[Coworking] Re: Why (governments) should invest in coworking?

2011-03-04 Thread Jack
What I would say is this is an evolving model that has many variations and I would contend that no one person has the magic formula. This evolution will head in multiple directions, as is already apparent. That to me means there is room for multiple approaches to supporting freelancers, entrepreneu

Re: [Coworking] Re: Why (governments) should invest in coworking?

2011-03-04 Thread Derek Neighbors
Jack, It's disingenuous to say we were "fortunate to get a nice grant from his municipality". Partially, because it is not a grant and secondly because there was no "luck or fortune" involved. There were years of hard work positioning the idea and putting the right formula and concept together.

Re: [Coworking] Why (governments) should invest in coworking?

2011-03-04 Thread Derek Neighbors
Because coworking as most people implement it looks like shared office space. It looks like a real estate proposition in which no city in their right mind really wants to back. Starting with that model can be more of a turn off. Again this is a discussion, much larger than via email imho. If yo

[Coworking] Re: The Lost Value of Coworking

2011-03-04 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
re: scouts--ha! Maybe that was the nightmare organization I worked for! ;) On Mar 3, 11:03 am, "gerard @ Cincy Coworks" wrote: > 12?  A scout is... > > trustworthy, > loyal, > helpful, > friendly, > courteous, > kind, > obedient, > cheerful, > thrifty, > brave, > clean, > and reverent. > > Sorry.

[Coworking] Re: Why (governments) should invest in coworking?

2011-03-04 Thread Matthew Tuerk
I'd like to chime in as a manager of an economic development organization (EDO) that is making an investment in coworking in our community. I work for the Allentown Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, a community of over 800,000 people spread across three citie

[Coworking] Intro & Coworking at Taipei, Taiwan

2011-03-04 Thread Jeffrey
Hi, My name is Jeffrey Chang. I'm thinking of starting or joining a coworking space in Taipei, Taiwan. It seems the concept of coworking withing a community is not popular in Asia yet. I've been a member of a non-profit coworking space, HackerDojo at Mountain View, California USA, and it's been

[Coworking] Belated Introduction

2011-03-04 Thread Darrel Gilbertson at Qutash
Hey there all, My name is Darrel. I've been enjoying the discussion for almost a year now. I am looking into starting a co-working space in Oshkosh, WI. I am the current owner of an aircraft management company and would really love to have a more productive place to work than my home. I'll let you

[Coworking] Stunning new co-working office in London, UK

2011-03-04 Thread Jonathan
Capital Retreat Capital Retreat introduces a modern, fully equipped, fully serviced office within London's popular Archway & Holloway area. There is one simple weekly rate of £60 and unlike other serviced offices, there are no hidden fees and you are committed to only a two week period. Offerin

Re: [Coworking] Why (governments) should invest in coworking?

2011-03-04 Thread Mark Gilbreath
> Hey Jonathan, I think you are on the right track with these metrics and in > understanding that many audiences, like economic development groups (and > public companies) need to be able to translate their involvement into a > tangible ROI. Metrics are essential to this. This doesn't mean that

[Coworking] La Cantine Networks

2011-03-04 Thread Natha
Hi all, i just wanted to share with you that we launch La Cantine Networks : http://reseaudescantines.org/ It' a network of 4 coworking spaces in France in Paris, Toulouse, Rennes and Nantes. We are going to expermient new ways of collaboration between spaces, If you have already ideas on things

[Coworking] Re: Why (governments) should invest in coworking?

2011-03-04 Thread Jack
Jonathan, I understand where you are coming from and I concur. Not every municipality "gets it." Derek was fortunate to get a nice grant from his municipality, but many cities and towns do not have a clue about the economic benefits of coworking, both from a direct and indirect (impact on commercia