Re: [Coworking] Co-working as the future of work?

2014-08-27 Thread Alex Hillman
I did an interview with an italian newspaper about this question - the role of Coworking and craftsmanship/artisan guilds. The interview itself was published in italian (and my translation skills are terrible, heh) so I published the full interview transcript here in English:

Re: [Coworking] New podcast on Coworking Shared Communities (Makerspaces, Tool Libraries, etc)

2014-08-27 Thread Alex Hillman
Gave both of the inaugural episodes a listen - this is great stuff, Colin! Subscribed, looking forward to more :) -Alex On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Colin Loretz colinlor...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone! I'm excited to announce our new project: Share Local Radio

Re: [Coworking] New podcast on Coworking Shared Communities (Makerspaces, Tool Libraries, etc)

2014-08-27 Thread Alex Hillman
at 12:18 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Gave both of the inaugural episodes a listen - this is great stuff, Colin! Subscribed, looking forward to more :) -Alex On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Colin Loretz colinlor...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone! I'm excited

Re: [Coworking] New podcast on Coworking Shared Communities (Makerspaces, Tool Libraries, etc)

2014-08-27 Thread Alex Hillman
/1pI5aih). :) On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 12:24 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: We don’t. :( I’d love to get back into podcasting, especially since I’ve started listening to a lot more of them recently. -Alex On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 3:22 PM, Derek Neighbors de

Re: [Coworking] Membership Agreements/Contracts

2014-08-24 Thread Alex Hillman
Jessica, Are you looking for something specifically for drop ins, or for memberships? For people who drop in/tour Indy Hall, we focus on making them feel welcome and understand what they’re experiencing rather than worrying about “agreements”. Bombarding them with legal jargon and rules

Re: [Coworking] Coffee brokers/wholesale recommendation

2014-08-19 Thread Alex Hillman
Hey George, Great question - this is something that we're always juggling/balancing because like you and your members, quality coffee is a MUST...but the price adds up. What's worked really well for us has been to reach out to some of the smaller high-end roasters and let them know about the

Re: [Coworking] Re: sign-up rates by employee/volunteer vs owner?

2014-08-07 Thread Alex Hillman
It's tough to say what would fix this without knowing what's NOT happening. Are people besides you just not following through? Do they explain coworking differently? Do they ask more/less questions than you? Are people not signing up for any specific reasons? I'm not surprised that extrinsic

Re: [Coworking] Sharing some essays on the independent / freelance economy

2014-08-04 Thread Alex Hillman
These are SO great. Thanks for sharing them, Bryan! -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 2:41 PM, Bryan Boyer bryanbo...@gmail.com wrote: Thought I would share a series of essays I've recently completed that are relevant to people thinking about coworking.

Re: [Coworking] Has anyone experienced this in finding a place to lease?

2014-07-30 Thread Alex Hillman
project. Best of luck finding a landlord who is willing to work with you - I promise they're out there! Susan __ Office Nomads officenomads.com 206-323-6500(o) 206-484-5859(m) On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: A lot of landlords

Re: [Coworking] Re: Daily average show rate? - what can we expect?

2014-07-29 Thread Alex Hillman
I had an entire response typed out with calculations for reverse-engineering our show rate...and then I remembered that it was worthless :) To echo Alex and Erynn, there are two things you should be shooting for: 1 - a daily level of activity that feels better than being alone 2 - keeping an eye

Re: [Coworking] Furniture - Any recommendations on sourcing?

2014-07-27 Thread Alex Hillman
That's an AWESOME hack. Thanks Jorge! Alex -- /ah indyhall.org betterwork.co On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 8:27 PM, Jorge Vargas jo...@coworking.do wrote: Sharing a little secret we learned from a previous coworking space and used in ours. If you go to the kitchen area of IKEA you can buy the

Re: [Coworking] HELP Needed-- Success Stories and data on Private coworking space and city officials partnering together

2014-07-24 Thread Alex Hillman
Here's a post I shared recently with tips  for working with govt (really they're useful for any kind of collaborations but are especially useful for the kinds of challenges you run into with institutions. 

Re: [Coworking] Google Cal conference room booking by many different domains

2014-07-24 Thread Alex Hillman
This isn't a direct answer to the question, but because I've had the same experience as Jerome (a.k.a. ya can't actually do it), you may want to look at other tools that integrate with GCal. I haven't actually used this tool, but I've seen it used and it seems really nice:

Re: [Coworking] Alex: do you still have an email list digest of best coworking news?

2014-07-23 Thread Alex Hillman
perspective it's a shame as I enjoyed the weekly summary and commentary. Will ᐧ On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 5:10 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Will, http://coworkingweekly.com has actually been rebooted as of a couple of months ago! I quietly sunsetted the weekly news

[Coworking] Fresh off the coworking presses, with community as the focus!

2014-07-22 Thread Alex Hillman
Two big (and pretty great) feature-length pieces in the last week, both featuring quotes from folks across the coworking lands, and multiple members of our community at Indy Hall. Nice work to everyone involved :) Links descriptions below. Now, if only we could get them to

Re: [Coworking] Follow Up Member Surveys

2014-07-17 Thread Alex Hillman
What are you trying to learn at the 1 month point? -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org betterwork.co On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Mychael Taylor mych...@coworkjax.com wrote: Hi All, I'm in the process of updating CoWork Jax's 1 month survey that we send out to our members . I know, I know. No

Re: [Coworking] Security

2014-07-14 Thread Alex Hillman
Rachel, For a bit of context: we have 50+ full time members' computers/belongings, our own electronics/equipment, and a *substantial* art collection on loan at any given time...so I've felt *many* aspects of your pain. *Bolting things down is definitely an option, but man, does it send a message

Re: [Coworking] Security

2014-07-14 Thread Alex Hillman
indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:18 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Rachel, For a bit of context: we have 50+ full time members' computers/belongings, our own electronics/equipment, and a *substantial* art collection on loan at any given time

Re: [Coworking] Security

2014-07-14 Thread Alex Hillman
/132257631339 http://www.linkedin.com/company/blankspaces?trk=top_nav_home http://vimeo.com/blankspaces http://vimeo.com/blankspaces On Jul 14, 2014, at 9:21 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: *And in case you don't believe me about the sense of responsibility that you can

Re: [Coworking] Re: Know anyone in Fayetteville, North Carolina? New coworking community here!

2014-07-11 Thread Alex Hillman
Stoked to see you next month, too :) We'll try to meet there every week at the same time, and perhaps the regularity will encourage new people to drop in. That's how Indy Hall, New Work City, and many others have gotten their start. Without that regularity, it's hard to jump start ANYTHING

Re: [Coworking] To what extent have you articulated your higher purpose?

2014-07-08 Thread Alex Hillman
://www.facebook.com/pages/BLANKSPACES/132257631339 http://www.linkedin.com/company/blankspaces?trk=top_nav_home http://vimeo.com/blankspaces http://vimeo.com/blankspaces On Jul 7, 2014, at 8:20 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Alex, would you share more info about groupbuzz

Re: [Coworking] Why I Ditched my Coworking Space

2014-07-08 Thread Alex Hillman
+1 to everything Susan said. -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 4:21 PM, Susan Dorsch su...@officenomads.com wrote: I think that she (not he - worth noting!) pinpoints a lot of elements that are worth taking note of. Over the years I've noticed that

Re: [Coworking] Re: To what extent have you articulated your higher purpose?

2014-07-07 Thread Alex Hillman
Alex, would you share more info about groupbuzz? Sure! I'll start with your questions: 1) We have a member network website (comradity.io) built on an open source custom social network platform. Is groupbuzz an open source plugin? GroupBuzz is a *hosted* tool for email discussion lists. If

Re: [Coworking] Re: To what extent have you articulated your higher purpose?

2014-07-04 Thread Alex Hillman
We've very consciously shifted our website to match our focus on the club (with a clubhouse) model, though I've been learning new ways to say it since our first couple of years:  http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2008/09/the-importance-of-a-clubhouse/ Most recently, we adjusted our membership page

Re: [Coworking] Re: To what extent have you articulated your higher purpose?

2014-07-01 Thread Alex Hillman
Hey Alex, this is such a rad post. You gave one subtle example: We are a mini-city; if something wouldn't be right for a city, it's not right for us. (And we go for a cozy fireplace feel; if something doesn't feel like a cozy fireplace, we don't do it.) I'm wondering if you can share other

Re: [Coworking] Finally got a space

2014-06-27 Thread Alex Hillman
- I want to keep the whole thing open plan and it is not big, so any suggestions on how to meet with clients? It sounds like you've got a pretty tiny space. Putting in a dedicated meeting space would mean carving out a chunk that you can pretty safely assume won't be used 100% of the time.

[Coworking] Amazing article about the impact of leadership on community

2014-06-27 Thread Alex Hillman
If you somehow haven't checked out New Worker Magazine yet, you need to. It's the best best best thing to happen to coworking in a long time. My favorite story this month (the 2nd edition) includes a story written by a member of Les Satellites, a coworking space in Nice, France.

Re: [Coworking] Re: The Lean Startup Meets Coworking

2014-06-23 Thread Alex Hillman
HotDesk has taken the posts down. -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 12:25 PM, oren.salo...@gmail.com oren.salo...@gmail.com wrote: All I see is a 404 page? On Sunday, June 22, 2014 3:53:26 PM UTC-5, Steve Glaveski wrote: Thought of opening a

Re: [Coworking] The Lean Startup Meets Coworking

2014-06-22 Thread Alex Hillman
Hi Steve, You've nearly plagarized my article here (http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2012/01/how-much-does-it-cost-to-start-a-coworking-space/), and repurposed our data to create info graphics without so much as a link to the original work or data. It looks like you did this across two articles,

Re: [Coworking] How common or useful is using QR codes in coworking?

2014-06-17 Thread Alex Hillman
Ugliness aside (which I agree), the thing I don't like about QR codes is that they generally *create* more work for people than they replace. The most useful QR codes I've seen used are in reverse from how everyone usually describes them: when the person/customer/etc has a personal QR code on a

Re: [Coworking] Need Help Naming New Coworking Space in Connecticut

2014-06-10 Thread Alex Hillman
Have you and your friend asked your community members for name ideas? -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org betterwork.co On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 9:41 AM, Jessica coworkingnewlon...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All. Thanks to a new community initiative my friend and I will be opening up the first coworking

Re: [Coworking] Re: Need Help Naming New Coworking Space in Connecticut

2014-06-10 Thread Alex Hillman
My sense of urgency to get a name is because we were picked to be in a city revitalization program which pays for space, help with marketing, and basically assists us to get off the ground. Just something to note, that feeling of urgency is just a feeling. In reality, your success won't ever

Re: [Coworking] Do you pay for speakers for lunch and learns

2014-06-09 Thread Alex Hillman
We’re working on the same kind of series and pulling from the membership to talk about things they’re interested in. This, 10x. We do a monthly Show Tell, a semi-montly Lunch Learn, and a few other related formats. In all cases, we've had WAY better response and success when the

Re: [Coworking] New coworking space in Curitiba, Brazil.

2014-06-04 Thread Alex Hillman
Where are the people? :) -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org betterwork.co On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Guto de Lima gutodel...@gmail.com wrote: Hello there! Here is our brand new coworking space!

Re: [Coworking] Re: Who's shopping for electronic door locks?

2014-06-03 Thread Alex Hillman
This list is awesome, thank you Angel! -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

Re: [Coworking] Meeting with coworkers for space improvements - any advice?

2014-06-02 Thread Alex Hillman
How many members are in your community, Kate? -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Kate Catlin k...@grandcircus.co wrote: Hi all, We've been open about 9 months and now that we're getting close to full, we see more and more of a need for a formal

Re: [Coworking] Re: Know anyone in Fayetteville, North Carolina? New coworking community here!

2014-05-27 Thread Alex Hillman
curious, notice patterns, and give people permission to participate. Thank you for your candidness and insight. AJ Kelley On Monday, May 26, 2014 3:00:39 PM UTC-4, Alex Hillman wrote: This is such a helpful share, Alicia. I'm sure that it'll resonate with a lot of people. Thank you

Re: [Coworking] Re: Know anyone in Fayetteville, North Carolina? New coworking community here!

2014-05-26 Thread Alex Hillman
This is such a helpful share, Alicia. I'm sure that it'll resonate with a lot of people. Thank you for being candid! A few thoughts on some of your bullet points: - *I think the market for coworking here is almost zilch. Technology and the way of life is very stalled here, or at least

Re: [Coworking] Temporary internet solution?

2014-05-23 Thread Alex Hillman
Where are you located, Matt? And how many people do you need to support? -- /ah indyhall.org betterwork.co On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Matt D. m...@theskillery.com wrote: Hi all. We are in need of a temporary internet solution for our space for a month, or maybe two, while our local

Re: [Coworking] Recommendations for a new Projector?

2014-05-20 Thread Alex Hillman
This is the best price/quality HDMI capable projector I've found. Dropped almost $100 since I bought it, too!  http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00511ITEM/ref=aw_wl_ov_dp_1_7?colid=21R6S0NU3T1SGcoliid=I257MPEA2WS2AP -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org betterwork.co On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 4:36 PM, James

Re: [Coworking] Industry Churn

2014-05-19 Thread Alex Hillman
See, I told you guys churn is tricky. ;) (1) The formula you provided is for calculating monthly churn. Yep, though it could be adjusted for any recurring period. (2) If I wanted to calculate annual churn, I'd use the same formula, but count cancelled customers for the entire year and

Re: [Coworking] Industry Churn

2014-05-19 Thread Alex Hillman
spaces that had much lower churn rates when inherently short-term members are included. Will On Saturday, May 17, 2014 4:01:28 PM UTC+2, Alex Hillman wrote: Since we're sharing comparing, let's make sure that we're all using the same formula! :) I've seen tons of ways to count churn, some way

Re: [Coworking] Industry Churn

2014-05-19 Thread Alex Hillman
formula that takes non-subscription charges into account for your churn? Possibly, but it would be far more effective to find a metric that is more relevant to that that part of the business.  -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org betterwork.co On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 10:41 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes

Re: [Coworking] Industry Churn

2014-05-17 Thread Alex Hillman
Since we're sharing comparing, let's make sure that we're all using the same formula! :)  I've seen tons of ways to count churn, some way more complex (and arguably more accurate) but very difficult to keep up to date.  Here's the one we use.  (Cancelled Customers ÷ Previous Month's

Re: [Coworking] Industry Churn

2014-05-16 Thread Alex Hillman
I haven't been able to get any quality industry statistics, mostly because people aren't tracking figures or aren't willing to share them.  We fell into the former category until recently, but I can happily report that ours is between 2% and 5% :) -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org betterwork.co

Re: [Coworking] understanding the coworking customers

2014-05-12 Thread Alex Hillman
This is very cool, Katherine! It sounds like you're somewhere between relief (somebody is finally listening!) and panic (omg what if this is our only shot?!). A few things to keep in mind: * Don't mistake the quickness of their meeting scheduling with their quickness in...well, in any other

Re: [Coworking] Green friendly Printer/Copy vendors/policies

2014-05-08 Thread Alex Hillman
+1 on paper towels being a much larger expense than printing in our community.  Even at 300 members, we go through a toner cartridge once a month, but it varies from space to space, though. I know of spaces that go through a more than one cartridge per week.  Also, I've learned that when you

Re: [Coworking] Introduction: Jorge Vargas from coworking.do

2014-05-07 Thread Alex Hillman
Jorge, it was awesome to meet you and Luz in Kansas City! Looking forward to more from you guys :) -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 8:22 PM, Jorge Vargas jo...@coworking.do wrote: Hi, I realized I joined but didn't introduce myself. I'm rather

Re: [Coworking] Test the creativity of the users

2014-04-29 Thread Alex Hillman
I think you'll find some useful resources in this research project we did a few years ago: http://www.scribd.com/doc/60102928/IndyViews -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 11:32 AM, Romain Beugnies romainbeugn...@gmail.comwrote: Hi dear coworkers,

Re: [Coworking] Referral program within the coworking community

2014-04-24 Thread Alex Hillman
Be careful of extrinsic motivators like referral programs. Over the long term, they erode the sense of value that someone gets.  Take a look at the cookie case study at the bottom of this post:  http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2012/12/how-do-you-know-if-your-community-is-leaking/ -Alex --

Re: [Coworking] Referral program within the coworking community

2014-04-24 Thread Alex Hillman
a bit more challenging to bring in outside people no matter who the speaker is that month. On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 10:56 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Be careful of extrinsic motivators like referral programs. Over the long term, they erode the sense of value

Re: [Coworking] 5th Anniversary for The Creative Space

2014-04-23 Thread Alex Hillman
Happy birthday :) -- /ah indyhall.org betterwork.co On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 7:10 PM, Chad Ballantyne c...@thecreativespace.ca wrote: We turn 5 tomorrow! 3 moves, 2 different buildings, now in 6200sf, 40 members so far, covering rent! Chad Ballantyne 705.812.0689 c...@thecreativespace.ca

Re: [Coworking] Budgeting for a Co Work Space

2014-04-21 Thread Alex Hillman
The links Chad was referring to: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2012/01/how-much-does-it-cost-to-start-a-coworking-space/ And this related: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2011/09/how-to-fund-your-coworking-space/ -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org betterwork.co On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 6:55

Re: [Coworking] Re: two of the best articles about coworking I've read in months

2014-04-16 Thread Alex Hillman
Funny, I read Craig's post and thought...isn't that what I just said? And then I realized that I had a draft stuck in my outbox that said almost 100% of what Craig just wrote. So I'm glad it's not just me :) -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 1:10

Re: [Coworking] Re: two of the best articles about coworking I've read in months

2014-04-14 Thread Alex Hillman
Moe, I'm don't understand you question :) -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org betterwork.co On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 9:14 AM, moe khader moekhad...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Alex i am working in a co-working space and i need to be member to ask a few questions and to take suggestions so how we

Re: [Coworking] Re: two of the best articles about coworking I've read in months

2014-04-14 Thread Alex Hillman
khader moekhad...@gmail.com wrote: i want to post in the group not only reply on massages so i guess i should become a member right On Thursday, April 10, 2014 3:04:08 AM UTC+3, Alex Hillman wrote: Both happen to be based around interviews with Tony from NWC, but independently VERY

[Coworking] two of the best articles about coworking I've read in months

2014-04-09 Thread Alex Hillman
Both happen to be based around interviews with Tony from NWC, but independently VERY well editorialized, with a strong narrative around the stuff that separates the wheat from the chaff. http://www.shareable.net/blog/coworking-is-awesome-lets-keep-it-that-way

Re: [Coworking] Business Insurance

2014-04-04 Thread Alex Hillman
Hey Rick, Search this group for previous posts from me about Preston Patterson Co, a Philly based broker who does work in many US markets and has been helping Coworking spaces like Indy Hall for 8 years.  They get it, they're great.  Ask for Diane Cheezum. -Alex -- /ah

Re: [Coworking] Water boiler recommendations

2014-04-04 Thread Alex Hillman
Yep, our coffee maker (and water cooler) are both wired into a water line. More here: http://www.quora.com/Coworking/Whats-the-best-way-of-providing-coffee-in-my-new-coworking-space We rent a higher-end water cooler from a local company (they do the maintenance for us), but you can get more

[Coworking] Who's tracking their membership churn?

2014-04-01 Thread Alex Hillman
As the business aphorism goes, it's a lot easier to keep an existing customer than it is to get a new one. I know there are a variety of systems out there that people are using, I'm wondering if anyone is actively keeping track of things like churn and member lifetime value? I know that most

Re: [Coworking] New memberships?

2014-03-20 Thread Alex Hillman
Michaela, Check out my post on the Coworking core value of accessibility:  http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2011/08/coworking-core-values-2-of-5-accessibility/ In short, if I myself or a committee had acted on my instincts not to let some people in, we'd have missed out on some really great

Re: [Coworking] Re: Open Source Business Plan for Coworking Space

2014-03-12 Thread Alex Hillman
James, this is really cool and has some great suggestions/models in it. Thanks for sharing! -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Luca Ruggeri luca.rugg...@gmail.comwrote: Thank to you!! I'll feedback you as soon as i can, regards Luca On 12

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking saved my life. Hyperbole? Not in this case...

2014-03-11 Thread Alex Hillman
Great idea - done! -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Susan Dorsch su...@officenomads.comwrote: Alex be sure to add this awesome story to the Member Storieshttp://wiki.coworking.com/w/page/65062137/Coworkers%20storiespage on the wiki - I

[Coworking] Coworking saved my life. Hyperbole? Not in this case...

2014-03-06 Thread Alex Hillman
One of our members just published this photo-essay that got us a little misty-eyed over here at Indy Hall... I thought the folks in this community would appreciate this perspective from a coworking space *member,* which isn't seen as often on this list:

Re: [Coworking] Vermont Request - State Incentives

2014-02-25 Thread Alex Hillman
when you are just trying to get by and keep the doors open... Cindi Abribat Partner T.E.A.Factory Co the art of work is a work of art... Create, Community, Collaborate 610-223-5569 On Feb 14, 2014, at 9:14 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Can you cite an example

Re: [Coworking] Starting a coworking business

2014-02-20 Thread Alex Hillman
More on what Rachel said here: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2011/09/how-to-fund-your-coworking-space/ It looks like it's about funding (and in a way, it is) but it's really about focusing on this early community with buy in. Pay special attention to the two options for the steps you could

Re: [Coworking] It's all in a name. Or is it?

2014-02-20 Thread Alex Hillman
There is also the distinct possibility I am overthinking this. This. :) If you had hundreds of people who knew about what you were doing and you suddenly changed the name, this *might* be a bigger deal. But as you've said, you don't, so I think you're putting the cart before the horse, big

Re: [Coworking] Re: Solution for lots of people streaming music

2014-02-19 Thread Alex Hillman
At New Work City, we found that the upstream bandwidth on our TWC cable modem was being maxed out at times, and that was causing problems for everybody on the downstream side. FWIW, this is identical to the problems that we had with Comcast. Took us FOREVER to diagnose though! -- /ah

Re: [Coworking] Growing our coworking space

2014-02-19 Thread Alex Hillman
I've been following this group thread and see that everyone is totally immersed in the coworking world and running successful, member-filled spaces. I wish this were true across the board. I work with spaces around the world every week that continue to struggle. One of the weaknesses of this

Re: [Coworking] Solution for lots of people streaming music

2014-02-17 Thread Alex Hillman
Quotas and bandwidth limiters are tricky to implement correctly, and in my experience end up generating even more issues than they solve. Music streaming itself is *usually* pretty low-impact - even at higher quality streams like 192kbps, it takes a LOT of streams to really add up to something

Re: [Coworking] Call Volume in a Coworking Space

2014-02-17 Thread Alex Hillman
How does this member interact with other people? How well does he know the people he's bothering? -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 5:31 PM, oren.salo...@gmail.com oren.salo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there everyone, I know this is a topic that's

Re: [Coworking] Call Volume in a Coworking Space

2014-02-17 Thread Alex Hillman
monitor setup than inconveniencing someone. On Monday, February 17, 2014 4:38:12 PM UTC-6, Alex Hillman wrote: How does this member interact with other people? How well does he know the people he's bothering? -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, Feb 17

Re: [Coworking] Vermont Request - State Incentives

2014-02-14 Thread Alex Hillman
, 2014 4:48:53 PM UTC, Alex Hillman wrote: So channeling a bit of JFK, my answer to the state level support (and even city level support) is Ask not what your state can do for you, but what you can do for your state. Here's the thing: cities and states are used to being the provider

Re: [Coworking] Vermont Request - State Incentives

2014-02-13 Thread Alex Hillman
So channeling a bit of JFK, my answer to the state level support (and even city level support) is Ask not what your state can do for you, but what you can do for your state. Here's the thing: cities and states are used to being the provider of incentives and support. Coworking allows for a

Re: [Coworking] A member's company sent me a 1099 for membership fees paid

2014-02-13 Thread Alex Hillman
This is generally a mistake in an otherwise confused billing department...unless they paid with a check, in which case it's still a little bit weird. In the case of collecting money electronically, your payment processor (Paypal, Stripe, Auth.net, etc) will issue the 1099 that you need to file.

Re: [Coworking] Re: Strategies for showing which members are on-site on a given day?

2014-02-10 Thread Alex Hillman
://www.twitter.com/EnginroomHQ On Monday, February 10, 2014, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Those UniFi AP's look pretty great, but are surprisingly cheap to me compared to the other enterprise options I've tested. It says up to 100 concurrent connections in the traffic

Re: [Coworking] Re: Strategies for showing which members are on-site on a given day?

2014-02-10 Thread Alex Hillman
On 10 February 2014 17:32, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks Kyle! Do you (or does anyone else on the list) know about a specific place where these APs are in production with 100+ devices connected? One of the things that we learned to account for is that 100 members usually

Re: [Coworking] The Existential Anxiety of Freelancing

2014-02-09 Thread Alex Hillman
This is rad, thanks for sharing Steve. It's worth pointing out that this aligns well with what Dan Pink outlineshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJcas the three key components of the new operating system that supports creative work forces: autonomy, mastery, and purpose. *Autonomy - The

Re: [Coworking] Re: Private Office and Coworking Help Needed

2014-02-08 Thread Alex Hillman
*So anyway, anyone who is working at Cohere with any regularity is a full fledged member no matter what.* This is the key, in my experience. Without this consistency, it opens the door for the renter mentality creep in. When we have members who bring on additional team members, we find that we

Re: [Coworking] Re: Strategies for showing which members are on-site on a given day?

2014-02-08 Thread Alex Hillman
Hey Angel, how consistently do people use this form? Any tips? We've played with something like this and found that it's really, really hard to help people create this habit. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski

[Coworking] How to organize events that actually build community (instead of just taking a bunch of time and effort)

2014-02-04 Thread Alex Hillman
Every time somebody asks this list how should I start building the community for my coworking space?, the answers that roll in are all about events. And events are definitely a foundation element of community building. But not every event pays off. In fact, a lot of events don't do a damn thing

Re: [Coworking] Coworking Space Provider looking for system that tracks attendance for our office hours

2014-01-31 Thread Alex Hillman
http://schedulething.com is pretty simple but gets the job done http://www.scheduleonce.com is way more powerful and complex http://www.signupgenius.com is a little on the ugly side, but works REALLY well. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 4:39

Re: [Coworking] Re: What does coworking has in common with the craft brewing movement?

2014-01-30 Thread Alex Hillman
Hey Jason - I'm overdue for an update on where our cohousing experiment - it's been a very interesting couple of years :) I'll share the update here soon! -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Jason Juliano jjuliano...@gmail.comwrote: Love

Re: [Coworking] Strategies for showing which members are on-site on a given day?

2014-01-30 Thread Alex Hillman
I've found that the faces on the people who are in the space are the best way to see who's in the space. ;) -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Eli Malinsky e...@socialinnovation.orgwrote: Hey all Wonder if anyone has novel ways of

Re: [Coworking] Re: What does coworking has in common with the craft brewing movement?

2014-01-27 Thread Alex Hillman
the competition. On Friday, January 17, 2014 3:21:55 PM UTC-6, Alex Hillman wrote: The founder of one of my favorite breweries, Dogfish Head, did this awesome video about his philosophy about collaboration and it reminded me a lot of this community: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bws2R7Jq7Uo

Re: [Coworking] Re: What does coworking has in common with the craft brewing movement?

2014-01-25 Thread Alex Hillman
The top competition for coworking spaces isn't other coworking spaces. The top competition for coworking spaces are: 1) Lack of awareness 2) Complacency In every city on the planet, there are more people who don't know about coworking than there are people who are familiar with it *and* seeking

[Coworking] What does coworking has in common with the craft brewing movement?

2014-01-17 Thread Alex Hillman
The founder of one of my favorite breweries, Dogfish Head, did this awesome video about his philosophy about collaboration and it reminded me a lot of this community: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bws2R7Jq7Uo Enjoy, have a great weekend! -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia

Re: [Coworking] Cohousing and Coworking

2014-01-10 Thread Alex Hillman
Thanks for the mention, Chad! It's worth mentioning that although the K'House website looks abandoned (and it is), the project absolutely is still alive. In fact, I'll be moving into one of our houses next weekend. The short version of the story is this: after about 12 months of community

Re: [Coworking] Any tips on how to find discounted furniture / showpieces?

2014-01-10 Thread Alex Hillman
Check out any local salvage yards. They're often full of really cool stuff. I'm often surprised at what shows up on craigslist, too. Set up some searches with RSS feeds, you'll find gems! -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 5:32 PM, Farhan Abbasi

[Coworking] Did you start a successful rural or suburban coworking space (or are you a member at one)? This Quora question is looking for examples!

2014-01-06 Thread Alex Hillman
of topics, and the coworking QA section is pretty vast (once you get past all of the where's the best/cheapest/coolest place to cowork in city X). I've answered quite a few questions about coworking there already: http://www.quora.com/Alex-Hillman/answers HAPPY NEW YEAR :) -Alex -- Visit this forum

Re: [Coworking] Re: Jelly Flyers?

2013-12-22 Thread Alex Hillman
+1, excellent advice.  -- /ah indyhall.org betterwork.co On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 4:43 PM, Steve Bercy st...@bercy.biz wrote: Hi Merrie, I launched the Martinique Workatjelly Coworkinghttp://www.martiniqueworkatjelly.com in Martinique one year ago and the community is still growing. We

[Coworking] A way to get free books for your library from O'Reilly

2013-12-16 Thread Alex Hillman
I'm doing a little bit of work with the team at O'Reilly Publishing (one of the biggest tech publishers in the world) and they just told me about their User Group promotions offer, and that Coworking spaces would definitely qualify. If you run a user group, Meetup, professional association, or

Re: [Coworking] Re: research project on coworking spaces in canada

2013-12-04 Thread Alex Hillman
This rocks, Rachel. Thank you for sharing!  Do you think that you'll publish the raw data, too? -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org betterwork.co On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Eli Malinsky e...@socialinnovation.org wrote: Amazing, Rachel! Thank you for your leadership - this is really

Re: [Coworking] Re: Open-plan offices were devised by Satan in the deepest caverns of hell - Oliver Burkeman, The Guardian

2013-11-25 Thread Alex Hillman
maybe we should expect open-plan offices to struggle in comparison for some time, moving down in fitness before they can move back up to a new local optima that might be much fitter overall. I wonder how much this is a standard issue with cultural change from some long-standing tradition. I

Re: [Coworking] Know anyone in Fayetteville, North Carolina? New coworking community here!

2013-11-23 Thread Alex Hillman
Hey Alicia! This is awesome, thanks for sharing :) Is it Rasa who's jamming out with you?  -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org betterwork.co On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 1:23 PM, Alicia Hurst aliciainbrook...@gmail.com wrote: I wanted to post a link to the local coworking group I started in

Re: [Coworking] Open-plan offices were devised by Satan in the deepest caverns of hell - Oliver Burkeman, The Guardian

2013-11-21 Thread Alex Hillman
1) if you're good for everyone, you're great for no-one.  2) earlier this year, noise levels came up as an opportunity for improving Indy Hall during one of our own internal research projects.  Curious for more details, I followed up with a subsequent line of questions: where so you

Re: [Coworking] Idea Phase Market Research

2013-11-19 Thread Alex Hillman
Hey Susan, I had this queued up to finish up while I was on the road and totally forgot as it fell to the bottom of the pile...so here we go! Here's the deal - there's nothing *wrong* with asking for a financial commitment, but here's something to consider: you're goal right now should be

Re: [Coworking] Idea Phase Market Research

2013-11-19 Thread Alex Hillman
up Smart *From:* coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:coworking@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Alex Hillman *Sent:* Wednesday, 20 November 2013 3:59 AM *To:* coworking@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: [Coworking] Idea Phase Market Research Hey Susan, I had this queued up to finish up

Re: [Coworking] Idea Phase Market Research

2013-11-06 Thread Alex Hillman
Not market research, but community building. It serves both purposes and solves countless other problems at the same time: from location selection to financing and more.  Here are a bunch of resources and recommended reading on the topic that I've compiled over the years and share most

Re: [Coworking] Ideas for Facilitating Coworker Mingling?

2013-10-24 Thread Alex Hillman
It sounds to me like your tenants came to rent a cheap office, not to participate in a community. This is hard to combat after the fact, but it's also a very common issue when a Coworking space is opened before a community is built.  Also, odds are that if you're thinking of them as

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