[Coworking] CoWorking promoted on Group buying sites like Groupon

2011-01-13 Thread CoWorkative
With the popularity of group buying coupon sites like Groupon, has anyone considered promoting their space on them? Well, we were curious about what results we would get and in an effort to get the word out about our new space, CoWorkative... .., we had contacted Swarm Jam ( a local group buying

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Unconference Update!

2011-01-13 Thread Iris Kavanagh
Hey Angel! I started looking into this in November and then had a plate that started to overflow and I cried too :'( But now I'm not crying anymore and have Sara looking into a condo for us now. When are you planning on staying and what is your budget? We potentially have four peeps from our Sa

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Unconference Update!

2011-01-13 Thread Anna Thomas
Hi All, Sorry for any confusion regarding registration for the unconference. The event website development is now underway thanks to the help of Sara at Greenpoint Coworking! Once it's launched in the next couple of weeks it will include a link to register on EventBrite. In the meantime, please

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Unconference Update!

2011-01-13 Thread The Orchestrator
Hi, I'm looking to attend this. For the SXSW registration, what ticket do you recommend? Platinum, gold, music, interactive, etc. badge? And I did not see the final thread for registering for the coworking unconference on "eventbrite"? Thanks- On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Alex Hillman wrote

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking Unconference Update!

2011-01-13 Thread Alex Hillman
I recommend looking in South Austin, just below the river. There's a lot of awesome places to stay (not hotel chains, but cool boutique hotels). You'll likely spend about as much as one of the nicer hotels downtown, but the experience is MUCH better than a chain hotel room. Makes spending the money

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Unconference Update!

2011-01-13 Thread Jessica Lawrence
I splurged a little and got a room at the Hilton as soon as they opened registration. Is everything sold out? You may be able to snag something a little farther out of town - I think SXSW just posted something on their website about how to get around if you are staying farther away from the confere

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Unconference Update!

2011-01-13 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
What have ya'll lined up for lodging for sxsw? I started looking and I want to cry. On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 7:29 AM, Campbell McKellar wrote: > Hi everyone, > > We're really excited about seeing a lot of you in Austin in March! > > If you don't get through this whole email, here are the action i

Re: [Coworking] Coworking center operations (wifi, reservations, etc) - about to open...

2011-01-13 Thread Alexander Lang
Hi Dana, I'm the guy behind http://cobot.me - cobot does member management, meeting room booking, payments (paypal, crest card) and other things for you. you can also hook it up to your wifi so that people have to log in with their accounts. we built it to help run our own space. you can sign u

RE: [Coworking] So I have some space...

2011-01-13 Thread Joel Bennett
Deidre- Since you have a coworking space across the street, do you know if they are booked up? Regardless, may be worth a conversation to understand your market and how they are faring before jumping in. May be an opportunity for them to use the space as an expansion point if business is good, or

[Coworking] Political startup seeks a third partner as CTO/Lead Developer

2011-01-13 Thread Mike
Hi, we are looking for someone to come on board on a fledging project in a Lead Developer role. You could help us build a revolutionary concept in democratic participation from the ground up. We are building a website that will be a citizen's central portal for all things political - updates on pol

[Coworking] Re: Coworking as a for Profit Business?

2011-01-13 Thread Jack Speranza
Hi "Orchestrator" -- I suspect you'll hear from a variety of folks and will see a wide variety of coworking realities, so here's mine... I own a small commercial building in a small suburb outside of Boston. I've wanted to establish a coworking type of space for some time, but never felt there w

[Coworking] So I have some space...

2011-01-13 Thread Deidre
Hello coworking group. I'm new on the block and was wanting to ask a fairly simple questions and hope to receive feedback. Background: I happen to have access to a Large floor space (4000sqft) and I'm only using maybe a 1/4 of the space. It's used to house a design group that has now down sized a

[Coworking] Offices on the Move

2011-01-13 Thread Liu Yan
> Again an article appeared on one of major media about China to predict the > future of work with Virtual Offices and our Coworking Space(or called hot > desking if they prefer) http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/cer/2010_12/Offices_on_the_move.html > -- > You received this message because

[Coworking] Re: Coworking center operations (wifi, reservations, etc) - about to open...

2011-01-13 Thread todd@c4workspace
Dana Our operations workflow is... 1. Membership or Desk Plan SIgn-up form on website 2. Feeds to Batchbook.com CRM 3. Push new person to Freshbooks via Batchbooks integration 4. Email invoice from Freshbooks. 5. Person pays through PayPal or credit card We also use Freshbooks to invoice for Dail

[Coworking] Re: To Go Defunct or To Downsize

2011-01-13 Thread todd@c4workspace
Thanks James We actually have 66 members on the books. We have a space Membership of $50 that includes two Daily Desk passes. Of the 66 we see about 10-15% on a regular basis, the rest are spotty - when they are downtown, when we have an event, etc. Would love to see your marketing plan. Always l

Re: [Coworking] Coworking Unconference Update!

2011-01-13 Thread MATSU TECHNICAL SERVICES, LLC
My company can take care of the website. I'll only charge cost for hosting, registration, etc. If we could schedule a call for tomorrow we can discuss the details. MATSU TECHNICAL SERVICES, LLC 888.806.2587 www.matsutechnicalservices.com Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -Original Message---

Re: [Coworking] Coworking as a for Profit Business?

2011-01-13 Thread Alex Hillman
We're a for-profit business for the purpose of sustainably providing for our members, but my partner and I do not pay ourselves. He'd been involved in arts collectives that operated as "co-ops" and seen how they fall apart and create animosity between members. We wanted a model designed specificall

[Coworking] Coworking Unconference Update!

2011-01-13 Thread Campbell McKellar
Hi everyone, We're really excited about seeing a lot of you in Austin in March! If you don't get through this whole email, here are the action items: 1. RSVP in Plancast if you haven't already (http://plancast.com/p/33pl) 2. Event website / swag design: We need help. There's a $2,000 budget a

RE: [Coworking] Re: To Go Defunct or To Downsize

2011-01-13 Thread Joel Bennett
James- I would love to see your marketing plan if you are willing to share it more broadly. Thanks & God Bless, Joel Bennett Chief Dreamchaser Veel Hoeden, LLC veelhoe...@gmail.com http://veelhoeden.posterous.com http://www.twitter.com/veelhoeden -Original Message- From: coworking@

[Coworking] Re: How do you handle more than one small business employee?

2011-01-13 Thread Eli Malinsky
We have individuals and organizations rent coworking space from us. Our rule is that up to three people can share a single package (dividing the hours among them) as long as 1) they are from the same company 2) they have purchased one of our two highest packages (60 or 100 hrs per month - we won;t

[Coworking] Re: In 10 days the First European Jelly Week is starting! Join & Spread the Spirit!

2011-01-13 Thread JeanYves
Hello the Jelly Week participants from all around the world. Do not hesitate to take pictures and record videos of your Jelly. It should amplify the international coworking community's voice. A way or another, we will once put all this material in one virtual spot. Jean-Yves Huwart Coworking Eur