[Coworking] Re: Coworking Unconference Update!

2011-01-14 Thread JeanYves
Hello Anna Congrat's to you and the other organisers for the good job regarding the Coworking unconference. I'm really considering to be there in Austin in March, although I still have to work out a number things (among which an agenda overlap and finding a sponsor for myself...). I hope I can

Re: [Coworking] CoWorking promoted on Group buying sites like Groupon

2011-01-14 Thread Alex Hillman
I'm immediately concerned by the exact two items you listed as cons. For reference, every time we've grown quickly, we've had trouble. From minor things like poor community integration, to major things like theft. Personally, slow and steady growth from member-driven word of mouth has brought us

Re: [Coworking] CoWorking promoted on Group buying sites like Groupon

2011-01-14 Thread Jerome Chang
I'd suggest your meeting room(s), or drop-ins. Jerome __ BLANKSPACES work FOR yourself, not BY yourself www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Jan 14, 2011, at 6:45 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: I'm immediately

Re: [Coworking] CoWorking promoted on Group buying sites like Groupon

2011-01-14 Thread Tara Hunt
Yeah. Never cheapen memberships. Story about that, actually... At one point while hoping to attract more people the Citizen Space early on, we decided to offer a Citizen Lite membership where a person wouldn't get a desk, but would get a key and it was almost 1/2 the price of having a desk.

Re: [Coworking] CoWorking promoted on Group buying sites like Groupon

2011-01-14 Thread Alex Hillman
Meeting rooms are a great idea. /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Jerome Chang jer...@blankspaces.comwrote: I'd suggest your meeting room(s), or drop-ins. Jerome __ BLANKSPACES work FOR yourself, not BY yourself

[Coworking] Coworking in the Cloud

2011-01-14 Thread Mike Pihlman
BlueJeans Network is a startup in stealth mode. They offer multi-participant videoconferencing via the cloud for up to 10 locations. If you have the latest version of Skype, with a web cam, then using your browser you can go to my Virtual Coworking Location here:

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Unconference Update!

2011-01-14 Thread Devin
I'm so excited for this gathering. You have my gratitude for organizing this and my team (we're NY based) would love to help you continue organizing. I have some recommendations for the budget. Here's a basic summary for the budget for those who haven't read it:

[Coworking] An update from The Skiff in Brighton, UK

2011-01-14 Thread Jonathan Markwell
Hi All, I've not been very active on here but wanted to share some of what we've been up to over the last year at The Skiff in Brighton, UK. I'm certain we wouldn't be where we are now without the inspiration we've gained from what others have shared on this list and at the coworking meetup at

Re: [Coworking] An update from The Skiff in Brighton, UK

2011-01-14 Thread Alex Hillman
Awesome summary, Jonathan. Congrats on a successful year, thanks for sharing! -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Jonathan Markwell jonathan.markw...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, I've not been very active on here but wanted to share some of what

Re: [Coworking] An update from The Skiff in Brighton, UK

2011-01-14 Thread Jonathan Markwell
Thank you Alex! It was a conversation with you at SXSW that was the tipping point for me deciding to grow into a larger space. Jon. On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 5:27 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: Awesome summary, Jonathan. Congrats on a successful year, thanks for sharing!

[Coworking] Re: Coworking in Omaha?

2011-01-14 Thread Greg
Thanks everyone for the info. Sorry I'm slow--I thought I had my settings correctly to send posts via e-mail and thought there were no replies. Oops I didn't (but I've fixed it.) My personal needs are a place where I can stop in for an hour or two to jump on e-mail, complete paperwork, make

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking in Omaha?

2011-01-14 Thread Jerome Chang
That's a common problem. Everyone has a specific driving distance requirement, which makes locating a coworking facility outside of an urban area/city difficult. Seems that you can either drive that 30 min distance, or start up your own coworking facility (a much more daunting task compared

[Coworking] Re: CoWorking promoted on Group buying sites like Groupon

2011-01-14 Thread CoWorkative
Thanks all, Guess i'm just impatient waiting to get people in here, but i know you are right - slow and steady is the right way to go. We looked at it for the 10 day pass, as opposed to the monthly. We did start a meetup group for work at homers in the area, so hope that helps in getting the

[Coworking] How do you explain Coworking in Spanish? Compartiendo Espacios!!!

2011-01-14 Thread Yeves Perez EcoHub
Hi All, Here's the Univision Compartiendo Espacios (Sharing Spaces) interview! http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/19034/2112104?title=kbntwpid=9228 Also check out updates on our Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/EcoHubHot community topics this week include: - Power Hour -