Re: [Coworking] Coworking space name

You said your community is around the Main St area, right? That's what matters - stop trying to name the place before the place even exists. That's the clue that you're getting ahead of yourself. I know that branding and making is fun but it's the kind of work that feels like work but isn't rea

Re: [Coworking] Coworking space name

Have y'all talked about including/riffing on "Main St"? That's a zillion times more descriptive than something abstract :) -Alex On Apr 8, 2017, 2:42 AM -0400, Kevin Haggerty , wrote: > We are still searching for a name for our coworking space in Gloucester, VA, > and I had an idea I wanted to

Re: [Coworking] Coworking Revenue Sharing Model Proposal

Business deals are just one side of this equation. Just *doubling* a community in short time is hard. I've done it myself more than once, and each time it's created more than a years worth of cultural work just to recover from the impact of rapid growth. Going from a 20 person setup (presuming ~2k

Re: [Coworking] Which should be built first, the co-working space or the tribe?

Take a *tribe* away from the space, the space dies. Take the *space* away from the tribe, and the tribe can always find a new place to gather if they really want to. *"what are the top 5 expenses coworking spaces face on a monthly bases?"* At a high level: rent, staff/services, building utilitie

Re: [Coworking] LinkedIn

Check it! https://theindyhallway.com/ten/ On Apr 4, 2017, 11:04 PM -0400, Kevin Haggerty , wrote: > Thanks, Alex. Where might I find your audiobook? > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Grou

Re: [Coworking] LinkedIn

I haven't actively pursued LinkedIn, BUT I've got a chapter in my audiobook about how we used online communities both for finding members and making ours actions visible in the local community (which leads to more members, as well as being known as good citizens in our bigger ecosystem). LinkedIn d

Re: [Coworking] Re: Seeking recommendations for glass walls/offices

I'm gonna toss a perspective in here that hasn't been mentioned: Glass walls *can* look amazing, though I hear from a lot of people that they hate feeling like they're in a fishbowl. I personally think it's a weird architectural hack for trying to bend office-demand into a misunderstood open aesth

Re: [Coworking] Re: Unique Name for Coworking Spot

Another +1 to what Tony and Angel have already said. Hives are among the most overused *specific* names, to the point where they're a category of naming all to themselves . I'm pretty firmly against knowingly using a name that another space uses. Bu

Re: [Coworking] Political Groups in coworking environments

I'm gonna flip this around for a second and describe a different scenario: multiple of times a month we have someone show up with clear "business" intentions...and that's really that they just wants to pitch everyone on their startup. They're here with *business* intention (at least in their mind),

Re: [Coworking] Community Kick off

Hey Wayne - looks like this is happening *as we speak! *I'd love to know how it's going right now :) if you get this during the meetup...report back! Your schedule for the day looks awesome. I especially like how you specifically carved out time for people to share a bit about themselves. Especial

Re: [Coworking] TV show marathon @ our space

We haven't done a TV show binge/marathon but we've done lots of movie nights and occasionally other special TV watching events, like around the Olympics. One member did a twice-monthly James Bond marathon, inviting people to join him in watching all the way through the James Bond collection over

Re: [Coworking] Re: Google Calendar Room Booking App - Do You Know One?

Hey Keith, How does GetARoom work with adding/removing new users? -Alex -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.com/ten On Fri

Re: [Coworking] Re: Question about commissions or bonuses for Community Managers

Hell yes to simple profit shares :) For another perspective, I've been on the receiving end of profit shares, in a few models. The best ones where upsides were mutual and clear were simple capped %'s, aka 5% up to a certain max. It kept the math simple, expectations simple, and the best case sc

Re: [Coworking] Google Calendar Room Booking App - Do You Know One?

This is anecdata, but 50%+ of our room reservations are done at the iPad controller mounted by the door of each room vs the online tool. It def cost a bit more to put an iPad (2nd gen, refurb works great) there but it lets people see upcoming reservations at a glance just by walking up to/past the

Re: [Coworking] Google Calendar Room Booking App - Do You Know One?

I tested almost everything. Roomzilla won by a longshot. Price point, functionality, support. It rocks. https://www.roomzilla.net -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekl

Re: [Coworking] Question about commissions or bonuses for Community Managers

s goals one way is to get on average more members, etc > > On Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 4:43:42 AM UTC-4, Alex Linsker wrote: > > I agree with Alex Hillman, if I offered a commission I would want it to pay > > more if someone stays a member for 10 years than for 10 months. > &g

Re: [Coworking] Question about commissions or bonuses for Community Managers

Rather than think "community vs sales" I'd think short term value vs long term. Short term incentives are heinously positioned to get people doing all of the wrong things. Instead look to long term value like x per member who has stayed 6, 12, 18, 24 months etc etc. I also like bonuses tied to

Re: [Coworking] Hi from Dublin

Hey Thilo! Dublin already has a few spaces, but they're mostly aimed at startups. I've > worked out of a couple of them, and in those place, while they're really > great, people tend to huddle with their own teams and be less involved in > cross-sharing than I would like. I hear this a *lot, *so

[Coworking] jiminy, why are nice, big trash cans so expensive? (p.s. I FINALLY found an affordable option!)

On the list of questions I never thought I'd be asking, *"why are trash cans so expensive?"* is probably near the top of the list right next to *"where did all of the forks go?"* and *"why are so many landlords total psychos?" * ;) I'm not talking about the kinds of trash cans you can buy at Targe

Re: [Coworking] Mystery novels inspired by a coworking space

One of our crew just suggested: "Nancy Drew and the Disappearing Spoons" Hahaha hahaha good times :) -Alex On Feb 28, 2017, 7:33 PM -0500, Tony Bacigalupo , wrote: > Hey gang, > > If you're ready for a laugh, look no further than this article: > > http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/06/my

Re: [Coworking] Vandalism/idiot tenants

://theindyhallway.com/ten On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 9:23 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: > Yup - I'm not anti-camera (our new building has them throughout, though we > still don't have them in our own space). But I also know that cameras only > really help in hindsight. The neighborhood watch m

Re: [Coworking] Vandalism/idiot tenants

understand who is present in the environment > at the time of an unfortunate event. > > > > On Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 5:12:30 PM UTC, Alex Hillman wrote: >> >> Sure do :) >> >> https://dangerouslyawesome.com/2014/07/the-neighborhood-watc >>

Re: [Coworking] Re: Space/Desk "Reservation" Software

We use teampup for our member events calendars - it's pretty great once you get your head wrapped around the way it does permissions. It doesn't have a clickable map type feature like OP asked for...to be honest I haven't seen anything like that, that isn't massively over-engineered or more expens

Re: [Coworking] Vandalism/idiot tenants

: https://theindyhallway.com/ten On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 12:06 AM, Bernie J Mitchell < ber...@berniejmitchell.com> wrote: > Alex Hillman has a legend story about theft :-) > > On Wed, 22 Feb 2017 at 13:34, Rohat wrote: > >> Hey All, >> >> Starting a coworkin

Re: [Coworking] Is it possible for a space manager to leave for 2 weeks? What should I do to prepare?

Thanks Alex :) that exercise is adapted from the community masterclass that Tony, Adam and I designed a few years back. Genuine "1s" in this case are generally pretty limited, like you said. Operationally, it can include ownership & authorizations that aren't readily shareable without major change

Re: [Coworking] coworking beyond sharing office space

I've been dreamin' about this for a long time: https://dangerouslyawesome.com/2008/04/creative-agency/ In a lot of ways, the Indy Hall community started with the fundamentals of this model before we had a space. I was building my ecosystem of people who I knew and trusted *before* I needed them, wh

Re: [Coworking] Is it possible for a space manager to leave for 2 weeks? What should I do to prepare?

Not only is it possible - it's important :) right now, it sounds like your "bus factor" is high, as in how bad things would be if you got hit by a bus besides the obvious terribleness of being hit by a bus. Time to work on that. Truth be told, MOST folks in your position have dangerously high bus

Re: [Coworking] Re: What does everyone use for checking users in?

For what it's worth, I've generally been extremely successful in asking our landlords for all KINDS things, but getting them to be okay with anything tied into building security has been a non-starter. I was pretty keen keen to give KISI a go, and our building's security staff is remarkably modern,

Re: [Coworking] Member Exit Interviews / Surveys

I think these questions are awesome. I especially love #4. I have never thought to ask that. -Alex -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com My Audiobook: https://thei

Re: [Coworking] Re: A super detailed look at how we use Slack

uot;I'm going to post my goals and report back. > Feel free to check in and hold me accountable." Then I'd see if others > start doing the same. Regardless of whether they do, I would continue to > post my goals as long as it makes sense to me. In doing so, I'm not >

Re: [Coworking] Re: The Value of a Community Membership

Love the "Friends of" model, I might borrow some ideas from that! Do you have anything else about how you share that, or how you choose/reach out to the NFPs? In addition to your point about net givers vs net takers, every time I've written or talked about our membership models, I've reminded peop

[Coworking] A super detailed look at how we use Slack

Lots of folks have posted to this list asking for advice with online community tools, or a specific piece of coworking software. Everyone has a favorite (or not...maybe you're just barely tolerating the tools you use), but no matter the csse I haven't seen anyone really dive deep into the specif

Re: [Coworking] Competition vs Collaboration

Hey Ken - there was a great thread on this just a few weeks back, full of great advice and perspective: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/0sVqyqJTFu8/L6hP37ODBQAJ -Alex -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Better Coworkers: http://indy

Re: [Coworking] Hiring an Intern or Work for Trade

There's lots of ways to tackle this, but one thing I've seen consistently make a HUGE difference is that the person truly wants to be there. This person is gonna be a first contact for a lot of folks. At the same time, it's especially tricky to set expectations because it's not generally not a

Re: [Coworking] bread and circuses?

> > amenities or other things that cost $ Can you share some specific examples, Alex? -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.c

[Coworking] maybe we should be hiring more camp counselors?

...or at least studying how camps recruit and train them :) I know I've said it a million times, we need more voices from the trenches. It was SUCH a treat to read a post from someone that I work with every day, and learn a new perspective that I think everyone on this list can use. https://jfdim

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking 2.0, SPaaS and the Future of Coworking

Replace "Coworking 2.0" with "McCoworking" and this article is right on the money...about everything that's wrong with the coworking industry . -- *The #1 mistake in community bui

Re: [Coworking] Coworking events in 2017

Hey Cecelia! Where in the US are you? I know that there are some smaller, regional events going on that I might be able to point you to. Also, we had SUCH a great time producing the People At Work Summit last year and by popular demand, we're doing it again..

Re: [Coworking] Member concerns about competition!

Huge +1 to everything Chad-said. People are used to coming from work environments where everything is scarce. I don't fault them for expecting those defaults to carry over into the rest of the world...except they aren't defaults at all, they're cultural choices. We just choose differently, and rea

[Coworking] Coworking in San Diego

choosing, and why? -Alex Alex Hillman Sent from https://polymail.io/ On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 12:17 AM Carolyn Cirillo < mailto:Carolyn Cirillo > wrote: a, pre, code, a:link, body { word-wrap: break-word !important; } I saw some interesting communities on a recent tour of coworking spaces

[Coworking] what did you miss at the coworking europe conference? our recap podcast in two parts!

Hey gang! Keeping up with tradition of years past, I just released both parts of our conference recap episode, A Survivor’s Guide to Coworking Europe Brussels . As we have in the previous po

Re: [Coworking] Re: where do people of color cowork?

+1 - I def wanna tune in/participate in a convo like this. -Alex -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.com/ten On Mon, Dec 5,

Re: [Coworking] Re: Community Library

Reflecting and building on what's been said here (including the inherent problems with the community library) is that the issue with a community library, like most community resources, are most successful when there's some degree of active ownership from the community, vs a passive "resource." I c

Re: [Coworking] Re: Google Chromecast

The most cost effective solution is using cables instead of wireless, though I'll come back to wireless in a second. The good part about cables is that they basically always work, no installation necessary. They're easy/cheap to replace (and even have backups in a drawer or on a shelf). The downsi

Re: [Coworking] Re: Creative Ideas for Decorating a Large Wall

> > For the big wall, I think we are going to put a world map up. Something > that is topographic and made from laser extraction of foam. *Then we're > looking at using yarn and pins to showcase locations that our members have > helped via donations such as Kiva. * This is SUCH a great ever-evolv

Re: [Coworking] Re: Free Coworking Days

In my experience, the exact timing matters a lot less than being consistent. Pick a schedule where it's often enough that people don't forget about it, but not too often that it gets overwhelming. Weekly or every other week is where I usually suggest people start, and then adjust accordingly. A bi

Re: [Coworking] Re: Creative Ideas for Decorating a Large Wall

Tom: nice :) Do you have any photos from successful community gatherings? Get them printed and framed or mounted and then let members decide how to lay them out on that back wall. Photos of people hanging out are a great way to inspire people to hang out more! -Alex -- *The #1

Re: [Coworking] Does your space use a roomba or robotic vacuum

Never had one for Indy Hall but I had a Roomba at home for a while. It was great - and strangely fun to watch :) I originally got the version that needed to be charged but found that the battery didn't hold as well as advertised and I needed to charge it VERY often. When I didn't, it'd end up turn

Re: [Coworking] Re: Creative Ideas for Decorating a Large Wall

I'd strongly recommend *against* IdeaPaint - unless you're actively erasing it shortly after using, it'll "ghost" forever unless you paint over it again. The stuff is miserable (I really wish it wasn't). Anything that requires lots of upkeep is going to make a large wall turn into a ton of work. A

Re: [Coworking] Promoting desk spaces in a company versus desk spaces in a coworking building?

I'm actually a little confused about the two things you're comparing, so I just wanna make sure I understand. Do you mean that you're trying to reach individual people who work in a company...? Or that you're trying to offer extra desks that a company has to people as an alternative place to work?

Re: [Coworking] Anyone use Meshwork?

I'm with Jon on this one. The all-in-one approach just doesn't make sense to me. Instead, we've assembled a toolchain of individual apps that let us incrementally improve and focus our efforts where we know it'll get us the most results. This reddit comment I made about a year ago is *slightly* ou

Re: [Coworking] Member Mail

The thing to be prepared for - that I frankly still haven't found a solution for - is how often people don't pick up their mail or packages. It's baffling. Smart, talented, professional, otherwise awesome human beings just leave mail for *months. *Unless it's a client check, of course. ;) People

Re: [Coworking] Re: Creating interest in coworking in small towns

-smallest-size-bedroom-community-that-can-support-a-coworking-space/answer/Alex-Hillman>" but here's a fresh take including some of the additional research I've done and observations I've made. I always think about this a bit like Netwon's Laws of Physics: an object at

Re: [Coworking] Re: How To Fund Your Coworking Space

o web designer) > > On Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 1:57:20 PM UTC-4, Alex Hillman wrote: >> >> One of the most common questions I see on this list and in private >> inquiries, other than "how do we market our new space", is "how do we fund >> the open

Re: [Coworking] Re: Best reads on community

Thanks for the shout out, Ryan :) I desperately need to update my recommended reading list, but it includes books, articles, scholarly work, and more: http://dangerouslyawesom e.com/recommended-reading-for-community-leaders/ It's all evergreen stuff, and I'll add the recommendations from this thr

Re: [Coworking] Does your coworking space use a firewall?

Jon Markwell has a great (and thorough!) article about how they set up internet at his spot. http://jonathanmarkwell.com/2014/11/22/best-coworking-wifi/ Since reading it, we've switched everything to the hardware/software setup he recommended and it's been *awesome*. Besides basic firewall defau

Re: [Coworking] Coworking: 4 years and 10 lessons

This is great, Julia. Thanks for sharing. *"It took a while, but we finally figured out the coworking communities we envied started with people who wanted to work together, not people who wanted to be a member of a coworking space."* I'm so glad that this finally clicked :) -Alex -

Re: [Coworking] Tour schedule and email automation

Tools we use for this (and lots of other things), what they're for, and how much they cost. *GravityForms * This Wordpress plugin lets you design really nice looking and easy to use forms for just about anything, *without writing any code. *In

Re: [Coworking] Building the community

Hey Tiffani! Oh, this is near and dear to my heart. My fiancé is a chef and I've had so much joy watching her get involved in our local food community...and learning how the approaches that helped get Indy Hall off the ground apply in her (and your!) industry as well. I plan to have her on my podca

[Coworking] Proximity & behavior

As a rule I try not to link to FastCo and instead to the original research that they synthesize. But this article and the research it's based on

Re: [Coworking] Re: Standing desks

Your milage may vary, here's what I've learned observing the standing desk phenomenon in our community (and using one myself for a little over a year) *What is a good width for the desks? * When standing desks started to become popular in our community, I issued a challenge to look for options th

Re: [Coworking] Re: Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

at we can share stuff > from back to front or vice versa (the latter being useful for when a member > reports a problem and it's logged in the back office part of the system) > > And if that's not enough, here's a picture of a cat in a flowerpot > http://screencast.com/

Re: [Coworking] Re: Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

l organically develop as far as handling things that come up in the > community. > > We are more geared towards your way of thinking. > > > On Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 8:50:40 AM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote: > >> This is something that we've slowly been getting bett

Re: [Coworking] Re: Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

This is something that we've slowly been getting better at, and we're trying to stay thoughtful about it while we do it. I don't have a problem with rules, I have a problem with creating an environment that creates rule-following machines.* I see a LOT of coworking spaces where staff and members a

Re: [Coworking] https://app.process.st/ = Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

This is a super cool tool, Bernie. Thanks for sharing it! -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.com/ten On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 4:08 PM, Bernie wrote: > Boys and

Re: [Coworking] App for community interactions

Thanks for the shout out about GroupBuzz, Bernie :) if anyone else has questions about the platform, I'm happy to answer them here or off-list. I've written a little bit about how we built the tool specifically for building tighter-knit communities here on the list, but one of the BEST posts isn't

Re: [Coworking] How to manage Internet Bandwidth Usage for Power Users

+1 to James' approach, we've been down this road as well and having a conversation has always worked better than any kind of "prevention" based approach. Another option we haven't taken (but would consider if it came down to it) would be to add a dedicated "high usage" connection that people can p

Re: [Coworking] How to Staff the Door During Business Hours

Amy - I'm curious, can you get a little more specific than "very large"? -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.com/ten On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 5:05 PM, Amy King wr

Re: [Coworking] Philadelphia Suburbs Coworking

Thanks for the shout out Brad! glad you enjoyed the audiobook. Looking forward to a time where I can send people your way when they ask me to open an Indy Hall in the suburbs ;) -Alex -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Weekly Coworking Tips: http:

Re: [Coworking] DIY multi-zone audio for playing music?

d player etc) to the > mixer and you have sound in all zones which can be regulated. > > You can buy a mixer for about 300$, speakers will cost around 80$ each x 5 > makes 400. 200 meter cable will cost 50$..add another 50$ for connection > elements..so in total it will cost you around

[Coworking] DIY multi-zone audio for playing music?

Hey gang! I'm currently doing my homework on multi-zone audio for the system that plays music throughout Indy Hall, since we're moving into a new space next month (!!!). As with most technology, audio is a game of "easy to over-engineer" and I'm wondering if anyone has come up with a simple setup

Re: [Coworking] Entrepreneurial Motivation behind Joining the Coworking Spaces

Hey Mahmood, We've done some of our own 3-rd party qualitative research that answers some of your questions, and definitely provides some counterintuitive insights. Check it out, hope it helps your research! http://dangerouslyawesome.com/snaps/IndyViews_copy.pdf -Alex -- *The #1

Re: [Coworking] Hey group! New member packet.

m/ten On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 10:51 AM, wrote: > Hey, Alex! This is very helpful! Thank you for your time you put into this > response. Will be using your advice! > > On Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 5:02:18 PM UTC-4, Alex Hillman wrote: >> >> If you can get someone to rea

Re: [Coworking] Hey group! New member packet.

If you can get someone to read three pages all in one shot, you have some of the most engaged members on the planet ;) In addition to the more tactical "how to use things" we also put a lot of emphasis on how people can interact with each other. Coworking is new and weird for...just about everybod

Re: [Coworking] Re: Known, not liked and a criminal record. What can i do?

This is definitely a nuanced challenge and what's been said here so far is very, very smart. This needs to be a dialogue between you, this prospective member, *and* your community. Unless all of those people are in relative agreement, this only ends badly, even if he never does anything wrong. *To

Re: [Coworking] phonebooths

dcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 12:41 PM, Gregory St. Fort wrote: > on average 40-45 people in the main coworking area (not including private > offices) . 9 private offices. with another 25 people > > On Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 8:25:00 AM UT

Re: [Coworking] Re: Standing desks

REALLY nice build. Beautiful finish, too. -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Jacob Sayles wrote: > Nice build!

Re: [Coworking] Best advice to keep/get coworking space to full capcity

Hey Justin, welcome to the list! You're in an interesting spot, here. Squishing "community management" and sales together might have a lot to do with why the previous people didn't work out, so I can't help but wonder exactly what expectations you've been given. Is it all about putting butts in se

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking space podcasts

Thanks Craig :) -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 5:04 PM, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking < baut...@gmail.com>

[Coworking] Re: Coworking in smaller towns

Just wanted to say how awesome this thread was to catch up on. Tons of great advice and reality checks: Use every advantage you have. Take yourself and your community seriously (which doesn't preclude you from having fun). Stay focused. Speaking as someone who runs a cowork

Re: [Coworking] Has anyone else used RoomZilla for conf rooms/phone rooms?

integrations to keep > members informed. > > Jon > > On Fri, 20 May 2016 at 19:55, Alex Hillman > wrote: > >> It took 10 years but we're finally outgrowing our Flintstones-style >> approach to conf room reservations. :) We're still looking for ways to keep &g

[Coworking] Has anyone else used RoomZilla for conf rooms/phone rooms?

It took 10 years but we're finally outgrowing our Flintstones-style approach to conf room reservations. :) We're still looking for ways to keep the process personal and we have no plans to start charging for our meeting rooms, but we want an easy way for someone to see if a room is available at som

Re: [Coworking] Re: Newbie here looking for some pointers

Tiago - Before I left my last job, my employer and I clashed big time as well and I felt stifled. I know how horrible that can feel. I did a pretty rare interview about the experience and the impact it had on Indy Hall <https://soundcloud.com/the-beautiful-struggle/013-alex-hillman>, if

Re: [Coworking] Re: Newbie here looking for some pointers

Hey Tiago, I often recommend folks coming from the corporate world to try their hand at some kind of consulting or freelancing before getting into the overhead and challenges that come with running a Coworking space. *Three reasons:* 1) it'll help you understand your (potential) members better.

Re: [Coworking] Newbie here looking for some pointers

Hey Tiago, Where exactly are you located? I'd recommend talking to some folks who are currently doing coworking in tropical areas for digital nomads, and might be able to make some suggestions on who to talk to about the unique challenges they've discovered. Your concerns all tie back to one thin

Re: [Coworking] Guest Policy In A Coworking Space

I think this goes far beyond "guest policies" and down to use. If we're going to be someone's retail storefront, that's a TOTALLY different set of needs and expectations than sharing a place to work and learn. It'd be like someone wanting to use our conference room to fix cars - it just doesn't mak

Re: [Coworking] Membership Pricing

> > The space is located in a town of mostly families. (Young and mature). You've gotta get more specific than that :) I *CAN* tell you that the simpler your pricing model is (*fewer* options, with *clear-at-a-glance* differences between them) the better. While we think we're being "flexible", o

Re: [Coworking] Membership Pricing

Those numbers sound pretty familiar to me! Our first location was only a little bit larger, but about the same amount of space. For us, the key to making that kind of space sustainable was definitely our basic membership

Re: [Coworking] How would you improve coworking software?

100% 100% 100% On Wednesday, April 13, 2016, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > Here's what I would do if I had the knowledge... > In Cobot, I would add all these neat reminders and tasks like birthdays or > 2 week followups but it would be open and visible to ALL members so the > members could choose

Re: [Coworking] Re: They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

> > Our main challenge was that people picked up their food and headed back > into their space Did anybody ask them why? I'm also curious how it was communicated? If you drop free food in the kitchen and expecting anything to happen without some suggestion of why that food is there (meet a neigh

[Coworking] Just over one week away....speaker summaries and more.

Howdy, friends! I haven't been blasting this too much here, but in case you missed it on my podcast and newsletter and tweets and Instagram...next week (April 21-22) my team and I are hosting an *online* conference that we've dubbed the People at Work Summit . With

Re: [Coworking] How would you improve coworking software?

gt; Some of this is done through our Slack channel / integration. But *a > social platform that helps with matching* is really the key. > No space manager, no matter how good they are can keep the individual > quirks of 100+ members in their head, especially when people are coming for >

Re: [Coworking] How would you improve coworking software?

There's a million ways to manage billing out there but nothing that actually helps us be better at our jobs. I'd kill for tools that actually helped with the community building process. Every CRM-like tool is basically a "deal flow" manager or, at best, an account manager. I'd love something that

Re: [Coworking] Your best print marketing material?

Our JFDI stickers show up all over the damn place. It's awesome. Here's one I just saw on Facebook. This dude isn't even an Indy Hall member and he's sporting our sticker...while travel-working in paradise. :) -Alex On Thursday, April 7, 2016, Tom Lewis wrote: > >

Re: [Coworking] Congrats to Indy Hall on their new location

Thanks Tom! It feels good to know that we've got a great new home, and I'll be sharing a lot of the process and lessons learned over the last 10 months as the dust settles and yes, party invites will go out soon ;) What's cute (sarcasm) about this story is how they called our broker instead of us

Re: [Coworking] Advice on property developer joint venture offer

that everywhere this guy goes asking about who he > should work with, everyone point him back to us! > > And afraid I'm not the marrying type (unless it's to coworking ha). Never > have and never will, I'm a go it alone kind of guy. My two kids keep me > busy enough tho

Re: [Coworking] Advice on property developer joint venture offer

Would you marry someone on the first date? You've put a lot of work into building your operation and your community. Along with it, your credibility. Even if the numbers look awesome, I'd highly highly highly recommend taking your time getting to know this person. Not saying they aren't a great b

Re: [Coworking] Window Blinds

It's worth testing. In my experience, natural light is really two things: - the quality of the source of the light itself - the ability to see outside That second one...I think that's underrated. Skylights are great, for example, but they don't really create the same sense as wall windows. So I

Re: [Coworking] Window Blinds

+1 for window film, either a frosting or *light* tint make a BIG difference. -Alex -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast *Where will you be on April

Re: [Coworking] Re: hi everyone.

Awesomee def come by and visit us next time you're in Philly. Maybe we can grab a crew of members and go to the game together - we're headed to the hope opener in a couple of weeks with a big group! :) -Alex -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.*

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