[Coworking] Re: When coworking isn't really coworking

2012-01-26 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
because there are close to 200 people > >> who love the shit out of this place, and a waiting list out the door of > >> more who want to love the shit out of this place. > > >> If you're pleasing everyone, you're pleasing no-one. The CoworkingSeattle > >&g

[Coworking] Re: When coworking isn't really coworking

2012-01-26 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I'm such a huge fan of letting members do the implementing when they have ideas that go beyond basic infrastructure. Here are some recent things they've asked me and my responses... "we want to do a swap meet at Cohere, is that okay with you?" "yes, I love it, just reserve the conference room f

[Coworking] Re: Do coworking centers need "Quiet" space?

2012-01-31 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
We haven't needed 100% quiet space but did recently add 4 private offices for people with lots of equipment (a radio station) and a couple of long time members who talk with their biz partners nearly all day long and/or also had a lot of equipment and paper file storage needs. As for the other 98%

[Coworking] Re: Do coworking centers need "Quiet" space?

2012-01-31 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
for technical and creative direction, > staging and reaching the right people." We are known for our events, > #WORD11, InitiativeTO & padpholio niche to name a few... > > On 31-Jan-12, at 11:34 AM, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > > > > > > > > > We haven&#

[Coworking] Re: Community maturation

2012-02-18 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Tony, I've been marinating on the same thing lately. I feel like I could write a whole book on it :) Here are a few of my thoughts... Our community has changed drastically in the last 6-9 months. At first we had hoards of members who joined and never showed up. I think they just got excited and wa

[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 e

[Coworking] Small businesses in coworking spaces

2012-04-05 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Hi everyone! I'm resurfacing after baby and a new market has opened up for Cohere and I wanted to see if y'all have already collected something... A small business asked me for info on how coworking would benefit their employees. They'd like their employees to be able to cowork one day/week and th

[Coworking] Re: headphone rules sign download

2012-04-06 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I second that. I had to create an account at Box but don't see any files have been shared with me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send

[Coworking] Re: Small businesses in coworking spaces

2012-04-06 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Thanks everyone. Will, I've only gotten through the first link--it has INCREDIBLE data and resources in it. Woohoo. Craig--please do share it! If I get any nuggets of info during my search I'll send them your way if you want to include them. More specifically on my problem I'm targeting companies w

[Coworking] Re: April 24: Join the Launch of The World’s Longest Invoice

2012-04-16 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I rooted around on the website and I'm still confused about what the World's Longest Invoice is...is it a 'real' invoice that you're compiling based on info provided from supporters? Can we see the invoice somewhere? Maybe it's theoretical and I just don't get it! On Thursday, April 12, 2012 4:

[Coworking] Re: Anthony and Kevin at The Freelancers Union

2012-04-19 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I would just like to add that I don't want this group to become a "public" forum to bash service providers no matter an individual's opinion or perception of the services they provide. I've done my fair share of executive center hatin' (my general dislike of ECs where there's not a specific per

[Coworking] Re: Launching Classes. This is the start and will update on progress and model

2012-04-19 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Alex--from above "What amenities we provide: We have a large room that will turn from coworking during the day to a classroom in the evening with a total of 15 spots in 4 rows. Projector, screen, whiteboard." Maybe that makes sense to me b/c I've been there before but it's not a dedicated conf

[Coworking] Re: Brick Interior Walls? What Gives???

2012-04-28 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Who doesn't love some good exposed brick!? Cohere's entire brand was based off of the exposed brick in our last building ( I don't recommend that approach). The background of our site is an actual photo of the brick too seen at http://coherecommunity.com/ so you can imagine my panic when we we

[Coworking] Say goodbye to the Global Coworking Blog?

2012-05-12 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
As the moderator and general janitor of this blog I'd like to be the first to day out loud that I think this blog has run its course. I'd like to propose that it redirects somewhere else or goes away completely. Thoughts? If no one has any compelling argument to keep it around, I'll let it slowl

[Coworking] Re: Say goodbye to the Global Coworking Blog?

2012-05-15 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
t > a while ago (more recent than the current top post) and it never appeared. > Just curious. > > Gerard > http://cincycoworks.com > > On Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:19:54 AM UTC-4, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: >> >> As the moderator and general janitor of this blog I&#

[Coworking] Re: Say goodbye to the Global Coworking Blog?

2012-05-16 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Bob--yes blog.coworking.com is what we're talking about :) On Monday, May 14, 2012 7:39:12 PM UTC-6, bob.mail wrote: > > As a total noob here, I have to ask what blog are you referring to ? > The googlegroups one we are on or the http://blog.coworking.com/ > > ? > > &

[Coworking] Re: Prospective Member Question: Days vs. Hours

2012-05-19 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I disagree! I let part time members break their day into half days if that works better for their schedule. We have so many working parents and freelancers who are running all around for various reasons that many members couldn't find a full day in their schedules every week to come cowork. Our

[Coworking] Re: Say goodbye to the Global Coworking Blog?

2012-05-21 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
blog content? > > > > > Jerome > > > __ > > > BLANKSPACES > > > "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" > > > > >www.blankspaces.com(http://www.blankspaces.com) > > > ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (

[Coworking] Re: Chiming in: on directories & meeting community needs

2012-05-21 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Whenever I think about how people find coworking these days it usually just follows this very specific process that those people are probably using to find *anything*: Open browser Browser is probably set with google.com as home Type in "x + my city" (in our case it's coworking + city name) Brow

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Space in Need of a Makeover

2012-05-21 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
whoop whoop Yay! On Saturday, April 28, 2012 5:40:14 PM UTC-6, VeelHoeden wrote: > > Our small town coworking space in Pella, IA, entered the Turnstone $25,000 > Furniture Makeover contest and made the finals. Asking for the group's > help in the following ways: > > 1. If your space a

[Coworking] Coworking ebooks

2012-05-31 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Hey-oh. We (Beth and I) just dropped the price on our coworking ebooks for space catalysts and coworkers. Yes, we wrote them. Yes, this is self-promotion and yes this revenue helps support our coworking space. You can get both books for $6.98 total. http://coherecommunity.com/ebooks -- You re

[Coworking] Re: Coworking ebooks

2012-06-01 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
27;t > process the sale through PayPal out of the US. > Any other ways we can arrange this? > > Cheers, > Jennifer > Cowork Penticton > www.coworkpenticton.com > > On May 31, 8:51 pm, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > > Hey-oh. We (Beth and I) just dropped the price

[Coworking] Re: New Space Question

2012-06-03 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
We use Dlink routers. One in the basement conference room where the juice line comes in that's hardwired up to the 3rd floor where most of the coworking happens. Both are activated for wireless. Additionally, I think the guys ran hard wires all the way upstairs and then hooked up a couple of sw

[Coworking] Re: Coworking ebooks

2012-06-03 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
2012 11:30:15 AM UTC-6, JennyAnyDots wrote: > > Hi Angel, > I love to buy your books, but I'm in Canada and it appears I can't > process the sale through PayPal out of the US. > Any other ways we can arrange this? > > Cheers, > Jennifer > Cowork Penticto

[Coworking] Re: New Space Question

2012-06-04 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I lied, we use Netgear routers. They're odd. They needed to be restarted constantly when we first moved in but now run very smoothly. On Sunday, June 3, 2012 8:55:04 PM UTC-6, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > > We use Dlink routers. One in the basement conference room where the juice >

[Coworking] Re: Recommendations For Managing Flex Worker Seating

2012-06-08 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I don't want to dig on my members but they are *extremely* flaky. It's just their nature. If I asked them to tell me in advance when they thought they might show up and for how long it would be a total mess. In fact, just last week there was a facebook thread on our group where 3 people said the

Re: [Coworking] Re: Windows or no Windows that is the question

2012-08-03 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Um, windows. No matter what unless all of your prospective members have been dying to NOT have windows. My members never even turn on the lights--even when it's cloudy and dark out. They cringe like vampires when fluorescent light hits them. On Thursday, August 2, 2012 7:19:32 AM UTC-6, ruyoung

[Coworking] Cohere has a community manager and it's not me!

2012-08-27 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I hired a long-time member to take over Cohere for me as I continue on what will probably end up being the world's longest maternity leave :) Read this to get the scoop etc etc http://coherecommunity.com/blog/meet-coheres-new-community-manager-kristin-mastre. The best part is--nearly the insta

[Coworking] Re: Cohere has a community manager and it's not me!

2012-08-27 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Craig, ping me whenevs. It all happened quite organically once I got out of my own way! Here is a portion of the email where I ask for help and sent it to all my dearest friends. I often long to be at Cohere in my former capacity as community manager, connector and g

Re: [Coworking] Cohere has a community manager and it's not me!

2012-08-27 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
munity > Manager at Cohere. > > > -Ash (former member of Cohere) > > *---* > *Ashok Amaran* | *Co-founder, Quark Studios*, quarkstudios.com > ashokamaran.com > > > On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski > > > wrote: > >> I hired a long-t

[Coworking] Re: Moving the Home office to the Coworking Space, permanently

2012-09-06 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
In our old space our front reception area was separated from the main coworking room. I worked in the back with everyone 90% of the time but segregated myself up front to do tedious tasks like billing or edits to the coworking ebooks which required 400% of my attention. In our new space, you wa

[Coworking] Coworking inspires private company to change their space

2012-10-14 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
My member Ashok inspired his mom Mithra to totally rethink her IT company's work space based on his experience with coworking at Cohere. Local news made a fun video about it and I think it's SO cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ln2sdDdC0I -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.cow

[Coworking] I'm coming to GCUC 2013!!! Are you?!?!?

2012-10-27 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Many of you on the list probably don't know me. I used to be on here all the time but had a baby which caused me to miss GCUC last year. I'm very excited to share that I'm coming to Austin in March (with my whole family) AND staying at an airbnb on South Congress so I'll be close to those of you

Re: [Coworking] I'm coming to GCUC 2013!!! Are you?!?!?

2012-10-27 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
; > > On Oct 27, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski > > > wrote: > > Many of you on the list probably don't know me. I used to be on here all > the time but had a baby which caused me to miss GCUC last year. I'm very > excited to share that I'm co

[Coworking] A little heartwarming coworking tale

2013-01-07 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Members of coworking communities never cease to amaze me. This came across our Facebook group for members and alumni and it definitely deserved a blog post! http://coherecommunity.com/blog/on-a-break-gift-your-coworking-membership-to-a-friend-in-need -- Visit this forum on the web at http://dis

[Coworking] Re: How do you handle wireless network passwords?

2013-01-15 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
We probably change ours every 10 months or so and it is posted up in every room. We have 2 wireless routers since our building is 3 stories and my members configured it so that you can flow seamlessly between routers if you are moving around the building. We also have hardwire ports in each r

[Coworking] Re: How to "Kick out" Hot Desk Members after Their Time of day has run out?

2013-01-30 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I think this is an issue that may or may NOT happen. We don't do "hourly" pricing but rather suggest that a full day is about 8 hours but they can be any 8 hours they choose. If you have any current members it might be worth asking them how they would like it addressed. Also, in 3 years of opera

[Coworking] Crack open your wallet for GCUC sponsorship---um, right now

2013-02-08 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Hey other GCUC speakers, I'm writing to you. Consider donating your comped ticket back to help fund GCUC. I once put on an unconference for 70 people by myself and it almost killed me off. Liz and her interns are working so hard so that WE can call come together and reconnect. This kind of expe

[Coworking] Follow along as Cohere works on our next community

2013-03-28 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Cohere just had our 3rd birthday! Wheee! I've been dabbling with starting another but nothing has popped until now. I've decided to blog about our community building efforts from the very beginning of this new adventure so you can follow along with the process. I'll blog on Fridays about what we

[Coworking] Re: Follow along as Cohere works on our next community

2013-04-04 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
d On Thursday, March 28, 2013 9:06:46 PM UTC-6, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > > Cohere just had our 3rd birthday! Wheee! I've been dabbling with starting > another but nothing has popped until now. I've decided to blog about our > community building efforts from the very beginni

[Coworking] Re: Follow along as Cohere works on our next community

2013-04-12 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
This week I talk about People before Place and why looking for real estate is a stupid endeavor before you have the people. http://coherecommunity.com/blog/cohere-bandwidth-people-before-place On Thursday, April 4, 2013 3:01:07 PM UTC-6, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > > Here is the next insta

Re: [Coworking] Re: Follow along as Cohere works on our next community

2013-04-22 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
riday, April 12, 2013 8:27:06 AM UTC-6, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: > > Exciting! Thanks for sharing, Angel! > > > On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Angel Kwiatkowski > > > wrote: > >> This week I talk about People before Place and why looking for real >> estate is

Re: [Coworking] Re: Follow along as Cohere works on our next community

2013-05-02 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
We have our survey analysis up on the Cohere blog. http://coherecommunity.com/blog/cohere-bandwidth-survey-results-for-shared-rehearsal-space. It's fascinating. I promise. Angel On Monday, April 22, 2013 2:56:54 PM UTC-6, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > > I'm a little behind on m

Re: [Coworking] Re: Follow along as Cohere works on our next community

2013-05-03 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
In which we spazzed out and forgot an important thing but cobbled together some stuff late last night :) http://coherecommunity.com/blog/cohere-bandwidth-forgot-to-focus On Thursday, May 2, 2013 9:41:05 AM UTC-6, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > > We have our survey analysis up on the Coher

Re: [Coworking] Re: Follow along as Cohere works on our next community

2013-05-24 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
In which Julie and I go to a home rehearsal of a local band and what we discover about adaptability and playing at 1/2 volume. http://coherecommunity.com/blog/cohere-bandwidth-field-research-notes-with-wire-faces On Friday, May 3, 2013 12:46:26 PM UTC-6, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > > In wh

Re: [Coworking] Re: Follow along as Cohere works on our next community

2013-05-30 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
In which Julie and I get lost in the process but Ian rescues us with honesty. http://coherecommunity.com/blog/cohere-bandwidth-briefly-losing-our-way-except-for-ian-who-gave-us-the-map-we-dropped On Friday, May 24, 2013 10:44:03 AM UTC-6, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > > In which Julie and I g

[Coworking] Re: Anyone use sound/acoustic panels to lessen noise?

2013-06-11 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
We DIYed some small panels out of foam board covered in quilter's batting covered in fun fabric. Used spray adhesive to hold them together and stuck to the walls of our phone rooms with command adhesives. They really work! This might not be feasible for large spaces... On Friday, June 7, 2013 4

Re: [Coworking] Tradeshow Booth

2013-06-12 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I love this group! I'm doing a booth for Cohere in September and this is the exact info I needed! Am trying to partner up with the local place that made our desks to have a pop-up coworking station with wifi hot spot, solar power and 80s tunes. On Wednesday, March 23, 2011 9:39:43 AM UTC-6, WHE

[Coworking] Re: 7 things that just have to be on a coworking website?

2013-06-18 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
We are also redesigning right now and I found the most useful info came from people who had just joined Cohere. I asked them what was most important to them when they were clicking around and it was pictures of the space/people and cost. So, we're making those super easy to find on the new site

[Coworking] How much space should I allocate for each desk?

2013-06-21 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Take some members and give them each a different color of painters tape. Let them come up with layout ideas by taping "desk" outlines and other furniture on the floor. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to th

[Coworking] Re: Too big for the space

2013-07-23 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Since you're well connected to the other coworking spaces maybe offer to help reach out to larger coworking spaces that might be able to better accommodate them. On Thursday, July 18, 2013 2:18:41 PM UTC-6, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking wrote: > > I have a group at Creative Density t

[Coworking] Re: Thoughts On Social Functions Inside Coworking Spaces

2013-08-16 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
The brilliant part of the coworking model is that you don't have to separate work from your social life if you don't want to. You can have it all in a coworking space! We have lots of social functions at Cohere but they are rarely formal unless you count beers on the patio as formal. We also ma

[Coworking] Re: Consulting

2014-02-08 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I do and start by steering people to our ebooks which are a very affordable way to get inside our brains. http://coherecommunity.com/the-goods. Consulting is especially fun for me right now as I'm in the process of building the community up for our 2nd and wildly different space, "Cohere Bandwi

[Coworking] Re: Private Office and Coworking Help Needed

2014-02-08 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I would start by digging in with the member who has taken issue with it and find out the root cause? Secondly, I would meet with the primary office member and explain that you'd like to officially make his staff a part of the community by giving her access, having her on email or whatever so ev

[Coworking] Re: Job title for the co-founder / main operator

2014-02-08 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I recently switched to Founder for myself. It seems to imply that I can do anything that anyone needs at any time which is basically my job description ;) On Thursday, January 23, 2014 9:09:15 PM UTC-7, Farhan Abbasi wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Anyone willing to share their thoughts on good busines

[Coworking] Re: A little knowledge needed

2014-02-08 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I can only answer part of that--find a good commercial Realtor. Angel On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 9:29:38 AM UTC-7, Daron Jenkins wrote: > > I am planning to launch a new space in NYC and I have a massive community > already, I have questions related to the physical space. What will I need > t

[Coworking] Re: Strategies for showing which members are on-site on a given day?

2014-02-08 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
One of our members designed a simple check-in page from our website so you can be at home and see who's in the space on a given day. It also flows over into my google analytics so I can see what kind of use we're getting and if any patterns are emerging. This helps with knowing how many of what

[Coworking] Re: How do you effectively track hourly members

2014-02-08 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
We opted to not micro-manage this process and in 4 years I've only had to have a challenging conversation with one member who immediately fell back in to the parameters of his membership :) Angel On Wednesday, January 15, 2014 5:18:37 PM UTC-7, Chris Thompson wrote: > > How does your coworking

Re: [Coworking] Re: Strategies for showing which members are on-site on a given day?

2014-02-11 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
played with something like this and found that it's really, really > hard to help people create this habit. > > -Alex > > > > -- > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski > > &g

Re: [Coworking] Re: Strategies for showing which members are on-site on a given day?

2014-02-11 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
; -Alex > > > > -- > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski > > > wrote: > >> One of our members designed a simple check-in page from our website so >> you can be at home and see wh

[Coworking] A member's company sent me a 1099 for membership fees paid

2014-02-13 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
This has happened for the first time in 4 years. Has anyone else gotten a 1099 from a member for membership dues paid? Angel -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsub

Re: [Coworking] A member's company sent me a 1099 for membership fees paid

2014-02-14 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
many sources and not only from the mind of a single person." — > Mihaly Csikszentmihaly > > On Feb 14, 2014, at 3:12 AM, cowo...@googlegroups.com wrote: > > A member's company sent me a 1099 for membership fees > paid<http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/t/5c59

[Coworking] Solution for lots of people streaming music

2014-02-17 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Looks like about everyone is streaming music while at Cohere so it's putting a strain on our bandwidth. Has your space had this issue and what are some solutions? Angel -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to t

[Coworking] Re: Fostering community across multiple locations

2014-05-16 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
As a person who just opened a second location YESTERDAY I have a lot of thoughts. In no particular order: -consider what it will feel like to be pulled in 2 directions (literally). No matter how many processes you have in place sometimes you just need a person on the ground to do something. Who

[Coworking] Re: Who's shopping for electronic door locks?

2014-06-02 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I'm going to reply to this in detail soon. I promise. I have SO many opinions and have now tried 5 different kinds of locks. Stay tuned! I bet you're just wetting your pants with anticipation! On Thursday, October 21, 2010 3:09:34 PM UTC-6, Jacob Sayles wrote: > > Hello, > > The topic of electro

[Coworking] Re: Exchange program

2014-06-02 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
It would be fun to take this a step further and just think about members or owner opening their homes to visiting coworkers whether the home owner is there or not. Commute to cowork together, live together :) We're piloting this between coworking space owners this fall. More details soon! Angel

[Coworking] Re: Who's shopping for electronic door locks?

2014-06-03 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
ge delays. I'm also > not super technical, so some of the roll your own stuff feels way beyond > me. Can't wait for your response! > > Cheers, Jay > > On Monday, June 2, 2014 11:59:03 PM UTC+10, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: >> >> I'm going to reply to this in det

[Coworking] Want to do something scary with us at Cohere?

2014-06-12 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
We're trying a fun challenge at Cohere July 7-11. Susan of Office Nomads even jumped on with us! Yippee! Check it out and join up if you feel so inclined. It'll be super fun to connect with one another about our triumphs and bombs along the way! We're challenging ourselves to disconnect at HOM

[Coworking] Re: How common or useful is using QR codes in coworking?

2014-06-17 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Not useful. My main gripe with them is how freaking ugly they are. It ruins a visual brand. On Monday, June 16, 2014 11:51:21 AM UTC-6, Ender Baykal wrote: > > Hello all! > > Hope you all had a good weekend. We, as Indiegrove attended to the Small > Business Expo on last Thursday and it was very

[Coworking] Re: How did you get the first members to sign in? Just opening a coworking space

2014-06-19 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
When we first opened Cohere 4.5 years ago we had done a few weeks of community building in advance so we have 15 or so people already on the hook but some of founding members came during the very first month. I offered free coworking for a whole month to get things rolling. With the recent open

[Coworking] Re: To what extent have you articulated your higher purpose?

2014-07-01 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I'm in an especially awkward situation when it comes to local or regional collaborations. There are now 4-ish shared spaces in Fort Collins. One of the spaces is owned by our former landlord operating out of Cohere's former space. He and I parted on TERRIBLE terms. I wouldn't be able to sit in t

[Coworking] Re: IdeaPaint versus Rustoleum white board paint versus physical white boards

2014-08-11 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Reviving this old thread as I take the Cohere blog back to the basics. I finally wrote down the step by step instructions for making your own clear/whiteboards. http://coherecommunity.com/blog/diy-coworking-office-furniture-whiteboards Coming soon--DIY furniture, DIKEA, how I won craigslist and

[Coworking] Re: Webinar: coworking management tools

2014-08-11 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Can Cobot represent? On Friday, August 8, 2014 10:57:38 PM UTC-6, Jerome wrote: > > Looking for the best technology to manage your coworking space? > Join COSHARE this Tuesday for a webinar to learn about the different > technology and approaches from coworking space owners. > > > https://www.eve

Re: [Coworking] Re: IdeaPaint versus Rustoleum white board paint versus physical white boards

2014-08-12 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
chalkboards. They are > relatively inexpensive, chalk is relatively inexpensive, and they are > easier to clean. If you leave dry erase marker on a whiteboard for a long > period of time, it can get difficult to erase. That is never an issue with > chalk. > > > On Mon

Re: [Coworking] Re: IdeaPaint versus Rustoleum white board paint versus physical white boards

2014-08-12 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
long >> period of time, it can get difficult to erase. That is never an issue with >> chalk. >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 7:40 AM, Angel Kwiatkowski > > wrote: >> >>> Reviving this old thread as I take the Cohere blog back to the basics

[Coworking] Re: Furniture - Any recommendations on sourcing?

2014-08-25 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
If you have the patience and time for garage sales or estate sales you can come up with something like this. You'll never guess how cheap it was! Under $10! http://coherecommunity.com/blog/diy-coworking-furniture-storage-cabinets On Thursday, July 10, 2014 9:28:26 AM UTC-6, Katy Moses Huggins

[Coworking] Re: Furniture - Any recommendations on sourcing?

2014-09-09 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Lots more detail on where/how I got most of the furniture for our 2nd space. http://coherecommunity.com/blog/diy-coworking-furniture-ikea-craigslist-garage-sales On Monday, August 25, 2014 11:13:20 AM UTC-6, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > > If you have the patience and time for garage sa

Re: [Coworking] Furniture - Any recommendations on sourcing?

2014-09-12 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Thanks Craig and Jane! Cohere and Cothere may not be the most polished of spaces in the world but the members find it homey and comfortable and I can't ask for much more than that! On Thursday, September 11, 2014 1:44:26 PM UTC-6, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking wrote: > > I love this

[Coworking] Re: Basic elements for a definition of coworking

2014-09-12 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
To Alex's map point we've had a lot of success with helping people see our building in relation to other as seen here http://coherecommunity.com/find-us And then maps of the interior of each space here http://coherecommunity.com/the-space/cohere-oldtown and there http://coherecommunity.com/the-s

[Coworking] Cohere finally got venture capital and it's almost on par with WeWork

2015-01-26 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I've been keeping this a secret for 2 years and it's finally real!! http://coherecommunity.com/blog/believe-it-or-not-cohere-coworking-is-now-valued-at -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

[Coworking] Re: Cohere finally got venture capital and it's almost on par with WeWork

2015-01-27 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
are such a rural and podunk town that the value will be > represented in bushels of corn to better suite our audience. > > Fabrizio Tarara > Frontal Lobe Cornworking (yeah, I did it) > www.WorkFrontalLobe.com > > On Monday, January 26, 2015 at 10:37:20 AM UTC-5, Angel Kwia

[Coworking] Are you the Founder of a rural or tiny coworking space?

2015-01-27 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Looking to highlight teeny, off the beaten path coworking spaces on Cohere's blog. Who has set up coworking in a town of less than 25,000 or runs a space that is less than 1,000ft2? Ping me by Friday 1/30 at fccoworking at gmail.com Angel -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.cowor

[Coworking] Need recs for a scheduling app for sxsw

2015-02-03 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Hi! I'm coordinating a specialized venue at sxsw and I need an app or a tool that will help. - I need multiple people (25 or so) to be able to see and schedule 2 resources (rooms) for appointments. - I need to be able to send the entire group notifications about special things tha

[Coworking] Re: Need recs for a scheduling app for sxsw

2015-02-03 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Thanks Glen! On Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 1:26:59 PM UTC-7, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > > Hi! > > I'm coordinating a specialized venue at sxsw and I need an app or a tool > that will help. > > >- I need multiple people (25 or so) to be able to see and schedule

[Coworking] Re: Need recs for a scheduling app for sxsw

2015-02-04 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
different calendars which does require a premium account. We'd also > recommend MailChimp Gather for group messaging. > > Let me know if you'd like any help getting set up, > sup...@acuityscheduling.com > > And thanks for the shout, Glen! > > > On Tue

[Coworking] Re: Anyone been through a move?

2015-02-12 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I thought I'd reply here so everyone can benefit... We did one big move from an 1,100ft2 space to a 1,500 ft space. Here are my lessons learned: 1. be REALLY pregnant during the move so your members take pity on you and do the bulk of the work ;) 2. make a plan for furniture. Figure out if your

[Coworking] Re: Anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen?

2015-02-24 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Alex, This issue is RIPE for your community to Indyhallify it! If you can name a goddamn street and start a farmer's market then the community can most certainly figure out how to reduce its trash. It'll likely take some work in mind-shifting around what's okay to bring into the space. First, w

[Coworking] Re: Anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen?

2015-02-24 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Sesame Street FTW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzxkOb8gi-U On Monday, February 23, 2015 at 12:52:22 PM UTC-7, Alex Hillman wrote: > > We've been looking for ways to improve the trash situation that's > generated at Indy Hall - general waste is exacerbated by an active kitchen > and lots of f

[Coworking] Meet me at SXSW re: coworking

2015-03-02 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I'll be stationed at the Colorado Headquarters house the week of March 16-21 and I'll be giving away my brain for free all week to coworking space catalysts and owners. If you want to meet with me, make a 30 minute appt here https://headquarters.youcanbook.me/. I always forget that you don't al

[Coworking] Re: Meet me at SXSW re: coworking

2015-03-05 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
1 AM UTC-7, Jensen Yancey wrote: > > Just signed up! Looking forward to meeting you, will I need a badge to > get in? > > On Monday, March 2, 2015 at 3:19:30 PM UTC-6, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: >> >> I'll be stationed at the Colorado Headquarters house the week of March

[Coworking] Re: Meet me at SXSW re: coworking

2015-03-05 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
you, will I need a badge to > get in? > > On Monday, March 2, 2015 at 3:19:30 PM UTC-6, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: >> >> I'll be stationed at the Colorado Headquarters house the week of March >> 16-21 and I'll be giving away my brain for free all week to coworkin

[Coworking] Re: Funding Expansion? Open Desks vs Dedicated Desks

2015-03-16 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Are you covering your expenses in the flex area? Is there a way to mix flex and dedicated desks on both sides. Our 2nd location is only flex desks with 4 private offices and it does well but we have an entirely separate location with dedicated, flex and offices. My concern is that you might get

[Coworking] Re: Locking doors system

2015-04-23 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Keep your eyes peeled for Lockstate's new RL6000. After 4 times researching commercial grade locks that don't cost a fortune, this is the front-runner. They are adding a web based code generator and an API to integrate it with membership management software. It's supposed to be released ~June. h

[Coworking] Re: DIY Phone Booth

2015-04-23 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
We split an 8ft x 4ft closet into 2 phone rooms with glass doors. They're not sound-proof by any stretch of the imagination but people like them. Each has a small desk, chair and lamp. They get used most often for conference calls on skype or hangouts. Cost was $1,000 for the carpentry. On Wedn

[Coworking] Re: Owner Commitment and Hours Put In.

2015-05-18 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Karen, How big is your space? How many members do you currently have vs. how many you max out at? On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 12:58:41 PM UTC-6, Karen Ruane wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm Karen, and along with two other partners, I'll be opening a coworking > space for creatives/artists this August i

[Coworking] Re: Owner Commitment and Hours Put In.

2015-05-19 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I feel like I could write a novel on this. Pardon my scattered-ness. The answer to your question is ethereal at best. A big portion of figuring out how often you need "Staff" is to determine how high touch your community will be. Is it important to you that every person be greeted, that drop in

[Coworking] Re: room temperature for members?

2015-07-21 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
An "ideal room temperature" has never been found, anywhere, in all of recorded history. There used to be an urban legend that somewhere in northern California, the cloud cover provided a day that hovered at exactly 71.3 degrees for over 3 hours and 99 percent of people were comfortable but ther

[Coworking] Re: Sound control

2015-09-29 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Sound reflection is the hardest...I have a minor master's degree in acoustics after setting up our shared rehearsal space: Cohere Bandwidth. Our use is for rock bands so the construction of our space is super specific and not at all helpful to what you need. However, these little guys come in f

[Coworking] Re: Emergency preparedness

2015-10-06 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Hi! The topic of emergency preparedness came up again at GCUC Toronto and I wanted to refresh this thread. So far I'm seeing these as useful Posting the address in obvious places Emergency contact info for members and staff Knowing who is CPR or first aid trained Having a fire extinguisher and fi

[Coworking] Re: Optimal Desk Sizes / Dimensions

2015-11-12 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I finally found the ultimate desk and it's sturdy and CHEAP! http://coherecommunity.com/blog/coworking-must-have-supply-list On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 1:41:35 PM UTC-7, Farhan Abbasi wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I run a coworking space in Boston called Coalition and this community > provided

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