Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking ID cards?

2012-10-30 Thread Alex Hillman
I love this idea. So simple. -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Jacob Sayles wrote: They are paper sheets with the gangplank logo on them. They use restaurant happy-hour card

Re: [Coworking] Joining the international coworking movement

2012-10-30 Thread Alex Hillman
Jon, I love the perspective you're bringing from your continent. Thank you! Have you connected with the folks at iHub in Nairobi yet? If not I'd love to connect you. We've written about African Coworking a number of times in CoworkingWeekly.com, I hope you'd be willing to share any great

Re: [Coworking] Re: Pricing and Plans

2012-10-30 Thread Alex Hillman
Justin's points (!!!) about going bespoke are important, but I think need a bit of clarity: 1) As has already been said before, choose pricing that is based on YOUR members' participation levels, and be prepared to adjust as you learn them better over time. 2) Choose pricing that can be

Re: [Coworking] Re: Pricing and Plans

2012-10-30 Thread Alex Hillman
especially about recurring income v one off transactions . point taken about the () Apologies. Justin Sent from my iPhone On 30 Oct 2012, at 20:07, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com (mailto:dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com) wrote: Justin's points (!!!) about going

Re: [Coworking] Classes at co-working spaces?

2012-10-30 Thread Alex Hillman
Hey Andy, Your answers will vary dramatically from space to space - every community has a different hungry for learning, teaching, and what they wish to learn and teach. Some spaces have regular learning opportunities as a critical part of their business model, while others approach

Re: [Coworking] Pricing and Plans

2012-10-29 Thread Alex Hillman
You're a similar size to us when we started. How does this map against your projected membership at each level? Have you done any research into your prospective community to see how popular you can estimate each plan to be? Also, where are you located? Finally, re Pricing in general, grab

Re: [Coworking] Re: Pricing and Plans

2012-10-29 Thread Alex Hillman
Great stuff Melissa. Good luck, and thanks for the storm-faring wishes. :) -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia Got Community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org On Oct 30, 2012, at 12:00 AM, Melissa Saubers msaub...@gmail.com wrote: Ryan, Alex and Glen- Thank you for the

Re: [Coworking] I'm coming to GCUC 2013!!! Are you?!?!?

2012-10-28 Thread Alex Hillman
It's only my hotel if something goes wrong ;) -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org On Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 9:20 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: I like that we're calling it Alex's Hotel. ;) On Saturday, October 27,

Re: [Coworking] I'm coming to GCUC 2013!!! Are you?!?!?

2012-10-28 Thread Alex Hillman
Regards, Jenny Poon | eeko studio CO+HOOTS creator On Oct 28, 2012, at 8:39 AM, Sam Rosen s...@onedesigncompany.com (mailto:s...@onedesigncompany.com) wrote: That's the best kind of hotel. On Oct 28, 2012, at 10:34 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com

Re: [Coworking] Re: Let's fix the stupid job crisis ourselves

2012-10-25 Thread Alex Hillman
They have to pay the rent and worry about filling their desks, connecting the wifi and selling coffee. Delegation, baby. Delegation. If you're more than a year into running your coworking space and you're still the only person doing these things (I'm not just talking about hired staff),

Re: [Coworking] Re: Let's fix the stupid job crisis ourselves

2012-10-25 Thread Alex Hillman
! Let's keep the conversation rolling :) On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com (mailto:dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com) wrote: They have to pay the rent and worry about filling their desks, connecting the wifi and selling coffee

Re: [Coworking] Clark Kent Goes Freelance

2012-10-25 Thread Alex Hillman
And with that post, Steve King wins all of the available awesome points for the google group today. Unfortunately there were not many left after Glen Ferguson's tear-jerker earlier. Seriously, this is awesome. Adam just headed over to the local comic book store to buy a copy for Indy Hall's

Re: [Coworking] Why do you love Coworking? Share your Coworking story on GoodCoworking

2012-10-24 Thread Alex Hillman
THIS is the coworking directory that I've been waiting for. All about the people and their stories. SO EXCITED. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Tony Bacigalupo wrote:

Re: [Coworking] What is coworking? Promo video

2012-10-24 Thread Alex Hillman
Brilliant. If you send me the info I need off list, I can set up a videos.coworking.com record to point to this blog. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 6:36 PM, Skid Vis wrote:

[Coworking] Re: a real cowork in Salt Lake City

2012-10-23 Thread Alex Hillman
Hey gang, Sorry, a couple of these kinds of announcements have slipped through recently. Normally we try to catch them and encourage people to add to the conversation instead of just using this list as an announcement broadcast. I'll catch up with the new additions to our moderation team to

[Coworking] Welcome Craig and Joel to the moderation team!

2012-10-23 Thread Alex Hillman
Hey Coworking Google Group! This list has a reputation for being one of the best places to converse and share ideas and lessons around coworking, and for being a helpful forum for people who are working to improve the world of coworking. It's an open forum, which means anybody can join and

Re: [Coworking] A VC backed work space isn't something I fear.

2012-10-23 Thread Alex Hillman
Amen, and well said. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking wrote: This week the massive 30,000 sf.Galvanized Space opened in Denver with

Re: [Coworking] Re: Organizing a Pre-GCUC Retreat + Group Accommodations

2012-10-22 Thread Alex Hillman
Super-quick update from the mobile: 1) the hotel is booked 2) it's going to be awesome More details about price per room, etc, shortly. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia Got Community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org On Oct 21, 2012, at 10:55 PM, Sam Rosen

Re: [Coworking] What is coworking? Promo video

2012-10-22 Thread Alex Hillman
We should do a videos.coworking.com page! Anybody want to mock something up? -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org On Monday, October 22, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Skid Vis wrote: Good luck! I can't wait to see what you guys come up

Re: [Coworking] Why Coworking Has Not Taken Hold in Dallas

2012-10-19 Thread Alex Hillman
I'd also argue that focusing on startups is a part of you problem, far greater than things like cost. Startups are definitively a transient, and I've noticed that people struggle to differentiate from one startup-space to the next. Almost every space other than Indy Hall in Philadelphia is

Re: [Coworking] Thank you, Coworking: Small Biz of the Year

2012-10-19 Thread Alex Hillman
Huzzah, that's awesome! Congratulations. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org On Friday, October 19, 2012 at 3:57 PM, lars hasselblad torres wrote: hey thanks to all the great insight and support you give, Local 64 was

Re: [Coworking] Re: Organizing a Pre-GCUC Retreat + Group Accommodations

2012-10-16 Thread Alex Hillman
seeing this, how was the response? Fabrizio On Monday, October 15, 2012 10:24:50 AM UTC-4, Alex Hillman wrote: Hey Y'all. It's still early, but GCUC (http://www.austingcuc.com/2013/) is really only 5 months away. I'm thinking about renting out the swanky hotel in South

Re: [Coworking] Coworking Passports

2012-10-15 Thread Alex Hillman
Hey Lars! Are you doing something different/separate from this? http://wiki.coworking.com/w/page/16583744/CoworkingVisa Jump on board, lots of spaces around the world participating! -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org

[Coworking] Organizing a Pre-GCUC Retreat + Group Accommodations

2012-10-15 Thread Alex Hillman
Hey Y'all. It's still early, but GCUC (http://www.austingcuc.com/2013/) is really only 5 months away. I'm thinking about renting out the swanky hotel in South Austin that I rented last year for the 4 nights leading up to SXSW, including GCUC. That's March 3rd - March 7th. My thought is to

Re: [Coworking] Re: What percentage of your membership is made up by women?

2012-10-14 Thread Alex Hillman
That's an awesome infographic. Thanks for sharing! -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org On Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 10:38 AM, lhtorres wrote: At Local64 in Vermont we're running at nearly 50:50. I've attached an

Re: [Coworking] Coworking inspires private company to change their space

2012-10-14 Thread Alex Hillman
The video is cheese-tastic, but this is so great to see successfully in action. The fact that Mithra called out that the colors were selected by the team members is huge. Things like that make such a big difference in how the people in the environment connect with it. So cool. Ashok (and

Re: [Coworking] Re: What Grownups Want From Coworking

2012-10-13 Thread Alex Hillman
community. We offer many of the top preferences of these grown-ups. Perhaps we should put more emphasis there. Not sure Alex Hillman would agree. Appreciate your thoughts. Best regards, Victor Mataraso Founder/President Laptop Lounge On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 8:19:32 AM UTC-7, Steve

Re: [Coworking] Re: What Grownups Want From Coworking

2012-10-13 Thread Alex Hillman
, and be in touch with your potential members. What you provide is based on what they need, not what you want them to need. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org On Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Alex Hillman wrote

Re: [Coworking] Re: is any one operating a paid coworking and also running Jelly events?

2012-10-11 Thread Alex Hillman
Social/community minded people are broke simply isn't true. It sounds like your theory starts on data that's incomplete. One of my favorite business lessons is you can change the product or you can change the customer. There are tons of antisocial broke people, too :) Be careful with

Re: [Coworking] Serendipity, Weak Ties and Collisions

2012-10-11 Thread Alex Hillman
Someone just pointed out Brad Feld's Boulder Thesis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=3vVX9TmaU18#) to me this morning and I was pleasantly surprised to find how much of it is in line with what we've built the Masterclass's patterns around. This isn't just for startup

Re: [Coworking] What Grownups Want From Coworking

2012-10-10 Thread Alex Hillman
different for folks early in the careers, but I expect the numbers in the cited study reflect that folks who are further along already have their networks. Alex Hillman wrote: I've got a professional community and a network of co-workers. BINGO! YOU have that. But there's a LOT of people

Re: [Coworking] What Grownups Want From Coworking

2012-10-09 Thread Alex Hillman
Of course. They work in corporations where they have coworkers. That's not necessarily what we think of as community, but it fulfills the lower-end of the Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. People won't prioritize missing something that they don't realize is missing. I also find it curious that

Re: [Coworking] What Grownups Want From Coworking

2012-10-09 Thread Alex Hillman
I've got a professional community and a network of co-workers. BINGO! YOU have that. But there's a LOT of people who don't have this, regardless of their age. And that population is growing, again, regardless of age. Facilities rentals isn't going anywhere. Coworking is less about where we

Re: [Coworking] Re: is any one operating a paid coworking and also running Jelly events?

2012-10-09 Thread Alex Hillman
Jellys are awesome for introducing people to coworking but, as Jon suggests, the conversion rate from free-paid coworking is a bit of a challenge, ESPECIALLY when there's not really a difference between the two experiences. When coworking from your space is free one day and paid the next and

[Coworking] Compiling a recommended reading (and watching) list

2012-10-08 Thread Alex Hillman
After 1000+ posts to this group, over 100 blog posts essays of my own about coworking alone, and 34 editions of Coworking Weekly (http://coworkingweekly.com), I've built up a HELLUVA massive library of stuff to guide, teach, and inspire coworking spaces their leaders. Truth be told, I refer

Re: [Coworking] Re: is coworking childcare a viable business model?

2012-10-07 Thread Alex Hillman
I'll toss out another couple of points/ideas/questions based on what I've learned from discussions with people who are really into this variation of coworking. Important caveat: I'm speaking WAY out of turn because I don't have kids. :) Also, I admittedly haven't really spent ANY time in the

Re: [Coworking] Launching Well (Not Screwing Up)!

2012-10-03 Thread Alex Hillman
Dirk's answers kick ass. Heed them well. Also, it sounds like you're launching a space with some uncertainty of who you're launching it for other than a vague answer of startups. One common mistake I've seen in this case of having space but not people is shopping while hungry.

Re: [Coworking] Launching Well (Not Screwing Up)!

2012-10-03 Thread Alex Hillman
(previous one was in between the valley and austin). We have an idea and we have the vision. i'm now looking at logistics. great response! On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com (mailto:dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com) wrote: Dirk's answers kick ass

[Coworking] There's Never Only One Community

2012-10-03 Thread Alex Hillman
The discussion the other day about subdividing the google group (see here:https://groups.google.com/d/topic/coworking/JjLgygNq0ME/discussion) and Coworking Associations had me thinking more about the models of graceful fragmentation and the positive ways to approach this. I wrote a post about

Re: [Coworking] Re: Global Workspace Association

2012-10-02 Thread Alex Hillman
I've said it before in this thread but I'll say it again: If you haven't already, consider reading http://www.amazon.com/The-Starfish-Spider-Unstoppable-Organizations/dp/1591841437 Especially to succeed globally, where culture and language varies so widely, there are many legs to the

Re: [Coworking] Re: Global Workspace Association

2012-10-02 Thread Alex Hillman
I love what Anni has done with the continental Coworking groups on Facebook and that she's taken the reigns. Part of my vision for http://discuss.coworking.com is a similar effort for longform discussion, where we can fake sub-forums. I can add additional google groups to the nav easily, so

Re: [Coworking] Re: Global Workspace Association

2012-10-02 Thread Alex Hillman
at 11:52 AM, Anni Roolf wrote: @Alex: Do you mean continental country groups for the mailing list? I would support it. Could be a strong accelerator. I'm interested to include not only the classical coworking regions. Am 02.10.2012 17:37, schrieb Alex Hillman: I love what Anni has

Re: [Coworking] Re: Global Workspace Association

2012-10-02 Thread Alex Hillman
? What else? -Anni Am 02.10.2012 17:57, schrieb Alex Hillman: Yes - basically create coworking-europe, coworking-africa, coworking-northamerica, etc groups. They'd each have their own subscriber base and their own moderators. It's a LITTLE clunky because you'd have to manage

[Coworking] A Particularly Messy Coworking Space Closing

2012-10-02 Thread Alex Hillman
Someone on Twitter pointed me to this today: -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia building a community? http://masterclass.indyhall.org -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com

[Coworking] Re: A Particularly Messy Coworking Space Closing

2012-10-02 Thread Alex Hillman
to share here because I thought it was a particularly good example of why simple sustainable solutions are so important. -Alex On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 3:48:44 PM UTC-4, Alex Hillman wrote: Someone on Twitter pointed me to this today: -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia

Re: [Coworking] Re: A Particularly Messy Coworking Space Closing

2012-10-02 Thread Alex Hillman
that greatly limits what we can say. However, I think the links that Alex posted do a good job of communicating the issues. Don't let our mistakes become yours. On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 2:52:11 PM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote: Ham-fistedly hit send early. :) http://newsok.com/downtown

Re: [Coworking] Re: Global Workspace Association

2012-10-01 Thread Alex Hillman
Duplication is going to happen regardless, it's unavoidable. The alternative is constant stalemate due to disagreements. That's why there's no one entity that makes sense. So long as people are still communicating and sharing, plenty will be captured and accomplished! -Alex -- /ah

Re: [Coworking] Re: Making the Google Group Even Better

2012-10-01 Thread Alex Hillman
already there. I was recently having this same discussion with someone about there being a need to do this. So well done and thanks Alex. Regards, Alec On 27 September 2012 20:23, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com (mailto:dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com) wrote: I love the idea

Re: [Coworking] Re: Global Workspace Association

2012-09-28 Thread Alex Hillman
I think the point is that there won't be one association. There will probably be a few, as we've already seen emerge, LEXC being one of them. Along those lines, and the point I think you were making originally, is that whatever successful association(s) emerge are likely reflect coworking

[Coworking] In front of a room of corporate leaders...

2012-09-28 Thread Alex Hillman
Yesterday afternoon, Liz Elam, Tony Bacigalupo, and myself got to share some of our perspectives on coworking, where it's coming from, why it's different, and how it's impacting entrepreneurship education at a pretty awesome conference at the US Chamber of Commerce.

Re: [Coworking] In front of a room of corporate leaders...

2012-09-28 Thread Alex Hillman
On 2012-9-28, at 下午10:18, Alex Hillman wrote: Yesterday afternoon, Liz Elam, Tony Bacigalupo, and myself got to share some of our perspectives on coworking, where it's coming from, why it's different, and how it's impacting entrepreneurship education at a pretty awesome

[Coworking] Making the Google Group Even Better

2012-09-27 Thread Alex Hillman
This Google Group has been and continues to be one of the most valuable resources for coworking discovery, learning, sharing, and discussion. As Coworking pushes beyond the fringes and enters the dialogue of more and more people, though, the format can become challenging to enter and access.

Re: [Coworking] Re: Making the Google Group Even Better

2012-09-27 Thread Alex Hillman
area. Joel On Thursday, September 27, 2012 10:26:00 AM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote: This Google Group has been and continues to be one of the most valuable resources for coworking discovery, learning, sharing, and discussion. As Coworking pushes beyond the fringes

Re: [Coworking] Presentation - I Believe in Coworking, and So Do You.

2012-09-25 Thread Alex Hillman
On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 6:23 AM, Cyryl Kwaśniewski wrote: W dniu wtorek, 25 wrze¶nia 2012 03:24:08 UTC+2 u¿ytkownik Alex Hillman napisa³: I loved this, was worth the struggle to hear :) One thing you might think about tweaking is to invite people to also believe in coworking, rather

Re: [Coworking] Presentation - I Believe in Coworking, and So Do You.

2012-09-25 Thread Alex Hillman
Cyryl - something that might help is a tactic I've seen one of our community members use. When someone tells him an idea, he says, Oh man, that's REALLY great! You should do that! And you should talk to so-and-so about it. When are you going to do that? Maybe not all at the same time, but

Re: [Coworking] Presentation - I Believe in Coworking, and So Do You.

2012-09-24 Thread Alex Hillman
I loved this, was worth the struggle to hear :) One thing you might think about tweaking is to invite people to also believe in coworking, rather than tell them to. You buy the jelly beans, I'll eat them. This is one of the best illustrations of how people misunderstand collaboration

Re: [Coworking] My morbid curiosity with Coworking Space Closings

2012-09-19 Thread Alex Hillman
. On 18 September 2012 22:46, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com (mailto:dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com) wrote: Thanks Chris. Great idea on opening up the closure dates to the future. I don't expect to close the form so we can continue to collect data over time. I've removed

Re: [Coworking] Seat to Membership Ratio

2012-09-19 Thread Alex Hillman
James, It really depends on the community's membership. Some groups are just going to be more tolerant to density than others. While there's no single answer, I can give you reference, we're able to achieve ~4:1 person:desk ratio without collisions of flexible members, who make up over 75%

[Coworking] My morbid curiosity with Coworking Space Closings

2012-09-18 Thread Alex Hillman
I'm sure I'm not the only person on this group who has google alerts set up for the words coworking and, sigh, co-working. Between the number of new space announcements that show up in those alerts, Deskmag's reporting on coworking growth trends, and many amazing success stories that we've

Re: [Coworking] My morbid curiosity with Coworking Space Closings

2012-09-18 Thread Alex Hillman
On Sep 18, 2012, at 10:14 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com (mailto:dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com) wrote: I'm sure I'm not the only person on this group who has google alerts set up for the words coworking and, sigh, co-working. Between the number of new space announcements

Re: [Coworking] Re: Single Question on Coworking Space Design

2012-09-16 Thread Alex Hillman
This is a good time to bring up that I've realized that my Masterclass sales announcements haven't been a good case of leading by example, and as a result you won't be seeing me post that kind of thing to the list anymore. A longer note about that is coming soon - in the mean time, to anybody

Re: [Coworking] Re: Single Question on Coworking Space Design

2012-09-16 Thread Alex Hillman
! Kat, Passionate Space Owner CoBiz Coworking Space ~ Las Vegas On Sunday, September 16, 2012 6:50:08 AM UTC-7, Alex Hillman wrote: This is a good time to bring up that I've realized that my Masterclass sales announcements haven't been a good case of leading by example, and as a result you

Re: [Coworking] Re: Single Question on Coworking Space Design

2012-09-16 Thread Alex Hillman
Thanks Shane. -Alex On Sunday, September 16, 2012 12:07:10 PM UTC-4, Shane wrote: Good on you. Shane Sent from my iPhone On Sep 16, 2012, at 7:49 PM, Alex Hillman dangerous...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: This is a good time to bring up that I've realized that my Masterclass sales

Re: [Coworking] Re: Single Question on Coworking Space Design

2012-09-16 Thread Alex Hillman
Thanks gang, means a lot to me :) - -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 9:18 PM, Liu Yan wrote: Alex, you have my full mental support across the ocean (and the continent)... Liu Yan On 2012-9-17, at 上午4:46, Alex Hillman wrote: Kat

Re: [Coworking] Re: Single Question on Coworking Space Design

2012-09-15 Thread Alex Hillman
I'd encourage you guys to take your disagreement outside. This discussion is far more disruptive in its current form. Andrei, I think this could be simply resolved by making part of your request for info include what you intend to do with the info you collect, including how you plan to share

Re: [Coworking] Re: Single Question on Coworking Space Design

2012-09-15 Thread Alex Hillman
Thanks Andrei. See you in Paris! -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Andrei Belykh wrote: @Jerome, @Alex, @FellowMembers There are already numerous responses to my question, and we shall share the results and our opinion on

Re: [Coworking] New Site Launch for TCS

2012-09-15 Thread Alex Hillman
Congrats on the new site, new renovations, and new achievements, Chad! I love the video on the homepage and the link to the Manifesto. Awesome way to show you're a part of something bigger. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 1:00 PM,

[Coworking] Launching Today! October Community Builders Masterclass

2012-09-14 Thread Alex Hillman
It's taken a year of evolution and a lot of sweat, but the Coworkshop half-day seminars that I started doing just about a year ago have come a long way. They've morphed into the Community Builders Masterclass. http://masterclass.indyhall.org What changed? Well the seminars were fun and

Re: [Coworking] new messages - aka why you might not see your message post to the group right away

2012-09-14 Thread Alex Hillman
Thanks for this, Rachel, and for your dedicated help moderating the group to keep it sane and valuable. We should probably put a link to this post somewhere on the welcome page of the group since it comes up once in a while, so I'll do that today. -Alex On Sep 14, 2012, at 9:10 AM, rachel

Re: [Coworking] new messages - aka why you might not see your message post to the group right away

2012-09-14 Thread Alex Hillman
As promised, a link to this thread is now on the home page of this group: http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -Alex On Friday, September 14, 2012 9:15:09 AM UTC-4, Alex Hillman wrote: Thanks for this, Rachel, and for your dedicated help moderating the group to keep it sane

Re: [Coworking] MOAR amazing press for our new coworking space

2012-09-13 Thread Alex Hillman
CONGRATS Shenoa!!! -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Shenoa Lawrence wrote: Another great write up for Room to Think, published over the weekend in our local paper The Tri-City Herald: http://db.tt/OMHwhrl1 Taking the time to

Re: [Coworking] problems with getting through to people

2012-09-12 Thread Alex Hillman
Pitor, Do you have any members now? Or are you just not growing? Have you asked the members you do have why they come and why they stay? -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 5:46 AM, Piotr Boulangé wrote: Hi, there were so called

Re: [Coworking] Insurance Agents / Brokers / Carriers / Policies?

2012-09-11 Thread Alex Hillman
Congrats on the launch! Search my posts on this forum for The Hartford. Ive shared my agent who is in Conshohocken. They get it. -Alex /ah IndyHall.org On Sep 11, 2012, at 8:17 PM, ShannonSkylightCoworking shannoncogh...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Friends! My space, Skylight Coworking

Re: [Coworking] Re: Marketing a new co working space in New Delhi, India (in a city with only one other co working space)

2012-09-05 Thread Alex Hillman
I've been on this list for a long time and if I've said one phrase more times than anything else, it's been focus on the community. So Joanne's advice is sound. Community growing takes time, and is even harder with the pressure to keep the lights on. I've also realized that for a lot of

Re: [Coworking] Moving the Home office to the Coworking Space, permanently

2012-09-05 Thread Alex Hillman
with all members is huge and being in a new spot everyday will make it easy for that interaction to take place. Plus people don't know where you are so then it becomes a Where's Waldo game all day. Kindest Regards, Jenny Poon | CO+HOOTS FOUNDER On Sep 5, 2012, at 8:13 AM, Alex Hillman

Re: [Coworking] Business Plan and Financing advice..Where to begin?

2012-09-05 Thread Alex Hillman
Hey Brian! You're 100% right that you can't answer those questions now. You've skipped a critical step that'll help you get all of those answers without putting yourself (and your family) at risk: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2011/09/how-to-fund-your-coworking-space/ -Alex -- /ah

[Coworking] Free Warm-up Lesson from the Community Building Masterclass

2012-08-31 Thread Alex Hillman
I know that the price of a seat in this course is a leap of faith for sight-unseen material, so I've decided to make the warm-up lesson that was sent to registered students completely free. It'll give you a taste of the course's contents, how it's presented, and how it's run. Download the PDF

[Coworking] Community Building - A Process or Pressure Cooker?

2012-08-27 Thread Alex Hillman
Who's here is building a community for the first time at their coworking space? If you're a newbie at the process of community building, it probably doesn't look like much of a process. Without a process, you're probably meeting countless people, smushing them together at Jellies in your

Re: [Coworking] Re: Taking a work vacation to another spot

2012-08-27 Thread Alex Hillman
Chiming in here, too - I love traveling and one of my favorite parts about traveling these days is the fact that I can drop into a coworking space in almost any city I visit, even if it's just for a day or two. It's so great to find places that are different but still familiar in a way. A

Re: [Coworking] Community Messaging

2012-08-22 Thread Alex Hillman
PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: i thought yammer requires everyone use the same email domain? how does that work? -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group

Re: [Coworking] Space density - people per square feet

2012-08-21 Thread Alex Hillman
Ken, Theres a few threads on this that should come up if you search the google group. Generally, 50-60/person is going to be really cramped. Creative layouts and smart usage of common areas can get you down below 100 (we've never been below 80 at our most packed, and that was pretty packed AND

Re: [Coworking] Community Messaging

2012-08-21 Thread Alex Hillman
i thought yammer requires everyone use the same email domain? how does that work? -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Samia Zouari wrote: Hi Tom, In our coworking space in Paris (Mutinerie), we use Yammer and it works pretty well. I

Re: [Coworking] Percentage of desks filled after one year?

2012-08-20 Thread Alex Hillman
I don't think comparing this figure to other Coworking spaces is an indicator of much - some spaces planned for slower growth, others needed a certain capacity or had already planned to expand/open a second location. But it really comes down to the goals of the individual space and how they

Re: [Coworking] HVAC after-hours costs?

2012-08-20 Thread Alex Hillman
We've never experienced that, that was a point Jerome made. I believe that's mostly a Class A office situation. I'd personally never work with a landlord with that kind of arrangement - it's indicative of other problems in how that person does business beyond the hourly costs and is likely to

Re: [Coworking] Community Messaging

2012-08-20 Thread Alex Hillman
Unless email is integrated, people miss announcements. As much as people like to complain about email overload, it's 1000x more effective than anything else. If it's just one-way announcements, use an email marketing tool like Mailchimp or CampaignMonitor. For discussion lists, a

Re: [Coworking] Lease terms?

2012-08-20 Thread Alex Hillman
Do you have any indication from the landlord on their reason for not providing a renewal option? -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Monday, August 20, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Aliza Torok Schlabach wrote: Hi everyone, I am curious about what kind of basic lease structures

Re: [Coworking] Re: House Rules vs Membership Agreements

2012-08-19 Thread Alex Hillman
Deskmag had a recent article worth checking out as well! -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sunday, August 19, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Cristina Santamarina wrote: Hi Oren, I work for Cobot (http://www.cobot.me) (a software app for coworking spaces). We have a monthly newsletter

Re: [Coworking] Abridged summary of coworking@googlegroups.com - 7 Messages in 1 Topic

2012-08-16 Thread Alex Hillman
is hilarious if you've never ...more http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/msg/ddaf898a2a0562a6 Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com Aug 15 11:10AM -0400 Same here - we use Songza playlists quite a bit, and a number of our members have taken to building Spotify playlists

Re: [Coworking] Re: Background Music in a Coworking Space

2012-08-15 Thread Alex Hillman
Same here - we use Songza playlists quite a bit, and a number of our members have taken to building Spotify playlists that are rather good. It's mixed, like others have said. And if someone doesn't like what's playing, we happily take requests in the form of new playlist recommendations :)

Re: [Coworking] Background Music in a Coworking Space

2012-08-14 Thread Alex Hillman
When one of our playlists end, the silence is deafening. It's a mad scramble to turn the music back on. Even if people don't like the music on, a little ambient noise has a huge impact on people's willingness to converse. They don't feel like they are breaking the silence. BONUS POINTS:

Re: [Coworking] Forcing Density At First Sparks Community

2012-08-14 Thread Alex Hillman
Truths across the board, awesome post, great examples in practice. Another advantage of an incomplete space is that it has what I like to think of as rough edges for members to play a part in completing. They can help scout furniture/decoration, assist in reconfiguration options that you

[Coworking] Milestone: Members as City Officials, City Officials as Members

2012-08-13 Thread Alex Hillman
There have been threads about coworking spaces working with local governments, and (I think) examples of city officials joining coworking spaces…but I'm pretty excited about the fact that one of our members has just been recruited as Philadelphia's first Chief Data Officer as part of the city's

Re: [Coworking] Milestone: Members as City Officials, City Officials as Members

2012-08-13 Thread Alex Hillman
once per week. -- Derek On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 9:12 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com (mailto:dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com) wrote: There have been threads about coworking spaces working with local governments, and (I think) examples of city officials joining coworking

Re: [Coworking] Milestone: Members as City Officials, City Officials as Members

2012-08-13 Thread Alex Hillman
always keep our main operations community/privately supported. Peace, Chad Chad Ballantyne 705.812.0689 c...@thecreativespace.ca (mailto:c...@thecreativespace.ca) On 2012-08-13, at 12:12 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: There have been threads about coworking spaces working

Re: [Coworking] Milestone: Members as City Officials, City Officials as Members

2012-08-13 Thread Alex Hillman
with participants at Gangplank have created a way to get a zoning clearance to accommodate this. http://www.chandleraz.gov/content/HomeBusinessApplication.pdf It still isn't flexible enough, but it is a start. -- Derek Neighbors Gangplank On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Alex Hillman

Re: [Coworking] Hoodies, sweatshirts, etc

2012-08-12 Thread Alex Hillman
Do you want to order and stock them locally for your members (and anyone else who might want one) or have someone do on-demand production fulfillment? -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Tom Brandt wrote: We are looking into hoodies,

Re: [Coworking] Hoodies, sweatshirts, etc

2012-08-12 Thread Alex Hillman
Do you have a storefront you plan to sell them through or are you looking for one of those, too? -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Tom Brandt wrote: Right now, on-demand production fulfillment. On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 2:23 PM, Alex

Re: [Coworking] Hoodies, sweatshirts, etc

2012-08-12 Thread Alex Hillman
asking. Sorry! I am planning taking pre-orders from members for the items, then having them made to that order. We hadn't thought of stocking items, but maybe that's something to consider. On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com (mailto:dangerouslyawes

Re: [Coworking] Hoodies, sweatshirts, etc

2012-08-12 Thread Alex Hillman
of screen printers around here and we will definitely use them for shirts. But thanks for the recos for the other stuff! On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com (mailto:dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com) wrote: No worries :) Vendors I've worked with and loved

Re: [Coworking] Media report on Workantile

2012-08-09 Thread Alex Hillman
Great to hear! They're are a part of a big network of local pubs that tend to be quite good: http://www.issuemediagroup.com/ Our local versions here, Keystone Edge (Pennsylvania) Flying Kite (Philadelphia) have always done solid coverage of us. The editorial staff they hire seems to be a

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