[Coworking] Re: Best CRM for coworking space management

2012-03-27 Thread Iris Kavanagh
Hi Martin, We researched and couldn't find anything out there that did everything we needed for a coworking space. So two years ago we built our own CRM which includes member profiles on our public site and will include a payment gateway shortly. At this year's unconference we discussed

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Best CRM for coworking space management

2012-03-27 Thread Alex Hillman
I've been looking for a people-centric CRM for a long time and, like Iris suggests, haven't found anything that's quite right. The issue I've had is that CRMs are more focused on dealflow than on the people involved in the deal. Much like all of the coworking finding tools out there that are

[Coworking] Re: First Coworking Jelly!

2012-03-27 Thread OC Houston
We had a whopping one person show up for our first Jelly but the conversation was awesome. Even after yesterday's meeting we still had people signing up. I think there may have been some confusion as to how the meetings were scheduled. We set them up as recurring meetings but I think people may

Re: [Coworking] Re: Best CRM for coworking space management

2012-03-27 Thread Jacob Sayles
Nadine has come a long way since it's early days and we continue to slowly make improvements. I have a basic idea of what you mean Alex, but it's hard for me to say if we are the exact form of member focused that you talking about. I wouldn't say we are deal focused either. We focus on the

Re: [Coworking] Best CRM for coworking space management

2012-03-27 Thread Iris Kavanagh
I agree with Alex on the people focus of the software. Since what we were looking for at NextSpace was a place to hold all of the info we had about our members it was important that we had a tool that allowed the members to have access to their profiles and to be able to add personal info

Re: [Coworking] Best CRM for coworking space management

2012-03-27 Thread Jerome Chang
Wouldn't SalesForce be able to satisfy this? From what I've seen, you can add infinite amount of data fields, etc. Or is it a combination of LinkedIn's relationships/mutual contacts feature, with SalesForce's CRM, plus a public-facing chat/collaboration platform? Jerome __

[Coworking] Re: coworking makes it to Queens Park

2012-03-27 Thread OC Houston
This is awesome. May I link to it from our website news page? On Mar 27, 12:50 pm, Chad Ballantyne c...@thecreativespace.ca wrote: Not that we long for Government approvalbut it's nice when they like us in public! http://thecreativespace.ca/buisness/the-creative-space-highlighted-by...

[Coworking] Lease question!

2012-03-27 Thread Natalie
Hi everyone, Okay, my first post disappeared. I'm not sure why. Apologies in advance if it resurrects itself. I've been reading this forum for a few weeks. It's incredibly informative. Nonetheless, I find myself in a situation, and I can't find an exact answer. My partner and I are about to

[Coworking] Re: Lease question!

2012-03-27 Thread OC Houston
You are describing a triple net lease which requires the tenant to pay other expenses in addition to rent including taxes, insurance and common area maintenance. What I don't understand is why YOU are paying the broker fee. Maybe this is standard in your area or the agent is double dipping. I do

Re: [Coworking] Lease question!

2012-03-27 Thread Josh Aberson
Yes it's normal as a NNN lease. As a buyer you shouldn't be paying the $3800 for your brokerage fees either, especially when this broker should be answering these questions for you as your representation as opposed to a coworking wiki. Also, you don't need a 5 year lease to make sure your rate

[Coworking] Re: wifi access

2012-03-27 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I have had this happen in our new location. Several of the other businesses wanted to access our wifi since it's by far the fastest and best in the building. I actually turned them all down even though some were willing to pay. Wifi is our most prized physical amenity and without it we wouldn't

[Coworking] 42Floors Coworking

2012-03-27 Thread Alex Hillman
There's a new startup for commercial real estate finding that's currently only limited to the bay area but aspires, as all internet startups do, for world domination. http://42floors.com One interesting thing of note: they let you filter listings based on leases, shared office, and *coworking*.

[Coworking] Re: 42Floors Coworking

2012-03-27 Thread OC Houston
Someone in a Facebook group just posted about 42floors.com an hour ago. I have a listing on https://www.sharedbusinessspace.com/, which is pretty much the same. No calls from it, but it's there. :-) Toni Hogan On Mar 27, 5:58 pm, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: There's a new

Re: [Coworking] Re: 42Floors Coworking

2012-03-27 Thread Alex Hillman
There's a whole smattering of directories just for coworking, so I really just see this as the inevitable intersection of the industries. I pointed out an inherent problem in all this, though, in this posthttp://dangerouslyawesome.com/2011/09/finding-coworking/ : The problem I see is that today,

Re: [Coworking] Re: 42Floors Coworking

2012-03-27 Thread Alex Hillman
My bet is that the lone cynic you described becomes one of your best advocates once he sees what you're really up to :) /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 8:03 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.comwrote: something to consider. in our Jelly! yesterday the

[Coworking] Re: 42Floors Coworking

2012-03-27 Thread OC Houston
Oh, he was a believer when we were done. I expect to see him again. LOL! By the way, he has a three year old that he locks in his home office with him daily. She has her own little corner office. Depending on which space we get we may have a place for her too. We want to cater to Parentpreneurs as

Re: [Coworking] Re: 42Floors Coworking

2012-03-27 Thread Chad Ballantyne
Parentpreneurs... That's great! Chad On 2012-03-27, at 8:21 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: Oh, he was a believer when we were done. I expect to see him again. LOL! By the way, he has a three year old that he locks in his home office with him daily. She has her own little

[Coworking] Re: 42Floors Coworking

2012-03-27 Thread OC Houston
ha! i am preparing an overview for a listing broker that seems to be courting us now. i've used dadpreneurs and mompreneurs but didn't want to put both in my document, so Parentpreneurs was the next best thing. maybe better. my husband was thrilled also when he did the proof reading. :-) i googled

[Coworking] coworking makes it to Queens Park

2012-03-27 Thread OC Houston
Just wanted to bring attention back to this. It could be good news for others. We're sending it to our city councilman. On Mar 27, 2:01 pm, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com wrote: This is awesome. May I link to it from our website news page? On Mar 27, 12:50 pm, Chad Ballantyne

[Coworking] Cash Flow Projection - Review request?

2012-03-27 Thread OC Houston
I am preparing a cash flow projection for a space that is 11,712 square feet. I thought I was being conservative considering the size of the space, but at the end of the second year I have almost $95K Cash on Hand. I would appreciate the eyes of a veteran space owner giving it a look. -- You

Re: [Coworking] Cash Flow Projection - Review request?

2012-03-27 Thread Joshua Marpet
I am not, repeat NOT, a veteran space owner, but I am trying to build a biz plan for one. I would be happy to sign an NDA, but I would dearly love to see that cash flow projection to help me with mine. Thanks, Joshua On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 9:27 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.com

Re: [Coworking] Cash Flow Projection - Review request?

2012-03-27 Thread Jacob Sayles
I'm happy to take a look. I love playing with the numbers. :) Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 6:27 PM, OC Houston t...@theofficeconnexion.comwrote: I am preparing a cash flow projection for a

[Coworking] Re: Cash Flow Projection - Review request?

2012-03-27 Thread OC Houston
Thanks Jacob. I will send it to you. TH On Mar 27, 8:44 pm, Jacob Sayles ja...@officenomads.com wrote: I'm happy to take a look.  I love playing with the numbers.  :) Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolationhttp://www.officenomads.com-   (206) 323-6500 On Tue, Mar 27,