Re: [Coworking] Need advice! We're building a page for growing spaces to look for coworking consultants easily!

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Re: [Coworking] Re: What is your favorite coworking management software?

open source software and excited to explore this, please reach out. I'm a free agent these days and considering my next steps. Jacob Sayles Creative Technologist Kanawha Design Studio https://kanawha.design On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 5:32 AM Jeannine van der Linden < flexkantoorkame...@gmail.com&

Re: [Coworking] US Operators: Is your space and/or membership doing anything to support furloughed federal workers?

At Office Nomads we are giving memberships to furloughed workers. https://officenomads.com/2019/01/18/shut-down-not-shut-out/ Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 4:43 AM Carolyn Cirillo wrote: >

Re: [Coworking] Re: Help - with new website

to work with. I bet someone in your community will be happy to help. Jacob Sayles Creative Technologist Kanawha Design Studio https://kanawha.design cell: (604) 240-2780 On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 5:21 AM Nicolas Kint wrote: > Hi Dorian, > > Happy to help where I can. What is it exac

Re: [Coworking] Member Business Licenses

ittle more extensive review. It's easy for her to assert that this is your problem but that's just her trying to take a shortcut. Is she threatening any specific action against you? Jacob Sayles Creative Technologist Kanawha Design Studio https://kanawha.design cell: (604) 240-2780 On Fri, Jan 4,

Re: [Coworking] VIdeo Conferencing Hardware

find a way to support that as well. I had the opportunity to buy fancy systems and instead opted to put a nice camera on the TV and extend USB + HDMI to the middle of the table. This leaves the door open for any system they want to run on their computer. Jacob Sayles Collaborative Systems Design

Re: [Coworking] Credit Card Processors and Gateways

I was very excited when I found Helcim. Weird name but I really like how they operate. They don't have a pushy sales team and do have really great APIs for integration. Good rates too. https://www.helcim.com Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation

Re: [Coworking] Re: WiFi HW recommendations

I'm a fan of both UniFi and Ruckus. At Office Nomads, we use UniFi and at 312 Main we use Ruckus. One key thing with UniFi is to get the PRO access points and run a controller. You can buy one of theirs, or run it on a machine of your own. 99% of the time when I hear complaints about UniFi

Re: [Coworking] Network, Server, Authentication Recommendations

Chris, It sounds like you need dedicated IT help and I don't think a remote consultant will cut it. I know that's a tall order but what you are asking for is extensive. It's too much to expect Nexudus (or any software platform) to pick up the slack or that you can just hire someone to build it

Re: [Coworking] Unisex Toilets

I think unisex toilets are important. In many subtle ways it reinforces the sense that we are all in this together which is a good foundation to build on. The presence of a few grumbles does not mean any idea is a bad idea and even further from the truth that "the other way" is the right way.

Re: [Coworking] Re: How RFID reader writer works?

At Office Nomads we fully integrated our access control system with our member management system (Nadine) although we chose not to use RFID for checking in. We've made it very simple to walk up to the iPad at the front, find your name by first letter, and sign in. Slowing down the process has

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

With all things it's about balance and striking the right balance between a number of different factors. At Office Nomads we do have members sign in, using an iPad at the front that's hooked in to Nadine, our management system. We tie this with membership packages that don't do hourly, only

Re: [Coworking] Managing email in a coworking environment

This looks very interesting Andy! How easy would it be to integrate with Nadine ? Are you open to integrations like this? Jacob On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 5:48 AM, Andy Soell wrote: > Hi all! Just wanted to drop a quick note about a project that I've

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

I've set up a number of firewalls for spaces and usually go with PFSense. On Thursday, October 20, 2016, Alex Hillman wrote: > Jon Markwell has a great (and thorough!) article about how they set up > internet at his spot. > >

Re: [Coworking] Re: Standing desks

Nice build! On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 6:40 AM, Aaron Mader wrote: > I ended up building my own sit/stand desk. The ability to switch easily > from sitting to standing makes me SO much more likely to change up my > position through the day. I can't overstate it. > Here's a link

Re: [Coworking] Standing desks

I wrote about "standing desks on the cheap " over at Ikea Hacker way back when (2011) and someone even added a variation . We have 9 or 10 of these around the

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

We have not used RoomZilla as we rather like our Flintstone system for reasons you've heard me go on and on about. That said, I'm interested to see how your trial of roomzilla goes as I'm always looking for solutions that are simple and human focused. Too many things that get "fixed" by

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

This is how we do things in Nadine here at Office Nomads. It's really easy to automate things but from the very beginning we specifically pointed all automations at staff so that we can connect with members personally. Nadine sends us reminders when there are tasks that need to be done like take

Re: [Coworking] members only messaging/posting

You may want to connect with Ashley Johnson from Cowork Unite . Sounds like a very similar concept. Jacob On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 8:45 AM, wrote: > Hi All, > > I am the new director of a brand new coworking office called Valley.Works >

Re: [Coworking] Co-ops and Coworking: the best-kept secret in coworking.

I'd love to know more about this. I'm certainly sold on the value alignment but I don't have a sense for how it works. On Thursday, February 18, 2016, Trevor Twining wrote: > Apologies. I used an internal link. > > Here’s the real link > > >

Re: [Coworking] Re: % of revenue beyond rental

At Office Nomads we are 100% coworking memberships. This is for a couple key reasons. We want a model that is simple to manage, simple for our members, that deemphasizes the financial transaction and helps us maintain a sense of "home". I have seen many other models that achieve a similar

Re: [Coworking] IT questions for people that run coworking spaces

This is a very interesting topic for me... as the IT guy for Office Nomads. I've found that most spaces I talk to do not have a dedicated IT person and struggle when things go wrong. If all you have is your internet provider, or your 14yo cousin, to ask for help, things get dicey really fast.

Re: [Coworking] Rewards/Check-in System

Any feedback yet? I'd be interested in exploring this idea if you give me a little more to go off of. And how is everything going at Hera Hub? I was talking with Felena and Janelle awhile ago about systems and operations and I'm long overdue from connecting with Jangle. Jacob On Thu, Jan 28,

Re: [Coworking] Looking for a "Member Data" Platform - Any advice appreciated!

Two threads going at once! I just chimed in on the other one about Cobot, Nexudus, and Nadine. Cobot and Nexudus are hosted services and Nadine is open source software that you, or your IT staff, run on your own hardware. On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 1:48 PM, Elizabeth Barno

Re: [Coworking] Re: Our first 18 months: we doubled our revenue, and we're still losing money.

We use our own system, Nadine, and Xero, and Excel. I like the idea of the dashboard, but the monthly meeting really is key. It takes a little time and attention to look through the numbers. Some time ago I was pitching the Open Coworking Database where we all feed numbers in to a central,

Re: [Coworking] Checking out the new coworking space that just opened up in your town - friend or foe?

Yes, go as yourself. Also, don't be too prepared at all, that just makes it feel pressured. Just go in and say hello and check out the space. Invite them over to see your space too. It's only weird if you make it weird. On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Rachel Young

Re: [Coworking] Our first 18 months: we doubled our revenue, and we're still losing money.

This is great stuff Matt. We just came through our 8th year and I compiled 98 months of data to present to an advisory group of members next week. Susan is taking the data and making it all in to pretty graphs. I gained a lot of inspiration from your post. We are discussing succession planning

Re: [Coworking] Re: iPad Receptionist

Haven't used that app but our system, Nadine, does that as well. On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Adrian Palacios wrote: > Hi Todd, > > If you are using Nexudus, you can use the iPad app which comes with it: >

Re: [Coworking] Locks! (Smart and not-so-smart.)

Lots of thoughts on this one as I've helped The Red Victorian coliving hotel in SF, Creative Blueprint here in Seattle, and of course our coworking space, Office Nomads. Your setup is going to cost a fair amount. For a real integrated system I don't see how you are going to get away with anything

Re: [Coworking] Music in your coworking space?

We have KEXP playing all day long. We keep it at a reasonable volume and it's an important element to keeping the buzz going. This isn't a library so dead quiet isn't a good thing. We've opened the discussion up at times but at some point you just need to make a decision and stick with it.

Re: [Coworking] Membership Board

We have a mix of both. We have a physical wall where we print everyone's photo out and post it. At some point we started allowing people to attach their business card to their photo as well. We upload all the photos in to Nadine, our member management system, where people can browse through

Re: [Coworking] Slack for Coworking

I have a question about how this gets implemented. Are people using the free version and adding everyone manually, or using a paid version and integrating the API with some automation tools? On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 7:54 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: > I'd stay away from

Re: [Coworking] Collaboration between coworking spaces

This is very exciting and we are super happy to be working with Ashley. Are there other examples of spaces coming together like this? Please share. Jacob On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Ashley Proctor ash...@foundery.is wrote: For those of you I have yet to meet, hello! I’m Ashley

Re: [Coworking] Invoicing and online payments

We recently switched to using Xero for accounting although we don't use it for invoicing. We don't actually invoice. We bill using recurring billing on our payment gateway (usaepay) and they can get a recipe for their charges through Nadine, a custom app we've been writing over the years. On

Re: [Coworking] Unifi Basic/Pro and Meraki

Pro for sure and stay away from the AC units for now. They are new and working through some bugs. Also make sure you account for a controller for the system. We just us a simple linux box running their software. Easy as pie. On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Jeran Fraser surfra...@gmail.com

Re: [Coworking] How to save a once-successful coworking space if it loses the community that helped make it successful?

Tricky indeed! We ran in to this twice in our history so I can relate. The first time was when we were exploring the idea of opening a second Office Nomads across town for the same reasons you mentioned. With our diluted attention our first space wasn't what it had been and we received our

Re: [Coworking] Purchasing real estate for coworking space

Sounds like a great idea! I don't have a lot to add as I've never purchased a commercial building. We lease the building that Office Nomads is in although we would love to buy it. Jacob On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 7:05 AM, Stephanie Miles stephanietmi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all. I'm new to

Re: [Coworking] Locking doors system

gain complete control over the locks by bypassing their servers. Clay have used heavy encryption at multiple levels making that near impossible to do. On 29 April 2015 at 15:27, Jacob Sayles ja...@officenomads.com wrote: Will, it's my concern as well and I'll need to play with one before I

Re: [Coworking] Re: Locking doors system

Yeah most of these systems are far less expensive and are residential not commercial level hardware. For commercial doors you need an electric strike in the door frame and it should be installed by a professional locksmith. We have a commercial system at Office Nomads using ISONAS readers but it

Re: [Coworking] Re: Locking doors system

There are a few solutions like that including Lockitron, August, and Goji. This works fine if you know everyone is going to have a smartphone, but many situations can't make that assumption. That said, these look like cool projects and I'd love to hear your experience with SESAME when you get

Re: [Coworking] Re: Locking doors system

I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Remote Lock line they have. https://remotelock.com/products/smartlocks/ They sell them at Home Depot. http://www.homedepot.com/p/LockState-RemoteLock-WiFi-Satin-Nickel-Electronic-Lever-Door-Lock-L500i-SN/204502395 I'm looking at using these for the new

Re: [Coworking] Unifi users - how often do you find yourself needing to restart APs?

I'm seeing something similar, although I don't have enough data to really offer much to the conversation. I know one of our APs keeps dropping down to 100Mbps so I think it has a bad cable. I also see a fair amount of channel switching going on. I've left things on auto hoping it will figure

Re: [Coworking] Extending wifi range

This is a great list Thilo! Some of it doesn't work with coworking spaces as you can't disable Dropbox for example, but it's still a great place to start. I'm still fine tuning our setup and it's a constantly moving target. That is frustrating enough but I've seen sites with no technical

Re: [Coworking] Bandwidth questions for new coworking venture

Also on the DHCP front we switched to using a netmask of 23 instead of 24 to get twice the number of addresses. On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Stuart Lambert stu...@cohub.co.uk wrote: Yeah, dropped it down to a day from 7 and our helped. (Secretly looking for an excuse to buy better kit

Re: [Coworking] Let's stay together for GCUC !

This is the coliving hotel my fiancé Katie and I worked on last summer! We lived there for the first two months working on all the renovations needed to get the place open. What a fun way for my coliving and coworking worlds to combine. On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 7:57 AM, eric van den broek

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

It's all about balance... and that's our role. The easy part is to make sure the toilets are clean and the credit cards are run. Keeping things in balance is the tricky (and fun) part. On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 8:18 AM, Jerome Chang jer...@blankspaces.com wrote: I think the below typically

Re: [Coworking] Re: How I'm using workflows and automation to improve our member onboarding

This is what we use Nadine for. OK so it's another silly name but we now have a cute logo and website http://nadineproject.org! Since I'm focused on running Office Nomads and not writing the best marketing speak I've struggled with how to describe Nadine. The user profiles are what people

Re: [Coworking] backup internet?

Our main connection is a 100mbps rooftop wifi link and we back it up with a 20mbps cable service (that also hosts our phones). I'm not sure the layout of where you are but rooftop service providers are popping up all over the country as they are pretty easy to implement. Heck you could do it

Re: [Coworking] Member board/photos

We used to use an old classroom sized chalkboard but then we outgrew it and now have a large chalkboard painted on the wall. We also used to go to Wallgreens on the corner and have them printed for about $.08/print but at some point along the way switched to a Canon Selphy printer to the tune of

Re: [Coworking] Wired vs Wireless?? Does anyone use wired anymore?

You will also get a lot more milage from your wifi setup with a number of users plugged in. It's nice to always have the option. Every desk has the option for a hard wire or wireless. We just have one wire going to a number of pods and a switch under the tables. So you don't have to go super

Re: [Coworking] Re: Can we talk about bank fees?

that the extra share they take pays of by the time we save so far. For co.up we also use adyen because they do direct debit for europe. We don't integrate with copass yet, why do you ask? Cheers Thilo On Wednesday, December 31, 2014 12:49:25 AM UTC+1, Jacob Sayles wrote: Thilo, Barbara, you two run

Re: [Coworking] Re: Can we talk about bank fees?

Thilo, Barbara, you two run cards using your service, correct? Do you integrate with Copass? On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 3:12 AM, Barbara Sprenger bspren...@thesatelliteinc.com wrote: Hi Jensen, We had this same issue at first. (But 10%!!!???) And it also turned out that our bank owned our

Re: [Coworking] Starting a new coworking space while employed fulltime

It's tricky. I did it, but I had a partner. Without Susan, it would have played out very differently. There are just so many layers that need your attention that presence is required, not just physically, but mentally. The first few years (or more) are figuring out your processes. Even if you

Re: [Coworking] Can we talk about bank fees?

Yeah that seems high. On $1500 I'd expect $50-75 in fees. We currently use USAePay+ACCPC+CheckGateway and it's about 2.1%. When you process more and you've been around longer, the rates go down. Your services probably give you more then you are asking for... some funky feature they think

Re: [Coworking] The best wireless routers for a 3500 sq. ft. space

We have been slowly switching to UniFi hardware and it has been stable and I'm happy with he tech. I've been a fan of PFSense for a long time and have helped a few spaces get set up with nice firewalls. I buy refurbished desktops on NewEgg for 1-200 and then grab a nice dual or quad Intel gbit

Re: [Coworking] The best wireless routers for a 3500 sq. ft. space

We found a deal on a Unifi AP (2.4ghz only) and an AP Pro. We put these on our top floor and still have our Airport Extremes on the bottom floor. One of our members just sold us a UAP-AC but we haven't hooked it up yet. We figure we would put it in place of the 2.4ghz only AP. Eventually we'll

Re: [Coworking] The best wireless routers for a 3500 sq. ft. space

No. In general it's not a good idea to extend wifi. Just plug everything in to a hard line and you should be good to go. On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking baut...@gmail.com wrote: Do the UAP extend the Airport Extreme signal? -- Visit this forum on

Re: [Coworking] Re: Optimal Desk Sizes / Dimensions

We have the basic Vika Amon tables from Ikea arraigned in pods of 4-8 desks. In larger areas we have the larger ones arranged like one big table. Key is flexibility and the pods are spread out so that you are always around people, but you can change the noise/heat/activity level by switching

Re: [Coworking] Re: Inside The Phenomenal Rise Of WeWork

WeWork moving to Seattle has been a good thing. They spend more money/energy throwing the word coworking around then we ever have and provide services we don't care to offer. They work better for bigger teams (4+) or individuals requiring private offices. Also, they fully participate in the

Re: [Coworking] Re: Optimal Desk Sizes / Dimensions

, Farhan Abbasi findfar...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Jacob! So would one Vika Amon desk fit 2 people across from each other, or possible 2 on each side? On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Jacob Sayles ja...@officenomads.com wrote: We have the basic Vika Amon tables from Ikea arraigned in pods

Re: [Coworking] Re: Optimal Desk Sizes / Dimensions

Ferguson Cowork Frederick 122 E Patrick St Frederick, MD 21701-5630 +1 (301) 732-5165 www.coworkfrederick.com @CoworkFrederick http://twitter.com/CoworkFrederick On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Jacob Sayles ja...@officenomads.com wrote: Not the small ones. They are only big enough for one

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

21, 2010 2:09:34 PM UTC-7, Jacob Sayles wrote: Hello, The topic of electronic (RFID) door locks has come up a few times and I wanted to revisit it. Who out there now is looking for a solution? Who is keeping an eye out for something cool to come along and interested if one does? Jacob

Re: [Coworking] AltamontCowork Closing

Thank you for everything Mike! You have been a great addition to the conversation here and I hope we cross paths again soon. On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Mike Pihlman altamontcow...@gmail.com wrote: I wrote this on my Facebook page. But, before I paste it here I would like to thank ALL

Re: [Coworking] Crowdfunding Insights

Some landlords don't get it. The first place we looked at took 3 months of negotiation and the guy was throwing all sorts of weird stuff at us like being worried people would sleep on the couches. He wanted us to make sure the place was empty by 8 every night. We walked away and it was the

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking EU ticket available

You'll just need to come to Seattle! :) Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Thilo Utke th...@upstre.am wrote: no!!!, I hoped we could finally meet in person. Cheers Thilo On Monday,

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

Yeah they are working through a lot of manufacturing issues but they are being nice and transparent about it. On this topic we are talking here at Office Nomads about if we want to continue to develop the lock I built for The Red Victorian this summer. I'd love to see a solid open source solution

Re: [Coworking] Re: Getting rid of the co-working hyphen

I'll reach out to him and see if he is close enough to stop in for coffee. Also, if it would help the cause, Open Coworking can buy a subscription. But a subscription without the leg work isn't worth much. Lauren and Oren, you two seem to have a good momentum on this. Go team! Jacob ---

Re: [Coworking] Re: Getting rid of the co-working hyphen

I haven't heard any movement on it but I'd love to see us take another stab at it. Lauren, our newest employee, had some great ideas on what we could do to grease the skids for the AP but she's only worked here one week so she may need some time to settle in. :) Sometimes you just have to let

Re: [Coworking] Basic elements for a definition of coworking

Tricky business for sure. One factor I've been looking more and more at is the motivations and intentions of the champions behind each community, or said another way, why the space was started in the first place. There are many conversations that come up again and again that, with hindsight, I

Re: [Coworking] Basic elements for a definition of coworking

can’t be friends, or even help each other, but I’m firmly convinced that having some more narrow specific terminology to add to add to the more neutral term ‘coworking’ is going to help the industry, not hurt it. -Alex On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Jacob Sayles ja...@officenomads.com

Re: [Coworking] Onboarding task tracking and internal directory - best tools?

We use Nadine for this and loosely call it member management. We have a list of onboarding and exit tasks that get triggered when a member signs up or leaves. It also emails the team when someone signs in for the day and there are tasks to be done. I call that the AutoNag. :) On Sunday, August

Re: [Coworking] Joining a reciprical coworking partnership with coworking spaces worldwide?

Hello there! I can't figure out from any of the links you provided who is behind Co-WAG. Can you clue us in a little bit more on the story here? Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 10:58 PM, Village

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coffee brokers/wholesale recommendation

Where can they sell/ship to? Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 2:47 AM, Jeannine flexkantoorkame...@gmail.com wrote: How marvellous of you to bring this up. I was recently approached by a business

Re: [Coworking] How to add my space to the wiki.coworking.org Directory

. tks Juliana Guimarães Em quinta-feira, 24 de julho de 2014 13h34min42s UTC-3, Jacob Sayles escreveu: Lisa, I am very sorry for the delay approving your access to the wiki. Out team in in a constant state of flux and lately we have been dropping the ball. Truth is, the wiki needs some

Re: [Coworking] How to add my space to the wiki.coworking.org Directory

Lisa, I am very sorry for the delay approving your access to the wiki. Out team in in a constant state of flux and lately we have been dropping the ball. Truth is, the wiki needs some new champions. A few years ago I started Open Coworking, a non-profit with the mission to keep the core values

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

I'm down here in San Francisco now, knee deep in renovations for The Red Victorian http://www.redvic.com and working on their door lock solution. We don't want to use any smart phone systems (Kevo, Lockitron, August, etc) because we can't know for sure what kind of phone our guests will have, if

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

lock like this that they would recommend? I definitely want something with easily programmable codes we can give our members and not fobs or smartphone integration. andy On Monday, July 14, 2014 1:17:49 PM UTC-4, Jacob Sayles wrote: I'm down here in San Francisco now, knee deep in renovations

Re: [Coworking] Re: Exchange program

This is amazing. I love the idea and Office Nomads would love to participate. This takes the beautiful cross-pollination that fuels the Coworking Visa and kicks it up a notch or two. When I get back from spending the summer in San Francisco, I plan to keep a guest room in my house in Seattle

Re: [Coworking] Re: Exchange program

I love this! Susan and I have talked about something very similar where we invite people to come to Seattle to join the Office Nomads team for a week, or a month to get hands on experience in an established community. We've been talking about it for a long time but haven't pinned down any

[Coworking] Door Lock Systems?

This topic has come up a number of times over the years and I was wondering if there are any new thoughts/products in this area. I'm looking to help set up a 25 room hotel and the ISONAS system we use at Office Nomads would be prohibitively expensive and complex at about $1000/door + wiring

Re: [Coworking] Fostering community across multiple locations

Susan and I went down this road and pulled back. We tried to open another location under the assumption that we could give both spaces the care we give our first location. After about a year we got our first negative yelp review and it stung because it was true. Our assumption was seriously

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

Nice work! Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 4:10 PM, Chad Ballantyne c...@thecreativespace.cawrote: We turn 5 tomorrow! 3 moves, 2 different buildings, now in 6200sf, 40 members so far, covering

Re: [Coworking] Erasmus Plus Partner Search

We are not specifically European, with our team spread around the world, but your goals are perfectly aligned with our mission at Open Coworking. We're working to keep the core values (community, collaboration, openness, accessibility, and sustainability) in the conversation by facilitating

Re: [Coworking] Who's tracking their membership churn?

Fun stuff! Yes, we track this stuff in Nadine and have some staff facing stats pages that show us some basic data. I'd love to dive deeper and I'm always trying to recruit data nerds that want to help develop new views into our historical data. One page we have now lists how long everyone has

Re: [Coworking] Re: How do you effectively track hourly members

Our system, Nadine, gathers network information as well but we don't use it for billing. We specifically use a manual sign-in at the front desk for billing and we use the network info to send gentle reminders if someone has forgotten to sign in. We also don't do hourly as we are all about

Re: [Coworking] Re: How did you find your coworking space?

We found our building on Craigslist. I know people who have used brokers before and that can be a good way to go. They usually get paid by the landlord, not you. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at

Re: [Coworking] Security and Access

Hello there Michaela! Happy to help. Office Nomads is staffed Monday through Friday, 8:30AM to 6PM. We offer a key card option to folks that need access outside those hours. There is a whole process of a trial period, a special training, a deposit and some paperwork before we give anyone a key

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

Luca, There hasn't been much movement on the open source coworking business plan but it's an idea I'd love to see get some traction! I'm happy to talk with you more about it and what it is you are looking to build. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation

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

This is great information! We are pushing our two Airport Extremes and are starting to look for a more enterprise solution. They have been great, but these days we are averaging 120 devices a day and if I don't reboot them once a week they stop accepting new connections about Wednesday or

Re: [Coworking] Consulting

It's in our DNA? Yeah... can't argue with you there. Yes, I love helping spaces get started and have done various levels of consulting. But I'm not really interested in a solo consulting career as it's also in my DNA to prefer to work with other people. To that end I'm joining forces with a

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

for projects or answer questions. What kind of system were/are your using when you refer to tech ? Thanks, -Elise www.thincsavannah.com On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 7:44 PM, Jacob Sayles ja...@officenomads.comwrote: We have done this in a few different ways but both rely on tech (Nadine). We have

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

We have done this in a few different ways but both rely on tech (Nadine). We have an iPad at the front desk that shows who is Here Today and I setup a screen that shows the same information but bigger and continuously. But I mucked up the works that drove the screen so it's not up anymore.

[Coworking] Introducing: Core Values Discussions

Happy New Year! A lot happened in Barcelona at the last Coworking Europe conference. The day after the conference we held an all day Open Coworking Focus Group where we discussed what the group has achieved in the past two years, and where we want to go in the future. We talked a lot about all

Re: [Coworking] Global Coworking Map!

Fernando, This map looks like a great start! We are working on a map project as well over here at Open Coworking. It's been a project that's been in the works for some time and Oren Salomon is leading the charge. Are you interested in combining efforts? Even if you would prefer to run with

Re: [Coworking] pleeease help me

We are happy to help, but yes, we are going to need a little bit more to go on. I suspect that from the tone of the email you mostly need reassurance that you are on the right track. I can't say much to that but I can tell you that it's a fun world to live in here in coworking land. Welcome.

Re: [Coworking] Re: Hi and smartphone operated lock system?

I've done a lot of research on this topic as I've developed Nadine and have come to the same basic conclusions as Adrian. We use ISONAS card keys and I looked into integrating it, but it's always been more complicated then it's worth. I even got ISONAS to release all their back-end technical

Re: [Coworking] Coworking advantages mega list

Lately I've been highlighting the deep and lasting connections that occur organically at coworking spaces in contrast to forced/contrived connections at networking events and the utter lack of connection at coffee shops. We've also been talking more about how these connections need time to form

Re: [Coworking] Pausing membership?

I should really dig into all the data we have in Nadine and find answers to your specific questions but I'm going to answer off the cuff for now. Some members switch a lot, some members don't switch much at all. We do everything month-to-month and we bill on the day you sign up and on that date

Re: [Coworking] CoWorking Association?

* Ready to revisit the discussion about a coworking association? We’ve certainly spent a lot of time discussing the possibilities and the millions of ways this could work out. Well, here is another one! A group of us, including Liz, Bill, Iris, Jerome, Benjamin, Jenny, Craig, Tony and I,

Re: [Coworking] Investors

Craig, This is a very interesting topic and I was thinking about introducing a similar question to the group. I was recently talking with someone involved with coliving down in SF and thoughts about real-estate came up again. I'd love to buy the building we are in but the hard assets Office

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