
entrepreneurial is local university, Meetups and Craigslist

Jaymes
 On Aug 18, 2013 3:00 PM, "Matthew Straub, Avenue HQ Community Manager" <
matt...@ideaco.org> wrote:

> Actually, I helped get a Makerspace moved in right below us in the same
> office building! We're definitely working with them to mutual benefit, but
> we're still two separate entities.
>
> Thanks again for the tips!
>
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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Wisconsin! (Also maybe please help?)

[Matthew Straub, Avenue HQ Community Manager]

Actually, I helped get a Makerspace moved in right below us in the same office 
building! We're definitely working with them to mutual benefit, but we're still 
two separate entities. 

Thanks again for the tips!

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Wisconsin! (Also maybe please help?)

[Coworking Colorado]

Matthew, 

Sounds like you are heading in the right direction.  Nicely done!

One thought I had in relation to #3.  You may look into hackerspaces and 
makerspaces as well.  While a different concept from coworking, they do 
have elements of coworking and collaboration to them and they may prove to 
be valuable partners as well. We are working on such partnerships in our 
area as well.  Specifically because we don't want to get into the 
hackerspace/makerspace market, but a partnership may be useful. 

I will definitely try to stop by if I'm back in town.  Its been a while 
since I was back in WI, so I need to get back there.  

Keep up the strong work. 

-Rob C

On Friday, August 16, 2013 9:24:49 AM UTC-6, Matthew Straub, Avenue HQ 
Community Manager wrote:
>
> Hey RC, 
>
> Thanks so much for the thoughtful and encouraging response! It means a 
> lot. I have tried a few of those things, and I'm particularly focused on 
> meetup groups and finding and connecting to people on a one-to-one basis. 
>
> In regard to #3, I'm workin' on that! There's only one other coworking 
> space in the area, and that's about 40 minutes away. I've been trying to 
> meet with the co-founders for quite some time actually.
>
> I'm also trying to put on some kind of professional development classes or 
> workshops here, and I've been connecting to various organizations and 
> institutions and getting some support for such a thing. It's a little bit 
> difficult in summer when schools and colleges aren't in session and all the 
> faculty are gearing up for the start of the year, but I do agree that it's 
> a really great idea and it makes people see the space as a place of value.
>
> If you're ever in the area, please stop by! I lived in Madison for 7 years 
> (went to school at UW), so I absolutely love that city. It's exciting that 
> coworking has suddenly (finally) started to take off there in the last year 
> or two.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Matthew
>
> On Thursday, August 15, 2013 3:50:53 PM UTC-5, Coworking Colorado wrote:
>>
>> Matthew,
>>
>> How are you?  Hope this finds you well. 
>>
>> I've actually been chewing on your situation since I first read it a few 
>> days ago.  
>>
>> Just because things have worked in the reverse of how it is suggested, 
>> I'm not certain there are hard and fast rules in this space, just things 
>> that work better than others.  Given the opportunity you were given I may 
>> very well have jumped at the chance too.  We're building our community and 
>> as it grows I'm trying to figure out where we are going to plant these 
>> spaces and how that will work out.  So I wouldn't beat myself up too much 
>> if I were you. 
>>
>> Here are a few thoughts I came up with over the last few days, and many 
>> of them have already probably crossed your mind. But really its doing the 
>> same steps that you would to build any community.  What I consider an 
>> advantage in your situation is that you have a space.  In our situation, we 
>> are building the community and what the final space will look like is not 
>> readily apparent just yet.  I think this could be an advantage to you in 
>> that your potential members will be able to see what they are getting, 
>> you'll be able to offer free coworking days and stuf like that.  Leverage 
>> the space to your advantage. 
>>
>> *1. Build a Facebook Page for your business. *
>>
>> I saw you did that, just liked your page from Colorado!  If I were you I 
>> would spend $100 on building an ad for facebook and promote the page.  Get 
>> some likes and then use that as a point to start networking from.  That 
>> will give you a pool to potentially pull from to start generating a buzz 
>> and potentially interest in joining your space. 
>>
>> *2. Set up a Meetup group and join other meet up groups in the area*
>>
>> Set up your own to get the word out about your space to a different 
>> audience.  While facebook is a powerful took to reach people, meetup has 
>> given us a separate avenue an a slightly quicker connection than facebook 
>> because on meet up the people will commit to meeting with you as you 
>> schedule things so its far easier to get connected face to face. Then host 
>> an event at your space.  Give a short presentation on coworking and then 
>> let the people who have come mingle and meet one another.  At the end of 
>> the day it is them you will want to have connect well, and then you give 
>> them a place to connect. 
>>
>> Also, if you join meet up groups you can network with other members of 
>> your community.  Join Startup meetups, entrepreneur meetups, tech meetups, 
>> web development meetups.  Any kind of meet up that may hold people who 
>> would potentially look to use your facility.  Freelancers, entrepreneurs, 
>> techies, hackers, etc.  
>>
>> *3. Connect with other co-working spaces in your area. *
>>
>> This is powerful because according to the deskmag study, spaces started 
>> in isolation tend to have a harder go of it.  I think th

[Coworking] Re: Hello from Wisconsin! (Also maybe please help?)

[Matthew Straub, Avenue HQ Community Manager]

Hey RC, 

Thanks so much for the thoughtful and encouraging response! It means a lot. 
I have tried a few of those things, and I'm particularly focused on meetup 
groups and finding and connecting to people on a one-to-one basis. 

In regard to #3, I'm workin' on that! There's only one other coworking 
space in the area, and that's about 40 minutes away. I've been trying to 
meet with the co-founders for quite some time actually.

I'm also trying to put on some kind of professional development classes or 
workshops here, and I've been connecting to various organizations and 
institutions and getting some support for such a thing. It's a little bit 
difficult in summer when schools and colleges aren't in session and all the 
faculty are gearing up for the start of the year, but I do agree that it's 
a really great idea and it makes people see the space as a place of value.

If you're ever in the area, please stop by! I lived in Madison for 7 years 
(went to school at UW), so I absolutely love that city. It's exciting that 
coworking has suddenly (finally) started to take off there in the last year 
or two.


Thanks,
Matthew

On Thursday, August 15, 2013 3:50:53 PM UTC-5, Coworking Colorado wrote:
>
> Matthew,
>
> How are you?  Hope this finds you well. 
>
> I've actually been chewing on your situation since I first read it a few 
> days ago.  
>
> Just because things have worked in the reverse of how it is suggested, I'm 
> not certain there are hard and fast rules in this space, just things that 
> work better than others.  Given the opportunity you were given I may very 
> well have jumped at the chance too.  We're building our community and as it 
> grows I'm trying to figure out where we are going to plant these spaces and 
> how that will work out.  So I wouldn't beat myself up too much if I were 
> you. 
>
> Here are a few thoughts I came up with over the last few days, and many of 
> them have already probably crossed your mind. But really its doing the same 
> steps that you would to build any community.  What I consider an advantage 
> in your situation is that you have a space.  In our situation, we are 
> building the community and what the final space will look like is not 
> readily apparent just yet.  I think this could be an advantage to you in 
> that your potential members will be able to see what they are getting, 
> you'll be able to offer free coworking days and stuf like that.  Leverage 
> the space to your advantage. 
>
> *1. Build a Facebook Page for your business. *
>
> I saw you did that, just liked your page from Colorado!  If I were you I 
> would spend $100 on building an ad for facebook and promote the page.  Get 
> some likes and then use that as a point to start networking from.  That 
> will give you a pool to potentially pull from to start generating a buzz 
> and potentially interest in joining your space. 
>
> *2. Set up a Meetup group and join other meet up groups in the area*
>
> Set up your own to get the word out about your space to a different 
> audience.  While facebook is a powerful took to reach people, meetup has 
> given us a separate avenue an a slightly quicker connection than facebook 
> because on meet up the people will commit to meeting with you as you 
> schedule things so its far easier to get connected face to face. Then host 
> an event at your space.  Give a short presentation on coworking and then 
> let the people who have come mingle and meet one another.  At the end of 
> the day it is them you will want to have connect well, and then you give 
> them a place to connect. 
>
> Also, if you join meet up groups you can network with other members of 
> your community.  Join Startup meetups, entrepreneur meetups, tech meetups, 
> web development meetups.  Any kind of meet up that may hold people who 
> would potentially look to use your facility.  Freelancers, entrepreneurs, 
> techies, hackers, etc.  
>
> *3. Connect with other co-working spaces in your area. *
>
> This is powerful because according to the deskmag study, spaces started in 
> isolation tend to have a harder go of it.  I think this is because 
> sometimes the word about coworking has not reach the four corners of the 
> earth, so in addition to building a community, you are also educating a 
> community as well, and if you've ever seen Shark Tank, educating your 
> customer base can be a challenge as well, but well worth it.  
>
> *4. Set up a bi monthly series of classes*
>
> Connect with professionals in your area, investment bankers, venture 
> capitalists, leadership coaches, marketing professionals, any one who would 
> consult with a start up, growing or established business.  Ask them to give 
> a presentation in your space and then see if they can leverage their name 
> and network to get people in the door.  
>
> I have a ton more thoughts but gotta get onto some other things.  Feel 
> free to reach out to me if you would like and we can discuss this more, but 
> thought I woul

[Coworking] Re: Hello from Wisconsin! (Also maybe please help?)

[Coworking Colorado]

Matthew,

How are you?  Hope this finds you well. 

I've actually been chewing on your situation since I first read it a few 
days ago.  

Just because things have worked in the reverse of how it is suggested, I'm 
not certain there are hard and fast rules in this space, just things that 
work better than others.  Given the opportunity you were given I may very 
well have jumped at the chance too.  We're building our community and as it 
grows I'm trying to figure out where we are going to plant these spaces and 
how that will work out.  So I wouldn't beat myself up too much if I were 
you. 

Here are a few thoughts I came up with over the last few days, and many of 
them have already probably crossed your mind. But really its doing the same 
steps that you would to build any community.  What I consider an advantage 
in your situation is that you have a space.  In our situation, we are 
building the community and what the final space will look like is not 
readily apparent just yet.  I think this could be an advantage to you in 
that your potential members will be able to see what they are getting, 
you'll be able to offer free coworking days and stuf like that.  Leverage 
the space to your advantage. 

*1. Build a Facebook Page for your business. *

I saw you did that, just liked your page from Colorado!  If I were you I 
would spend $100 on building an ad for facebook and promote the page.  Get 
some likes and then use that as a point to start networking from.  That 
will give you a pool to potentially pull from to start generating a buzz 
and potentially interest in joining your space. 

*2. Set up a Meetup group and join other meet up groups in the area*

Set up your own to get the word out about your space to a different 
audience.  While facebook is a powerful took to reach people, meetup has 
given us a separate avenue an a slightly quicker connection than facebook 
because on meet up the people will commit to meeting with you as you 
schedule things so its far easier to get connected face to face. Then host 
an event at your space.  Give a short presentation on coworking and then 
let the people who have come mingle and meet one another.  At the end of 
the day it is them you will want to have connect well, and then you give 
them a place to connect. 

Also, if you join meet up groups you can network with other members of your 
community.  Join Startup meetups, entrepreneur meetups, tech meetups, web 
development meetups.  Any kind of meet up that may hold people who would 
potentially look to use your facility.  Freelancers, entrepreneurs, 
techies, hackers, etc.  

*3. Connect with other co-working spaces in your area. *

This is powerful because according to the deskmag study, spaces started in 
isolation tend to have a harder go of it.  I think this is because 
sometimes the word about coworking has not reach the four corners of the 
earth, so in addition to building a community, you are also educating a 
community as well, and if you've ever seen Shark Tank, educating your 
customer base can be a challenge as well, but well worth it.  

*4. Set up a bi monthly series of classes*

Connect with professionals in your area, investment bankers, venture 
capitalists, leadership coaches, marketing professionals, any one who would 
consult with a start up, growing or established business.  Ask them to give 
a presentation in your space and then see if they can leverage their name 
and network to get people in the door.  

I have a ton more thoughts but gotta get onto some other things.  Feel free 
to reach out to me if you would like and we can discuss this more, but 
thought I would toss what I could at the wall and see if I could help you 
out.  Most importantly, get creative and stick with it, you'll figure it 
out. 

I have a good friend who lives in Madison (yes 2 hours south of you it 
appears) But I would love to stop in and see your space next time I am in 
WI.  

Thanks

RC
coworkingcolorado[at]gmail[dot]com


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[Coworking] Re: Hello, introductions and all that jazz

[Coworking Colorado]

Beth,

Glad to have your support!  Follow the facebook page.  Specifically, the 
Coworking Colorado one and we will have announcements about meetings and 
what not.  

In the mean time if you can get as many people as you can in your area to 
like the page that would be great as well. 

We are targeting our initial efforts around where we are getting the 
strongest responses.  

Thanks for your support and I will definitely be reaching out very soon. 

Thanks

RC

As we gauge interest

On Tuesday, August 13, 2013 2:15:55 PM UTC-6, Beth Buczynski wrote:
>
> Robert! 
>
> How am I just now hearing about these pages? Consider them liked. I first 
> coworked in Fort Collins, but then moved to the Denver suburbs where one 
> car (and crappy public transport options) made commuting into the city 
> almost impossible. Colorado suburbs, and cities along the 1-25 corridor 
> NEED coworking!! Personal plea to make your first space in Longmont. I'm 
> sitting in a downtown coffee shop there now, surrounded by laptop workers. 
> I think it's just the right size for a community, but of course have 
> selfish reasons for saying so :)
>
> Please let me know if I can support your efforts in any way!
>
> Beth
>
> On Sunday, August 11, 2013 10:34:25 AM UTC-6, Coworking Colorado wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I just joined this group after connecting with the Coworking wiki and 
>> wanted to say hi and introduce myself.  
>>
>> My name is Robert and I am the admin for the Coworking Colorado and 
>> Coworking Communities pages on Facebook and LinkedIn.  I am currently 
>> putting together a team whose goal is to help suburban communities and 
>> smaller cities in Colorado set up sustainable coworking spaces. 
>>
>> I have been chewing on this idea for some time now (4 years to be 
>> precise) and am no looking to make it happen.  We are aiming to have our 
>> first space opened in early 2014 somewhere between Denver and Boulder.  
>>
>> Looking forward to the advice and support from everyone and to 
>> contributing as I am able. 
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> RC
>> Coworking Colorado
>> https://www.facebook.com/coworkingcolorado
>> https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coworking-Communities/494337197325285
>>
>>
>>
>>

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[Coworking] Re: Hello, introductions and all that jazz

[Beth Buczynski]

Robert! 

How am I just now hearing about these pages? Consider them liked. I first 
coworked in Fort Collins, but then moved to the Denver suburbs where one 
car (and crappy public transport options) made commuting into the city 
almost impossible. Colorado suburbs, and cities along the 1-25 corridor 
NEED coworking!! Personal plea to make your first space in Longmont. I'm 
sitting in a downtown coffee shop there now, surrounded by laptop workers. 
I think it's just the right size for a community, but of course have 
selfish reasons for saying so :)

Please let me know if I can support your efforts in any way!

Beth

On Sunday, August 11, 2013 10:34:25 AM UTC-6, Coworking Colorado wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I just joined this group after connecting with the Coworking wiki and 
> wanted to say hi and introduce myself.  
>
> My name is Robert and I am the admin for the Coworking Colorado and 
> Coworking Communities pages on Facebook and LinkedIn.  I am currently 
> putting together a team whose goal is to help suburban communities and 
> smaller cities in Colorado set up sustainable coworking spaces. 
>
> I have been chewing on this idea for some time now (4 years to be precise) 
> and am no looking to make it happen.  We are aiming to have our first space 
> opened in early 2014 somewhere between Denver and Boulder.  
>
> Looking forward to the advice and support from everyone and to 
> contributing as I am able. 
>
> Thanks
>
> RC
> Coworking Colorado
> https://www.facebook.com/coworkingcolorado
> https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coworking-Communities/494337197325285
>
>
>
>

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Ohio

[Job Sonnentag]

Agreed. Thank you for writing about this. Very inspiring and reassuring. 
Keep it up!

Job

On Monday, July 29, 2013 11:25:15 AM UTC-8, Mark Rosen wrote:
>
> Andy
>
> I really appreciate your blog post: 
> https://medium.com/what-i-learned-building/be9f296c0aee
>
> I have been having some of the same experiences, I am behind you by a few 
> months 
>
> thanks  
>
> On Friday, July 26, 2013 10:02:59 AM UTC-5, Andy Soell wrote:
>>
>> Just reaching out to say 'hello!' I manage an eight-month-old coworking 
>> space in Columbus, and am just keeping feelers out to see how other 
>> coworking managers are doing things. I feel like we're doing pretty well 
>> here, but we still have a lot to learn.
>>
>> Thanks all!
>>
>> Andy Soell
>> The Salt Mines
>> http://saltmines.us
>>
>

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Ohio

[Cristina Santamarina]

Hi Andy, welcome on board! Cool blog post. Have you considered adding it to 
the coworking stories  in the coworking wiki?
Cheers, talk soon!

Cristina Santamarina
Cobot.me & Wiki.coworking.com

On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 1:03:15 PM UTC+2, Andy Soell wrote:
>
> Thanks guys! Yeah, it's been hard work, and most of that post was a way to 
> usefully vent about the frustrations involved, but its largely been a great 
> experience so far. Good luck with your own spaces!
>
> andy
>

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Ohio

[Andy Soell]

Thanks guys! Yeah, it's been hard work, and most of that post was a way to 
usefully vent about the frustrations involved, but its largely been a great 
experience so far. Good luck with your own spaces!

andy

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Ohio

[Sean Qian]

2nd on the blog post. Very inspiring read Andy!

I'm about to open a coworking space so your thoughts have been very 
insightful.

Thanks.

On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 5:25:15 AM UTC+10, Mark Rosen wrote:
>
> Andy
>
> I really appreciate your blog post: 
> https://medium.com/what-i-learned-building/be9f296c0aee
>
> I have been having some of the same experiences, I am behind you by a few 
> months 
>
> thanks  
>
> On Friday, July 26, 2013 10:02:59 AM UTC-5, Andy Soell wrote:
>>
>> Just reaching out to say 'hello!' I manage an eight-month-old coworking 
>> space in Columbus, and am just keeping feelers out to see how other 
>> coworking managers are doing things. I feel like we're doing pretty well 
>> here, but we still have a lot to learn.
>>
>> Thanks all!
>>
>> Andy Soell
>> The Salt Mines
>> http://saltmines.us
>>
>

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Ohio

[Mark Rosen]

Andy

I really appreciate your blog post: 
https://medium.com/what-i-learned-building/be9f296c0aee

I have been having some of the same experiences, I am behind you by a few 
months 

thanks  

On Friday, July 26, 2013 10:02:59 AM UTC-5, Andy Soell wrote:
>
> Just reaching out to say 'hello!' I manage an eight-month-old coworking 
> space in Columbus, and am just keeping feelers out to see how other 
> coworking managers are doing things. I feel like we're doing pretty well 
> here, but we still have a lot to learn.
>
> Thanks all!
>
> Andy Soell
> The Salt Mines
> http://saltmines.us
>

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[Coworking] Re: hello from Casablanca, Morocco, New Work Lab is opening soon

[Cristina Santamarina]

Hi Fatim,

nice to hear of a new coworking space. Did you already add it to the 
Coworking Wiki directory? 

Cheers, 

Cristina Santamarina
Cobot  & Coworking Wiki 

On Friday, April 19, 2013 1:08:08 PM UTC+2, fatim biaz wrote:
>
> Hello
> I am Fatim from Casablanca, Morocco. Very excited to join the community
> I am opening in few weeks a coworking space in Morocco, Casablanca : new 
> Work Lab
>
> If you want to come and visit, you are very welcome here !!
>
> Warmest 
>
> fatim
>

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[Coworking] Re: hello from Casablanca, Morocco, New Work Lab is opening soon

[Antoine de Mutinerie]

Hi Fatim,
Happy to hear that.
Good luck.
Antoine de Mutinerie
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[Coworking] Re: Hello from The Midlands, UK

[The Digital Work Hub]

I'm a brummie living in Surrey and am just about to open the doors to a 
space there. A few months back I started a Linkedin group to focus on 
issues specific to coworking in the UK. Feel free to also join the group 
and contribute as you wish to help promote coworking in the UK. There are a 
number of people who are also in the process of setting up a space and so 
you should be able to find some good support. It would also be good to get 
input on your experiences thus far. If you're ever in the South East and 
more specifically Surrey then feel free to stop by and say hi.

On Friday, 1 March 2013 16:15:32 UTC, Renata Walton wrote:
>
> Hello Everybody,
>
> I’m new here, and have already received lots of useful pieces of info from 
> Julianne at Desk Wanted.
>
> I am starting a coworking cafe space in Wolverhampton (UK), as soon as 
> possible!!
>
> My experience is from the creative media and arts industry; bid writing 
> and working on grant funded projects, managing venues and facilities. I 
> have also been a festival director and freelance events coordinator 
> managing and immobilising niche communities. 
>
> Anyway I thought I’d say hello, you all seem very nice.
>
> Thanks 
> Renata 
>
> Email: renata...@gmail.com 
>

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Thousand Oaks, California

[Judy Santos]

Hi Walt!  I just opened a space in Sherman Oaks called OfficeSlice. I'm 
having a free coworking day on Tuesday, January 29 from 9 - 6.  Please feel 
free to stop by and check out the space.  http://officeslice.co/

On Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:30:19 PM UTC-7, Walt wrote:
>
> Hello everyone, 
>
> My name is Walt, and someone just turned me on to this genius concept 
> of "coworking." 
>
> I have been slowly working toward building up my business; Certified 
> Computer Help, and was told by a friend that I benefit from being 
> around other creative people, so that I am not so isolated with my 
> sole proprietorship.  My business model is very simple; People called 
> me to fix their computer or network related issues, and I drive to 
> their residence, or small business in Southern California (Ventura and 
> Northern Los Angeles counties), assist them how ever I can, and that's 
> it.  This is great because I am able to work from home, but also has 
> some con's - I don't get to interact/be in the presence of other 
> people because I only have about 10 clients, and on average they only 
> need to call me a few times a year! 
>
> I have been around computers for the last 20 years, and hold several 
> certifications for PC repair, and networking.  However I don't want to 
> do this as my career long-term; I am also a Psychology student. 
>
> I am not exactly sure what I expect to get out of this experience yet, 
> but maybe finding a work space that I can show up to a few times a 
> week, network with some other professionals. 
>
> Any way, nice to meet everyone. 
>
> -- 
> Walt 
> walter.tramont...@certifiedcomputerhelp.net (yeah I know it's long.) 
>

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Thousand Oaks, California

[Eric Reichel]

Hi Walt,  Are you still in Thousand Oaks and looking for a Coworking 
situation?  I work from home and have been contemplating starting a 
coworking space for some time.  

On Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:30:19 PM UTC-7, Walt wrote:
>
> Hello everyone, 
>
> My name is Walt, and someone just turned me on to this genius concept 
> of "coworking." 
>
> I have been slowly working toward building up my business; Certified 
> Computer Help, and was told by a friend that I benefit from being 
> around other creative people, so that I am not so isolated with my 
> sole proprietorship.  My business model is very simple; People called 
> me to fix their computer or network related issues, and I drive to 
> their residence, or small business in Southern California (Ventura and 
> Northern Los Angeles counties), assist them how ever I can, and that's 
> it.  This is great because I am able to work from home, but also has 
> some con's - I don't get to interact/be in the presence of other 
> people because I only have about 10 clients, and on average they only 
> need to call me a few times a year! 
>
> I have been around computers for the last 20 years, and hold several 
> certifications for PC repair, and networking.  However I don't want to 
> do this as my career long-term; I am also a Psychology student. 
>
> I am not exactly sure what I expect to get out of this experience yet, 
> but maybe finding a work space that I can show up to a few times a 
> week, network with some other professionals. 
>
> Any way, nice to meet everyone. 
>
> -- 
> Walt 
> walter.tramont...@certifiedcomputerhelp.net (yeah I know it's long.) 
>

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[Coworking] Re: Hello... How Can I Arrange My Hot Desks so as not to have Excess Members at the same time ?

[Zee LaunchPad]

Great... Thanks Alex :) 

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Hello... How Can I Arrange My Hot Desks so as not to have Excess Members at the same time ?

[Alex Hillman]

I'd pay close attention to actual utilization and keep an eye out for your more 
popular memberships.

We watch our memberships flux throughout the year, and sometimes start a 
waiting list on certain ones when utilization approaches full and only start 
signing up new members when we know that we won't risk collisions. Reservations 
can help if you're really worried about it, but you may be surprised by the 
results of actual data vs. predictions of popularity and usage. :)

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On Jan 5, 2013, at 2:34 PM, Zee LaunchPad  wrote:

> well not yet.. but just to think ahead of time.. say we have the following 
> packages: 
> 5 hrz/month
> 20 hrz/month
> 60 hrz/month
> 100 hrz/month
> 
> and our capacity 70 members. is there anything i need to do.. or do you think 
> it's manageable?
> 
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[Coworking] Re: Hello... How Can I Arrange My Hot Desks so as not to have Excess Members at the same time ?

[Zee LaunchPad]

well not yet.. but just to think ahead of time.. say we have the following 
packages: 
5 hrz/month
20 hrz/month
60 hrz/month
100 hrz/month

and our capacity 70 members. is there anything i need to do.. or do you 
think it's manageable?

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Workbar in Boston

[Maryann Cruz]

Hi Alison - 

This post is timely as we are looking for spaces in New England to visit 
since we're opening one up in CT.  We'd love to stop by within the next 
couple of weeks.  Perhaps you can tell us what the best days/times would be 
for us to visit.

Maryann :)

On Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:10:47 PM UTC-4, Alison wrote:
>
> Hello -  I'm Alison, the Space and Community Manager at 
> Workbarin Boston. I'm excited to be a part of the group! 
> If anyone is ever in 
> town, please stop in and say hello. :)
>
> Best,
>
> Alison
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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Workbar in Boston

[Skid Vis]

>
> Welcome to the jungle, Alison! :D

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[Coworking] Re: Hello Coworkers in Boston MA

[Sidi]

Hey,
Quick question: in the "Premier" option, will I be able to leave stuff
like monitors and other personal stuff on my desk, or do I have to
clean up everything after I leave each day?
Thanks,
Sidi

On Nov 15, 3:20 pm, Beruk at COC  wrote:
> The Cloud Office & Cafe (COC) at Darryl’s Corner Bar and Kitchen, is a
> popup, co-working space for self-employed professionals, contractors
> and other enterprising individuals with big projects and small
> budgets. It is a hub of entrepreneurship, social change and community
> empowerment. We are located at 604 Columbus Avenue, Boston MA 02118.
> We are in the midst of a "soft" opening, where we will have the venue
> open throughout the day for brief tours while we do a word of mouth/
> canvassing push to promote our venture before our "hard" opening the
> following Monday after Thanksgiving.
>
> How Does it Work?
> The COC will be open Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm. We offer
> multiple types of membership to choose from:
>
> 1. Premier - $300. A table is reserved for your exclusive use only and
> access to venue anytime during hours of operation for a month. Also
> included is access to wireless internet privileges, to printer, fax
> and scanner facilities, 10 GB of free data storage as well as
> complimentary coffee and tea. Can print/scan up to 10 pages for free.
>
> Quarterly Commitment - $250. If you commit to a monthly membership for
> three consecutive months, you get a $50 per month discount!
>
> 2. Full-time - $175. Access to space anytime during hours of operation
> for a month. Included is access to wireless internet privileges, to
> printer, fax and scanner facilities, 5 GB of free data storage, as
> well complimentary coffee and tea. Can print/scan up to 10 pages for
> free. Seating is first come first served.
>
> Quarterly Commitment - $150. If you commit to a monthly membership for
> three consecutive months, you get a $25 per month discount!
>
> 3. Full Day Pass - $15. Access to space for one day, during hours of
> operation. Also included is access to wireless internet privileges, to
> printer, fax and scanner facilities, as well complimentary coffee and
> tea. Seating is first come first served.
>
>  4. Half Day Pass - $10. Access to space for 4 hours, during the
> morning or afternoon. Included is access to wireless internet
> privileges, to printer, fax and scanner facilities, as well
> complimentary coffee and tea. Seating is first come first served.
>
> Try before you buy! Even though our membership terms have a minimal
> commitment of just a month, we are not here to trap anyone into
> joining Cloud Office & Cafe, so feel free to come and spend a day with
> us for free. A link to our website is below:
>
> http://cloudofficecafe.com/
>
> Please note that Darryl's Corner Bar & Kitchen opens at 5pm, so after
> a hard day's coworking, you are looking for some cocktails, comfort
> food and live entertainment, just come back an hour later after the
> COC closes and Darry''s Corner will give you all you can handle. For
> more details on the Corner just open the link below:
>
> http://www.darrylscornerbarboston.com/
>
> Thank you, I hope to see you all at the Cloud Office & Cafe!

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Hello from Singapore - new coworking space coming up!

[Bernie Chew]

Hi Jason,

Nice to meet you! Are you on G+ or Twitter? Let's connect!

Cheers,
Bernie

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>
> I'm from Singapore. If you wish, I can advice you in my own capacity as a
> community leader. :)
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Hello from Singapore - new coworking space coming up!

[Bernie Chew]

Hi!

Nice to meet you. Congratulations on your opening of SZteam! How was your
Startup Tuesday?

Cheers,
Bernie


On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 7:49 PM, Michelini  wrote:

> Congrats Bernie!
>
> We are about 1 month now open with our Shenzhen, China coworking
> office space - http://szteam.com and its a slow and steady progress.
>
> We are hosting our first startup tuesday tomorrow, that is the value
> we hope to get more activity and members, its the networking and
> community.
>
> Kyo!
> Cool to meet you too - lets keep in touch
>
> my email is m...@szteam.com
>
> cheers
> Mike
>
> On Aug 8, 5:07 pm, Kyo Satani  wrote:
> > Hi, Bernie
> >
> > I'm Kyo and am running a Coworking space in Tokyo.
> > If you have any question, I will willingly answer as an owner
> > of coworking space in Asia.
> >
> > Please visit us in Tokyo.
> >
> > Kyo paxi
> > PAX Coworkinghttp://coworking.jp/
> >
> > 2011/8/7 Bernie C 
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hi all,
> >
> > > My name is Bernie. I'm very interested in the concept of coworking. We
> > > are building a coworking space right here in Singapore in the coming
> > > months, and I would like to share this experience with you as well as
> > > the online community.
> >
> > > Looking forward to learn from you guys.
> >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Bernie
> >
> > > Google+ -http://freshbakedweb.com/bernie
> >
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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Singapore - new coworking space coming up!

[Jason Ong]

Hi Bernie,

I'm from Singapore. If you wish, I can advice you in my own capacity as a 
community leader. :)

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Singapore - new coworking space coming up!

[Michelini]

Congrats Bernie!

We are about 1 month now open with our Shenzhen, China coworking
office space - http://szteam.com and its a slow and steady progress.

We are hosting our first startup tuesday tomorrow, that is the value
we hope to get more activity and members, its the networking and
community.

Kyo!
Cool to meet you too - lets keep in touch

my email is m...@szteam.com

cheers
Mike

On Aug 8, 5:07 pm, Kyo Satani  wrote:
> Hi, Bernie
>
> I'm Kyo and am running a Coworking space in Tokyo.
> If you have any question, I will willingly answer as an owner
> of coworking space in Asia.
>
> Please visit us in Tokyo.
>
> Kyo paxi
> PAX Coworkinghttp://coworking.jp/
>
> 2011/8/7 Bernie C 
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi all,
>
> > My name is Bernie. I'm very interested in the concept of coworking. We
> > are building a coworking space right here in Singapore in the coming
> > months, and I would like to share this experience with you as well as
> > the online community.
>
> > Looking forward to learn from you guys.
>
> > Cheers,
> > Bernie
>
> > Google+ -http://freshbakedweb.com/bernie
>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Hello from Chicago

[Matthew Houston]

Cool!  I see lots of results representing research I've already done, plus
more!

On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 3:38 PM, s...@onedesigncompany.com <
s...@onedesigncompany.com> wrote:

> Hey Tom! You should checkout Desktime (http://desktimeapp.com)
>
> We've built Desktime to not only incorporate coworking spaces, but
> people who have shared space and make it available by the day, week or
> month.  Hope it is helpful, let me know if you are interested in
> talking more about the directory!
>
> Best,
> Sam
>
>
> Tom Tresser wrote:
> > Greetings Creative Collaborators!
> >
> > I'm Tom Tresser, based in Chicago. I'm a self-styled Creativity
> > Champion.
> >
> > Right now I'm...
> >
> > - Teaching "Got Creativity? Strategies & Tools for the Next Economy"
> > at The Stuart School of Business,IIT
> >
> > - Teaching "Welcome to the Creative Economy" online for the Polymath
> > Foundation
> >
> > - Teaching "Acting Up - Using Theater & Technology" online for DePaul
> > Univesity.
> >
> > Say - is there a DIRECTORY of Coworking spaces?
> >
> > Anyone in Chicago - let's connect - t...@tresser.com
> >
> > Twitter - tomstee
> >
> > About my teaching - http://tomsclasses.wordpress.com
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Hello from Chicago

[Campbell McKellar]

Hey Tom,
Check out www.loosecubes.com too! We feature coworking and private company 
shared spaces in 186 cities around the world.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Loosecubes.com
Follow us @loosecubes

On Apr 3, 2011, at 4:38 PM, "s...@onedesigncompany.com" 
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> Hey Tom! You should checkout Desktime (http://desktimeapp.com)
> 
> We've built Desktime to not only incorporate coworking spaces, but
> people who have shared space and make it available by the day, week or
> month.  Hope it is helpful, let me know if you are interested in
> talking more about the directory!
> 
> Best,
> Sam
> 
> 
> Tom Tresser wrote:
>> Greetings Creative Collaborators!
>> 
>> I'm Tom Tresser, based in Chicago. I'm a self-styled Creativity
>> Champion.
>> 
>> Right now I'm...
>> 
>> - Teaching "Got Creativity? Strategies & Tools for the Next Economy"
>> at The Stuart School of Business,IIT
>> 
>> - Teaching "Welcome to the Creative Economy" online for the Polymath
>> Foundation
>> 
>> - Teaching "Acting Up - Using Theater & Technology" online for DePaul
>> Univesity.
>> 
>> Say - is there a DIRECTORY of Coworking spaces?
>> 
>> Anyone in Chicago - let's connect - t...@tresser.com
>> 
>> Twitter - tomstee
>> 
>> About my teaching - http://tomsclasses.wordpress.com
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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Chicago

[s...@onedesigncompany.com]

Hey Tom! You should checkout Desktime (http://desktimeapp.com)

We've built Desktime to not only incorporate coworking spaces, but
people who have shared space and make it available by the day, week or
month.  Hope it is helpful, let me know if you are interested in
talking more about the directory!

Best,
Sam


Tom Tresser wrote:
> Greetings Creative Collaborators!
>
> I'm Tom Tresser, based in Chicago. I'm a self-styled Creativity
> Champion.
>
> Right now I'm...
>
> - Teaching "Got Creativity? Strategies & Tools for the Next Economy"
> at The Stuart School of Business,IIT
>
> - Teaching "Welcome to the Creative Economy" online for the Polymath
> Foundation
>
> - Teaching "Acting Up - Using Theater & Technology" online for DePaul
> Univesity.
>
> Say - is there a DIRECTORY of Coworking spaces?
>
> Anyone in Chicago - let's connect - t...@tresser.com
>
> Twitter - tomstee
>
> About my teaching - http://tomsclasses.wordpress.com

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Chicago

[@LabanJohnson]

Tom, you left out your Huffington Post blog link! lol
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-tresser

Thanks again for your help with the Polymath Foundation, you brought
some very fresh and creative ideas to the table. I think the Coworking
world will appreciate you deeply.

Laban Johnson
http://www.labanjohnson.com

On Mar 30, 9:40 pm, Tom Tresser  wrote:
> Greetings Creative Collaborators!
>
> I'm Tom Tresser, based in Chicago. I'm a self-styled Creativity
> Champion.
>
> Right now I'm...
>
> - Teaching "Got Creativity? Strategies & Tools for the Next Economy"
> at The Stuart School of Business,IIT
>
> - Teaching "Welcome to the Creative Economy" online for the Polymath
> Foundation
>
> - Teaching "Acting Up - Using Theater & Technology" online for DePaul
> Univesity.
>
> Say - is there a DIRECTORY of Coworking spaces?
>
> Anyone in Chicago - let's connect - t...@tresser.com
>
> Twitter - tomstee
>
> About my teaching -http://tomsclasses.wordpress.com

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Third Door

[ThirdDoor]

HI San,

I just spotted your comment for worksnug and was wondering if you had
a new role...

Please do visit...actually your visit is overdue by 8 months and well
done on new post :-)

Shazia

On Feb 7, 4:04 pm, San Sharma  wrote:
> Hi Shazia,
> I came across Third Door through the work I do with Enterprise Nation,
> and I just think its fab! I'm now doing some work for WorkSnug
> (www.worksnug.com), which does a lot to help coworking spaces.
> Keep up the good work! And I hope to visit soon :-)
> San
>
> On Feb 6, 6:45 pm, ThirdDoor  wrote:
>
>
>
> > Dear Coworking members,
>
> > Third Door has now been open in UK for eight months. We've been
> > reading with interest all the comments that are made in this group for
> > almost a year now and have been meaning to respond/contribute - just
> > don't know where the time has gone!
>
> > We love this group and are looking forward to sharing our thoughts
> > from a coworking/childcare perspective. It's been an interesting
> > journey for the past 8 months with lots of interest in both the media
> > and lots of people who want to set up their own coworking/childcare
> > facilities.
>
> > Please don't hesitate to get in touch.
>
> > Shaziawww.third-door.com- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from hour.ly

[Lynn Dixon]

Michael - Certainly, we can provide you with some advertising, so long
as you make it clear that it is "coming soon"!

On Feb 7, 4:57 pm, Michael Anderson  wrote:
> Hi Lynn!
>
> That is a really generous offering! We are just starting the buildup
> process for our space in Houston.  We have begun some advertising to
> build up some interest as we build out the space and hopefully have
> some meetings with interested parties over the next few weeks. Would
> you be open to including our advertising in your offer? If not, I
> completely understand, since we are not an open coworking space yet,
> but just thought I would ask.
>
> Thanks for the support for the group!
>
> Michael
> CityVue
> cityvuehou.com
>
> On Feb 7, 10:49 am, Lynn Dixon  wrote:> Greetings to the 
> Co-working group!! I am 1/2 of the founding team of a
> > new site called hour.ly that is a social employment network for
> > freelance, temporary, part-time and hourly workers, and was recently
> > introduced to Coworking by new friend, Sara Bacon. (see our recent
> > post on the topic)http://hour.ly/?p=595
>
> > In an effort to add value for our users, and in anticipation of SXSW's
> > "Unconference", we would like to offer any member Coworking Spaces the
> > opportunity to advertise their space (for free) our our site, to run
> > through Mid March. Ads would be geo targeted based on your location,
> > and any specialty area. Ad space is for a vertical skyscraper, 160 x
> > 600, IAB Standard. Feel free to contact me at ly...@hour.ly
>
> > Here's to a productive 2011 for us all!!
>
> > Best,
> > Lynn

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from hour.ly

[Michael Anderson]

Hi Lynn!

That is a really generous offering! We are just starting the buildup
process for our space in Houston.  We have begun some advertising to
build up some interest as we build out the space and hopefully have
some meetings with interested parties over the next few weeks. Would
you be open to including our advertising in your offer? If not, I
completely understand, since we are not an open coworking space yet,
but just thought I would ask.

Thanks for the support for the group!

Michael
CityVue
cityvuehou.com

On Feb 7, 10:49 am, Lynn Dixon  wrote:
> Greetings to the Co-working group!! I am 1/2 of the founding team of a
> new site called hour.ly that is a social employment network for
> freelance, temporary, part-time and hourly workers, and was recently
> introduced to Coworking by new friend, Sara Bacon. (see our recent
> post on the topic)http://hour.ly/?p=595
>
> In an effort to add value for our users, and in anticipation of SXSW's
> "Unconference", we would like to offer any member Coworking Spaces the
> opportunity to advertise their space (for free) our our site, to run
> through Mid March. Ads would be geo targeted based on your location,
> and any specialty area. Ad space is for a vertical skyscraper, 160 x
> 600, IAB Standard. Feel free to contact me at ly...@hour.ly
>
> Here's to a productive 2011 for us all!!
>
> Best,
> Lynn

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Third Door

[San Sharma]

Hi Shazia,
I came across Third Door through the work I do with Enterprise Nation,
and I just think its fab! I'm now doing some work for WorkSnug
(www.worksnug.com), which does a lot to help coworking spaces.
Keep up the good work! And I hope to visit soon :-)
San

On Feb 6, 6:45 pm, ThirdDoor  wrote:
> Dear Coworking members,
>
> Third Door has now been open in UK for eight months. We've been
> reading with interest all the comments that are made in this group for
> almost a year now and have been meaning to respond/contribute - just
> don't know where the time has gone!
>
> We love this group and are looking forward to sharing our thoughts
> from a coworking/childcare perspective. It's been an interesting
> journey for the past 8 months with lots of interest in both the media
> and lots of people who want to set up their own coworking/childcare
> facilities.
>
> Please don't hesitate to get in touch.
>
> Shaziawww.third-door.com

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[Coworking] Re: Hello - Just introducing myself

[Devin]

Hi.  We've put together a wiki for coworking space best practices and also 
have a doc with tags for all the conversations in this google group.

Wiki: http://sarapisfoundation.org/wiki/index.php?title=OS_Handbook

The doc is on my work computer - I'll upload it tomorrow and send you a 
link.  

Good luck!

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[Coworking] Re: Hello Everyone + One Question RE: Funding, Subsidizing ?

[Craig Baute]

Hey Jack,

I'm familiar with the coworking spot in East Grand Rapids and somewhat
understand their agreement. Grand Rapids, MI is the office furniture
hub for the US with Steelcase, Herman Miller, and Hayworth all being
headquartered nearby. Steelcase is experimentally with ways to capture
new markets since the coffee houses don't exactly seek out their style
of furniture and they realize more people are working remotely. They
see coworking as an excellent potential new market and a way to
continue sell to the business professional. It makes sense.

Steelcase has provided the latest furniture to 654 Croswell and some
of the tags remain on the chairs. It's a great partnership because
it's like a new showroom for Steelcase and Croswell receives high
quality furniture for their members.CoFactory in downtown Grand Rapids
received heavily discounted furniture to get started from a different
furniture manufacturer. Both are beautiful and well designed spaces
that I'm a bit jealous of.

Outside of Grand Rapids I believe a coworking facility in Austin that
recently opened up in late 2010 also received heavily discounted or
free furniture from a local manufacturer. I would look to see if there
are any furniture manufacturers or distributors in the area if you
want to go that route. There might be other local companies though
have a headquarters in the area that might be willing to use your
facility as a functional showroom.

Here is the contact form for Croswell
http://654croswell.com/contact

I talked to the member Mary when I stopped by.

Craig

On Jan 16, 11:39 am, Jack Speranza 
wrote:
> Hi Dave --
>
> I'd be happy to chat with you about your planning for a new center in
> Lowell.
>
> I just lauched a coworking facility in a commercial building I own in
> Hopkinton, which is a bit more challenging from a community-building
> standpoint than what you face in Lowell.
>
> Can't speak to the Steelcase program, but you've got a lot of options
> that aren't necessarily high-cost.  I'm also working with a group of
> folks right now on developing a business acclerator / angel fund for
> new software companies, which could lend itself to a mutually
> beneficial alliance.
>
> Feel free to connect up with me off-line...  we're practically
> neighbors, so could even do something over a cup of coffee ;-)
>
> Cheers!
>
> Jack Speranza
> Founder, the zen bungalowhttp://zenbungalow.com
>
> Principal, Main Street Ventureshttp://mainstreetventures.com
>
> On Jan 15, 8:42 pm, Dave  wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I'm brand new to the group and wanted to say hello! I'm part of an
> > initiative to create a coworking space in Lowell, Massachusetts. And we
> > couldn't be more excited. We're just 45 minutes from Boston and the home of
> > UMass, Lowell and some other very fine learning institutions. There's also
> > more technology here than some might think. Tucked away here in the
> > Merrimack Valley and the Greater Lowell area, you'll find Oracle, Cisco,
> > Intel, IBM, HP, Dell, Xerox, Linux, Seagate, Motorola, Kadient and Avid just
> > to name a few.
>
> > P i c t u r e   t h i s :
> > Imagine a laid-back, collaborative work environment, where young software &
> > game developers, e-commerce pioneers, scientists, engineers, writers,
> > designers and entrepreneurs of all kinds, merge everyday. It's the ideal
> > facility where 'startups' are nurtured, encouraged toward sustainable growth
> > and profitability. Steeped in the spirit of open source and open-minds,
> > entrepreneurs, freelancers and telecommuters will experience a community of
> > fun, peer-to-peer mentoring, support and camaraderie.
>
> >  . . . Hey, that's what we're striving for!
>
> > ::          ::          ::          ::
>
> >  And as a newbie, here's my question:
>
> > In a wonderful story on NPR RADIO,  Coworking Offers 
> > Community  
> > approx. 1 year ago, STEELCASE, the Furniture Company is said to be *
> > subsidizing* this great sounding coworking space. Does anyone know more
> > about this? Who to contact at STEELCASE, etc? Shown below is a
> > transcript-excerpt from the show itself:
>
> > S t e e l c a s e:
> > " . . . And co-working is not just happening in major cities. *Office
> > furniture giant Steelcase is subsidizing a co-working cottage* in East Grand
> > Rapids, Michigan. Members there can tap away on their laptops next to a cozy
> > fireplace for 100 bucks a month. Organizers say its part community resource,
> > part social experiment."
>
> > Thank you for allowing me to contribute . . . and participate!
>
> > Best!
> > Dave B.
> > d...@dtcteam.com

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[Coworking] Re: Hello Everyone + One Question RE: Funding, Subsidizing ?

[Jack Speranza]

Hi Dave --

I'd be happy to chat with you about your planning for a new center in
Lowell.

I just lauched a coworking facility in a commercial building I own in
Hopkinton, which is a bit more challenging from a community-building
standpoint than what you face in Lowell.

Can't speak to the Steelcase program, but you've got a lot of options
that aren't necessarily high-cost.  I'm also working with a group of
folks right now on developing a business acclerator / angel fund for
new software companies, which could lend itself to a mutually
beneficial alliance.

Feel free to connect up with me off-line...  we're practically
neighbors, so could even do something over a cup of coffee ;-)

Cheers!

Jack Speranza
Founder, the zen bungalow
http://zenbungalow.com

Principal, Main Street Ventures
http://mainstreetventures.com

On Jan 15, 8:42 pm, Dave  wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm brand new to the group and wanted to say hello! I'm part of an
> initiative to create a coworking space in Lowell, Massachusetts. And we
> couldn't be more excited. We're just 45 minutes from Boston and the home of
> UMass, Lowell and some other very fine learning institutions. There's also
> more technology here than some might think. Tucked away here in the
> Merrimack Valley and the Greater Lowell area, you'll find Oracle, Cisco,
> Intel, IBM, HP, Dell, Xerox, Linux, Seagate, Motorola, Kadient and Avid just
> to name a few.
>
> P i c t u r e   t h i s :
> Imagine a laid-back, collaborative work environment, where young software &
> game developers, e-commerce pioneers, scientists, engineers, writers,
> designers and entrepreneurs of all kinds, merge everyday. It's the ideal
> facility where 'startups' are nurtured, encouraged toward sustainable growth
> and profitability. Steeped in the spirit of open source and open-minds,
> entrepreneurs, freelancers and telecommuters will experience a community of
> fun, peer-to-peer mentoring, support and camaraderie.
>
>  . . . Hey, that's what we're striving for!
>
> ::          ::          ::          ::
>
>  And as a newbie, here's my question:
>
> In a wonderful story on NPR RADIO,  Coworking Offers 
> Community  
> approx. 1 year ago, STEELCASE, the Furniture Company is said to be *
> subsidizing* this great sounding coworking space. Does anyone know more
> about this? Who to contact at STEELCASE, etc? Shown below is a
> transcript-excerpt from the show itself:
>
> S t e e l c a s e:
> " . . . And co-working is not just happening in major cities. *Office
> furniture giant Steelcase is subsidizing a co-working cottage* in East Grand
> Rapids, Michigan. Members there can tap away on their laptops next to a cozy
> fireplace for 100 bucks a month. Organizers say its part community resource,
> part social experiment."
>
> Thank you for allowing me to contribute . . . and participate!
>
> Best!
> Dave B.
> d...@dtcteam.com

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Bonn

[maxthemonkey]

hi cyrus,
congrats on your book (I've published my first book a few months ago,
loved the experience!), and if you're ever in Italy count on us.
our space is in milano, and there are many more in the country.
ciao,
max

On 3 Gen, 13:42, Cyrus Farivar  wrote:
> Hello, and happy new year from Germany!
>
> I've been a lurker on this list for a few months now, but thought it
> was high-time that I introduce myself.
>
> I'm a tech journalist, working for Deutsche Welle English, in Bonn,
> Germany, where I'm the sci-tech editor here
> (http://dw-world.de/science) and the host and producer of our weekly
> sci-tech radio program, Spectrum (http://dw-world.de/spectrum).
>
> Prior to arriving in Germany nine months ago, I was a freelance tech
> journalist based in Oakland, California, and have on a handful of
> occasions, made use of co-working spaces to not only do work, but also
> as a quiet place to conduct radio interviews. I know the folks behind
> Parisoma in SF, Techliminal in Oakland, and have been fortunate enough
> to use Coworking Cologne and Betahaus Hamburg since arriving here in
> Germany.
>
> I also wanted to alert various coworking spaces around the continent
> about my forthcoming book, "The Internet of Elsewhere," (Rutgers
> University Press, May 2011 -www.internetofelsewhere.com), which is a
> look at the history and effects of the Internet in four countries
> around the world: South Korea, Iran, Senegal and Estonia. I'm in the
> early stages of planning book reading tours around the continent and
> have been in touch with a few coworking spaces about using their
> locations to do readings.
>
> So, if you're a coworking space that might like to host me, please
> don't hesitate to get in touch. Again, you can find out more 
> at:http://www.internetofelsewhere.com.
>
> All the best from Bonn,
>
> -C
>
> --
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>
>  Freelance Technology Journalist
> cfari...@cfarivar.org
>
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> US: +1 510 394 5485 (m)
>
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>
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>
> "Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the Internet."

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[Coworking] Re: Hello, I'm creating a space for fashion designers in San Francisco

[Johanna]

Thanks. I`ll do that. :)
Johanna

On Dec 2, 5:00 pm, Hillary Hartley  wrote:
> Hey Johanna.  Feel free to stop by Citizen Space and chat with any of
> our residents who are around that day.  You might also want to talk to
> the people at The Grotto -- they were doing collective-type stuff in
> SF before coworking was coworking.
>
> Best,
> Hillary
>
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>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Johanna  wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I just joined this group. I am a catalyst working on creating a co-
> > working space in San Francisco, specificaly for fashion designers,
> > seamstresses, and others in the clothing/textile field. I'm currently
> > looking for ware houses.  I could use some advice and insight from
> > others who are also doing co-working spaces.
> > best, Johanna :)
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[Coworking] Re: Hello and a request for moderation

[Jonathan Lewis]

Hello there Alex,

Thank you for the information. I also am a member of the wiki and will
take your advice.

I appreciate the follow up. Thank you for your time and kind
attention.

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Beijing

[Robert]

Thanks Bill for the invite..will check it out and stay intouch!!
Good luck and have a great weekend.
Robert

On Sep 10, 2:57 pm, Bill Liang  wrote:
> I has taken us about 4 months now to gather interest, scout location.
> promote, collect funds, etc. Join our google group here
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/hkcowork
>
> to follow our progress. We may just be furnishing the space when you
> drop in next month.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 12:51 AM, Robert  wrote:
> > Hi William,
> > Great to hear from you and thanks for the "hello"..
> > Yes, I will definitely look you guys up when I go next month!!
> > So, how long have you started the web-site and to gather people?
> > Stay in Touch!!
> > Take care,
> > Robert
>
> > On Sep 9, 7:09 pm, Bill Liang  wrote:
> >> Hello and welcome, Robert.
>
> >> We are in the process of starting the first coworking space in Hong
> >> Kong called BootHK. Please look us up if you stop by Hong Kong.
>
> >> -William Liang
>
> >> On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Robert  wrote:
> >> > Hello,
> >> > This is Robert from Beijing. I am an international business man living
> >> > in Beijing!
> >> > A friend and I was introduced to Coworking this past summer and we
> >> > both
> >> > loved the idea and thought it would have made things a lot more FUN
> >> > when the days
> >> > we were starting our businesses. (You can tell we are older..ha)
> >> > Over the past month or so I have been reading up on Coworking from all
> >> > the sources
> >> > that I can find, and, recently found this Google Group!
> >> > I see that people in Coworking are very Friendly and Enthusiastic
> >> > about this whole approach.
> >> > This makes things very exiting from many viewpoints.
> >> > Would like to get involved and maybe start something in Beijing and
> >> > other places to help
> >> > entrepreneurs and individuals to have a nice Space to do work with
> >> > great social and business
> >> > networking!! I'm sure we will have many questions and hope, along the
> >> > way, will have information
> >> > to contribute also.
>
> >> > Take care and great to meet you all!
> >> > Robert from Beijiing
>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Hello from Beijing

[Bill Liang]

I has taken us about 4 months now to gather interest, scout location.
promote, collect funds, etc. Join our google group here

http://groups.google.com/group/hkcowork

to follow our progress. We may just be furnishing the space when you
drop in next month.


On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 12:51 AM, Robert  wrote:
> Hi William,
> Great to hear from you and thanks for the "hello"..
> Yes, I will definitely look you guys up when I go next month!!
> So, how long have you started the web-site and to gather people?
> Stay in Touch!!
> Take care,
> Robert
>
> On Sep 9, 7:09 pm, Bill Liang  wrote:
>> Hello and welcome, Robert.
>>
>> We are in the process of starting the first coworking space in Hong
>> Kong called BootHK. Please look us up if you stop by Hong Kong.
>>
>> -William Liang
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Robert  wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> > This is Robert from Beijing. I am an international business man living
>> > in Beijing!
>> > A friend and I was introduced to Coworking this past summer and we
>> > both
>> > loved the idea and thought it would have made things a lot more FUN
>> > when the days
>> > we were starting our businesses. (You can tell we are older..ha)
>> > Over the past month or so I have been reading up on Coworking from all
>> > the sources
>> > that I can find, and, recently found this Google Group!
>> > I see that people in Coworking are very Friendly and Enthusiastic
>> > about this whole approach.
>> > This makes things very exiting from many viewpoints.
>> > Would like to get involved and maybe start something in Beijing and
>> > other places to help
>> > entrepreneurs and individuals to have a nice Space to do work with
>> > great social and business
>> > networking!! I'm sure we will have many questions and hope, along the
>> > way, will have information
>> > to contribute also.
>>
>> > Take care and great to meet you all!
>> > Robert from Beijiing
>>
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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Beijing

[Robert]

Hi William,
Great to hear from you and thanks for the "hello"..
Yes, I will definitely look you guys up when I go next month!!
So, how long have you started the web-site and to gather people?
Stay in Touch!!
Take care,
Robert

On Sep 9, 7:09 pm, Bill Liang  wrote:
> Hello and welcome, Robert.
>
> We are in the process of starting the first coworking space in Hong
> Kong called BootHK. Please look us up if you stop by Hong Kong.
>
> -William Liang
>
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Robert  wrote:
> > Hello,
> > This is Robert from Beijing. I am an international business man living
> > in Beijing!
> > A friend and I was introduced to Coworking this past summer and we
> > both
> > loved the idea and thought it would have made things a lot more FUN
> > when the days
> > we were starting our businesses. (You can tell we are older..ha)
> > Over the past month or so I have been reading up on Coworking from all
> > the sources
> > that I can find, and, recently found this Google Group!
> > I see that people in Coworking are very Friendly and Enthusiastic
> > about this whole approach.
> > This makes things very exiting from many viewpoints.
> > Would like to get involved and maybe start something in Beijing and
> > other places to help
> > entrepreneurs and individuals to have a nice Space to do work with
> > great social and business
> > networking!! I'm sure we will have many questions and hope, along the
> > way, will have information
> > to contribute also.
>
> > Take care and great to meet you all!
> > Robert from Beijiing
>
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[Coworking] Re: Hello - Just wanted to introduce myslef

[Jenn Cloud]

Hi Joe!

First: Congrats on the third location in NYC!
Second: Israel!! Are you planning to open another coworking space
there?
Third: CANADA TO MEXICO? That's amazing!
And last: congratulations on getting married this fall!

My name is Jenn Cloud, I'm one of the two Space Managers of the newly
opened Saint Louis Coworking, pleased to meet you!


On Aug 12, 9:48 am, Joe Raby  wrote:
> My name is Joe Raby.  I'm the cofounder and Managing Partner of
> Sunshine Suites, a coworking and community office space with two (soon
> to be three) locations in New York City.  We are dedicated to creating
> a happy, positive workplace and helping our community succeed.
>
> I love biking, snowboarding and reading, and once biked from Canada to
> Mexico.  I recently moved to Israel and am getting married this
> October.

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[Coworking] Re: Hello, I am new to the group

[Mike Weiss]

You sound a lot like me!

I'd love to see you make the trip up to visit us on the 20th. I am
currently driving 25 miles to work every day, so you aren't too much
farther than that.

My ultimate goal is to have a location in Saginaw eventually, so that
would benefit you even more.

Anyway, welcome to the group, it's nice to see more Michiganders
picking up on coworking!

Mike

On Aug 11, 10:24 am, Chrystal  wrote:
> Bay City is a bit far, but I love the idea of coworking. I work from home at
> the moment and I have a list of distractions. Many people do not understand
> the concept of working from home and they think "oh he/she is home, they
> must not be busy" and people call all day wanting this or that. I have
> gotten in the habit of turning off the phone.
>
>  But, on days like today when my bathroom is getting remodeled it would be
> great to have an "office" to run to when my office is being used as a hang
> out for those working on my bathroom (i.e. boyfriend and my mom). At the
> moment he works at Best Buy with a different schedule every week. Making it
> hard for me to have a consistent chunk of time to get my own work done. He
> will sit in the office with me on his pc, but he likes to talk. About things
> non work related of course and it makes it  hard for me to focus. I should
> work a normal 8 hour work day but most days I end up putting in 10-11 to
> make up for the talking.
>
> I also have a hard time with saving household chores until work is over.
> Seems like my lunch time turns in to cleaning time. My house also consists
> of two dogs that have to go outside for potty breaks every so often, as well
> as attention!
>
>  I sometimes feel a bit isolated. My co-workers are all writers who work
> from home and we chat through yahoo or online forums. It would be nice to
> have some f2f contact once in a while.
>
> Not too many places close by offer free Wi-Fi so most days I have no choice
> to stay at home. I can only sit at the local coffee shops for so long.
>
> I saw a article about coworking in the Freelancers Union email. There was a
> link to Bay City, and there you were. I love the idea of it. So, I thought I
> would join and say hello. Meet some others like me. And you never know, the
> group could really grow and more could form closer in my direction!
>
> Thank you for letting my join. I actually am going to try to come out for
> the next meeting. It only takes me about 30min or so to get to Bay City, so
> it might be nice to get out and check it out. And even if I can't make it to
> Bay City all the time, it is nice to meet others in Michigan who freelance
> and work from home.
>
> Nice to meet you!
> Chrystal
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 7:46 AM, Mike Weiss  wrote:
> > Hey Chrystal,
>
> > It's a bit far, but I am trying to form a coworking space in Bay City.
>
> > What brings you to our little group?
>
> > Mike
>
> > On Aug 10, 9:07 pm, Chrystal Mahan  wrote:
> > > Freelance writer in the Birch Run, MI area. Just found out about the
> > > group and wanted to say hello!
>
> > > Chrystal
>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Hello, I am new to the group

[Chrystal]

Bay City is a bit far, but I love the idea of coworking. I work from home at
the moment and I have a list of distractions. Many people do not understand
the concept of working from home and they think "oh he/she is home, they
must not be busy" and people call all day wanting this or that. I have
gotten in the habit of turning off the phone.

 But, on days like today when my bathroom is getting remodeled it would be
great to have an "office" to run to when my office is being used as a hang
out for those working on my bathroom (i.e. boyfriend and my mom). At the
moment he works at Best Buy with a different schedule every week. Making it
hard for me to have a consistent chunk of time to get my own work done. He
will sit in the office with me on his pc, but he likes to talk. About things
non work related of course and it makes it  hard for me to focus. I should
work a normal 8 hour work day but most days I end up putting in 10-11 to
make up for the talking.

I also have a hard time with saving household chores until work is over.
Seems like my lunch time turns in to cleaning time. My house also consists
of two dogs that have to go outside for potty breaks every so often, as well
as attention!


 I sometimes feel a bit isolated. My co-workers are all writers who work
from home and we chat through yahoo or online forums. It would be nice to
have some f2f contact once in a while.

Not too many places close by offer free Wi-Fi so most days I have no choice
to stay at home. I can only sit at the local coffee shops for so long.

I saw a article about coworking in the Freelancers Union email. There was a
link to Bay City, and there you were. I love the idea of it. So, I thought I
would join and say hello. Meet some others like me. And you never know, the
group could really grow and more could form closer in my direction!

Thank you for letting my join. I actually am going to try to come out for
the next meeting. It only takes me about 30min or so to get to Bay City, so
it might be nice to get out and check it out. And even if I can't make it to
Bay City all the time, it is nice to meet others in Michigan who freelance
and work from home.

Nice to meet you!
Chrystal

On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 7:46 AM, Mike Weiss  wrote:

> Hey Chrystal,
>
> It's a bit far, but I am trying to form a coworking space in Bay City.
>
> What brings you to our little group?
>
> Mike
>
> On Aug 10, 9:07 pm, Chrystal Mahan  wrote:
> > Freelance writer in the Birch Run, MI area. Just found out about the
> > group and wanted to say hello!
> >
> > Chrystal
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[Coworking] Re: Hello, I am new to the group

[Mike Weiss]

Hey Chrystal,

It's a bit far, but I am trying to form a coworking space in Bay City.

What brings you to our little group?

Mike

On Aug 10, 9:07 pm, Chrystal Mahan  wrote:
> Freelance writer in the Birch Run, MI area. Just found out about the
> group and wanted to say hello!
>
> Chrystal

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Minnesota

[woody.gilk]

I'm actually in a Grand Marais in North Minnesota. It is a really
small town, population 1400, but I go the Cities fairly regularly.

Thanks for the information!

-Woody

On Jun 11, 11:21 pm, "patrickrh...@gmail.com" 
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> Not sure where in Minnesota you are but there are two active coworking
> spaces in the Twin Cities area with a third opening soon.
>
> Check out CoCo MSP:http://cocomsp.com/
>
> and
>
> The 3rd Place:http://the3rdplace.ning.com/
>
> Patrick
>
> On Jun 10, 9:14 am, "woody.gilk"  wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi everyone,
>
> > My name is Woody Gilk. I'm about to start working on LooseCubes, run
> > by Cambell McKellar, who introduced my to this group. Being part of
> > this group is for doing research about the coworking movement and what
> > tools the people involved need that I might be able to help provide.
>
> > Thanks,
> > -Woody Gilk, w.ings consulting

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Minnesota

[patrickrh...@gmail.com]

Not sure where in Minnesota you are but there are two active coworking
spaces in the Twin Cities area with a third opening soon.

Check out CoCo MSP: http://cocomsp.com/

and

The 3rd Place: http://the3rdplace.ning.com/

Patrick

On Jun 10, 9:14 am, "woody.gilk"  wrote:
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>
> My name is Woody Gilk. I'm about to start working on LooseCubes, run
> by Cambell McKellar, who introduced my to this group. Being part of
> this group is for doing research about the coworking movement and what
> tools the people involved need that I might be able to help provide.
>
> Thanks,
> -Woody Gilk, w.ings consulting

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from a new member

[MaxBuck]

Dublin Entrepreneurial Center in Dublin, Ohio is running an office
center that has a lot in common with coworking, though currently
everyone there has an enclosed office.  Lots of gatherings with
business tutorials, and they hold jellies pretty regularly.  It's run
by the City of Dublin as a business incubator.  Check it out at
http://www.dublink.net.

On Mar 10, 3:53 pm, Daria  wrote:
> Hi Mary-
>
> Thought you might be interested in learning about the Hive at 55 - we
> recently launched in Lower Manhattan and are part of an existing
> nonprofit, the Alliance for Downtown New York.  We started the Hive as
> part of our Economic Development department as a means to support
> small businesses.  We also received a grant from the New York City
> Economic Development Corporation and was included in MediaNYC 2020, a
> set of 8 initiatives Mayor Bloomberg announced to support the media
> and tech industry in New York City.
>
> Where are you located?
>
> Best,
>
> Daria
>
> www.hiveat55.comwww.twitter.com/hiveat55
>
> On Mar 10, 1:23 am, Mary  wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hello everyone
>
> > I have just joined this group because I am currently working in an
> > Economic Development unit that is thinking of providing coworking
> > facilities as an tool to aid economic development and growth.
>
> > Three months ago I knew absolutely nothing about coworking, though I
> > do have a history of cooperative working.
>
> > I may not be able to contribute much but I hope to gain from your
> > insight and discussion.
>
> > Regards
> > Mary Mooney

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from a new member

[Daria]

Hi Mary-

Thought you might be interested in learning about the Hive at 55 - we
recently launched in Lower Manhattan and are part of an existing
nonprofit, the Alliance for Downtown New York.  We started the Hive as
part of our Economic Development department as a means to support
small businesses.  We also received a grant from the New York City
Economic Development Corporation and was included in MediaNYC 2020, a
set of 8 initiatives Mayor Bloomberg announced to support the media
and tech industry in New York City.

Where are you located?

Best,

Daria

www.hiveat55.com
www.twitter.com/hiveat55

On Mar 10, 1:23 am, Mary  wrote:
> Hello everyone
>
> I have just joined this group because I am currently working in an
> Economic Development unit that is thinking of providing coworking
> facilities as an tool to aid economic development and growth.
>
> Three months ago I knew absolutely nothing about coworking, though I
> do have a history of cooperative working.
>
> I may not be able to contribute much but I hope to gain from your
> insight and discussion.
>
> Regards
> Mary Mooney

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Loveland, Colorado! (Introduction)

[Angel]

Hi Bill!
How cool of you to get right into the google group! :)
I don't know of any coworking locations in Loveland--yet.  Will keep
my finger on the pulse of Loveland--if things go extraordinarily well
at Cohere, I will definitely be willing to start a second location in
Loveland.  I have a couple good friends/freelancers down there too!
Talk to you soon,
Angel

On Mar 5, 2:13 pm, BillsWebBiz  wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Found out about coworking at Ignite Fort Collins from Angel
> Kwiatkowski (http://fccoworking.tumblr.com/) who introduced it to us
> as an awesome presentation.  Since I own and run my own business (web
> dev, hosting, consulting, etc.) out of my home office, this is very
> appealing to me.  I used to work with teams of fellow engineers,
> marketing and sales people when I worked for Corporate America.  I
> miss the camaraderie I had with them.  I am also an extravert and
> enjoy collaberating with others.  Guess that's why, at 50 yo, I keep
> up with the young guys & gals in social networking.  I've always been
> a part of the bleeding edge of technology.
>
> Anyway, I am considering spending 1-2 days a week coworking in the
> Fort Collins Area, though I live closer to Loveland.  If a place
> starts up there, I may consider going there.  Is there one in Loveland
> anyahere?
>
> Thank for what you guys are doing.  I will likely share this with
> others soon.  I will definitely get out of my pajamas, put on my
> jeans, and head to Fort Collins!
>
> God Bless!
> Bill Watkins
> @BillsWebBiz

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[Coworking] Re: Hello

[felicity at cubes]

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
Cubes&Crayons

On Nov 19, 12:34 am, mattw  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.

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[Coworking] Re: Hello From Columbia, SC

[netmogul]

I just joined the group on Facebook. My name is Roy Smith. I am an
Internet Marketing Consultant here in Columbia , SC . I have over 10
years experience marketing online. Since the Internet has gone Local I
decided to give away a Free Report that would help anyone better
understand what this really means to your business and how you can
begin to use this to get better search engine rankings for your
business. To get your Free Report simply go to 
www.columbiascsearchengineoptimization.com
and use the form at the bottom of the page to request your Free
Report. Thanks and I am looking forward to helping anyone who is
looking for some help in this area of their business.


On Oct 19, 11:32 am, Clark Covington  wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Just wanted to introduce myself here. We're opening what we believe is
> South Carolina's first full time Coworking facility, the website is
> still in the works, but our Twitter and Facebook are up and linked
> below.
>
> I own a internet conglomerate of writing / SEO / and publicity
> services, and have basically turned my corporate office into a
> Coworking space. Since it's an old coffee shop it seemed to be a
> natural fit.
>
> I look forward in both learning from you all, and sharing my
> experiences in this group, thanks for letting me be a part of it!
>
> FB Fan Page-http://www.facebook.com/cowork
>
> Twitter Page-http://twitter.com/clarksoffice
>
> My Site-http://clarkcovington.com/
>
> Thanks,
> Clark
> talktocl...@gmail.com

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[Coworking] Re: Hello Everyone

[Scott R]

Susan - I would like to speak with you, as we are very close to each
other and may have some similar interests. I, too, am new to the whole
idea, and need a lot of questions answered. Perhaps we can attend a
meeting at IdeaField together and see where our synergies are at? Feel
free to reach out to me anytime. sc...@influenczars.com

On Sep 23, 9:18 pm, snilon  wrote:
> I just want to introduce myself!  I am located in Sarasota Florida and
> have been working out of my home for many years.  I, like many others,
> have been sitting in coffee houses or local book stores when I need a
> change of scenery.  But it is not quite the same thing as having the
> necessities of the office at your fingertips and yet be able to get
> out of the house when you need it.  So I am really excited about the
> idea of owning a coworkign business that will allow me to continue on
> with my work and be able to provide the same to others.
>
> However, I am only in the planning stages and I would love any advice
> that you can give me to help me get on the right track.  Things like
> what type of space that I should look for.  Should I consider parking
> space or is is better to be directly in the city?  How much start-up
> money should I have above the rent?  And what my husband would
> appreciate is knowing any ideas on how to sell the idea to people
> before I actually find the space?  Having a comittment from
> participants would help when developing the business plan.
>
> It has been incredibly helpful to find the website and the fact that
> there is so much support available is a true gift.  One that I hope
> one day to return.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Susan Nilon

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[Coworking] Re: Hello

[Bill]

Alex,

I would love to come out and meet you guys. Problem is the traffic in
the morning and night...could spend a few hours in the mid morning and
leave by mid afternoon to beat the traffic but there is also
parking...

I think West Chester or Phoenixville would be great locations I'd
love to be involved in this..

On Sep 21, 10:39 am, Alex Hillman 
wrote:
> Hi Bill!
> Just a friendly welcome from your nearby neighbors at IndyHall. Feel free to
> stop by our office in Old City anytime to say hello!
>
> Which suburb are you located in? One of the more common inquiries I get is
> "when's IndyHall going to open an office in the 'burbs?", to which I answer,
> "when are YOU going to open an office in the 'burbs". :)
>
> I'd love to know about something going on elsewhere so I can send people
> that way!
>
> -Alex
>
> --
> -
> --
> -
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> local:www.indyhall.org
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 6:42 PM, Bill  wrote:
>
> > Hi Everyone,
>
> > Just read about this group in Entrepreneur magazine and sounds like a
> > great idea especially for me since I just let a job two months ago and
> > I'm struggling without structure and other creative folks to work
> > with.
>
> > There is a group local to me in Philly but Philly is about 30 miles
> > from me and would love to maybe start something in the Philly suburbs.
>
> > Look forward to meeting with you all.
>
> > Bill
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[Coworking] Re: Hello

[Bill]

I am located in Chester Springs, just outside of Exton and West
Chester.  Rt 100 and rt 113

On Sep 21, 10:30 am, "Rich Schiavo"  wrote:
> Hi Bill. Where are you located?
>
> Rich
>
> -Original Message-
> From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:cowork...@googlegroups.com] On
>
> Behalf Of Bill
> Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 6:43 PM
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> Subject: [Coworking] Hello
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Just read about this group in Entrepreneur magazine and sounds like a
> great idea especially for me since I just let a job two months ago and
> I'm struggling without structure and other creative folks to work
> with.
>
> There is a group local to me in Philly but Philly is about 30 miles
> from me and would love to maybe start something in the Philly suburbs.
>
> Look forward to meeting with you all.
>
> Bill
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[Coworking] Re: Hello

[Alex Hillman]

Hi Bill!
Just a friendly welcome from your nearby neighbors at IndyHall. Feel free to
stop by our office in Old City anytime to say hello!

Which suburb are you located in? One of the more common inquiries I get is
"when's IndyHall going to open an office in the 'burbs?", to which I answer,
"when are YOU going to open an office in the 'burbs". :)

I'd love to know about something going on elsewhere so I can send people
that way!

-Alex

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On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 6:42 PM, Bill  wrote:

>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Just read about this group in Entrepreneur magazine and sounds like a
> great idea especially for me since I just let a job two months ago and
> I'm struggling without structure and other creative folks to work
> with.
>
> There is a group local to me in Philly but Philly is about 30 miles
> from me and would love to maybe start something in the Philly suburbs.
>
> Look forward to meeting with you all.
>
> Bill
>
> >
>

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[Coworking] Re: Hello

[Rich Schiavo]

Hi Bill. Where are you located?

Rich

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Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 6:43 PM
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Hi Everyone,

Just read about this group in Entrepreneur magazine and sounds like a
great idea especially for me since I just let a job two months ago and
I'm struggling without structure and other creative folks to work
with.

There is a group local to me in Philly but Philly is about 30 miles
from me and would love to maybe start something in the Philly suburbs.

Look forward to meeting with you all.

Bill



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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Stuttgart/Germany

[Harald Amelung]

Hello again,

Harald Amelung schrieb:
> Since I want to leave homeoffice and heard a lot about Coworking and 
> Coworking-Spaces I am planning to establish a Coworking-Place in 
> Stuttgart. I started with a blog, Twitter and Community and hope to find 
> some more interested people who share the idea.

We have now setup a questionnaire to check the interest situation and 
hope to gain good insight and receive much feedback: http://bit.ly/Xno6T

Thank you!
Harald
-- 
Harald Amelung M.Sc. Webdeveloper http://nuspirit.de
https://www.xing.com/profile/Harald_Amelung
Coworking-Space Stuttgart http://coworking0711.wordpress.com

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from newbie!

[Rhyeal]

Amy,

Welcome to the coworking Google group! There are many people already
involved in the twin cities so you came to the right place. Go to
twincitiescoworking.org to find out what we are doing and get
involved!

Hope to see at a meetup!

On Sep 4, 10:55 am, iPlayBIG  wrote:
> Hi everybody, my name is Amy Bryant and I'm very excited to be joining
> this group. I can't wait to connect with you and learn about where
> everyone is in the process of co-working. I am trying to start a
> movement her in the Twin Cities and am looking forward to hearing
> about how all of you got started, gathered a groundswell of
> interested, received funding and made it a reality. My reasons for
> wanting to establish a co-working community in my city go far beyond
> wanting a desk and outlet to plug in our computers.
>
> I am part of the Art of Hosting community and convene groups to have
> conversations that matter using Open Space, Appreciative Inquiry,
> World Café, Circling and other technologies. When I am with my mates,
> we are able to collaborate and accomplish so much more together than
> we would alone. I have goals to Play BIG for this world and help as
> many people as possible do the same. Currently, there isn't a
> gathering place for social entrepreneurs in the Twin Cities and the
> work that is being done is scattered. I would like to have a co-
> working environment that focuses on collaboration and perhaps
> incubation so that we can be more, do more and serve more in our
> community. I'd also like the space to open up at night for various
> activities that entertain and serve. I'd like the space to be
> accessible to all and serve as a town hall environment where everyone
> has a voice and a place at the table.
>
> Right now it's just a big idea and I could use any help and advice
> you'd be willing to offer as to how to make this BIG dream a reality
> in my community. I will begin reading past discussions and introducing
> myself to all of you for conversation.  Thank you for having this
> group and welcoming me as a member.
>
> Play BIG!
> Amy
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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Bandung, Indonesia

[Tony Bacigalupo]

Ichsan,

Wow, what a story!

So much to respond to:
- Your English is excellent, no worries there.
- You did the right thing by reevaluating and reworking you model  
quickly; it's very common that the initial model doesn't work well so  
the faster you can identify what *does* work the better.
- Continue to look to your members and potential members for constant  
feedback-- if people who were initially excited didn't show up, find  
out what it would take to change their minds-- perhaps it is something  
minor.

Best of luck!

Cheers,
Tony




On Aug 14, 2009, at 5:45 AM, ichsan  wrote:

>
> (Sorry if you receive it twice).
>
> Hello everybody,
>
> My name is Ichsan.  I'm a freelance architect in Bandung, Indonesia.
> I've been lurking in this mail list for more than 3 months before
> finally decided to set up our own coworking space early July. Yes,
> that's almost 1 1/5 months ago; I just want to see how it's going
> before sharing the news (after all, I don't want to spoil all your
> excitement and optimism if our space end up prematurely). You can see
> the latest photos of our space here 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/32321...@n04/sets/72157622026078160/
> or visit www.workpod.wordpress.com (sorry, it's in our native
> language, Bahasa Indonesia).
>
> Being the first coworking space in the city (dare to say in the
> country, too) things wasn't easy at first. We have optimistically
> projected to get  20 members in the first month, because almost every
> people from our initially targeted market (one-man-freelancer) says
> that this is a great idea, and they'll check the space immediately
> after the official opening. Well, they didn't.  And so, our first
> month was very-very slow: aside from  our 6 founder members (mostly
> architect. Perhaps things are a little different here), only 3 new  
> low-
> level members were registered in the first week.
>
> It took another week to realize that only our innermost circle of
> friends can tolerate the ad-hoc ('add-as-it-grow') approach. It's an
> entirely different concept of  'working in  the cafe' here in this
> side of the world :  most of freelancers in our city  consider it as a
> lifestyle (even McDonald's is considered as a delicacy here).  Being
> in a coffee shop is an opportunity to 'seen-and to-be-seen', as well
> as  to parade their latest gadgets in the table.
>
> So we've decided to change the appearance, and redefined our targeted
> market. We've refined our space by adding two custom-built large
> worktables, installing a 42" LCD TV and a large artwork on the main
> wall. But the most important thing was redefining the market. Instead
> of aiming at one-man-freelancers that will eventually registered as
> low-level members, we've shifted the target to the so-called 'group
> freelancers' and small-scale-enterprises that regularly need  a quite
> representative meeting place but couldn't afford an office. We've even
> planned to include small offices (with 'reduce overhead' jargon) as
> our target in the future.
>
> Another important thing was the change in marketing approach. Instead
> of waiting things to happen, we've finally decided to go out and
> introduce the concept of coworking.  Each of our founder members was
> required to bring at least 1 potential visitor everyday in average.
> They were also encouraged to actively engaged in various special-
> interest  groups now easily accessed thanks to Facebook (This thing is
> a reeeally big help. I couldn't say enough). Lomo photography
> groups. Analog/film photography groups (yes, it alive and kicking).
> Downhill bikers group. Linux group. Sunday painters group. Anything
> that needs regular showoff moments can use our space. We even organize
> regular workshops on almost anything that can leverage a freelancer's
> skill and broaden their network.
>
> Things are started to picking up since.  Within last 2 weeks we have 6
> low-level members, 3 middle level members, and  several potential  
> high-
> level members to come. We really hope that this will continue for next
> month (we need at least 6 high-level members to sustain), and we're
> very thankful for all your suggestions and ideas. We'll keep you
> posted.
>
> By the way, most of our members are quite interested in the coworking
> visa concept. Any progress on this one?
>
> (Pardon my English. The concept of embedding past, present and future
> in any language is alien to me. After all, our concept of time is
> cyclic, not linear as yours ;-) ).
>
> Best Regards,
> Ichsan
>
> >


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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Mountain View, CA

[felicity at cubes]

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
Cubes&Crayons
Outside the Cube

On Aug 14, 5:32 pm, Dean Mao  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
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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Steamboat Springs, CO

[Jenn]

Hi Casey,

I'm interested in starting up a space in Whistler, BC and would love
to keep up to date with your progress. As of now yours is the only
other ski town that I know of looking to develop a coworking space. I
have the instinct that it will be a success, but am daunted by the
incredibly high prices for rent.

Jenn


On Aug 4, 4:25 pm, Think Tank Offices 
wrote:
> I just wanted to say hello from the Mountains of Colorado. I am
> currently working with some Work from home types here in Steamboat
> Springs to become the Valley's first Site Catalyst for a Coworking
> office here.
>
> Although Steamboat is asmalltown, we have seen a spike in the number
> of families that have at least one person working from a home office.
> We think we can capitalize on this growing trend to help make a
> Coworking office that not only works for the Locals here intownbut
> the Thousands of people that visit on vacations to our little skitown.
>
> I have a few questions, what size locations are most of your offices?
> Do the cities you are in look at your space as a "retail" space or and
> office space?
> ---This is important to us, as many locations require retail sales to
> be in a street level space in Steamboat.
> How important have you found it to have or not have "desks"?  What
> alternatives have you come up with?
> Do any of you run more than one office and if so how do you make that
> work?
> In general, what ranges do your groups pay for your spaces?
>
> Although we have thought of a lot of ways to make this office work,
> what do you think we should know before jumping in?
> What were your biggest challenges?
>
> And last of all, when are you Coming to Steamboat to go skiing and
> boarding with us?
>
> Thanks for any help any of you can give to us! We would love to be
> your vacation office!
>
> Casey...
> ThinkTankOffices

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[Coworking] Re: Hello new member here

[Anca Mosoiu]

Welcome Gary. Where are you located?

Anca

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 7, 2009, at 15:21, Gary  wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> I am  a new member here. Just wanted to say hello. I am a web
> developer and designer and the project manager for a Search Marketing
> and Web Design firm called Relevant Trafik. I hope I can be of some
> help to everyone here!
>
> >

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[Coworking] Re: Hello from Frederick, MD

[pa...@arbotek.com]

Glen,

My business partner and I started Business Playce in Fredericksburg,
VA last November.  We've done 1 expansion in May and have filled our
space with full time residents, but still have room for 3 more part
timers.  My business partner lives in Frederick, MD and after we
finish working all the kinks out of our Virgina location we plan on
laying the ground work for a site in Frederick.  When you move to
Frederick give us a call, or visit our VA location we have a small
community already interested and would love to find like minded people
to help us defray the cost/responsibilities, etc.

Paul Delagrange
www.businessplayce.com
Twitter: businessplayce

On Aug 4, 11:49 am, Glen Ferguson  wrote:
> Well, not quite Frederick just yet. My wife and I are moving there in the
> next month or so. I'm currently an IT solutions architect and I'm getting
> tired of all the travel. I started a side business a year ago providing web
> hosting and other IT services to small businesses. With the upcoming move,
> I'm looking to quit the traveling life and move the part-time job to
> full-time status. We've seen some nice property in downtown Frederick which
> would work well for a coworking site, and I'm trying to learn as much as I
> can from those that have been down this road already. I have quite a few
> questions, but I'll keep them separate from this introduction.
>
> Glen
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[Coworking] Re: Hello

[Ryan Price]

Fido,

You will want to check out IdeaField in Tampa:

http://ideafieldtampa.com

Ken and the gang down there have got a space, and I think they are  
having/just had a free Friday open house this week.

Peace,
Ryan Price
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ryanpricemedia.com
@liberatr

On Jul 24, 2009, at 2:29 AM, WHERE MMM wrote:

> Do you have a twitter link, email or facebook that people can find  
> out more about you?
>
> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:04 PM, AmericanFido  
>  wrote:
>
> I am a freelancer in Tampa, FL and would like to join this group.
>
>
> >


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[Coworking] Re: Hello

[WHERE MMM]

Do you have a twitter link, email or facebook that people can find out more
about you?

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> I am a freelancer in Tampa, FL and would like to join this group.
>
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[Coworking] Re: Hello

[Stephanie Frasco]

Nice to meet you. :)

Stephanie
http://www.efactor.com

On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 9:15 PM, deb...@c4 Workspace <
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>
> I'm fairly new to coworking, but I'm enjoying working with a community
> of professionals who believe in the beauty of collaboration and
> creativity.
>
> Glad to find this group and look forward to listening and sharing.
>
> Debbie
>
> >
>


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[Coworking] Re: Hello

[Elevation Brand]

Fred,

You can reach me at 813-425-7778 ext. 201 or on e-mail at
dda...@elevationbrand.com.

Thanks,

Dan

On Apr 24, 1:00 pm, Fred  wrote:
> Dan,
>
> Sounds good! What's the best way to get in contact with you? I'm
> meeting with 2 other people tonight to discuss the possibility of
> opening one in St. Pete.
>
> On Apr 24, 8:35 am, Elevation Brand  wrote:
>
> > Fred,
>
> > We are a week or so away from opening our doors on a coworking
> > facility in Tampa (Ybor City). We've been building the independent/
> > entrepreneurial community here in Tampa for just over a year now.
> > Would love to sit down and chat about how we can coordinate efforts.
>
> > Dan
> > dda...@elevationbrand.com
> > @elevationbrand
>
> > On Apr 21, 7:44 pm, Fred  wrote:
>
> > > Just following the rules and introducing myself. I'm in St. Petersburg
> > > FL and looking to start a coworking group in the area...and the usual
> > > questions that come along with a new membership on here...HA! If
> > > anyone has any information, would be interested in joining or knows of
> > > anyone looking to start a coworking facility in the area, let me
> > > know.
>
> > > Thanks
> > > Fred
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[Coworking] Re: Hello

[Fred]

Dan,

Sounds good! What's the best way to get in contact with you? I'm
meeting with 2 other people tonight to discuss the possibility of
opening one in St. Pete.

On Apr 24, 8:35 am, Elevation Brand  wrote:
> Fred,
>
> We are a week or so away from opening our doors on a coworking
> facility in Tampa (Ybor City). We've been building the independent/
> entrepreneurial community here in Tampa for just over a year now.
> Would love to sit down and chat about how we can coordinate efforts.
>
> Dan
> dda...@elevationbrand.com
> @elevationbrand
>
> On Apr 21, 7:44 pm, Fred  wrote:
>
> > Just following the rules and introducing myself. I'm in St. Petersburg
> > FL and looking to start a coworking group in the area...and the usual
> > questions that come along with a new membership on here...HA! If
> > anyone has any information, would be interested in joining or knows of
> > anyone looking to start a coworking facility in the area, let me
> > know.
>
> > Thanks
> > Fred
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[Coworking] Re: Hello

[Fred]

AWESOME, AWESOME videos...you 2 did a great job on them. Any way that
I can get a hold of you?

On Apr 23, 10:28 am, Fred  wrote:
> Alex,
>
> Thanks...looks like I got a few videos to watch :-)
>
> Fred
>
> On Apr 22, 5:45 pm, Alex Hillman  wrote:
>
> > Fred,
>
> > Welcome!
>
> > As far as resources go, we've got a Newbie FAQ video at the bottom of this
> > page:http://indyhall.org/coworking-faqs/
>
> > And a FAQs category on our blog with a number of thoughts and shorter videos
> > as well.http://www.indyhall.org/blog/category/faqs/
>
> > -Alex, IndyHall, Philadelphia
>
> > --
> > -
> > --
> > -
> > Alex Hillman
> > im always developing something
> > digital: a...@weknowhtml.com
> > helpful:www.unstick.me
> > visual:www.dangerouslyawesome.com
> > local:www.indyhall.org
>
> > On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Fred  wrote:
> > > ing the rules and introducing myself. I'm in St. Petersburg
> > > FL and looking to start a coworking group in the area...and the usual
> > > questions that come along with a new membership on here...HA! If
> > > anyone has any information, would be interested in joining or knows
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[Coworking] Re: Hello

[Elevation Brand]

Fred,

We are a week or so away from opening our doors on a coworking
facility in Tampa (Ybor City). We've been building the independent/
entrepreneurial community here in Tampa for just over a year now.
Would love to sit down and chat about how we can coordinate efforts.

Dan
dda...@elevationbrand.com
@elevationbrand

On Apr 21, 7:44 pm, Fred  wrote:
> Just following the rules and introducing myself. I'm in St. Petersburg
> FL and looking to start a coworking group in the area...and the usual
> questions that come along with a new membership on here...HA! If
> anyone has any information, would be interested in joining or knows of
> anyone looking to start a coworking facility in the area, let me
> know.
>
> Thanks
> Fred
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[Coworking] Re: Hello

[Fred]

Alex,

Thanks...looks like I got a few videos to watch :-)

Fred

On Apr 22, 5:45 pm, Alex Hillman  wrote:
> Fred,
>
> Welcome!
>
> As far as resources go, we've got a Newbie FAQ video at the bottom of this
> page:http://indyhall.org/coworking-faqs/
>
> And a FAQs category on our blog with a number of thoughts and shorter videos
> as well.http://www.indyhall.org/blog/category/faqs/
>
> -Alex, IndyHall, Philadelphia
>
> --
> -
> --
> -
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>
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Fred  wrote:
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> > anyone has any information, would be interested in joining or knows
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[Coworking] Re: Hello

[Fred]

Eric,

Thanks for the offer. What is the best way to get in contact with you?

Fred

On Apr 22, 5:35 pm, Eric Marden  wrote:
> Hi Fred,
>
> Feel free to use me as a resource. I help manage the coworking space  
> in Orlando, and while we are just getting going, I'd be happy to chat  
> about our experience so far.
>
> - Eric Marden
>
> CoLab Orlando
> 37 N. Orange Ave, 6th Floor
> Downtown Orlandohttp://colaborlando.com
>
> On Apr 21, 2009, at 7:44 PM, Fred wrote:
>
>
>
> > Just following the rules and introducing myself. I'm in St. Petersburg
> > FL and looking to start a coworking group in the area...and the usual
> > questions that come along with a new membership on here...HA! If
> > anyone has any information, would be interested in joining or knows of
> > anyone looking to start a coworking facility in the area, let me
> > know.
>
> > Thanks
> > Fred
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[Coworking] Re: Hello

[Alex Hillman]

Fred,

Welcome!

As far as resources go, we've got a Newbie FAQ video at the bottom of this
page:
http://indyhall.org/coworking-faqs/

And a FAQs category on our blog with a number of thoughts and shorter videos
as well.
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> anyone has any information, would be interested in joining or knows
>

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[Coworking] Re: Hello

[Eric Marden]

Hi Fred,

Feel free to use me as a resource. I help manage the coworking space  
in Orlando, and while we are just getting going, I'd be happy to chat  
about our experience so far.


- Eric Marden

CoLab Orlando
37 N. Orange Ave, 6th Floor
Downtown Orlando
http://colaborlando.com

On Apr 21, 2009, at 7:44 PM, Fred wrote:

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> Just following the rules and introducing myself. I'm in St. Petersburg
> FL and looking to start a coworking group in the area...and the usual
> questions that come along with a new membership on here...HA! If
> anyone has any information, would be interested in joining or knows of
> anyone looking to start a coworking facility in the area, let me
> know.
>
> Thanks
> Fred
>
> >


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[Coworking] Re: Hello from the Philippines

[Mark Maglana]

Hi yan,

Good luck and do keep us posted. I'd be very interested to learn how  
the Coworking movement prospers in Asian communities and what changes  
and 'customizations' are needed (if at all) to make it work here.

Regards,

Mark

On Apr 10, 2009, at 9:37 AM, Liu Yan  wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> Starting with the BarCamp events is a brilliant idea. Actually we  
> have been organizing our 3S ReUnion - an informal gathering for  
> professinals from different disciplines for almost a year on the  
> monthly basis. The salons were so interesting so we wanted to keep  
> the discussion on the daily basis!! That's why we came up with the  
> coworking idea.
>
> Thanks for sharing your thoughts on 'deferred convertible loan.' We  
> are not really dealing with VC right now, but it is definitely  
> worthwhile to keep it as our backup plan. Actually we don't really  
> care if we will lost a bit of the share, the most important thing is  
> that we achieve an agreement asap so that we will move forward. Just  
> as you said,  " the valuation activity is also easier to do since  
> the venture already has a track record behind it", then we will be  
> able to move on the next phrase, either to attract more funding or  
> starting another venture with other parties.
>
> cheers, Yan
>
> 2009/4/9 Mark Maglana 
> Hi liu,
>
> The similarities are surprising indeed and quite uncanny.
>
> Here's what we plan to do: Depending on the findings of our initial  
> survey, our next steps are to get a better feel of the community's  
> needs by organizing BarCamp style events. I'll then be responsible  
> for coming up with financial scenarios which will serve as sanity  
> checks for our business plan.
>
> Thanks for sharing that blog post by godin. I think that his might  
> be a good example to follow. There is another option available that  
> I learned about during my research. I've forgotten what term they  
> use to refer to it but the idea is basically a 'deferred convertible  
> loan.' the arrangement is basically this: an investor will lend  
> money to a venture and both parties agree to review this loan after  
> a certain period. At the end of the period, both parties can agree  
> to either repay the loan or convert it to a proportionate amount of  
> sales. The advantage to this is that, aside from reducing the risk  
> to the VC, the valuation activity is also easier to do since the  
> centure already has a track record behind it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
>
> On Apr 9, 2009, at 8:54 AM, Liu Yan  wrote:
>
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>>
>> Glad to see the post from Asia, my compliments to your blog.  
>> Surprisingly we share so much in common,
>>
>> Firstly, I am starting my coworking space in Shanghai for the  
>> similar reasons:
>>
>> 1. Open a space to support the freelance communities and start-up  
>> SME's, a not-only-for-profit organization which is rooted in  
>> knowledge sharing and dissemination.
>> 2. Test my findings for my PhD study on culture enterpreneurship  
>> and creative SME's.
>>
>> Secondly, at the start phrase, I also got a great numbers of  
>> supports government officials, creative district owners, investors  
>> and great numbers of friends. However, when we entered into the  
>> money phase and finally try to close the deal, the hard time came,  
>> I have been asked for the business models and sales forcast, and  
>> mostly importantly, the growth plan. On one hand, I am feeling  
>> weary to cope with all these pushy ROI demands, on the other hand,  
>> I consider it as a process I need to go through in order to stay  
>> sustainable while keeping my belief and value well-established.
>>
>> A problematic issue I am facing is how I split the equity with the  
>> landlord/investor. It is a JV on the 50/50 basis, at least as we  
>> wish. The landlord offers space, facilities and website  
>> construction cost, my team (3 people) contribute our time to manage  
>> the space. It is quite difficult to define whether we could get 50%  
>> share because our contribution is not yet visible. Seth Godin has  
>> suggested something which I find quite useful:  
>> http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/03/advice-on-equity.html 
>>  We will keep this as our back-up plan if the landlord disagree on  
>> our  50% share.
>>
>>
>> Let's keep in touch.
>>
>>
>>
>> Liu Yan
>>
>>
>> 2009/4/9 Mark 
>> Hello!
>>
>> I've been lurking in this list for a couple of weeks now while I'm  
>> still trying to understand coworking and whether it would be a good  
>> fit for me and my city (Davao City, Philippines). After some  
>> initial research, I've decided to contact people in my own network  
>> to study this further. We're now about to conduct a survey to find  
>> out if it's going to be a sustainable venture. I'm not looking at  
>> starting this as a for-profit business, but I think it helps to  
>> make sure that it gets enough funding and is self sufficient so  
>> that it serves the community well. It's bee

[Coworking] Re: Hello from the Philippines

[Liu Yan]

Hi Mark,

Starting with the BarCamp events is a brilliant idea. Actually we have been
organizing our 3S ReUnion - an informal gathering for professinals from
different disciplines for almost a year on the monthly basis. The salons
were so interesting so we wanted to keep the discussion on the daily basis!!
That's why we came up with the coworking idea.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on 'deferred convertible loan.' We are not
really dealing with VC right now, but it is definitely worthwhile to keep it
as our backup plan. Actually we don't really care if we will lost a bit
of the share, the most important thing is that we achieve an agreement asap
so that we will move forward. Just as you said,  " the valuation activity is
also easier to do since the venture already has a track record behind it",
then we will be able to move on the next phrase, either to attract more
funding or starting another venture with other parties.

cheers, Yan

2009/4/9 Mark Maglana 

>  Hi liu,
>
> The similarities are surprising indeed and quite uncanny.
>
> Here's what we plan to do: Depending on the findings of our initial survey,
> our next steps are to get a better feel of the community's needs by
> organizing BarCamp style events. I'll then be responsible for coming up with
> financial scenarios which will serve as sanity checks for our business plan.
>
>
> Thanks for sharing that blog post by godin. I think that his might be a
> good example to follow. There is another option available that I learned
> about during my research. I've forgotten what term they use to refer to it
> but the idea is basically a 'deferred convertible loan.' the arrangement is
> basically this: an investor will lend money to a venture and both parties
> agree to review this loan after a certain period. At the end of the period,
> both parties can agree to either repay the loan or convert it to a
> proportionate amount of sales. The advantage to this is that, aside from
> reducing the risk to the VC, the valuation activity is also easier to do
> since the centure already has a track record behind it.
>
> Regards,
> Mark
>
> On Apr 9, 2009, at 8:54 AM, Liu Yan  wrote:
>
>   Hi Mark,
>
>
> Glad to see the post from Asia, my compliments to your blog. Surprisingly
> we share so much in common,
>
> Firstly, I am starting my coworking space in Shanghai for the similar
> reasons:
>
> 1. Open a space to support the freelance communities and start-up SME's, a
> not-only-for-profit organization which is rooted in knowledge sharing and
> dissemination.
> 2. Test my findings for my PhD study on culture enterpreneurship and
> creative SME's.
>
> Secondly, at the start phrase, I also got a great numbers of
> supports government officials, creative district owners, investors and great
> numbers of friends. However, when we entered into the money phase and
> finally try to close the deal, the hard time came, I have been asked for the
> business models and sales forcast, and mostly importantly, the growth plan.
> On one hand, I am feeling weary to cope with all these pushy ROI demands, on
> the other hand, I consider it as a process I need to go through in order
> to stay sustainable while keeping my belief and value well-established.
>
> A problematic issue I am facing is how I split the equity with the
> landlord/investor. It is a JV on the 50/50 basis, at least as we wish. The
> landlord offers space, facilities and website construction cost, my team (3
> people) contribute our time to manage the space. It is quite difficult to
> define whether we could get 50% share because our contribution is not yet
> visible. Seth Godin has suggested something which I find quite useful:
> http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/03/advice-on-equity.html We
> will keep this as our back-up plan if the landlord disagree on our  50%
> share.
>
>
> Let's keep in touch.
>
>
>
> Liu Yan
>
>
> 2009/4/9 Mark 
>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I've been lurking in this list for a couple of weeks now while I'm still
>> trying to understand coworking and whether it would be a good fit for me and
>> my city (Davao City, Philippines). After some initial research, I've decided
>> to contact people in my own network to study this further. We're now about
>> to conduct a survey to find out if it's going to be a sustainable venture.
>> I'm not looking at starting this as a for-profit business, but I think it
>> helps to make sure that it gets enough funding and is self sufficient so
>> that it serves the community well. It's been great hearing from everyone in
>> the list and I'm glad to be part of a group that's very helpful to each
>> member.
>>
>> A couple reasons why I'm interested in starting a coworking space:
>>
>> 1) I'd pay for the service if it was already here (I'm working remotely.
>> My employer is in California)
>>
>> 2) This aligns very well with a post-grad research I did back in '07 on
>> business incubation. Starting a coworking space would be an opportunity to
>> test the findings. I'v

[Coworking] Re: Hello from the Philippines

[Mark Maglana]

Sorry, I meant to say 'a proportionate amount of stocks' below

Regards,

Mark

On Apr 9, 2009, at 10:21 PM, Mark Maglana  wrote:

> Hi liu,
>
> The similarities are surprising indeed and quite uncanny.
>
> Here's what we plan to do: Depending on the findings of our initial  
> survey, our next steps are to get a better feel of the community's  
> needs by organizing BarCamp style events. I'll then be responsible  
> for coming up with financial scenarios which will serve as sanity  
> checks for our business plan.
>
> Thanks for sharing that blog post by godin. I think that his might  
> be a good example to follow. There is another option available that  
> I learned about during my research. I've forgotten what term they  
> use to refer to it but the idea is basically a 'deferred convertible  
> loan.' the arrangement is basically this: an investor will lend  
> money to a venture and both parties agree to review this loan after  
> a certain period. At the end of the period, both parties can agree  
> to either repay the loan or convert it to a proportionate amount of  
> sales. The advantage to this is that, aside from reducing the risk  
> to the VC, the valuation activity is also easier to do since the  
> centure already has a track record behind it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
>
> On Apr 9, 2009, at 8:54 AM, Liu Yan  wrote:
>
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>>
>> Glad to see the post from Asia, my compliments to your blog.  
>> Surprisingly we share so much in common,
>>
>> Firstly, I am starting my coworking space in Shanghai for the  
>> similar reasons:
>>
>> 1. Open a space to support the freelance communities and start-up  
>> SME's, a not-only-for-profit organization which is rooted in  
>> knowledge sharing and dissemination.
>> 2. Test my findings for my PhD study on culture enterpreneurship  
>> and creative SME's.
>>
>> Secondly, at the start phrase, I also got a great numbers of  
>> supports government officials, creative district owners, investors  
>> and great numbers of friends. However, when we entered into the  
>> money phase and finally try to close the deal, the hard time came,  
>> I have been asked for the business models and sales forcast, and  
>> mostly importantly, the growth plan. On one hand, I am feeling  
>> weary to cope with all these pushy ROI demands, on the other hand,  
>> I consider it as a process I need to go through in order to stay  
>> sustainable while keeping my belief and value well-established.
>>
>> A problematic issue I am facing is how I split the equity with the  
>> landlord/investor. It is a JV on the 50/50 basis, at least as we  
>> wish. The landlord offers space, facilities and website  
>> construction cost, my team (3 people) contribute our time to manage  
>> the space. It is quite difficult to define whether we could get 50%  
>> share because our contribution is not yet visible. Seth Godin has  
>> suggested something which I find quite useful:  
>> http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/03/advice-on-equity.html 
>>  We will keep this as our back-up plan if the landlord disagree on  
>> our  50% share.
>>
>>
>> Let's keep in touch.
>>
>>
>>
>> Liu Yan
>>
>>
>> 2009/4/9 Mark 
>> Hello!
>>
>> I've been lurking in this list for a couple of weeks now while I'm  
>> still trying to understand coworking and whether it would be a good  
>> fit for me and my city (Davao City, Philippines). After some  
>> initial research, I've decided to contact people in my own network  
>> to study this further. We're now about to conduct a survey to find  
>> out if it's going to be a sustainable venture. I'm not looking at  
>> starting this as a for-profit business, but I think it helps to  
>> make sure that it gets enough funding and is self sufficient so  
>> that it serves the community well. It's been great hearing from  
>> everyone in the list and I'm glad to be part of a group that's very  
>> helpful to each member.
>>
>> A couple reasons why I'm interested in starting a coworking space:
>>
>> 1) I'd pay for the service if it was already here (I'm working  
>> remotely. My employer is in California)
>>
>> 2) This aligns very well with a post-grad research I did back in  
>> '07 on business incubation. Starting a coworking space would be an  
>> opportunity to test the findings. I've uploaded my research paper  
>> for those who are interested 
>> (http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/web/business-incubation-20070421.doc
>>  
>> ). This is also published this in my blog at  
>> technopreneurship.wordpress.com which is mostly a collection of  
>> random musings. WARNING: the paper sounds boringly academic.
>>
>> So far what I've done is pitch the idea to a number of people to at  
>> least see if I'd get a positive response. To my pleasant surprise,  
>> I got a lot of people interested enough to not only say that they'd  
>> avail of such a service, but also, I got a number who said they  
>> want to contribute!
>>
>> Looking forward to interacting with and le