[Coworking] Re: Creating A Sustainable Space

2009-08-21 Thread Ralf Lippold
Hello Tara, Your recent thoughts on the topic has triggered some recent memories. On Aug 21, 4:06 am, Tara Hunt horsepig...@gmail.com wrote: For me it has less to do with the money economics (CS has been more of a money suck than a money maker over the years) and more with the social

[Coworking] Re: Creating A Sustainable Space

2009-08-21 Thread Chad Ballantyne
We're still realy young in our progress, but I will offer thisThe co-work model as we see it is working with professional people you like to work with, in a cool space, creating "things" that make a difference in the community and the world, supporting a responsible lifestyle and building

[Coworking] Re: Creating A Sustainable Space

2009-08-21 Thread Chad Ballantyne
Not thinking co-op - that is, members pay in to get cash out. I'm saying philosophically, all members should help with the sustainability in ways that still directly effect the spaces bottom line. If you're going to do a class on photography - use the space instead of some other place. Bring in

[Coworking] Re: Creating A Sustainable Space

2009-08-21 Thread Tara Hunt
Minus the suckling, I'm totally down with that. ;) On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Chad Ballantyne c...@rhubarbmedia.cawrote: We're still realy young in our progress, but I will offer thisThe co-work model as we see it is working with professional people you like to work with, in a cool

[Coworking] Re: Creating A Sustainable Space

2009-08-21 Thread jjaime
I think the key is to grow a nice community around the space. I think Chad has a point when he says there should be a 'giving back' that can be maybe in creating events, parties or courses to be held inside the space with some of the revenue going to pay the bills. Of course there's a need to