[Coworking] Nice Marketing Interview

2010-01-27 Thread Jacob Sayles
Hey there, We recently did an interview with Erica Mills of the Mills Communication Group who has the great tag line "Do Good. Get Noticed". The interview did a great job of capturing our style of business and how we are getting the word out about Office Nomads and the whole coworking movement.

[Coworking] Electronic Door Locks

2010-01-27 Thread Jacob Sayles
Hello, This got brought up a few days ago and it got me thinking. How many places have electronic door lock systems? We installed an ISONAS system and are pretty happy with it. It's cheaper then a traditional closed circuit system but it still ran about $4-5K. I'm wondering what other folks ha

Re: [Coworking] Access card control for users

2010-01-17 Thread Jacob Sayles
Darryl, We use a Isonas key card access system at Office Nomads but we don't use it at all for billing. It's just an easy way to issue and revoke keys. For keeping track of folks, nothing beats having a human face right inside the door to say good morning. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuali

Re: [Coworking] new member!!!

2010-01-14 Thread Jacob Sayles
Hello Debora, I'm back in Seattle now but was just down in Brazil on vacation. While I was in Rio I met up with Cadu who I met through this mailing list. He's interested in starting a space there. I didn't make it to Sao Paulo where I know there is a space and I didn't have any contacts in Salv

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Article in WSJ

2010-01-06 Thread Jacob Sayles
Big press makes my mother happy and improves our google ranking. All that aside, we haven't had anyone serious about signing up that said "I heard about you in the WSJ". It does get us many interesting calls about opening in other locations. Being involved in the local community is orders o

Re: [Coworking] My thoughts on the private office vs public space issue

2009-12-22 Thread Jacob Sayles
I disagree. We tell folks "no" all the time. It's not about forcing them into our model or trying to change their behavior, it's about knowing what is important to us and what business we want to be in. We get folks asking over and over if they can rent our conference rooms by the hour. We are

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Visa numbers (November)

2009-11-09 Thread Jacob Sayles
Now all I need to do is find a way to make it to all of them. I'm organizing a coworking meetup in Rio de Janeiro when I'm there over the holidays. Maybe a space will pop up soon after. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On

[Coworking] Re: What would you say?

2009-11-09 Thread Jacob Sayles
We have this all over Office Nomads in the form of chalkboards. Our event board is a chalkboard where folks can write comments as is our member wall where we put pictures of every member. Even our bathroom doors are chalkboards. Lots of continual feedback and never a fail whale. Jacob --- Off

[Coworking] Re: Online Resource Manager

2009-11-09 Thread Jacob Sayles
Similar conclusion here. We opted for a whiteboard system. We do have a remote interface device that utilizes real-time audio for live, interactive scheduling... the telephone. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Mon, No

[Coworking] Re: Presentation

2009-10-15 Thread Jacob Sayles
; > Cadu de Castro Alves > Web Developer > Blue Factory Solutions > Mobile: +55 21 7841-5020 / ID: 23*34315 > > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Jacob Sayles wrote: > >> Cadu, >> How is the business plan coming along? Does it look like you are going to >>

[Coworking] Re: Presentation

2009-10-14 Thread Jacob Sayles
Cadu, How is the business plan coming along? Does it look like you are going to open a space? I am one of the founders of Office Nomads in Seattle and I'm going to be traveling to Brazil from December 25th through December 30th. I'd love to meet up with any coworking people while I'm there. Are

[Coworking] Re: Coworking in Kiev, Ukraine

2009-10-12 Thread Jacob Sayles
Welcome! The real question is does "kovorking" have a hyphen or not. :) Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 2009/10/12 Matthew Wettergreen > Congratulations! Please keep us updated on how it goes and the types of > members

[Coworking] Re: OpenSpace Video

2009-10-06 Thread Jacob Sayles
We have been passing this video around the office here at Office Nomads and laughing our asses off. This is great! Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 6:22 PM, Jeff Gunther < jeff.gunt...@openspacecowork

[Coworking] Re: Put VT on the coworking map baby - OfficeSquared (o2) will open in November

2009-09-16 Thread Jacob Sayles
Congrats! Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 6:38 PM, JeninVT wrote: > > Hi fellow coworking peeps, > > I am so completely stoked right now. I just signed the loi for VT's > first coworking space. > Y

[Coworking] Re: The Centre for Social Innovation is opening its business model!

2009-09-15 Thread Jacob Sayles
orrible idea, I just want to inquire about how this site can provide more >> info than what already is provided on these threads? >> >> >> Jerome >> __ >> BLANKSPACES >> "work wide open" >> >> www.blankspaces.com >>

[Coworking] Re: The Centre for Social Innovation is opening its business model!

2009-09-15 Thread Jacob Sayles
Yeah it's more that it has no indication of what this is for. You create a profile and then it asks for money. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: > I'm with Jerome on thi

[Coworking] Re: A New Catalyst

2009-08-31 Thread Jacob Sayles
Patrick, I say do them both at the same time! Opening a space is a hugely educational experience and will greatly contribute to your thesis. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 2:50 AM, Patrizio wrote:

[Coworking] Re: Member management and reservation systems

2009-08-27 Thread Jacob Sayles
We use a django application I wrote to track space usage and membership. Did you see those fancy numbers I threw out on the list a few days ago about how many members we have of each type? I got that from the application. While we use software to track things, the interface is a sign-in sheet at

[Coworking] Re: Space owner question on drop-ins

2009-08-19 Thread Jacob Sayles
We calculate our numbers around monthly members and focus our efforts there as it's the best way to build community. We want folks in the space, day after day, building relationships with each other. We use drop-ins as a way for folks to try out the space and make sure it's a good fit. It's not

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Tour (via JetBlue?)

2009-08-19 Thread Jacob Sayles
Wow that would be great! I'm using my vacation days and travel budget to go to NYC tomorrow otherwise I'd join you. We'll welcome you with open arms here in Seattle. Need a place to stay? Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 O

[Coworking] Re: SXSW 2010 Coworking Panels & Parties

2009-08-17 Thread Jacob Sayles
Pretty soon we are going to have to have our own conference. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Eric Marden wrote: > > Here's a quick link to get to all of the Coworking related panels: > htt

[Coworking] New Office Nomads Video

2009-08-10 Thread Jacob Sayles
Sharing Time! Susan and I did interviews for the Biznik SHINE project ( http://biznik.com/shine/film) and worked with one of our members to edit it all down to a nice little video about what Office Nomads is and why we do it. We are really excited about how it turned out: http://www.youtube.com/w

[Coworking] Re: Hardware/Software Project Idea

2009-04-13 Thread Jacob Sayles
Ann Arbor, MI. > > -- > Kyle Mulka > http://www.kylemulka.com > > On Apr 8, 7:17 pm, Jacob Sayles wrote: > > Howdy, > > I have a great idea for a project and need to solicit ideas > > and interested parties. At Burning Man one year I saw an art > installation >

[Coworking] Hardware/Software Project Idea

2009-04-08 Thread Jacob Sayles
Howdy, I have a great idea for a project and need to solicit ideas and interested parties. At Burning Man one year I saw an art installation that was two retro big-screen TVs (the big wood furniture types) in front of modest old couches that beamed video across the city. How cool would it be to h

[Coworking] Coworking Rocks Cogaoke at SXSW

2009-03-17 Thread Jacob Sayles
Some of you were there... some saw the twitter feeds... and all can enjoy the compilation I threw together. The sound is terrible, the video is shaky, but it's pure magic. Alex took 3rd place and Tony walked away with the top prize, hosting for life. Tara jumped on stage to share in the fun at t

[Coworking] Re: Sales Tax?

2009-02-10 Thread Jacob Sayles
Molly, We talked about this with our accountant way back when and brought it up again with your questions and the conclusion we have come to is that we are obligated to pay B&O taxes but NOT sales tax. The links you provide below enforce this assumption for us. When you were asking about taxes ar

[Coworking] Hello To All The New Folks

2009-02-10 Thread Jacob Sayles
Hello Everyone, We get so many new introductions and opening announcements these days! I've lost count of how many spaces we have going and how many are in the works. I'd like to welcome all the new folks to the group... to the world of coworking. As Tony pointed out this group has been around

[Coworking] Re: 2 1/2 startup questions

2009-02-09 Thread Jacob Sayles
Chris, Congrats on choosing to open a space. It's an exciting time for sure. There are LOTS of answers to these questions on the list if you search around for them. I'll throw my quick answer into the mix for Office Nomads. 1) We had actually gone down the path for a different space and then

[Coworking] Re: OpenSpace Coworking in Charlottesville, VA - Web Request

2009-01-26 Thread Jacob Sayles
Sounds great! Are you participating in the Coworking Visa program? http://coworking.pbwiki.com/CoworkingVisa Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:22 PM, wrote: > Hi All- > > We're in the process of

[Coworking] Re: Special Events

2009-01-26 Thread Jacob Sayles
Recently we've hosted: - Inauguration Party - BarCampSeattle planning meeting - No News Is Bad News (Life in Seattle if the PI goes away) - Street Trees neighborhood mapping project - Seattle Green Drinks - Creative Entrepreneurs discussion group Jacob --- Office Nomads - Indiv

[Coworking] Re: I'm so new

2009-01-19 Thread Jacob Sayles
Welcome Lois! Do you have a website? Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 4:07 PM, Lois wrote: > > I wish I'd found this site three months ago. I and my daughter, > Janene, have stumbled along for thr

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Visa Questions

2009-01-07 Thread Jacob Sayles
David, All you have to do to participate is add yourself to the wiki. Happy to have you onboard! http://coworking.pbwiki.com/CoworkingVisa Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 9:50 AM, David Kominsky wro

[Coworking] Re: Odd Question: Think Goats

2008-12-02 Thread Jacob Sayles
While we don't have an official policy against them, I don't think we would allow goats in our space. I'm sure Cortez, the baby chiuaua that comes in regularly would LOVE to play with a goat but that might be too disruptive. I was thinking about bringing in my chickens, but I'm waiting until the

[Coworking] Re: Groceries at your space?

2008-11-25 Thread Jacob Sayles
MMM GyroCamp Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Matthew Wettergreen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At Caroline we have a kitchen with sink, two electric burners, a coffee > machine

[Coworking] Re: reception and noise

2008-11-24 Thread Jacob Sayles
Same here at Office Nomads. Susan and I sit behind the front desk and show people around when they come in. We have a few phones around that we pay for and we have a main line and a fax line. As for individual phones, if someone pays for a dedicated desk we can work with whatever service they d

[Coworking] Re: Full vs. Part Time Mix; Space Metrics

2008-11-24 Thread Jacob Sayles
It really depends on what you are shooting for. You can maximize profits with flex desks but it requires more management. Our first priority is building the community and to achieve that vague and ever evolving goal we prioritize maintaining a healthy work balance and emotional health. Both of

[Coworking] Re: Having someone on duty?

2008-11-24 Thread Jacob Sayles
Jene, I've had this conversation with a number of space owners and it's really about how you want to run the place. As Tara illustrated, different styles and life situations dictate different needs. At Office Nomads we "hired" an office manager from day one. My good friend Eric Von Blon opens

[Coworking] Re: Congrats Conjunctured, great coworking piece on MSNBC

2008-11-17 Thread Jacob Sayles
Yes, great video. Does anyone with mad HTML/video skills want to pull together a central CoworkingTV type page for all the fun news clips and videos out there? On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Alex Hillman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27723226#27723226 >

[Coworking] Re: What are the differences between coworking, exec suites, shared desks, etc.

2008-11-10 Thread Jacob Sayles
It's the distinction that makes it easier to describe what coworking is. When I try and explain it to folks I highlight that a business center and a coworking space might have all the same nouns and verbs but where a business center focuses on the stuff, the services it provides, a coworking spac

[Coworking] Re: Coworking website that isn't a wiki?

2008-11-07 Thread Jacob Sayles
Nick, So happy to have you onboard! To paraphrase what everyone has said in my words, the first trick is drilling down to the core need, and finding a solution that serves that specifically. Take the visa program for example. There are LOTS of things we COULD do and the discussion quickly turn

[Coworking] Re: Additional ways to get movement in your space...and other cool stuff

2008-11-05 Thread Jacob Sayles
Paul, We have art up from local artists and the idea is to have seasonal open houses to showcase the work and our space at the same time. We've had two rotations already and already have the artist lined up for our winter open house in January. Here's a little bit on our last open house which wa

[Coworking] Re: CoLab Orlando Opens Today!

2008-11-03 Thread Jacob Sayles
And Seattle gained Whitespace today too. I guess it's the time to open new spaces. :) On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Darrell Silver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What an excellent weekend for Coworking! > D > > > --- > http://darrellsilver.com/ > [EMAIL PROTE

[Coworking] Re: Fax?

2008-10-28 Thread Jacob Sayles
We have a fax machine here and it gets used quite a bit. Jacob On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 8:33 AM, felicity at cubes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Tara and Jerome. Just the insight I was looking for. > > -F > > On Oct 27, 11:16 pm, Jerome Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Smartfax.com -

[Coworking] Re: Cowork Network

2008-10-27 Thread Jacob Sayles
understand the benefits of making coworking an organization. >> Or, at the very least, I see a few benefits that are eclipsed by the costs >> of it. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Jacob Sayles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > I&

[Coworking] Re: New Coworking Space Opens in Bangkok

2008-10-17 Thread Jacob Sayles
Tony, Congrats! Do you want to participate in the Visa program? http://coworking.pbwiki.com/CoworkingVisa Jacob On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 10:29 AM, tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I'd like to announce the opening of Office One. Office One is a space > for digital media professiona

[Coworking] Re: Risk Management

2008-10-13 Thread Jacob Sayles
One often overlooked but extremely critical element is the community itself. The community IS the security policy. Physical things we have are a camera right outside the entrance and electronic door locks. All business hours someone is here to watch over the place and after hours it's residents

[Coworking] Re: Cowork Network

2008-10-09 Thread Jacob Sayles
ECTED]> wrote: > I guess I don't understand the benefits of making coworking an organization. > Or, at the very least, I see a few benefits that are eclipsed by the costs > of it. > > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Jacob Sayles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> &g

[Coworking] Re: Cowork Network

2008-10-09 Thread Jacob Sayles
I'm excited by the idea and share many of the same concerns. It's a pattern we've seen before in the open source world. There are a lot of open source projects that developed organically, and then some entity decides they wanted to kick it up a notch. Sometimes this works out well, sometimes i

[Coworking] Re: New Work City has a home!

2008-10-08 Thread Jacob Sayles
Well heck, pin down a day and maybe I can make it too! I just had some vacation plans fall through and I'm jonesing to get out of town. Jacob On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 5:01 PM, Tony Bacigalupo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks so much everybody! It's a scary and exciting time :-) > > @Darrell: T

[Coworking] Re: Understanding Density

2008-10-03 Thread Jacob Sayles
Mike, We have 40 desks available for folks who sign up for our resident/dedicated desk membership plan. Currently we have 10 of those occupied and the other 30 are free for floaters. We also have a large area in the center of the space that has shared tables for more drop-ins. Some folks come

[Coworking] Re: One Year of Suite133

2008-10-01 Thread Jacob Sayles
Congrats Derek! I look forward to your party. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Alex Hillman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wahoo! Another anniversary! > Congrats Derek. > > -Alex > > -- > - > -- > - > Alex Hillman > im always developing something > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > visual: www.

[Coworking] Re: NextSpace Launches Largest Co Working Space for Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders

2008-10-01 Thread Jacob Sayles
Actually CubeSpacePDX is 13,000 sqft and they are 2 years old... for what it's worth... On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 1:15 PM, SandySkees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > NextSpace Launches Largest Co Working Space for Entrepreneurs and > Business Leaders > > Entrepreneurial catalyst introduces a physical

[Coworking] Re: Common Coworking Software (was Co-Working Directory)

2008-10-01 Thread Jacob Sayles
Ok, I'll chime in... I've been purposefully silent in much of the discussion about coworkingnation and other software projects because I've been wanting to see where they go on their own. I've got 10 years in the software industry and I have a good feel for what projects work and where they fall

[Coworking] Re: group88 on Fox 61

2008-10-01 Thread Jacob Sayles
Nice work! It's always great to see faces behind the emails that pop up in my inbox every day. It's even better if it's in person and there is beer involved but we can only travel so much eh? If only I could find afford to visit every space... Noel has done a good job of that. I digress... Con

[Coworking] Office Nomads One Year!

2008-10-01 Thread Jacob Sayles
Hey everyone, It's October already?!?!? Our opening day was November 1st and a year ago we were just about to get our keys. It's fun to see all the work we've put into the place and to see where Coworking has come in the past year. I don't even know how many spaces there are now it's growing so

[Coworking] Re: New coworking space in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn!

2008-09-23 Thread Jacob Sayles
I'm in! On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Tony Bacigalupo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Excellent! I'm thinking it'll have to be pretty far in advance to get > everything sorted out; probably November. > > More on that soon! > > > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Tara Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Visa blurb

2008-09-11 Thread Jacob Sayles
Steven, Looks great! We need to put a page like this on our website too. Any chance you can make the space names links? Not sure the wiki needs to be anything more then it is now. Folks can make a pretty version if they care to but simplicity is key for the central repository. You may be getti

[Coworking] Re: Spike's latest question for everyone

2008-09-11 Thread Jacob Sayles
I work the front desk Mon & Tue for 8-10 hours, work at the space on wednesdays but for my other job, and I'm often in on the weekends doing projects. Thu/Fri I'm in a cube somewhere else. On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 3:04 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Y'all, > > another o

[Coworking] Re: Insurance for facilities?

2008-09-10 Thread Jacob Sayles
We didn't have any problems at all and I think you need to just find another insurance broker. We found ours through Biznik and have been very happy. Jacob On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 1:46 PM, Kelly Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just got off the phone with our insurer and they are having a

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Research: Questions about the space.

2008-09-05 Thread Jacob Sayles
Office Nomads Answers: On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 8:36 AM, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm doing some very early research for a coworking space, and I wanted > to ask a few questions: > > 1) How much finishing did you require in order to get your space > functional? > Not much at all.

[Coworking] Re: West Coast Coworking Passport

2008-09-03 Thread Jacob Sayles
It's Fire Hose Fridays! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Coworking] Re: West Coast Coworking Passport

2008-09-03 Thread Jacob Sayles
I'm glad to see this got all sorts of attention while I was gone. We just posted a bit about this on our blog so it's official. To go with the visa/passport analogy we are simply opening our borders. Remember how easy it used to be to go to Canada? http://www.officenomads.com/blog/ Jacob --

[Coworking] Re: Entrepreneur Internship

2008-08-22 Thread Jacob Sayles
I'm very excited about this idea and I'm thinking Office Nomads will be participating in this as well. Right now we are realigning our ducks as we are transitioning into a fuller space and me personally I'm packing so I can run away to Burning Man but soon we'll pick this up and run with it. Jacob

[Coworking] Checkin: Defining Coworking

2008-07-07 Thread Jacob Sayles
ing" is a big topic and it's been explored at length... that's not what I'm asking. Now that we've been doing this for awhile, I'm more interested to hear the real world stories of describing it to new folks. How is everyone doing and how have

[Coworking] Re: Getting the word out

2008-06-23 Thread Jacob Sayles
t? Which methods result in people using your space? >> >> I'm interested in hearing from the folks who run community not for >> profit spaces and for profit spaces. >> >> Cheers! >> -BrianR >> >> carrborocoworking.com > > > -- Jacob Sayles Co-Founde

[Coworking] Re: Introducing myself - Nick in Seattle (Fremont)

2008-06-19 Thread Jacob Sayles
o be firing questions off in my first post. > > Thanks, > - Nick > > > > -- Jacob Sayles Co-Founder & Janitor http://officenomads.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworki

[Coworking] Coworking Hits Seat Backs!

2008-05-28 Thread Jacob Sayles
y/collaborative workspaces for independent workers, designers and developers. In Seattle, Washington, self-described "business agnostic" Jacob Sayles owns and operates a co-working venture appropriately named Office Nomads. "We don't care what people do as a means of making a living. If

[Coworking] Re: Office Nomads on KING 5

2008-05-28 Thread Jacob Sayles
; its *coworking*. > --sigh-- > -Alex > > On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Jacob Sayles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> JDM, >> >> Welcome to the Coworking list. This is an international group of >> space owners, people aspiring/actively working on st

[Coworking] Re: Office Nomads on KING 5

2008-05-27 Thread Jacob Sayles
JDM, Welcome to the Coworking list. This is an international group of space owners, people aspiring/actively working on starting a space, and people looking for spaces/groups. We've got a few options now here in Seattle that you can see listed on the wiki: http://coworking.pbwiki.com/CoworkingS

[Coworking] Re: Introduction & Questions

2008-05-15 Thread Jacob Sayles
ofitable by the end of this year. We also have the "Oh SH*T" plan and then the "OH F*CK" plan should things take longer then expected. Hope this helps. Jacob Sayles Co-founder & Janitor http://officenomads.com On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Tony Bacigalupo <[EMAIL PRO

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Newbie in DC

2008-05-07 Thread Jacob Sayles
toner and paper which we also pay for. We don't monitor print usage as both a trust gesture, and ease of administration/billing. Hope this helps... Jacob Sayles Office Nomads Seattle, WA --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subsc

[Coworking] Re: Pink Noise Generators & Direct Telephone Lines...

2008-04-30 Thread Jacob Sayles
facility. > I'm wondering - does anyone have strong feelings on these either way? > > Are these an unique feature or a 'given' that every facility should > have? > Are you implementing these services in your facility? > > Thanks!-kb > Kelly Brown >

[Coworking] Re: Business Survey for Space Owners

2008-04-24 Thread Jacob Sayles
> > I'll also share aggregate results of the survey on this board. > > > > > > Thanks in advance for your help / feedback. > > > > > > The survey is here: > > >http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=zDOIAyDxI9lkF01V9N5CUw_3d_3d &g

[Coworking] Re: Internet Access for Coworking Spaces

2008-04-22 Thread Jacob Sayles
Hello Everyone, Just a follow up on the internet access discussion. We went with a Speakeasy T1 for $360/month and have not been happy. I went with a T1 because I've been in offices approaching 50 people on a T1 and have seen them work well. I went with Speakeasy because I've been a loyal cust

[Coworking] Re: Internet Access for Coworking Spaces

2008-04-22 Thread Jacob Sayles
Hello Everyone, Just a follow up on the internet access discussion. We went with a Speakeasy T1 for $360/month and have not been happy. I went with a T1 because I've been in offices approaching 50 people on a T1 and have seen them work well. I went with Speakeasy because I've been a loyal cust

[Coworking] If ever there was a time to visit Seattle...

2008-04-17 Thread Jacob Sayles
Hello everyone, I've heard many of you saying you would love to come to Seattle and check out what we are doing at Office Nomads. Well if ever there was a time to come visit it's the weekend of Saturday, May 3rd. That's my birthday and I'm throwing one hell of a party. We are also having an op

[Coworking] Re: Introduction

2008-04-16 Thread Jacob Sayles
Welcome Nancy! Where are you located? Jacob On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Nancy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > According to the wiki info I just read, I am a catalyst, which I think > is pretty cool and humbling at the same time. I've been researching my > innovative business con

[Coworking] Re: introduction, and toronto

2008-04-11 Thread Jacob Sayles
t; > might be interested? > > > > thanks all :) > > > > wayne a. lee > > bunnyhero labs > > > > > > > > > > -- > tara 'miss rogue' hunt > coFounder > Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) > blog: www.horsepigcow.com > phone: 415-6

[Coworking] Re: New Member

2008-04-10 Thread Jacob Sayles
y to share my experience opening Office Nomads. What role were you hoping to play? Jacob Sayles Co-founder & Janitor http://officenomads.com On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 8:09 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello everybody! > > My name is Dana Silverman, and I am

[Coworking] Microcoworking

2008-04-04 Thread Jacob Sayles
Just discovered this: http://microcoworking.com/ Anyone know these folks, or other creative approaches to coworking? Jacob --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group,

[Coworking] Re: Interview with Tony is Rocking the LaunchPad House

2008-04-02 Thread Jacob Sayles
Tony is one popular guy. See for > yourself. > spike > blogger > www.launchpadcoworking.com > > > -- Jacob Sayles Co-founder & Janitor http://officenomads.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed

[Coworking] Re: New Work City

2008-04-02 Thread Jacob Sayles
> Blog: http://theoffice.tumblr.com > Tweeter: @lithompson friendfeed: http://friendfeed.com/theoffice > > > > -- Jacob Sayles Co-founder & Janitor http://officenomads.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subs

[Coworking] Re: Local Advertising for your Coworking

2008-04-02 Thread Jacob Sayles
Dave, Word of mouth is always best and there are many approaches to it. Biznik (http://biznik.com) is great and we go to lots of networking events and chat with folks. We have tried traditional business networking organizations and have been very unimpressed. If in the first 5 minutes I get a p

[Coworking] Re: Introduction

2008-04-02 Thread Jacob Sayles
Filbert, There are lots of ways to raise capitol and the "right" solution is a personal choice. Susan and I loaned the money to ourselves after pulling it from investments and my house. You can also just get a flat out small business loan if you have a solid business plan. I'm sure if you are

[Coworking] Re: Tax Question

2008-04-02 Thread Jacob Sayles
gt; office space (for those that are registered businesses) is tax deductable? > > -- > Lisa Thompson > > Media PA CoWorking Meetup > http://socialnetwork.meetup.com/964/ > Blog: http://theoffice.tumblr.com > Tweeter: @lithompson friendfeed: http://friendfeed.com/theoffice >

[Coworking] More Seattle Press

2008-03-27 Thread Jacob Sayles
p on the websites yet... guess it's not quite April. Not sure if they will post full articles or not since they are all about print. Maybe I'll post some PDFs. Anyway, I wanted to share. Crazy fun. Jacob Sayles Office Nomads --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Y

[Coworking] Re: Internet Access for Coworking Spaces

2008-03-26 Thread Jacob Sayles
un little box that has no moving parts, 6 interfaces, and runs PFSense. It was about $400 and it makes me smile. Jacob Sayles Co-founder & Janitor http://officenomads.com On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Tara Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We use Speakeasy in SF. I don&#x

[Coworking] Re: SXSW Rollcall?

2008-03-03 Thread Jacob Sayles
Jose on Friday night. Jacob Sayles Co-founder & Janitor http://officenomads.com On Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 11:09 AM, Julie Gomoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Consider the reins taken. Hunting for an appropriate spot... > > SXSWi is Friday-Tuesday, March 7-11. How many of you will

[Coworking] Re: Station C is a go

2008-02-04 Thread Jacob Sayles
It really does look great. It's nice to see it develop. You are on my list of places I want to come visit. Now is when the fun starts eh? Jacob Sayles Co-founder & Janitor http://officenomads.com On Feb 4, 2008 7:16 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > H

[Coworking] Re: More About the NYT Article

2008-01-08 Thread Jacob Sayles
orking" and the online community behind it, everything accelerated and I went from dream to open-for-business in 6-8 months. As for research, M. Scott Peck is a great start. Jacob Sayles Co-founder & Janitor http://officenomads.com On Jan 8, 2008 9:29 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL

[Coworking] Re: Office Nomads on CNN Money / Fortune Small Biz Homepage!

2007-12-27 Thread Jacob Sayles
years and all the years I've look back on... 2007 has been pretty amazing. Jacob Sayles Co-founder & Janitor http://officenomads.com On Dec 26, 2007 8:17 PM, Sean O'Steen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howdy folks, > > Just wanted to point out that Jacob & Susan and

[Coworking] Re: Introduction from Eugene, OR

2007-12-17 Thread Jacob Sayles
Eugene would be an excellent place for coworking. I suggest making your way up to Portland to talk to Julie, Eva and David. They were very helpful and supportive and it's nice to talk with folks in person. If you want to keep driving, come on up to Seattle! I'll buy the first rou

[Coworking] Re: Office Nomads Field Trip!

2007-11-19 Thread Jacob Sayles
forward to having you! :) > > T > > > On Nov 20, 2007 1:59 PM, Jacob Sayles <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > I'm heading down to San Francisco in December and I'd love to come visit > > all the spaces down there. I fly in on Tuesday the 11th and back

[Coworking] Office Nomads Field Trip!

2007-11-19 Thread Jacob Sayles
t and then I'll plan. Anything fun going on that week? Jacob Sayles Nomad & Founder officenomads.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send emai

[Coworking] Office Nomads Local Press

2007-11-09 Thread Jacob Sayles
Susan and I got written up in the neighborhood newspaper this week! It's really fun to see the press get so excited about coworking. http://www.pacificpublishingcompany.com/site/tab7.cfm?newsid=19004896&BRD=855&PAG=461&dept_id=515242&rfi=6 Jacob Sayles Off

[Coworking] Re: Office Nomads: Grand Opening November 1st

2007-10-26 Thread Jacob Sayles
; me and i'll see you there! > > hugs. > noel > -- > join me on a trip around the world! > http://ontheluckofseven.com > > noel hidalgo > [ skype ] nonecknoel > [ twitter ] http://twitter.com/noneck > [ email/jabber/aim ] noel[a]noneck.org > http://www.couchs

[Coworking] Re: How many people can you cram into a space?

2007-10-26 Thread Jacob Sayles
ll fine. It's a balancing act. We talk a lot about all the things we won't know until we open the doors... next Thursday. Since there is so much we don't know, we are doing our best to be flexible, and receptive. Jacob Sayles Office Nomads Seattle, WA On 10/26/07, Alex Hillman <

[Coworking] Re: How many people can you cram into a space?

2007-10-25 Thread Jacob Sayles
s to make sure we could commit to the three year lease, and we are leaving the rest for when we open. Everything changes with each individual so we need to get them in before we know how/where the desks should be. We have 5000 sqft and I'm thinking we can get 30-40 in here comfortably. Jacob S

[Coworking] Re: Coworking tracking/Point of Sale Software

2007-10-21 Thread Jacob Sayles
Where did this go? Eva, did you open source your ruby app? Jacob Sayles Office Nomads Seattle, WA On 4/30/07, Tara Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Alex, > > I think you were just appointed the person to help guide this. ;) > > T > > On 4/30/07, Alex Hill

[Coworking] Office Nomads: Grand Opening November 1st

2007-10-16 Thread Jacob Sayles
ve us from Catalyst to Owner now! That feels good. Jacob Sayles Nomad & Founder officenomads.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send

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