[Coworking] Re: Sample membership agreements?

2011-08-05 Thread Will Bennis
@ Steven Heath: Yeah, I thought that was the case, but couldn't find them. I used other people's versions to create mine, too, but wasn't sure whether I collected them from visits and this group's emails or from the wiki. Anyway, if you find them again, let me know and I'll integrate them with the

[Coworking] Re: Sample membership agreements?

2011-08-05 Thread Will Bennis
@Eli: That set of documents looks amazing and thorough. Thanks! Will On Aug 4, 4:42 pm, Eli Malinsky e...@socialinnovation.ca wrote: We have various sample documents, including lease and license agreements, here:http://socialinnovation.ca/sssi. I will try to add the docs, or at least the

Re: [Coworking] Re: space costing

2011-08-05 Thread TCS
Thanks Jasper! Sent from my iPad On 2011-08-05, at 12:20 AM, Jazzman3 jasperwe...@gmail.com wrote: Chad: We researched this as we worked on DurangoSpace (prior to our Feb 1st opening this year). Here are the rules of thumb we came across: For each coworker, you need about 100 SF, so

Re: [Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...

2011-08-05 Thread Bianca Rico
We sort ours , and everyone just checks with us every time they come in. They will also email us if they're expecting something important. On the address issue, we have two separate addresses , ours and our members shared address. Our office used to be three separate offices 501,502,503,

[Coworking] Re: space costing

2011-08-05 Thread John Burns
Alex- As stated in a previous post, it kinda is already in the wiki http://wiki.coworking.info/w/page/16583920/PricingExamples The above isn't exactly like how Jasper did his calculations, but gives a good starting point On Aug 5, 12:11 am, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote:

[Coworking] Re: Coworking To Create A More Independent Food System

2011-08-05 Thread Austin Storm
This is electric, thanks for posting it! I'm trying to get a coworking space started in a more rural area, and know of a number of area farmers who rent office space 'in town'. It will be interesting to see if we can serve their needs. Austin Storm -- You received this message because you

[Coworking] Re: What kind of coffee maker does your space use?

2011-08-05 Thread Austin Storm
I know this isn't what you asked, but my dream coworking coffeemaker would be a Clover. Starbucks bought Clover and shut them down, but you can still find machines on eBay for under $4,000. =) Realistically, I'd get a French Press, Chemex, Aeropress, and Burr Grinder and let members choose

[Coworking] Starting a Coworking Group 101

2011-08-05 Thread jessreneeoli...@yahoo.com
Im sure this has been asked one thousand times... I want to start a coworking group and eventually have a coworking space in my area. I live in Southeastern Connecticut. First I want to start up some buzz about it and see who might be interested. What are some suggestions on how to do this?

[Coworking] Re: Helping Coworking Move Forward - A Weekend Retreat in October

2011-08-05 Thread Joann Kim
I was super exited to hear about a coworking weekend but was swiftly disappointed to see it taking place in CA. I'm the community manager at Projective Space, a co-working space in SoHo, NYC and I'd love to support/organize/help produce a similar event here in NY. I look forward to hearing

[Coworking] Want to write about your co-working space?

2011-08-05 Thread Jenn Escalona
Hi everybody, Are you a co-working space founder or do you just really, really love the co-working space you call home? At Outright.com's Bottom Line blog, we're actively looking for guest blog posters to write about their co-working experience. http://outright.com/blog/category/coworking-2/ So

Re: [Coworking] Re: Helping Coworking Move Forward - A Weekend Retreat in October

2011-08-05 Thread Jerome Chang
Our goal is to switch cities every year, so we had to start somewhere. LA is also quite warm in Oct! :-D Virgin Airlines often has $300 airfares from JFK and other East Coast cities. We hope more East Coasters join us! Jerome __ BLANKSPACES work FOR yourself, not BY yourself

Re: [Coworking] Re: Helping Coworking Move Forward - A Weekend Retreat in October

2011-08-05 Thread Alex Hillman
Agreed! And flying Virgin is the *best* way to fly across the country. /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Jerome Chang jer...@blankspaces.comwrote: Our goal is to switch cities every year, so we had to start somewhere. LA is also quite warm in Oct!

[Coworking] Re: Coworking To Create A More Independent Food System

2011-08-05 Thread Devin
Awesome to hear Austin. Are you planning to use the space to distribute food as well? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/w4KJvzxVHOQJ. To post to

Re: [Coworking] Ghost Businesses ...

2011-08-05 Thread Mike Pihlman
I have started taking a copy of a person's drivers license. Last week two shady types came in and I told them all I need is $$ and to make a copy of their licenseshave not seen them again (but I am expecting a business license in the mail in the near future!). What is the best way to do a

[Coworking] Oficio - Boutique Office Space!

2011-08-05 Thread Aaron Jacob
Oficio is a boutique shared office space coming to Newbury Street later this month and will provide exceptionally flexible and affordable options for business owners and freelancers. Follow us to be the first to know when we're open and for a chance to receive up to 6 months of free membership!

Re: [Coworking] Re: space costing

2011-08-05 Thread Alex Hillman
I completely agree that this number needs some reconsideration. If for no other reason, the calculation per person isn't really per person, it's per workstation. Let's try to make it people based. I got prodded by Chad about this earlier in the week, here's what I came up with so far to get it

RE: [Coworking] Re: Coworking To Create A More Independent Food System

2011-08-05 Thread Veel Hoeden
Austin- We started a coworking space in a town of 10,000 in rural Iowa back in October of 2010. If you are looking for some info on this topic, feel free to touch base with me or refer to this article here http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2011/03/how-to-start-coworking-space-in-you r.html .

[Coworking] Re: Starting a Coworking Group 101

2011-08-05 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Beth and I wrote 2 books for you located at http://coherecommunity.com/ebooks :) Anel On Aug 4, 4:24 pm, jessreneeoli...@yahoo.com jessreneeoli...@yahoo.com wrote: Im sure this has been asked one thousand times... I want to start a coworking group and eventually have a coworking space in my

[Coworking] Re: space costing

2011-08-05 Thread John Burns
Alex- I agree with what you are saying. I do think the formula gives a good starting point though that can be tweaked to fit the different situations. Using just a sq footage of the space doesn't always accommodate the layout of the space. A rectangle of space that is 2400 sq ft may fit more

[Coworking] Jonathan Yankovich wants to chat

2011-08-05 Thread Jonathan Yankovich
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[Coworking] Re: [Open Coworking] Re: Coworking/Registry Community

2011-08-05 Thread Jonathan Yankovich
this in an ad-hoc fashion. I'll send a Google Calendar invite to those listed on this email. Everyone else is welcome to join too. Here's my current Google Circle for coworking, hopefully many of you can make it on Tuesday: https://img.skitch.com/20110805-fdxxfpe5j5cytq1xi765f9tu99.png Here's a link

Re: [Coworking] Re: space costing

2011-08-05 Thread Alex Hillman
Agreed. Our 4400 is usable square footage. Usable is squishy, too. Jerome's experience in architecture, for instance, gives him unique perspective on ways to use space that most of us probably don't have. And on our end, we're changing our layout every 6 months or so and finding ways to make the

[Coworking] Re: What kind of coffee maker does your space use?

2011-08-05 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Thanks for all the tips. To clarify, this is a machinery issue not a coffee issue. We buy direct trade (even better than fair or free trade), locally roasted coffee from a delightful women named Jackie. The problem I'm trying to solve is one of volume. Angel On Aug 4, 10:45 pm, Jazzman3

Re: [Coworking] Re: What kind of coffee maker does your space use?

2011-08-05 Thread Alex Hillman
http://www.yourdelight.com/bunn_airpots_cwtf15_ts.htm The baseline model is a basic, commerical drop coffee maker ($315). The higher priced models have extra features but we've never needed them. This bad boy taps right into your water line, and brews delicious 84 oz batches at a time in under

[Coworking] Re: Starting a Coworking Group 101

2011-08-05 Thread jessreneeoli...@yahoo.com
Thank You!! :) On Aug 5, 3:19 pm, Angel Kwiatkowski fccowork...@gmail.com wrote: Beth and I wrote 2 books for you located athttp://coherecommunity.com/ebooks :) Anel On Aug 4, 4:24 pm, jessreneeoli...@yahoo.com jessreneeoli...@yahoo.com wrote: Im sure this has been asked one

Re: [Coworking] Re: space costing

2011-08-05 Thread Jerome Chang
Hi. I'm an architect, so I'll try to chime in on the viewpoint of an operator, an architect, and structural engineer (my life before architecture) 100sf/person is the [office] load factor, or what the codes anticipate is the typical amount of space each office worker might occupy. It does